5 questions for Roberta Gonzales; CBS5/KCBS weather woman extraordinaire

Four-time EMMY award winning Roberta Gonzales is the Weather Anchor for CBS 5 Eyewitness News at 5, 6, 10 (on the The CW 44/Cable 12) and 11PM. Previously she was the Weather Anchor for CBS 5 Early Edition and Noon newscasts. Gonzales is also the weather anchor for KCBS-AM for the morning and mid-day shows. A native of California, Gonzales returned to the Bay Area after six years of weather reporting in Chicago.

**Five questions for Roberta, who, by the way, is the wife of San Jose Sharks TV play-by-play announcer, Randy Hahn...

So, Roberta, you are considered one of the most popular, jovial and sorry, yes, "HOT!" weather predictors in the Bay Area. What's your secret?

“HOT?” Hahahaha! It is believed I have been consistently forecasting Weather full time on Television longer than any other woman in the country (since 1982). So, to be considered “HOT”, well, I’ll take it! Let’s just say, my two sons keep me active, my love for the sport of Triathlons and Marathons keep me fit and I have been blessed with my mother’s “Native American Indian” skin.

If you and Randy ever have an argument, do you threaten him with "Honey, keep it up and I'm spending another hour on 'doppler radar?"

Actually, Randy is never in town long enough for me to have an argument with. Plus, have you ever heard him yell out, “He shoots, he scoressssss?” With pipes and a voice like that, I never want him screaming at me!

Give us a typical work day; when do you wake up?; when do you get to work?, the works?

My day begins at 7am so I can spend time with my boys before they head to school. I then jump online and check the Weather. Depending on the day, if I have no Charity or Speaking commitments, I am training for Triathlons or Marathons. Six times a week, I either, swim, bike or run. I also strength train at the Gym. There is the typical grocery shopping, running of the errands, I try to figure out what the heck to wear to work and then the 40 mile drive into San Francisco. I usually arrive by 2:45pm and have my first KCBS Radio Weather report at 3;18pm. I am on the 5 and 6pm Newscasts as well as the 10 and 11pm Newscasts. I usually leave the Studio at midnight and arrive home shortly before 1am. I hit the sheets around 2am.

Ever hate doing the weather---did you ever consider news/sports/features?

Funny! You are the first person to ever ask me that! I was a Reporter long before a Weather caster. So, actually, yes, when there is a “Breaking News” story, I want to be in the middle of the coverage! However, we have such a dynamic News Room, we usually have “all hands on deck” whenever there is a Breaking story, so I am able to find some way of helping out.

I never HATE doing the Weather, but there are times, when I would love to lay in bed and enjoy listening to the rain drops on my roof top. Instead, I always lay there thinking, “how fast is that cold front moving through and what direction is it heading and are there any advisories that have been issued?”

OK, I hate to break this to you, but...YOU are considered very attractive by a lot of guys, men, whatever...how much fan mail do you get?

Am I hotter than my BFF and Co-Anchor Juliette Goodrich? Hahaha!!
OK…but please remember how very diverse the Bay Area is! I probably receive as much emails from my women viewers as I do the men! Hahaha! I receive roughly 500 emails a day ranging from “are you married” to “where do you buy your clothes”, to “what is the difference between rain and showers?” to my favorite…..“my Grandfather loves watching you. Can you please send him an autographed picture? He is too old too type, so I am placing the request for him”. Hahaha!!

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