Pete Delkus

Education

He attended Mississippi State University for his master"s-level meteorology courses, and holds a Bachelor of Science in television, Radio, and Film from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).

Career

Delkus joined WFAA-television in June 2005. He has both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association seals of approval. From 1996 to 2005, Delkus was the chief meteorologist at WCPO-television, the American Broadcasting Company affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Prior to joining WCPO-television, Delkus worked as a meteorologist for four years at WFTV, the American Broadcasting Company affiliate in Orlando, Florida.

Delkus also has a long history as an outstanding athlete. As an All-America pitcher, he had an all-star college career including a trip to the College World Series.

He still holds several records as a pitcher at SIUE. Out of college, Delkus signed as a Free Agent in 1987 with the Minnesota Twins organization. In 1988, while pitching for the double A Kenosha, Wisconsin, team, Delkus finished the season with 33 saves and a 0.26 European Research Area. The following year in triple A Orlando, Delkus played 140 innings and saved 10 games with a 1.87 European Research Area. His career ended prematurely due to a serious elbow injury.

In all, Delkus played professional baseball for parts of six years with the Minnesota Twins organization.

Achievements

• While at WFAA, he has won ten Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Weather Anchor", "Outstanding Weathercast", "Outstanding Host of a News Special" and "Outstanding Host of Special Event Coverage - Big Doctorate NYE". While there, he received a pair of first place Associated Press Awards for best regularly scheduled weather. Again, Delkus enjoyed a successful career, earning the "Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Year" and the Rolaids Relief Manitoba awards.