Jim Caldwell Biography
Jim Caldwell is an American Meteorologist working as a Weekday Morning and Noon Meteorologist at WKYT in Lexington, Kentucky. He has been part of the station since June 2013 and is honored to serve the Lexington folk.
Education
Caldwell attended and graduated from Mississippi State University with a Degree in Broadcast Meteorology. He is also a certified meteorologist and holds the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association seals of approval. At a young age, Jim was not necessarily fascinated by the weather he wanted to be a Psychiatrist when he was in elementary school.
Career
Caldwell currently serves as a Weekday Morning and Noon Meteorologist. He is honored to be part of the WKYT Weather Team and is happy to serve the Lexington folk. In June 2013, he joined the WKYT First Alert Weather team. Before joining his current station he worked as a Chief Meteorologist at WYMT. He joined the station on March 12, 200 1, and spent over a decade there before joining his current station.
At 15, he got his first weather experience and since then he has been hooked for life. His hometown radio station WRLV AM/FM wanted a student to come by and record a couple of promos to which he was chosen and obliged. He did promos that kept the community up to date on school news.
When he was 16 he was given another opportunity to get into the broadcasting field early. His high school electricity teacher was asked to do play-by-play for the Magoffin County Hornets. Further, He asked Caldwell to be his color commentator and statistician.
Jim’s very first job was recording the evening weather and recording some commercials. He only put in two or three hours daily after school. Before he knew it, Jim was doing everything from cleaning the station, taking out the trash, dabbling in sales, writing commercials, or washing the station vehicle.
At WKYT, Caldwell works alongside;
- Bill Bryant
- Amber Philpott
- Mariah Congedo
- Kristen Kennedy
- Chris Bailey
- Alexa Minton
- Ben Beddoes
- Lee K Howard
- Lyndsey Gough
- Dave Baker
Parents | Family
Caldwell was born and raised in the United States; however, information concerning his parents and siblings is not yet verified. We will, therefore, not talk about them for now.
Jim Caldwell Age
So far, Caldwell’s age is not available in the public domain, but he seems to be about 50.
Wife
Caldwell is happily married to his wife and best friend Terri and have been together for years. They are blessed with two sons the oldest Caleb and Carsyn and currently reside in Lexington. It is good to note that Caleb is Jim’s step son but Jim loves him just like his own son.
Jim Caldwell Salary
Caldwell’s salary ranges between $20,000 and $55,000.
Net Worth
Caldwell has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million. His primary source of income is working as a Journalist.
Social Media Platforms
Caldwell is very active on social media i.e. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. He has over 122k followers on Facebook, and 28.3k followers on Twitter.
Jim Caldwell Height
Caldwell stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Quick Facts About Jim
- Age: Even after thorough research we were unable to establish Caldwell’s current age as this is information he has preferred to keep private
- Marital Status: Caldwell is happily married to his wife Terri
- Net Worth: He has an estimated Between $1 Million and $5 Million
- Salary: Caldwell receives an estimated annual salary of between $20, 000 and $50, 000
- Nationality: He is an American
- Height: Caldwell stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches