Pete Delkus

Who is Pete Delkus?

Pete William Delkus is chief meteorologist at Gannett-owned and ABC-affiliated WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas, United States. Delkus joined WFAA-TV in June 2005. He has both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association seals of approval. He attended Mississippi State University for his masters-level meteorology courses, and holds a Bachelors of Science in TV, Radio, and Film from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. While at WFAA, he has won nine Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Weather Anchor", "Outstanding Weathercast", "Outstanding Host of a News Special" and "Outstanding Host of Special Event Coverage - Big D NYE".

From 1996 to 2005, Delkus was the chief meteorologist at WCPO-TV, the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there, he received a pair of first place Associated Press Awards for best regularly scheduled weather. Prior to joining WCPO-TV, Delkus worked as a meteorologist for four years at WFTV, the ABC affiliate in Orlando, Florida.

Delkus also has a long history as an outstanding athlete. As an All-America pitcher, he had an all-star college career including a trip to the College World Series.