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Weather
Lissette Gonzalez is the morning and noon Weather Anchor for CBS4. Viewers can watch Lissette's weathercasts weekday mornings from 5 am to 9 am and again at noon. She can also be seen venturing outside of the studio to deliver her weathercast from South Florida's most vibrant events and celebrated venues.
Prior to joining CBS4, Lissette served as Weather Anchor for KTLA's Prime News in Los Angeles, the number two market in the country. Lissette's weathercast was recognized by the Associated Press Association of California, Nevada and Hawaii with a Mark Twain AP Award for "Best Weather segment." She was also nominated for a Los Angeles Emmy Award for her work as host of the KTLA special "Access LA: de todo-Latin Explosion." Lissette delivered her weathercasts and often covered entertainment news from different venues, events and award shows, including the "Imagen Awards" and the "National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards" where the list of celebrities she interviewed included Andy Garcia, Antonio Banderas, Edward James Olmos, and America Ferrera.
Lissette has had a diverse and impressive career in broadcasting and entertainment on the national and local level. In addition, she has hosted and reported for such nationally syndicated shows as "EXTRA," "Extra en Espanol," and "Livin' Large." However, she got her start in front of the cameras right here in Miami at the University of Miami anchoring the "Daybreak" and "Primetime" Newscasts on UMTV, and hosting and reporting for the local show "Miami Hoy"("Miami Today").
Lissette is a former Miss Miami and Miss Florida. In 1998, she was named second runner up to Miss America, and won over $50,000 dollars in scholarship money, which helped her complete her studies and graduate from the University of Miami with a double major in Broadcast Journalism and Music-Vocal Performance. Lissette then starred as "Maria" in the Off-Broadway hit "4 Guys Named Jose and Una Mujer named Maria" in New York and Miami, and was subsequently nominated for the prestigious Carbonell Award. Her success Off-Broadway led to a record deal in 2001 with RCA and she had the opportunity to record with Grammy-award winning music producers and songwriters in both New York, Los Angeles and Miami.
Born and raised in Miami, Lissette is happy to be back home now in South Florida tracking the tropics and forecasting the weather she is so familiar with. In her free time, Lissette stays busy. She is a member of the local and national American Meteorological Society and is currently working on attaining her meteorology degree from Mississippi State University. Lissette also hosts a weather segment for "The Welcome Channel"- an exclusive 24-hour channel dedicated to providing visitors and locals with information on Miami and its beaches.
Lissette is very active in the community and frequently visits South Florida schools to speak to students about weather and the importance of education. She supports many organizations including Dream in Green, Amigos for Kids, American Red Cross, and Padres Brillantes. Lissette hosts, performs and participates in many charitable events and is very involved with CBS4's Neighbors 4 Neighbors programs, including the School House Toy Drive, Adopt-a-Family, among others. Lissette is still very passionate about music and has had the opportunity to sing the National Anthem and "God Bless America" at the Heat, Marlins and Dolphins games. Lissette also enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
