Mike Hamernik Death! Who Was He?
Mike Hamernik Biography
Mike Hamernik was until his death, an American Meteorologist working for WGN-TV, WGN720. Hamernik joined this station’s Weather Center team in 2005. He began his broadcast career in 2002 with CLTV in Chicago. Further, Mike was a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.
Mike Hamernik Age
Hamernik was born in 1960 in Rogers Park on Chicago’s North Side, hence, he was 60 years old at the time of his death on Wednesday 10th March 2021. He succumbed to lung cancer.
Mike Hamernik Height
Hamernik stood at a moderate height and weight, his height was about 1.65m. His weight at the time of his death was 52 kgs.
Mike Hamernik Wife
Mike Hamernik Family
Hamernik was born and raised in Chicago, his father is Donald Hamernik, and he worked at WGN as a staff musician for Bozo’s Circus and Artists’ Showcase.
Mike Hamernik Death
Hamernik lived in an apartment near Wrigley Field, close enough that he could hear the crowd roar before the broadcasters called a Cubs home run on the air, he died of lung cancer on Wednesday 10th March 2021, Mike died at his home at peace and surrounded with lots of love from his family and friends.
Mike Hamernik Career
Hamernik attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in meteorology. Mike’s passion for weather can be traced back to the age of six when a microburst felled many of the large elm trees on his family’s north side block in Rogers Park. By the time he was eight, he began collecting and studying weather maps provided to him by Chicago weather legend Harry Volkman. Harry, who was WGN’s chief meteorologist at the time, became aware of the youngster’s keen interest through Mike’s father, Donald Hamernik, who worked at WGN as a staff musician for Bozo’s Circus and Artists’ Showcase. After his graduation, he landed his first forecasting position with Weather Central Incorporated.
Later on, in 1992, he moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he worked as a meteorologist for KGAN-TV (CBS) and WMT-AM/FM. After several years of hard work, he became the chief meteorologist at KTTC-TV (NBC) in Rochester, Minnesota, from 1994 to 2001. In 2005 he joined the WGN Weather Center team 2005, he has continued to anchor here ever since, something he is very passionate about. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.
Mike Hamernik Salary
Hamernik’s salary was $100,000- $200,000 annually.
Mike Hamernik’s Net Worth
From his fine salary, Mike had managed to accumulate a lot in terms of wealth. His estimated net worth was $ 2 million.