Jill Gilardi Biography
Jill Gilardi is an American Broadcast Meteorologist currently working for WBRC FOX 6 News in Birmingham, Alabama. She joined the channel’s First Alert Weather team on December 30th, 2013. She also worked in St. Joseph and Springfield, Missouri before heading to WOWT in Omaha, Nebraska in 2011.
Gilardi is an educated and qualified graduate from Lyndon State College in Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. She also earned the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal from the American Meteorological Society. She started Storm chasing in 2008 and even worked for a Storm Company, Extreme Chase Tours.
Her passion for weather was after Hurricane Gloria in 1985 Massachusetts. From there on, Jill was now obsessed with tracking hurricanes always wanting to be in the thick of bad weather. Nevertheless, she recalls begging her parents to either drive her around in 6 inches of snow or take her to the beach to see the waves from a tropical system.
As an animal lover, she adopted 3 cats from a local Birmingham rescue. Nevertheless, while Gilardi is not working you can find her in fitness, sports, gardening, yard work, and camping. The journalist is also an artist in her free time.
Furthermore, Jill has made coverage of blizzards, ice storms, floods, heat waves, tornado outbreaks, flash freezes, tropical systems, and arctic outbreaks. She has also experienced several events in her career, like the snowmageddon weeks after starting at WBRC. While working in Springfield, Jill won an honorable mention award for Best Weathercast on May 22nd, 2011, the day of Joplin EF5.
Her passion for storm chasing kicked off in 2008 and also worked for a storm chasing company called Extreme Chase Tours. Additionally, she calls herself a weather nerd for her way of communicating the weather and relating it to daily life in a fun and much better way of understanding
Jill Gilardi Age
How old is Jill Gilardi? The meteorologist was born on March 23rd, 1980 in Hoover, Alabama, United States. Nevertheless, she is 42 years old as of 2022 celebrating her birthday yearly on the 23rd of March. According to horoscopy and astrology, Gilardi’s birth zodiac sign is Aries.
Jill Gilardi’s Height
How tall is Jill Gilardi? She stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches equivalent to 1.67 meters. Jill is estimated to have a moderate weight matching her linear height. Details concerning her actual body mass or weight loss are unavailable to the public. Additionally, she has not shared any information concerning her body measurements.
Jill Gilardi Husband
Is the WBRC FOX6 journalist married or engaged? Gilardi got engaged to her fiance on February 5th, 2018. However, the partner’s name and identity are not available to the general public. She is very discreet and personal about her relationship affairs. Nevertheless, Jill and her boyfriend/ fiance have no children yet.
Jill Gilardi Family
Jill was born in Hoover, Alabama, and was raised in Massachusetts by her parents. However, there are no clear names, identities, or information about her parents and siblings if she has any. Keeping her family affairs discreet and personal, Gilardi has made her family a mystery to the public domain.
Jill Gilardi’s Salary | Net Worth
Working as a meteorologist at WBRC FOX 6, she, therefore, receives a great salary. She receives an average annual salary of $70,184 US dollars approximately. This translates to an average wage of $41.32 US dollars hourly. Jill has an estimated net worth of approximately $1 million to $5 million US Dollars primarily coming from her career as a Meteorologist.