Rich Marriott Biography
Rich Marriott is an American meteorologist working as a morning weathercaster at King 5 Tv Station in Seatle, Washington as of 1987. He previously worked for the National Weather Service Offices in Swatle as a Forest Service meteorologist. He worked for the NWSO for 15 years.
Rich Marriott Age
Rich’s age, date of birth, and birthday are publicly unavailable. We will update this section as soon as this information is available.
Rich Marriott King 5 News
Marriott worked as a meteorologist for KING 5 Morning News, KING 5 Morning News on KONG, and KING 5 News at Noon. He joined KING 5 in 1987 as a meteorologist for KING 5 Weekend News and moved to his current position in 1990.
Prior to joining KING-TV, Marriott was a meteorologist for the U.S. Forest Service Northwest Mountain Weather and Avalanche Forecast Center. He provided detailed mountain weather and avalanche forecasts for Washington and Oregon to government and private agencies, as well as the public.
Marriott also worked for the University of Washington during the summers as station manager for the Blue Glacier Research Project in the Olympic Mountains. In this capacity, he maintained a research facility at the 6800-foot level on Mt. Olympus, carried out research in glaciology, climatology, and meteorology. This position also occasionally involved helping with search and rescue and educational programs for Olympic National Park.
Prior to moving to Seattle in 1975, Marriott worked as a research fellow in the UCLA Department of Meteorology, conducting research on the meteorology of the upper atmosphere. Marriott continues to work as a consultant in mountain meteorology, software design for weather instruments and data collection, and avalanche planning and education.
Marriott belongs to the American Geophysical Union, the National Physics Honorary, the American Avalanche Association, and the American Meteorological Society (AMS). He holds the AMS’s Seal of Approval for Broadcast Meteorology. Marriott is also Secretary of the Steering Committee for the International Snow Science Workshop, one of the leading conferences on Snow and Avalanche Technology and Mountain Weather.
Marriott has distributed various research papers in logical diaries, including Nature, Journal of Glaciology, Journal of Geoelecticity and Geomagnetism, and others. He has been a member of the Steering Committee for the International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW) since 1984 and was elected executive secretary in 2000.
He is an active participant in the American Lung Association’s Climb for Clean Air, during which he climbed Mt. Rainier and did live broadcasts with the group in 2002. He is also a member of the Board of the Friends of the NW Weather and Avalanche Center.
Prior to joining KING-TV, Marriott was a meteorologist for the U.S. Forest Service Northwest Mountain Weather and Avalanche Forecast Center. He provided detailed mountain weather and avalanche forecasts for Washington and Oregon to government and private agencies, as well as the public.
Rich Marriott Salary
Rich receives an average annual salary of between $24,292 and $72,507.
Rich Marriott Net Worth
Rich has an estimated net worth of $1.2 million.
Rich Marriott Membership
Marriott is a member of the Geophysical Union, the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, and the American Meteorological Society. Nonetheless, he holds a Broadcast seal.
Moreover, he is also a professional member of the American Avalanche Association, and Board Member Emeritus of the Friends of NWAC. He co-authored research papers in scientific journals, including Nature, Annals of Glaciology, Journal of Geoelecticity and Geomagnetism, Solar Physics, and others.
Rich Marriott Height and Weight
Rich stands tall at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (172 cm). He also has an average body weight.
Rich Marriott Education
Rich joined the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Physics and a master’s degree in meteorology. He then joined the University of Washington where he earned a degree in Atmospheric Sciences.
Rich Marriott Family
Rich family information is publicly available. He was born and raised up by his parents in Long Beach, California, USA.
Rich Marriott Wife
Marriott has not gone public with his wife. His love life information will be updated as soon as the information is available.
Rich Marriott Children
Marriott has children and two granddaughters. He has also been blessed with another baby boy, who is 7 (as of 2020) still young and whose joy in life keeps him from ever feeling old.