Mike Bettes
Mike Bettes joins Stephanie Abrams as co-host of Your Weather Today weekdays from 7:00-10:00 a.m. ET.
From 2000 to 2003, Bettes was chief meteorologist for WLOS-TV in Asheville, NC. Earlier, he spent four years as weekend meteorologist for WSYX/WTTE in Columbus, OH, and one year as weekend meteorologist for WKEF in Dayton, OH.
A native of Tallmadge, OH, Bettes earned a bachelor's degree in atmospheric science at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. During his career, Bettes has covered nearly every type of weather imaginable. He has been through blizzards and floods; reported live from the coast during Hurricanes Bonnie, Floyd, Katrina and Isabel; and has also chased tornadoes across the plains. In 2001 Bettes won an Emmy for his series on storm chasing on WSYX-TV in Columbus.