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Steve LaPointe Biography
Steve LaPointe is an American working in the field of meteorology as the chief meteorologist for WRGB CBS6 since his promotion in February 1995. He came to Alabama on April 22, 1995, as a morning and noon meteorologist, alongside Jack Aernecke and then Ed O`Brien.
Steve LaPointe Height
LaPointe stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Steve LaPointe Age
LaPointe was born on June 19th in Gemany, but has not revealed his birth year; thus, his age is not known. He annually celebrates his birthday on June 19th, as suggested by WRGB’s Facebook post on June 19, 2019, captioned “CBS6 Chief Meteorologist…LaPointe is celebrating a birthday today! Join us in wishing him a happy birthday! 🎂 🎉 🎈..”
Personal Life
Steve LaPointe Relatives and Family
LaPointe’s parents worked in the military, where his father was a captain in the army. They were stationed in Germany when he was born. After giving birth to LaPointe, they stayed in Germany for six months before coming to the States. His father has French Canadian ancestry, while his mother has Polish roots. Regardless, he keeps more information regarding his family and relatives away from the public eye. However, we will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Steve LaPointe Spouse and Children
LaPointe manages to keep his marital and relationship status private. Nonetheless, we will update this information when details regarding it are available to the public.
Steve LaPointe Education
LaPointe received his high school diploma before enrolling at Penn State University. In 1989, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in meteorology
Professional Life
Steve LaPointe Career
LaPointe works as the chief meteorologist for WRGB, a role he was promoted to in February 1995. He is a proud member of the American Meteorological Society. His passion for the weather started when he was still a child living in Big Flats, New York. He says that as a child, his parents could tell he was different when he’d run outside during a thunderstorm. Big storms have always fascinated him and still do today.
LaPointe’s interest in the weather blossomed after he experienced firsthand the flood of June 1972, the powerful impact of Hurricane Belle in southern New England in 1976, and the Blizzard of ‘78 that struck southern New Hampshire. The flood of June 1972 was caused by the torrential rains from former Hurricane Agnes and is one of the most devastating floods on record in the Northeast.
LaPointe’s career started right after university at WMUR in Manchester, New Hampshire, as an emergency fill-in. After working at WMUR for two weeks, he moved to Savannah, Georgia, as an anchor and reporter at WSAV.
Steve LaPointe WRGB
LaPointe works as the chief meteorologist for WRGB, a role he was promoted to in February 1995. In this capacity, he appears on CBS News on Mondays to Fridays at 5, 5:30, 6, and 6:30 p.m., and on CW15 at 10 p.m., and on CBS6 at 11 p.m. He joined the station as a morning and noon meteorologist, alongside Jack Aernecke and then Ed O`Brien. For the past 25 years, he has delivered reliable weather forecasts, important coverage on severe weather, and unique education on weather programming.
Some of LaPointe’s accomplishments during his career at WRGB CBS6 include making and running the market-exclusive online WeatherNet 6 weather watcher project that was launched in 1999. The project has over two hundred people who have volunteered as weather spotters, reporting weather conditions in the region.
LaPointe was the first to locally produce a forecast product on the internet in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy market in February 1996. He created and still maintains the online historical weather database, which entails the storm summaries and daily weather information for the area centered on Albany from May 1988 to the present.
Awards
In 1991, LaPointe received the American Meteorological Society Television Seal of approval. He received the New York State Associated Press Outstanding Newscast and Coverage Award for the blizzard of 1993.
In 1995, LaPointe was recognized by the New York State Associated Press Award for best newscast coverage of the Memorial Day severe weather outbreak, which created a destructive series of tornadoes that hit Hillsdale, New York, and Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
LaPointe was a nominee for the New York State Emmy Awdard for outstanding on-camera achievement and for his persistent weather coverage of the 1998 Memorial Day tornado outbreak in Mechanicville-Stillwater. Furthermore, the coverage was acknowledged for keeping the residents informed and safe during the crisis.
LaPointe won the New York State Emmy Outstanding Educational Programming Award. He received the award for developing the renowned half-hour severe weather special, Storm Warning, which aired during the spring of 2003. In 2004, he co-produced, directed, and wrote Storm Warning 2, which won the New York State Broadcasters Award for best educational program.
LaPointe received the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal in April 2007, the highest level of certification from the American Meteorological Society. Moreover, he was nominated for a New York State Emmy Award for broadcast excellence in the weather category in 2014.
Steve LaPointe Net Worth
LaPointe has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful career as a meteorologist.
Steve LaPointe Salary
LaPointe receives an approximate annual salary of $110, 000 which he earns working as the chief meteorologist or WRGB.
Steve LaPointe Social Media
LaPointe has active social media platforms, i.e., Facebook and X(previously Twitter). He has a following of over 35K on Facebook and over 4.3K on X.
