James Spann

James Spann is an American television meteorologist and social media personality.  Moreover, James is the chief meteorologist for WBMA-LD (ABC 33/40) since 1996 which based in Birmingham, Alabama. Furthermore, Spann is two precious national awards winner for a broadcast meteorologist, Broadcaster of the Year by the National Weather Association, and the Award for Broadcast Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society. He is serving as a meteorologist since 1978.

The ABC 33/40 meteorologist, James Spann was born as James Max Spann Jr. on June 6, 1956, in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. Moreover, James is the son of Max Spann and Carolyn Spann. However, his father left his mother and him when he was just 7. So, Spann's mother raised him by herself. His mother worked as a secretary at Greenville High School. Unfortunately, his mother died in 2018. He attended and completed his graduation from Tuscaloosa High School in 1974. While studying electrical engineering at the University of Alabama, James started to work as a disc jockey at WTBC-AM.

Long Marital Life of James Spann

Well, James, 64, is currently living a happy marital life with his beautiful wife. Moreover, James is married to his long time girlfriend turned wife, Karen Spann. The couple walked down to the aisle on June 6, 1981. It has been over two decades, the duo is still living a happy married life together by holding each other hands.

Besides, they share a strong bond and relationship between them. So, there is no sign of their divorce and separation yet. Apart, the couple also shares two lovely children from their long married life. 

They are enjoying a proud parenthood life with their two sons,  James Paul Spann and Ryan Spann. Moreover, both of his sons are very successful in their respective fields. As of now, James is just enjoying a happy marital life with his wife and two sons. 

Net Worth & Salary in 2020

James Spann has earned a decent amount of money from his career as an American television meteorologist. Moreover, Spann's estimated net worth is around $2 million as of 2020. Allison Chinchar is an American meteorologist for CNN with a net worth of $500,000.

Besides, the average salary of a meteorologist in the United States is $55,771. On the other hand, he might earn more than average salary as he is in the field of meteorology since 1978. Apart, he also has YouTube channel James Spann with 5.3 K subscribers where he shares his weather blog and videos. 

Nevertheless, James also published his books, James Spann Weathering Life which gained massive fame and support from the public and media. As of now, he is living a happy and healthy life with her wife and two sons in the USA.

Three Decades as Meteorologist

James started his broadcast career in Tuscaloosa in 1973 at WTBC radio after his school. Later, she worked as the main weather anchor for WAPI(NBC 13) for 5 years. Later, he was transferred to KDFW-$ in Dallas, Texas, and also won Katy Awards for Best Weathercaster in 1985.

After working on the various station, he finally joined the new ABC 33/40. Since then he is continuously working as chief meteorologist for WBMA-LD (ABC 33/40) from 1996 to date. He has won numerous awards like Emmy Awards, Edward R. Murrow Award, for his coverage of the 2001 Tuscaloosa tornado. 

Furthermore, Spann is two precious national awards winner for a broadcast meteorologist, Broadcaster of the Year by the National Weather Association, and the Award for Broadcast Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society.

Online Presence: Twitter, Instagram & Facebook

James seems active in a social media account. He has Twitter account @jamesspann with 425.4K followers. He also has an Instagram account with 189k followers. He also presents on Facebook.