Sue Palka Age, Wikipedia, Husband, Birthday, Wiki, Daughter ( Fox 5 )

Personal Information Summary
Name	Sue Palka
Maiden Name	Sue Palka
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB	No confirmed information is available on the year she was born.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner	Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Did Sue Palka retire?	In January 2022, Sue Palka announced her retirement at WTTG after 36 years but did her last weather forecast on March 23, 2022.
Children / No. of Kids	2
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race	White
Nationality	American

Biography Profile / Biodata Information

Introduction :

Sue Palka, the much-loved TV presenter, combines her love of educating her audience with the communication of weathercasts to ensure that her Washington D.C. viewers know what’s happening. As FOX5’s chief meteorologist, Palka was on air for over 36 years, making her one of the longest-running anchors in DC history.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

Sue Pompeani grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, & she often visited Washington D.C. as a child since her Aunt and Uncle lived nearby.
Back then, she used to laugh at stories of school closings for two inches of snow, but now she is the one forecasting those closures! Sue grew up in a home with her teacher parents and went to Edinboro State College to pursue a teaching degree.
When teaching fourth-grade in Erie, Sue married Joe Palka, who was also an Edinboro grad. Joe was working in radio and doing local theater, so many of their dates were auditions or rehearsals – sometimes Sue acquired roles or small parts, and she became hooked.

That teaching-acting combination would become important when Sue took her first TV audition at the NBC station in Erie. She recalls the interviewer asked her if she “knew all 50 states because the last weathergirl didn’t, and it was very embarrassing.”

Married Life :

Sue and her husband Joe have been married for close to four decades. Joe still works in radio, and although these careers often lend themselves to travel-oriented lifestyles, they have mostly remained in Washington.

The couple went on to have two daughters – Elder one Liz Palka and the younger one Nora (born in 1989). Her elder daughter Liz got married in 2016 and had a baby in 2017.
Joe did a brief stint in Omaha, where Sue taught in a school. When Sue was hired in Washington, she was the only female weathercaster, and she was expecting. Upon disclosing her pregnancy, the female general manager said, “this will be good for us, the viewers will love it.”
Joe lost his job a while later and stayed home to take care of their young daughters.

Throughout the couple have juggled child-raising, work schedules, and time as a family. Now their daughters are grown, Liz has followed in her mother’s footsteps as a news journalist.
Sue has called Montgomery County her home for more than three decades.

Career and Professional Timeline :

Sue started at Fox 5 in 1985, after a short time in Richmond at WTVR. She is also a six-time Emmy Award winner for outstanding weather forecasting.
Over the course of her career, Sue has covered stories on earthquakes, volcanoes, the solar eclipse in Curacao, and above ground in a Hurricane Hunter’s aircraft.
She has also covered other non-weather stories, like the Presidential Lighting of the National Christmas Tree, and trick-o-treaters at her own house for Halloween.

When Sue won the Emmy Award in 1997, she wasn’t even at the gala but was out chasing tornadoes in Oklahoma.
After over 36 years of dedicated service to Fox 5, she revealed her decision to “step back” from her role in early 2022. This news came as a shock to her colleagues on the Ten O’Clock News. Despite her departure from daily duties, Sue intended to stay connected by contributing occasional feature reporting.

Salary and Net Worth :

As per Salary(dot)com, the average median salary of a Meteorologist from Washington DC is $111,601 per year. The salary range is between $86,693 to $139,341 annually. ZipRecruiter gives the average salary for this profile as $87,992/year.
Drawing from this data, we get a rough estimate of Sue’s salary. Considering the work experience she possesses, her annual income can be estimated to be higher than the average figures mentioned above.

Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :

Sue is now a grandmother, adding a new role to her repertoire. Her baby granddaughter Anastasia was born in July 2017.
Palka enjoys going to the theatre in Washington, hiking, biking, and traveling.
After being at the studio all evening, she goes home to spend time with her husband, cats, and have a glass of wine, and watch a little television. What does she turn on? The Weather Channel, of course, since she enjoys their educational programming on tornadoes and hurricanes.

She even takes a radio along for vacations so she can be up to speed while relaxing on the sandy beaches.
Palka is known for her small part in the 1989 movie The War of the Roses.