Dallas Raines Biography
Dallas is the ABC7 Eyewitness News chief meteorologist, airing weekday evening weather reports. Dallas started serving at ABC7 in the year 1984.
Dallas Raines Age
He was born in the year 1954 in Georgia, United States. He is 68 years old as of 1st January 2022.
Dallas Raines Education
Dallas received a Bachelor of Science in broadcast journalism as well as earth science with a meteorology emphasis from Florida State University. Dallas has as well finished a several graduate-level meteorology and climatology courses.
Dallas Raines Husband
He is happily married to Dannie Raines, who has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and communications from UCLA. She is overjoyed to be serving with her husband, KABC Chief Meteorologist Dallas Raines. The two are completely sold out to their mission of inspiring and training young people on the earth sciences and our bizarre weather. Dannie loves transforming her husband’s/nutty professor’s stories of weather woes and educational details concerning our climate into a grand adventure and fun story.
Dallas Raines kids?
The two love birds have been blessed with three children, Georgia Raines being one of them.
Dallas Raines Career
Dallas is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, an honor given to those who have qualified in the American Meteorological Society’s rigorous examination. Meteorologists who have received this seal have qualified a rigorous written exam that tests their skills of weather and forecasting. A group of AMS professionals reviews their on-air work and rank their capability to communicate critical weather information to their audience.
Dallas is an AMS professional member that has got the Seal of Approval for television Broadcasting and also several awards for outstanding weather coverage. Dallas was invited to take part in a 30-person scientist/climatologist debate on global warming where President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore were the hosts at the White House.
Dallas got the Daily News People’s Choice Award for excellent Weatherperson in Los Angeles, among other awards. The American Cancer Society marked him Man of the Year. In Paris, France, he was ranked Best Weather Presenter/World competition level. In the 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. division, he bagged a Golden Mike Award for Best Weather cast in Southern California. He was awarded the Associated Press Award for Best Weather Segment. Overall Excellence in a one hour Newscast was gifted to him by the Greater Los Angeles Press Club. Dallas was ranked the Most famous On-Air Newscaster in Los Angeles by KIIS Radio.
ON CABLE magazine as well listed him the Most famous On-Air Personality at CNN. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) gifted him the Outstanding Coverage Award for his coverage of Hurricane Frederic. Away from TV, Dallas is a meteorology professor at Cal State University, Northridge, where she takes part in a number of community service and fundraising projects.
Dallas Raines Net Worth
She has a net worth approximated at $3 Million.