Mike Boylan
{{short description|American blogger}}
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| birth_name = Michael Jerome Boylan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|17|mf=y}}
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| alma_mater = University of South Florida
| occupation = Video blogger, storm chaser
| years_active = 2004–present
| known_for = Mike's Weather Page
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Michael Jerome Boylan (born October 17, 1973) is an American video blogger and storm chaser from Oldsmar, Florida.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/climate-hurricane-ida-florida-fort-lauderdale-storms-fcdcd90fb28519876c2c5468c26b3240 |title=Weather junkies turn to Florida hurricane blogger for info |access-date= |last1=Frisaro |first1=Freida |date=October 28, 2021 |work=Associated Press}}{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/florida-weather-blogger-talks-hurricane-ian-storms-unite-people-neighbors-helping-neighbors |title=Florida weather blogger talks Hurricane Ian and how storms unite people: 'Neighbors helping neighbors' |access-date= |last1=Moore |first1=Cortney |date=September 29, 2022 |work=Fox News}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/chatting-up-oldsmars-mike-boylan-of-mikes-weather-page/2336730/ |title=Chatting up Oldsmar's Mike Boylan, of Mike's Weather Page |access-date= |last1=Wells |first1=Challis |date=September 8, 2017 |work=Tampa Bay Times}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article275956906.html |title=Meet the Florida man behind Mike's Weather Page, a go-to source for hurricane forecasts |access-date= |last1=Ballogg |first1=Ryan |date=June 23, 2023 |work=Bradenton Herald}}{{cite web |url=https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2023/08/01/mike-boylan-best-day-ever-mikes-weather-page |title=Mike Boylan of Mike's Weather Page shares his best day ever in Tampa Bay |access-date= |last1=San Felice |first1=Selene |date=August 1, 2023 |work=Axios}}
Background
Boylan graduated from East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida in 1991. In 1996, he obtained a degree in marketing from the University of South Florida.{{cite web |url=https://www.usf.edu/magazine/2023-summer/weather-page.aspx |title=His Eye's on the Skies: Mike's Weather Page has become a go-to resource for millions of fans |access-date= |last1=Wolfe |first1=Melissa |date=June 2, 2023 |work=University of South Florida}}
Boylan launched his weather aggregator website in 2004 as an avid weather enthusiast. He later joined Facebook in 2009 to establish a presence for his website Mike's Weather Page. It has since become a popular site for many weather enthusiasts and meteorology professionals, amassing millions of followers on social media.{{cite web |url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/nov/02/more-than-1-million-followers-turn-to-florida-storm-chasers-mikes-weather-page/ |title=More than 1 million followers turn to Florida storm chaser's Mike's Weather Page |access-date= |last1= |first1= |date=November 2, 2021 |work=The Columbian}}{{cite web |url=https://www.suncoastnews.com/news/oldsmar-weather-watcher-taking-the-internet-by-storm/article_9bacd810-cee0-11eb-a999-532076ac1f2b.html |title=Oldsmar weather watcher taking the internet by storm |access-date= |last1=Rosenfield |first1=Jeff |date=June 17, 2021 |work=Suncoast News}} Boylan is also known for his video coverages of Atlantic hurricanes as a storm chaser.{{cite web |url=https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2024/05/30/mikes-weather-page-mike-boylan-facebook-tiktok-youtube-celebrity-hurricane-spaghetti-maps-interview/73409445007/ |title='Florida's weatherman': Get to know the guy behind Mike's Weather Page |access-date= |last1=Runnells |first1=Charles |date=May 30, 2024 |work=The News-Press}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03wojl6e3aE |title=Mike Boylan: 'Very eerie feeling' in Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia - Dan Abrams Live |access-date= |last1=Abrams |first1=Dan |date=August 29, 2023 |work=NewsNation}}{{cite web |url=https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/2024/06/03/tropics-watch-atlantic-hurricane-season-starts-quietly-heres-when-storms-could-develop/ |title=Jonathan Kegges previews hurricane season with Mike Boylan, of Mike's Weather Page |access-date= |last1=Kegges |first1=Jonathan |date=June 3, 2024 |work=WKMG-TV}}{{cite web |url=https://www.floridatrend.com/article/37024/icon-mike-boylan |title=Icon: Mike Boylan |access-date= |last1=Levy |first1=Art |date=June 13, 2023 |work=Florida Trend}}
=Awards=
In 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis honored Boylan with the Tropical Meteorology Award for his coverage of Atlantic hurricane seasons.{{cite web |url=https://flghc.org/2020-award-recipients/ |title=2020 Award Recipients |access-date= |last1= |first1= |first2= |last2= |date=September 1, 2021 |work=FLGHC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622104810/https://flghc.org/2020-award-recipients/ |archive-date=2021-06-22 }}
Personal Life
Boylan is married to Julie and they have two daughters, Emily and Sarah. He owns two French Bulldogs, Hunter and Louie, often used as pet mascots for his online brand. Boylan is a NASCAR enthusiast.{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/weather/2023/02/16/mikes-weather-page-nascar-daytona-speedway-spaghetti-models-bayley-currey/ |title=Tampa Bay's Mike's Weather Page to have NASCAR race car in Daytona |access-date= |last1= |first1= |first2= |last2= |date=February 16, 2023 |work=Tampa Bay Times}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wfla.com/sports/big-race-daytona/hurricane-awareness-machine-to-race-in-daytona-500-this-weekend/ |title=Hurricane Awareness Machine to race in Daytona 500 this weekend |access-date= |last1=Holly |first1=Amanda |date=February 15, 2023 |work=WFLA}}
References
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External Links
- [https://www.youtube.com/c/MikesWeatherPage YouTube]
- [https://www.facebook.com/mikesweatherpage/ Facebook]
- [https://www.instagram.com/mikes_weather_page Instagram]
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