A fun interview with Kristi Gordon:
I heard an audio clip taken from when
Kristi Gordon
presented weather on CITY-TV (in Edmonton, presumably), after the station lost its A-channel name. A well-established Toronto firm, CHUM bought out the prairie company (Craig) that owned A-Channel in 2004. Then they applied their existing broadcast identity CITY-TV to many of their new stations. Kristi worked with CITY until late 2006 and then switched over to Vancouver with another Canadian television network, Global TV. She appeared on
the Weather Network Canada
at one time as well.
The interviewer below introduces her as a
famous meteorologist.
She has to answer a few trivia questions in order to win a box of chocolates and seems confident at first. So here are the questions. Dude: What is the opposite of a cold front?
Kristi Gordon: (laughs) I wouldn't say there is an opposite, but there is another part to it. A *warm front*.
Dude: Actually it's a *warm back*. (She laughs again, I would groan) So close... What's the technical term for *sunny warm day following two days of rain,* what's that called?
Kristi Gordon: Uh - I have no idea.
Dude: Monday! Monday, ohhh...man oh for two. Disappointing. You know what? We'll make you a winner if you can read *this* in under 10 seconds. Kristi Gordon: (without a slip) Whether the weather be fine...
Whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold,
or Whether the weather be hot.
We'll weather the weather whatever the weather
Whether we like it or not.Dude: All Right. Well done. One outta three, so we'll give you the chocolates.
Kristi Gordon: Thank You - I love chocolate. Not extremely witty. Wait, here's another... Ian: Rain or Snow?
KG: Rain
Ian: Tornado or hurricane?
KG: Tornado
Ian: Strangest run-in with a viewer
KG: In the elevator
Ian: Coldest temperature you've experienced?
KG: Uh, minus forty. With a wind-chill.
Ian: Your favourite weather-related song?
KG: (sings) The Sun will come out...(Somebody in the background adds *tomorrow* and she laughs)
Ian: I like that one too. Alright, skiing or lying on a beach?
KG: Both.
Ian: Okay, what celebrity would you not want to see in a speedo?
KG: Paul Menier [CITY-TV news director]
Ian: Oh, a dig there. Sunny days or stormy nights?
KG: Sunny days
Ian: Sunset or Sunrise?
KG: Sunset
Ian: If you could name a hurricane, what would you name it?
KG: Kristi
Ian: When you think of *hot* do you think of a warm sunny day or Ian Sterling.
KG: (laughs) Ian Sterling [Edmonton radio personality]
Better? Well, enough of that...
Who is she anyway?
After finishing studies in meteorology and geography and then starting her broadcasting career in Toronto, Kristi headed out to
broadcast meteorology jobs
in the west once again. Edmonton for a few years then home to Vancouver. Kristi picked up her CMOS certification along the way somewhere and she has gained fame for her weather forecasts, notorious good looks and participation in various outdoor sports. This combination tends to bring out the neanderthals on certain message boards. But hey, it's all in fun. Right? Anyway, when Vancouver and Whistler host the Olympic games in 2010, they will need a good
skiing,
snowboarding and weather expert. Kristi Gordon is their person.
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