Mike Caplan profile
Mike Caplan is an American meteorologist who is currently working for FOX 32’s Good Day Chicago. At the station, he serves as a Meteorologist. Additionally, he joined FOX 32 in December of 2015 as the station’s morning meteorologist for Good Day Chicago. He previously worked at WTVD in Raleigh-Durham, NC as chief weather anchor.
Mike Caplan Age
Caplan is 61 years old as of 2023. He was born on 22nd September 1962, in the northern suburbs of the United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on 22nd September every year.
Mike Caplan Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.85m) tall.
Mike Caplan Family
Caplan has neither disclosed the names of his parents nor those of his siblings as he likes to keep his personal life private. However, we will update this information as soon as it is available.
Mike Caplan Wife
He was first married to his ex-wife Samantha before he met Laura Caplan. Currently, he is married to his beautiful wife Laura Caplan. Mike and his wife are the owners of Caplan Studios, which is a photography and web design business in the northern suburbs. Initially, Mike’s wife Laura was a model and Mike’s artistic muse.
Laura has continually been striking poses and Expressions that make others envious of her beauty both in person and in print. Mike and his wife are enthusiastic during winter. Both Mike and his wife reside in the northern suburbs together with their son who was born in the late 1990s.
Mike Caplan Career
Caplan was born and raised in the northern suburbs and has called Chicago home for most of his life. After graduating from Warren Township High School in Gurnee, he earned an Associate’s Degree from the College of Lake County. From there, he went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications from Illinois State University. His first job after college was in Champaign-Urbana, IL at WCIA. While there, he reported news before being promoted to weekend and noon weather anchor.
Moreover, Caplan co-hosted the station’s PM Magazine show and earned a one-on-one interview with President Ronald Reagan at the White House one of the very first reporters granted such access. In 1987, Caplan was hired by WTVD in Raleigh-Durham, NC as chief weather anchor. Two years later, he was selected to co-anchor the station’s early evening newscast in addition to his weather duties. While there, he covered everything from tornadoes to hurricanes to snowstorms.
In 1994, Caplan came back home to Chicago to work for WLS-TV. He earned his meteorologist credentials from Mississippi State University and became the 4 p.m. weekday meteorologist. When he isn’t predicting the weather for FOX and his audience on social media, he is an accomplished and published photographer. He and his wife own a photographic and web design business in the northern suburbs.
Furthermore, Caplan is an adjunct instructor at the College of Lake County where he teaches photography. He and his wife Laura are avid travelers and seem drawn to cold places like Iceland and Yellowstone in the winter. Caplan still calls the northern suburbs home where he lives with his wife and teenage son.
Mike Caplan Salary
He has an estimated annual salary of $30,000 to $80,000 from his career at Fox 32 Chicago.
Mike Caplan Net Worth
Caplan has an estimated annual Net Worth of $ 1 million to $5 million earned from his career as a meteorologist.
Mike Caplan Social Media Platforms
Caplan is very active on his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. He has 2.1k followers on Twitter, 1.9k followers on Instagram, and 65k followers on Facebook.