Cheryl Scott
American Meteorologist, Cheryl Scott is one of the renowned media personalities and is currently working for ABC 7 Eyewitness News, Chicago's #1 news station since December 2014. She is the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross and previously worked for the NBC affiliate WMAZ-TV as the morning and evening weather show host.
Graduated From Brown University- What Is Cheryl Scott's Age?
Cheryl Scott was born on January 29, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the birth sign Aquarius. She is American by nationality and belongs to the White-American ethnicity. She grew up in her hometown Chicago along with her two older brothers. As of April 2021, Scott is 36 years old and has a height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Cheryl earned a Bachelors's degree in geological science from Brown University in 2007. She later attended Mississippi University in 2010 and earned her Meteorology Certificate.
Career In Journalism
Following her graduation, Cheryl Scott kick-started her journalism career as an intern in 2006 at WCAU-NBC 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is currently working for ABC 7 Eyewitness News, which is Chicago's #1 station for news. Other ABC7 employees include Bill Ritter, Sade Baderinwa, Liz Cho, Shirleen Allicot, and Diana Williams.
The network she joined at the end of 2014. Previously she also worked as the morning and weekend meteorologist for NBC 5 in Chicago, where she was recruited in 2011.
Scott also worked for the NBC affiliate in Knoxville, Tennessee, WBIR-TV as a weekend meteorologist, and coveted the events & aftermath of several devastating tornadoes in Knoxville.
Before that, she landed a job as the weekend weathercaster at WSEE-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 2007. She also provided forecasts for a 24-hour Caribbean Weather Channel. She is also a Board of Directors of the American Red Cross.
Cheryl Scott's Net Worth And Salary
Cheryl Scott's net worth is believed to be around $1 million as of 2021. Professional since 2006, Scott has seen career journey WSEE-TV from NBC 5 and then at ABC 7- no doubt, her journalism career earned her a considerable salary. Online sources report that Cheryl pockets a salary of $140,000 annually from ABC.
In 2021, the average salary of a meteorologist in the United States is $99,507 per year, while a weather report has a payroll of $56,258 a year.
Cheryl has a well-furnished and decorated expensive house and car as well. She is interested in traveling and has visited over 20 countries. She also loves shopping as well. She is active in social works and also involved in the non-profitable organization. She is the Board of Director of the American Red Cross, and Blood For All.
Cheryl Scott Is Engaged- Who Is Her Fiance?
Cheryl Scott is not married yet but has gone through several relationships and affairs. As of now, she is engaged to Dante Deiana (Resident DJ & Partner at Outfit Events). The couple shared the ring on July 15, 2018, while on a holiday in Hawaii and Cherly took her Instagram platform to share the news.
They met at a charity event & are reportedly in a relationship since 2016. At the moment, the duo is yet to confirm any wedding plans or has shared any children.
Previously she was rumored to be dating Josh Lachelli who is an owner of several restaurants like Homeslice Pizza, Lincoln Park, and co-owner of The Happy Camper. She has even given the hint that she will marry soon but they separated.
They were in a relationship for a year from 2015 to 2016. The relationship between them was the hottest topic at that time as they posted several pictures of themselves on their social media.
She was also rumored to be dating Patrick Sharp, an ice hockey player for the Blackhawks team. There were also some tweets that claimed her to be a lesbian but never confirmed it officially.
She is also an avid animal lover and has a dog named Lola. She often shares photos of her dog on Instagram also. In addition to her career as a weather forecaster, Cheryl is a good tap dancer and has a hobby in sports, travel, watching movies, and hanging out with friends.
Her Instagram account (@cherylscottwx) has more than 87K followers in early 2021, while the followers on her Twitter (@CherylScottWX) counts over 56.4K followers.