Ben Bailey Biography
Ben Bailey is an American certified meteorologist working as the weekdays Chief Meteorologist on Local 4 News at 4, 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 p.m. He joined the station in 2005.
How old is Ben Bailey? – Age
He was born and raised in Evansville, Indiana. He has not revealed his birth date and year.
Ben Bailey Education
Ben has earned two degrees from the University of Missouri. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism as well as a bachelor’s degree in atmospheric science.
Ben Bailey Family
His ancestors have lived in Detroit since before WWII, when his great-grandfather moved there nearly 90 years ago.
Ben Bailey Career
Before moving to Michigan, he worked and lived in Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, and Tennessee. He was the morning meteorologist on Fox 2’s News Morning for nearly nine years. He began his broadcasting career while still in high school, working at a radio station. He has worked in broadcasting for over 20 years, including commercial and public radio and television news and weather. The American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association have given him their seals of approval.
The NBC-affiliated television station WDIV-TV (virtual channel 4) is licensed to Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. The station is the flagship broadcast property of Graham Holdings Company’s Graham Media Group, based in Chicago. On West Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, WDIV-TV maintains studio facilities. As a result, it is the only major television station in the market with offices and studios located within the city limits of Detroit, with the rest of the market’s television stations based in Southfield.
The station is available on cable in standard definition on Comcast Xfinity’s Detroit city system, channel 9 on Xfinity’s South Oakland County system, channel 4 in other suburbs and outlying areas and on AT&T U-verse, and channel 5 on Cogeco’s Windsor system, and in high definition on Xfinity channel 232, Cogeco channel 714, and U-verse channel 1004.