Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Michelle Mackey, a combination of a fitness freak, anchor, and weather reporter was born on 26th September 1990. Currently, she performs her duties of presenting national & regional weather reports for “The Weather Network” in Ontario, Canada.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Mackey completed her Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in Media Studies and English Literature from Trent University.
- In 2012, she moved to Australia to proceed with the Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication degree from Griffith University.
- She received a great opportunity during her university & interned with Nine Gold Coast News. Her role was to report, write, edit, and field visits. She also focused on developing news stories, followed up with field reporters & assisted them on location, prepared the script draft and did several news bulletins.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Mackey loves her job of a weather reporter. According to her, ‘The weather is one of the only things we have no control over, and there’s something so powerful and exciting about that!’
- She is a fitness enthusiast and a certified instructor of martial arts.
- She enjoys travelling around the world & hitting the roads with long-distance running.
- Queenstown, New Zealand is the world’s highest jumping point, and Mackey had bungee jumped off from that point!
- To further promote awareness among masses regarding mental health, she shares her own stories as well.
TV Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- In April 2009, Mackey began her career journey & started work with Trent Radio as a talk show host and producer. There she expanded her horizon of knowledge by finding content, writing scripts & presenting it too. She often conducted interviews and done promotional events as well.
- During this time, she organized weekly fitness classes specialized in cardiovascular training and muscular conditioning.
- For more field experience, she worked with the Absynthe Magazine as a field reporter and photographer where she did reports on monthly campus events.
- In 2011, she started with GlobaLinks Learning Abroad and joined as a video blogger.
- During her graduation, she worked with Ocean Road Magazine as a journalist and social media manager. Her responsibilities were to shoot, produce, edit & hunt for feature stories and also to write content for the various social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram etc.
- In 2013, she experienced the catastrophe of Cyclone Oswald in Australia, which ignited her passion for weather reporting.
- Thereafter in June 2014, she joined The Weather Network (TWN) and continues to work there.
- She could be found on TWN, Monday – Friday 5:30 am and also appears on CBC News Network.
- At times, she does feature segments too including “Captured,” which is one of TWN’s best-performing features.
- Besides work, she contributes to the society through fundraising events for the Canadian Mental Health Association (Halliburton, Kawartha, and Pine Ridge).
Body & Other Vital Info
Michelle Mackey Measurements :
- Eye Color : Green
- Haircut / Hair Color : Blonde
- Michelle Mackey Height : 5′10″
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : 9
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
More Details :
- Marital Status / Married? : No confirmed information is available.
- Children / No. of Kids : —
- Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : White
- Nationality : Canadian
Michelle Mackay…I have watched you on the Weather Network…you do a smashing job. I do agree with Brian. You are a beautiful woman and an absolute doll.
You are very beautiful