Shiri Spear Biography|Profile
Shiri Spear is a skilled American journalist currently working at Boston 25 as a meteorologist. She joined WFXT in November 2012 as the Boston 25 Morning News meteorologist. Spear was born in New Englander and raised in Hollis, NH. She is not a stranger to the challenges of forecasting New England weather.
Shiri Spear Age
How old is Spear? She is 39 years old as of 2024. Spear was born on May 25, 1983, in Hollis, USA. She celebrates her birthday on the 25th of May every year.
Shiri Spear Education
She completed her B.A. in Secondary Mathematics Education at Rivier University in Nashua and taught preschool full-time. In addition, she traded 7th-grade pre-algebra to follow her passion for weather and forecasting. Spear received an M.S. in Atmospheric and Environmental Science from UMass Lowell in 2007. Spear’s studies to become a meteorologist started at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Shiri Spear Height|Weight
She stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs.
Shiri Spear Family
Spear was born in the united state, however, she has not revealed information regarding her family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Shiri Spear Husband|Married
She is happily married to her childhood sweetheart called Matt. He is a US Marine.
Shiri Spear Children
The couple is blessed with two daughters namely Gabriella and Mia but she has not disclosed information about them. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Shiri Spear Career
Spear has forecasted and reported on everything from Nor’easters to ice storms to spring flooding and major droughts during her time in the Boston 25 Weather Center. Before coming to the station, Spear was a meteorologist at WTVJ, NBC6, in Miami. Prior to that, she was a meteorologist and environmental reporter at WWLP-TV22 News, the NBC affiliate in western Massachusetts.
Notably, Spear’s studies to become a meteorologist started at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She then moved to Camp Lejeune, NC where her husband, a US Marine, was stationed. While in North Carolina, her focus turned to education. She then returned to her hometown in New Hampshire when her husband Matt was deployed. She completed her B.A. in Secondary Mathematics Education at Rivier University in Nashua and taught preschool full-time. In addition, she traded 7th-grade pre-algebra to follow her passion for weather and forecasting. Spear received an M.S. in Atmospheric and Environmental Science from UMass Lowell in 2007.
Spear stayed true to her New England roots forecasting at WWLP-TV22 in Springfield, MA for over three years. On top of that, she sharpened her tropical forecasting skills at WTVJ in Miami from 2010 to 2012. Spear and her WTVJ colleagues earned two Emmy nominations for their annual Hurricane Specials. She was awarded her CBM accreditation from the American Meteorological Society in 2012. She and her husband have two young daughters and she loves to bake following the motto: more chocolate, more delicious!
Boston 25 News
WFXT Boston 25 News is a television station in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States that is owned and operated by Cox Media Group. The station’s studios are located on Fox Drive in Dedham, and its transmitter is located on Cabot Street in Needham. WFXT is the largest Fox affiliate by market size that is not owned and operated by the network.
Channel 25 first signed on the air on October 10, 1977, as WXNE-TV originally operating as an independent station. The station was founded by the then–Portsmouth, Virginia–based Christian Broadcasting Network. After being awarded a construction permit to build the station by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in June 1972, CBN targeted the new channel 25 to begin operations within one year. However, various delays in obtaining both a studio and transmitter location resulted in a wait of over five years for the station to finally sign on.
The station’s early programming format was targeted at a family audience, consisting of older syndicated reruns and a decent amount of religious programming. Religious programs ran for about six hours a day during the week, and throughout the day on Sundays. WFXT nevertheless carried the daily and Sunday Mass from the Boston Catholic Television Center. Secular programming consisted of westerns, older movies, family-oriented drama series, old film shorts, and classic television series.
Boston 25 News Colleagues
- Mark Ockerbloom
- Vanessa Welch
- Gene Lavanchy
- Elizabeth Hopkins
- Kerry Kavanaugh
- Jason Law
- Heather Hegedus
- Catherine Parrotta
- Kevin Lemanowicz
- Shiri Spear
- Jason Brewer
- Vicki Graf
- Butch Stearn
Shiri Spear Salary|Net Worth
Spear has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which she earns from her broadcasting career.
Shiri Spear Social Media Platforms
She is very active on all social media accounts and she is often seen posting on her platforms. She has over 4.6k followers on Twitter, 3.1k followers on Facebook, and 2.9 k followers on Instagram.
Frequently asked questions about Shiri Spear
Who is Shiri Spear?
Shiri Spear is a skilled American journalist currently working at Boston 25 as a meteorologist. She joined WFXT in November 2012 as the Boston 25 Morning News meteorologist. Spear was born in New Englander and raised in Hollis, NH. She is not a stranger to the challenges of forecasting New England weather.
How old is Shiri Spear?
She is 39 years old as of 2024. Spear was born on May 25, 1983, in Hollis, USA. She celebrates her birthday on the 25th of May every year.
Is Shiri Spear married?
Spear is happily married to her childhood sweetheart called Matt. He is a US Marine.
Where does Shiri Spear Live?
She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and their two daughters.
