Rafer Weigel

Rafer Weigel: Biography in Details

Who is Rafer Weigel?

Rafer Weigel is an actor, news anchor, and journalist who hails from America. He gained a lot of popularity and fame for formerly working as a sports anchor and reporter at WLS-TV based in Chicago.

Moreover, he was a sports host for the show named Morning Express with Robin Meade airing on CNN HLN.

How old is Rafer Weigel?

Rafer Weigel was born on May 5, 1969, in New Haven, CT, US. He is of American Nationality but, his ethnicity is unknown.

His father Tim Weigel is a sportscaster and newspaper columnist and his mother, Kathy Worthington, is a former news anchor for WGN Radio.

He spent his early life and childhood along with his two sisters, Jenniffer Weigel and Teddy. From a very young age, he spent his childhood among popular journalists and media personalities. So, he also aspired to follow in his footsteps after his father died in 2001 at the age of 55.

Talking about his education and qualification, he completed his high school graduation from  Evanston Township High School in 1987.

Later on, Rafer Weigel enrolled in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and eventually graduated with a degree in theatre in 1992.

Rafer Weigel’s Career, Salary, Net Worth

Rafer Weigel started his career landing a role in the television show named The Untouchables. Later on, he worked In as a journalist in the year of 1993. He made some minor speaking roles in the shows named On Party of Five and ER Raferin 1995.

Moreover, his guests starred in the shows such as Vengeance Unlimited, Charmed, and JAG. Later on, he performed on a consistent series of NBC sitcoms called ‘Jenny.’

After the death of his father, he aspired to follow in the footsteps of his father. Subsequently, his debut on-screen journalism job was for KUSI based in San Diego in 2005.

Also, Rafer Weigel served for the TV station at LA Times. In the following year, he got picked as a general assignment reporter by KOVR which was a CBS-owned station.

In 2008, he appeared as the cast member of a morning show called Morning Express with Robin Meade. In the same year, he alongside the CNN sports team covered the news related to the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing.

Later on, he became the new weekend sports anchor and reporter on WLS Channel 7 in March 2011. Later he chose to return to news anchoring and accepted the job as the presenter for the Monday-Friday show on Channel 2 in ST. Louis.

As a result of his successful career as a talented journalist, he amassed a lot of fortune and fame. As of 2023, he has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

Rafer Weigel’s Rumors, and Controversy

In his career as a sportscaster, he is known to maintain high professionalism and work ethic. He has never been involved in any sort of drama that could have associated him with rumors and controversy. Also, he has maintained an admirable image throughout his career.

How tall is Rafer Weigel?

Rafer Weigel has a well-maintained body structure.

He stands at the tall height of 5 feet and 11 inches. Furthermore, he has dark brown hair color and eyes.

Social Media Profile

As a result of a successful career as a sportscaster, Rafer Weigel has secured decent followers on popular social networks such as Facebook, and Twitter.

Currently, his Twitter account has 5.3k followers. Similarly, he has more than 6k likes on his Facebook page. However, he is not active on Instagram as of now.

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