David Yeomans Biography & Net Worth

David Yeomans Biography & Net Worth

American journalist and reporter David Yeomans is currently working for KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas, United States, as a Weekday Morning meteorologist. For as long as he can remember, he had always been interested in studying and talking about the weather from a young age. David would go to a public library to look for stacks of meteorology books as a fourth-grader, to gather as much information on the subject as he could. He attended the University of Miami from which he graduated with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Meteorology. During his first year in college, he went back home to Austin in the summer to work as an intern at the weather department of KXAN-TV under the supervision of Jim Spencer.

After the Hurricane Katrina incident in New Orleans in 2005, Yeomans worked with Habitat for Humanity as a carpenter and helped reconstruct the upper-Ninth Ward neighborhood. He was a published student researcher under the world-famous climate change expert, Dr. Brian Soden, studying the connection between global warming and high atmospheric water vapor. His work aside, David loves mountain biking in the greenbelt as well as wake surfing on Lake Austin during his downtime. He also serves on Austin’s Meals on Wheels, and in addition, holds the American Meteorological Society’s seal of Certified Broadcast Meteorologist.

David Yeomans’s Early Life & Education

He was born in Austin, Texas, the United States on March 17th, 1975. His parents raised him in the beautiful city of Austin where he was born and were very influential in most of his decisions as a young boy. Today, David is a highly educated man who is also an expert in his field. While pursuing his undergraduate studies at the University of Miami for a bachelor’s degree in meteorology, he returned home to undergo an internship at KXAN during the summer after his first year in Miami. He completed internships at CBS4 Miami and YNN Austin throughout his college career, and this evidently helped him in his professional career. He was active in broadcasting activities during his campus days where he worked with WVUM radio as well as with Newsvision as the lead weather reporter. In 2013, he returned to the University of Miami for his Master’s degree.

Career & Professional Life

At this moment, David serves as a Weekday Morning meteorologist for KXAN-TV. He discovered his passion for meteorology from a very young age when he would go to a nearby library to check out dozens of meteorology books to learn as much as he could. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, he would go to work with several media houses during summers, including interring for KXAN in Austin under the supervision of Jim Spencer. He also interned for CBS4 Miami as well as Spectrum News in Austin before graduating from college in 2005.

After the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in the year 2005, David provided his services as an assistant carpenter and worked ‘Habitat for Humanity’ to rebuild the upper-Ninth Ward neighborhood.

Perhaps, David perfected his broadcasting skills during his college days when he was involved in broadcasting programs on campus where he delivers daily weather forecasts on WVUM radio. This radio station was ranked as the best college radio station by the MTV-U Woodie Awards. In addition, he also worked for the campus TV station’s half-hour news show, Newsvision as the main weather anchor.

David is a confirmed broadcast meteorologist who holds the American Meteorological Society’s seal of Certified Broadcast Meteorologist.

Awards & Achievements

David Yeomans has received multiple awards throughout his career journey. He is the recipient of two Lone Star Emmy Awards and was honored First Place Weathercast by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters in 2016. The Alliance for Women in Media also honored him as the TV On-Air Personality of the year in 2018.

Personal Life & Family

David is quite a reserved person and hardly discloses much about his personal businesses. He has not provided any information about his private life away from his broadcast duties. Therefore, at this time, it is difficult to tell whether or not he is married, dating, or single. We also do not have any intel regarding his children or his own siblings. However, he liked to show up in public spaces with his dog named Maggie, who sadly died after spending nearly 3 years with his family.

David Yeomans Surgery

In 2015, David made a post on his social media accounts regarding taking a break from active duty in order to recover from a shoulder surgery. He said that the surgery was done to repair a torn labrum he had sustained while engaging in his very much loved mountain biking in the greenbelt.

David Yeomans Net Worth

After many years of growing up in the Austin area, David Yeomans interned at KXAN during college under Spencer. He began working at KXAN in 2012 after graduating from the University of Miami seven years earlier. A three-time Lone Star Emmy Award winner, David has been recognized and honored by several respectable organizations for his contributions to meteorology and journalism, including the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters and the Alliance for women in media.

He is hard-working, committed, and resolute when it comes to his profession. According to various reports, David makes an impressive amount that could be between $75,000-200,000. However, his exact salary is not available at this time. He has been able to acquire a net worth of $1.5 million after having worked in the media business for quite some time now. Moreover, David serves on the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Executive Committee and Advisory Council, and is also a longtime volunteer with Meals on Wheels Central Texas.