Lissette Gonzalez
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Lissette Gonzalez is the morning weather presenter for WFOR-TV CBS4
and WBFS-TV My 33
in South Florida, USA. Prior to that, she was the weather presenter for KTLA
5 Prime News, on weeknights at 10 PM in Los Angeles, CA
. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida.
1998 and was second runner-up in the Miss America 1999
pageant where she won over $50,000 in scholarship money. During the contest, she was awarded several special scholarships including the Bernie Wayne Talent Award and the Preliminary Swimsuit Award. Her local title before winning the Miss Florida crown was Miss Miami. Gonzalez is a graduate of the University of Miami
where she double majored in broadcast journalism and music-vocal performance. She is of Cuban-American
heritage.
During the Miss America contest, Gonzalez displayed her singing talent and claims that she entered the contest in pursuit of a career in singing. While in New York
she was in an off-Broadway musical
titled "4 Guys Named Jose and una Mujer Named Maria" where she played the lead Maria, she received rave reviews from The New York Times, The New York Post and Entertainment Weekly. She also had the opportunity to record with Grammy-award winning producers in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. She also featured in the September 2008 issue of the Miami-based Selecta magazine , interviewed about her fashion sense.
coverage and has covered the Southland
's hottest spots such as The Imagen Awards and The National Hispanic Media Coalition
Impact Awards. Her weather segment on KTLA has won her recognition by the Associated Press with awards such as the Mark Twain APTRA Award for Best Weather Segment, which was given by the Television-Radio Association of California, Nevada and Hawaii.
While at KTLA in Los Angeles, Gonzalez was active with the community. She served as the host in events such as the annual Breath California awards ceremony and compered the National Latin Business Women's Association of Orange County's annual awards ceremony. She has also volunteered at KTLA events like the KTLA Toys for the Holidays and KTLA Kids' Day.
WFOR-TV
WFOR-TV, virtual channel 4.1 , is the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida. WFOR shares its TV studio facilities with sister station WBFS-TV in Doral, near Miami International Airport, and its transmitter is located in Miramar.WFOR-TV also previously had two translator stations in the...
and WBFS-TV My 33
WBFS-TV
WBFS-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for South Florida that is licensed to Miami. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 32 from a transmitter in Miramar. Owned by the CBS Corporation, the station is sister to CBS affiliate WFOR-TV and the two share...
in South Florida, USA. Prior to that, she was the weather presenter for KTLA
KTLA
KTLA, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson...
5 Prime News, on weeknights at 10 PM in Los Angeles, CA
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida.
Pageant contestant
She held the title of Miss FloridaMiss Florida
The Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. Florida has twice won the Miss America crown.-Winners:* Assumed the crown after Miss Florida won Miss America...
1998 and was second runner-up in the Miss America 1999
Miss America 1999
Miss America 1999, the 74th Miss America, pageant, was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 19, 1998 on ABC Network.- Results :* Miss America 1999: Nicole Johnson * The runners-up were:...
pageant where she won over $50,000 in scholarship money. During the contest, she was awarded several special scholarships including the Bernie Wayne Talent Award and the Preliminary Swimsuit Award. Her local title before winning the Miss Florida crown was Miss Miami. Gonzalez is a graduate of the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
where she double majored in broadcast journalism and music-vocal performance. She is of Cuban-American
Cuban American
A Cuban American is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. Cuban Americans are also considered native born Americans with Cuban parents or Cuban-born persons who were raised and educated in US...
heritage.
During the Miss America contest, Gonzalez displayed her singing talent and claims that she entered the contest in pursuit of a career in singing. While in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
she was in an off-Broadway musical
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
titled "4 Guys Named Jose and una Mujer Named Maria" where she played the lead Maria, she received rave reviews from The New York Times, The New York Post and Entertainment Weekly. She also had the opportunity to record with Grammy-award winning producers in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. She also featured in the September 2008 issue of the Miami-based Selecta magazine , interviewed about her fashion sense.
Broadcast personality
Gonzalez worked at KTLA 5 from March 2006 to July 2007, after which she returned to Miami and began working with CBS4 and My 33. Prior to joining KTLA, she held a number of different positions such as reporting for EXTRA, Weekend Edition, Extra en Espanol, Livin' Large, La Vida a lo Grande, "Miami Hoy, FYE Music Network and The Sports Authority Network. She also had broadcast experience as a freelance reporter for Telemundo 51 and NBC 6 in the Miami area. In addition to her duties on Prime News, she was the host of KTLA's TraffiCast, a weekday webcast providing the latest details on Southland traffic and weather. As a Latina, she was usually assigned to host shows and events with Spanish and Latin related topics such as the KTLA special, "Access LA: 'De Todo' Latin Explosion. She has also been assigned to do red carpetRed carpet
A red carpet is traditionally used to mark the route taken by heads of state on ceremonial and formal occasions, and has in recent decades been extended to use by VIPs and celebrities at formal events.- History :...
coverage and has covered the Southland
Greater Los Angeles Area
The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is a term used for the Combined Statistical Area sprawled over five counties in the southern part of California, namely Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Ventura County...
's hottest spots such as The Imagen Awards and The National Hispanic Media Coalition
National Hispanic Media Coalition
National Hispanic Media Coalition is a non-partisan, media advocacy and civil rights organization in the United States that represents the interests of Latinos and other people of color in the media and telecommunications industries.-Mission:...
Impact Awards. Her weather segment on KTLA has won her recognition by the Associated Press with awards such as the Mark Twain APTRA Award for Best Weather Segment, which was given by the Television-Radio Association of California, Nevada and Hawaii.
While at KTLA in Los Angeles, Gonzalez was active with the community. She served as the host in events such as the annual Breath California awards ceremony and compered the National Latin Business Women's Association of Orange County's annual awards ceremony. She has also volunteered at KTLA events like the KTLA Toys for the Holidays and KTLA Kids' Day.