Good Day L.A.

Cheer me up

... my high was I went on Good Day LA to talk about my 1500th episode, and this was, you're the one who put in the good word for me.

And-

Uh, you're perfect for it.

Will you answer? My guest today had built a career telling millions of people what weather to expect when they step outside each morning, but some of the biggest storms in her own life arrived without warning.

Maria Koban is the beloved meteorologist for Good Day LA.

She's an author, a certified grief educator, and a woman whose path has been shaped by resilience in ways far beyond her career.

From becoming a young single mom while still a teenager to working her way through college and eventually earning a seat in one of the country's biggest television markets, Maria built a life she loved.

And then I'm going to shut up for a minute because I will have run out of steam.

Remember how you were giving me a ration of doo-doo about not having gotten in touch with Good Day LA?

Yes.

Because you hooked it up for me

that.

I hate to derail us this quickly, but if you've watched Fox 11 lately, that's KTTV here in Los Angeles, where you see Good Day LA.

They have a new program, and this is happening on all the Fox local stations across America, where the anchor is like a Twitch streamer.

So they're actually controlling the switching of the cameras.

No, I did TV in Hollywood.

Good Day LA? I did a podcast.

That's tomorrow.

I did KTLA this morning.

Good Day LA is my favorite show.

Aren't they great? They're so great.

I

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Earlier this morning, I did a hit on Good Day LA with our pal Bob DeCastro and, uh, all of the wonderful people over at Fox 11 KTTV, and they were kind enough to post that segment on their social media accounts.

And Randy, we're gonna go ahead and rebroadcast it here.

This was Johnny this morning on Good Day LA.

Days now before the midterms, so yeah, it's always good to check in with you.

Thanks for being here.

All right.

Um, John.