Mike Wankum
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Mike Wankum is a staff meteorologist at WCVB-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been with the station since December 2006. Previously, he was chief meteorologist at WLVI-TV
Channel 56 from July 1993 to December 2006. He has won nine Emmys at WLVI-TV and one Emmy at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia. WLVI-TV was sold by Tribune Broadcasting to Sunbeam Broadcasting in December 2006.
Wankum has in his career provided weather reports in the Boston Herald
, and on several radio stations, including WZLX
(100.7), WBUR
(90.9), and Kiss 108
. His printed forecasts were featured in BostonNOW
, a discontinued free daily abbreviated newspaper. Before coming to Boston, he worked as a chief meteorologist at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia
1990-1993, and at KTIV-TV in his native Iowa
1980-1990.
Wankum has served has chairman of the Chernobyl Children Project USA, and has assisted in a number of Boston area charities. Including Boy Scouts of America, Easter Seals, MDA, Tufts-New England Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children. As well as local animal shelters and nursing homes. He is a lecturer at area schools.
A graduate of Briar Cliff University
, Wankum lives in the town of Scituate
, located on the South Shore
of Massachusetts
. He is a Member of the American Meteorological Society and holds the Society’s Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation.
WLVI-TV
WLVI, digital channel 41, is a television station licensed to Cambridge, Massachusetts which serves as the CW affiliate for the Boston, Massachusetts television market. WLVI is owned by Sunbeam Television, and is a sister station to WHDH, Boston's NBC affiliate. The two stations share studios at...
Channel 56 from July 1993 to December 2006. He has won nine Emmys at WLVI-TV and one Emmy at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia. WLVI-TV was sold by Tribune Broadcasting to Sunbeam Broadcasting in December 2006.
Wankum has in his career provided weather reports in the Boston Herald
Boston Herald
The Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
, and on several radio stations, including WZLX
WZLX
WZLX is a prominent classic rock radio station in the Boston, Massachusetts market. WZLX was one of the first classic rock FM stations in America...
(100.7), WBUR
WBUR
WBUR refers to two radio stations in Massachusetts, WBUR AM and FM, both owned by Boston University. WBUR is the largest of three NPR member stations in Boston, Massachusetts, along with WGBH and WUMB-FM, and the only one to focus exclusively on news and talk...
(90.9), and Kiss 108
WXKS-FM
WXKS-FM, better known as Kiss 108, is a radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, licensed to nearby Medford broadcasting a Top 40 format...
. His printed forecasts were featured in BostonNOW
BostonNOW
BostonNOW is a discontinued free daily newspaper that was distributed in Boston, combining both traditional and web journalism.BostonNOW offered information in print, online and mobile. The newspaper was targeted towards commuters rather than residences; it was widely distributed at key MBTA subway...
, a discontinued free daily abbreviated newspaper. Before coming to Boston, he worked as a chief meteorologist at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
1990-1993, and at KTIV-TV in his native Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
1980-1990.
Wankum has served has chairman of the Chernobyl Children Project USA, and has assisted in a number of Boston area charities. Including Boy Scouts of America, Easter Seals, MDA, Tufts-New England Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children. As well as local animal shelters and nursing homes. He is a lecturer at area schools.
A graduate of Briar Cliff University
Briar Cliff University
Briar Cliff University is a private, Franciscan Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. -History:In March 1929, Mother Mary Dominica Wieneke, Major Superior of...
, Wankum lives in the town of Scituate
Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census....
, located on the South Shore
South Shore, Massachusetts
The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston toward Cape Cod along the shores of Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay...
of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He is a Member of the American Meteorological Society and holds the Society’s Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation.