Diane Kacmarik is a television weather presenter and journalist, and broadcast meteorologist for Wfla.
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Best Known For:The television program News Channel 8
Breakthrough:Earned a meteorology degree from Pennsylvania State University and began her professional forecasting career
10 Quick Facts About Diane Kacmarik
- Full Name: Diane Kacmarik
- Profession: Meteorologist
- Known For: The television program News Channel 8
- Current Employer: WFLA
- Gender: Female
- Beats: Weather
- Media Level: Regional
- Salary: $63,000-$274,000 (Estimated range)
Diane Kacmarik Age
Diane Kacmarik's exact age is not publicly confirmed.
Education
She attended Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology.
- Pennsylvania State University
- Qualification: Bachelor of Science
- Field of Study: Meteorology
Career & Work
Diane Kacmarik's career includes journalism and broadcasting roles with Spectrum Bay News 9, a news outlet and WTSP-TV.
Organization: Spectrum Bay News 9
Role: Broadcast meteorologist
Period: 2004–Present
Details: Tampa Bay, Florida · Joined the Bay News 9 Weather on the Nines forecasting team in 2004 and provides television weather forecasts and severe-weather coverage.
Organization: WTSP-TV
Role: Broadcast meteorologist
Period: Before 2004
Details: Tampa Bay, Florida · Worked as a television meteorologist at Channel 10 before joining Bay News 9.
Organization: WDAF-TV
Role: Broadcast meteorologist
Details: Kansas City, Missouri · Provided broadcast weather forecasts in the Kansas City television market.
Organization: WLEX-TV
Role: Chief meteorologist
Details: Lexington, Kentucky
Organization: WATE-TV
Role: Broadcast meteorologist
Details: Knoxville, Tennessee · Worked in television weather forecasting.
Organization: WTOV-TV
Role: Broadcast meteorologist
Details: Steubenville, Ohio · Helped build the station's weather department.
Rise to Fame
Diane Kacmarik rose to prominence for her role on the television show Weather on the Nines.
Notable Works
Notable media work includes Weather on the Nines and Spectrum Bay News 9 Hurricane Coverage.
- TV Show: Weather on the Nines (Meteorologist, From 2004) — Bay News 9's regular weather forecasting service
- TV Show: Spectrum Bay News 9 Hurricane Coverage (Meteorologist) — Severe-weather and tropical-weather forecasts for Florida's Tampa Bay region
Notable Coverage
- Tampa Bay hurricane forecasting - Spectrum Bay News 9 - Provides severe-weather and tropical-weather forecasts for the Tampa Bay region
- 2026 Atlantic hurricane season preparation - Spectrum Bay News 9 - 2026 - Included among Bay News 9's meteorologists in the outlet's 2026 storm-season guide
Lesser Known Facts
- Is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Developed severe-weather procedures while working as chief meteorologist at WLEX-TV.
- Helped create the weather department at WTOV-TV in Steubenville, Ohio.
- Holds the American Meteorological Society's Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal.
Personal Information
- Full Name: Diane Kacmarik
- Gender: Female
- Occupation: Meteorologist
- Living Status: Alive
Net Worth & Income
- Salary: $63,000–$274,000 (Estimated range)
- Net Worth: $367,000–$5,248,000 (Estimated range)
- Source of Income: Broadcast employment and related professional work
