At that time, he also was the weekday meteorologist for KFTY in Santa Rosa, until he was hired by KPIX, where he worked through the end of 1995. Tacked to the walls of the Channel 2 weather center are computer models the National Weather Service sends several times each day. Bill uses them to prepare the evening's weather report. Then, once he's studied data from his sophisticated tracking equipment, Martin says he steps outside just before he goes on the air. Reporting the weather should be fun, and it is fun, but my focus is on good information.
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I try to give them the best forecast I can, because some of these people are laying their hopes and dreams on this event. Martin said he became serious about the weather while an undergraduate at UC-Berkeley, where he earned a B.A. in physical geography with an emphasis on meteorology. After he graduated from San Francisco State, he did an internship at KRON, and then took a job as a meteorologist at KFTY in Santa Rosa. When KTVU launched a nationwide search for a weeknight weather person, Martin was the station's first choice. Privacy Policy Registered site users, to edit your personal profile, click here .