Out the Door in San Francisco
A popular Weather Anchor is about to experience life after TV news.
After 21 years, KPIX Weather Anchor Roberta Gonzales announced Thursday that she is leaving television news to create her own production company and travel show.
Gonzales, known for her cheery on-screen disposition and boundless energy, said she has been focused on “a second chapter in life” for several years. Her contract at KPIX came up in June.
“It has been a longtime dream of mine. It was just a matter of making the leap,” she said.
Gonzales also was a regular contributor to KCBS radio 106.9 FM and 740 AM. Her final newscast for KPIX will be at noon today.
Gonzales, a longtime resident of Pleasanton, has already set up an office and small studio in Livermore.
“I want to hit the ground running on Monday,” she said. “The sky’s the limit.”
Gonzales hopes to have a travel show, tentatively titled “Where’s Roberta?,” ready for local and national distribution in January. She said she also is working on a podcast, as well as a children’s book, due out in December.