Paul Huttner Updraft, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Mpr, Salary, and Net Worth

Paul Huttner  Bio | Wiki

Paul Huttner is an American journalist and meteorologist working for MPR(Minnesota Public Radio) as a chief meteorologist. He also writes a blog by the name Updraft. Before joining MPR in January 2007, Paul was working as a Broadcast Meteorologist for WCCO-TV.

Paul Huttner Age

He was born in 1961, in Deephaven, Minnesota, in the United States. Paul is 61 years old.

Paul Huttner Height

He is a man of above-average stature. Paul possesses a height of 5 ft 10 in ( approx 1.78m ).

Paul Huttner Family

He is a local of Deephaven, Minnesota, in the USA. While growing up, Paul remembers the 1965 tornado that hit Twin Cities. At the time, he was just a kid but he remembers the storm well because one of the tornadoes came very close to destroying their home in Deephaven. Moreso, Paul’s fascination with the weather began when he was four years old.

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Additionally, his father knew a lot about the weather since he was a volunteer pilot for the Civil Air Patrol. Therefore, watching storms was always a big event at Paul’s house while growing up. Moreover, Paul was the first person in his family to attend college.

Paul Huttner Wife

He got married to his wife Amber Damitz Huttner in 1985. Paul’s wife is also an alumnus of the Macalester College class of 1985. However, Paul has not disclosed whether he has any children in his marriage union.

Paul Huttner Education

He is a 1985 alumnus of Macalester College where he majored in bachelor of arts in Geography with a major in Meteorology.

Mpr Paul Huttner | Weather

He works for MPR as a chief meteorologist and weather blogger. While working for MPR, Paul creates and guides digital, broadcast, and social media weather content. Additionally, he also feeds a weather and science hungry audience the whys of weather beyond the forecast.

During his stint at MPR, Paul has been a recipient of the 2014 Page One Award for Climate Cast from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. Moreover, he was also part of the MPR cast team that won the 2015 Murrow Award for overall newsroom excellence.

Before joining MPR, Paul was working as a broadcast meteorologist for WCCo-TV. Previously, he was a chief meteorologist for KGUN9-TV between 1997 to 2005 in Tucson, Arizona. During his stint in Arizona, he provided coverage for dust storms, wildfires, flash floods, and mega-drought.

Prior to working for KGUN9-TV, he was a broadcast meteorologist for WGN-TV in Chicago between 1994 to 1996. While working there, Paul covered lake effect snow, the 1995 heatwave, and furious storms on Lake Michigan. Moreso, he started his broadcast career while working as a broadcast meteorologist for WCCO-TV in Minneapolis from 1988 to 1994.

Paul Huttner Updraft | Updraft Blog

While working for MPR, Paul created a weather blog by the name Updraft. Furthermore, through Updraft, he blogs recent weather-related news stories and weather forecasting. Apart from blogging on Updraft, Paul also created an award-winning climate cast weekly radio show and podcast for MPR.

Paul Huttner Salary

He works for MPR as a weather blogger and chief meteorologist. Paul’s salary is $100,000 annually.

Paul Huttner Net Worth

He has been working as a broadcast and chief meteorologist for close to three and a half-decade. Therefore, Paul has cumulated decent career earnings over the years with no lingering doubts whatsoever.  Paul’s net worth is $2.5 million.

How Old Is Paul Huttner

He is 61 years old. Paul was born in Deephaven, Minnesota, in the United States in 1961.

Is Paul Huttner Married

Yes, he got married to his lovely wife Amber Damitz Huttner in 1985.

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