Brandon Roux Biography
Brandon Roux is an American award-winning meteorologist working for WDIV in Detroit, Michigan since June 2010 when he joined this station. He delivers the weather story on Local 4 News Morning from 4:30-7:00 am and also at Noon. Roux has covered big weather events such as the Dexter Tornado. Further, he has interviewed Lions QB, Matthew Stafford, about his dedication to the drastic need for more youth fitness.
Brandon Roux Age
Roux was born in 1972, in Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, in the United States of America. He is hence, 50 years old as of 2022.
Brandon Roux Height
Roux stands at a height of 1.71m, and his weight is about 72kg.
Brandon Roux Family
Roux has not disclosed his family members, parents, and siblings. Mostly because he does not necessarily find this information useful to the public. We will keep you posted should this information be available.
Brandon Roux Wife
Is Brandon married? Many people like to ask this question, and the answer is yes! He and his wife have been married for over 15 years now and have been blessed with 2 children, Brandon has, however, not mentioned their names.
Brandon Roux Career
Roux was working as a Broadcast Meteorologist at WBNS-TV, which is the CBS affiliate in Columbus, Ohio. In addition, he also worked at various stations like WFTC-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota, KTNV-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada, and KIVI-TV in Boise, Idaho long before joining Local 4 News. He has actually worked in every time zone. That is every climate from the Las Vegas desert to the frozen tundra of the Twin Cities. His best season is without a doubt winter. Therefore, coming to work in WDIV, Michigan, is for sure the best thing that happened to him. The reason is, winter weather has a more widespread effect on the viewing area than severe weather. Hence, his forecasting becomes even more critical.
Good to note that, Brandon is recognized with the Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. Further, he has received many awards for weather coverage among them are; the Best Weather Continuing Coverage and the 2009 Associated Press Award for Outstanding Weather Operation. You can also read about the following people that Roux works with at WDIV.
- Victor Williams
- Mara MacDonald
- Kimberly Gill
- Karen Drew
- Jamie Edmonds
- Jason Colthor
- Sandra Ali
- Frank McGeorge
- Frank McGeorge
- Rod Meloni
- Nick Monacelli
- Larry Spruill
- Andrew Humphrey
- Bernie Smilovitz
Brandon Roux Illness Diabetes
Roux is a Type 1 Diabetic but managing it well. As such, he is very actively involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Southfield, Michigan, and the American Diabetes Association of Michigan. In addition, he is so passionate about finding a cure. He is also glad for being one of the proud faces of the disease in Detroit and working hard towards giving many a child a smile after defeating this disease.
Brandon Roux Salary
Roux’s salary is about $105,000 per year.
Brandon Roux’s Net Worth
Roux’s estimated net worth is $2.1 million. His primary source is his job as a meteorologist working at WDIV.
Social Media Accounts
Roux is active on social media and he posts personal and work-related stuff from time to time. He has over 2000 followers on Instagram, about 1500 on Facebook, and around 2300 on Twitter.