Violeta Yas Biography
Violeta Yas is an American Emmy Award-Winning Meteorologist working as a Meteorologist for NBC 4 New York. She joined the station in March 2022 after serving as a Chief Meteorologist for Telemundo62 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Yas also served as a Bilingual Meteorologist for NBC10 Philadelphia.
Education
Yas attended and graduated from Rutgers University where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Media Studies and a minor in Spanish. During her time there, she served as a Media Mentor at Rutgers, through the Institute for Women’s Leadership. Later on, Yas earned a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University.
Career
After graduating, she joined SportsageMagazine as a Sportswriter. She served this station for 2 years and 9 months and left in January 2009. Her Next stop was AccuWeather where she served as a Bilingual Broadcaster from June 2010 to January 2014.
Before joining WNBC (NBC 4 New York) in March 2022, Yas was part of Telemundo62, where she served as chief meteorologist, and NBC10 in Philadelphia. She served these two stations for nearly a decade. Yas was part of the team that launched Noticiero Telemundo62 at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. in 2014.
Career at NBC 4 New York
Yas now serves as a meteorologist at NBC 4 New York and is a member of Storm Team 4 weather team. Besides that, she has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business, ABC World News Now, The Big Ten Network, Fox Sports, several Telemundo and Univision affiliates, ZBM-TV (Bermuda), and various other Spanish networks across Latin America. Violeta has been nominated for four regional Emmys as ‘Best Weather Anchor’ and has won five Emmy awards for her severe weather and climate coverage.
As of 2024, Violeta is a lead broadcast ambassador for the American Meteorological Society’s (AMS) Committee for Hispanic and Latinx Advancement. She leads a team of broadcast meteorologists in the country in identifying, planning, and generating tangible weather resources for the Spanish-speaking community.
Her dedication to serving her community earned her AMS’s prestigious Award in 2023 for Early Career Professional Achievement, voted on by a committee of her peers. Violeta is also a strong advocate of The Boys & Girls Club organization. Additionally, she regularly visits local classrooms to explain the weather to young children and reads her bilingual children’s book, “The Meteorologist in Me”, published in Spanish in 2019.
At NBC 4 New York, Yas works alongside;
- Gilma Avalos
- Pat Battle
- Janice Huff
- Adam Kuperstein
- Jen Maxfield
- Raphael Miranda
- Natalie Pasquarella
- Darlene Rodriguez
- Melissa Russo
- Lauren Scala
Parents | Family
Yas was born and brought up in Mar Del Planta, Argentina however, information concerning her parents and siblings is not yet verified, and we will therefore not talk about them for now.
Violeta Yas Age
Yas is 39 years old as of 2024, she was born on February 7, 1985, in Mar Del Planta, Argentina, and celebrates his birthday on February 7 every year.
Husband
Yas has managed to keep a low profile on her marital status, thus, it is hard to tell if she is married, dating, or single. Information about her children is also not available at the moment.
Violeta Yas Salary
Yas’s salary ranges between $20,000 and $55,000.
Net Worth
Yas has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million. Her primary source of income is working as a meteorologist.
Social Media Platforms
Yas is very active on social media i.e. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. She has over 11k followers on Instagram, over 6.6k followers on Facebook, and 5.1k followers on Twitter.
Violeta Yas Height
Yas stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Quick Facts About Yas
- Age: Yas is 39 years old as of 2024
- Marital Status: Even after thorough research we were unable to establish whether Yas is married, single, or in a relationship
- Net Worth: She has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million
- Salary: Yas receives an estimated net annual salary of between $20, 000 and $50, 000
- Nationality: She is an American
- Height: Yas stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches