| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Erica Kato |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | As of 2025, she is around 35 years old. |
| Husband / Wedding & Marriage / Partner / Spouse | No confirmed information is available. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Asian |
| Nationality | American |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Erica Kato is a popular meteorologist, TV presenter & the Deputy Spokesperson, Communications and Marketing Division, of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). She works in conjunction with the Mayor to promote various municipal initiatives.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Erica is originally from San Francisco.
- Erica Kato is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).
- She is an alumna of The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications and a minor in African-American Studies.
- At college, she anchored the Monday morning newscast at the school’s online news station, CalTV. She also holds a certificate in Meteorology obtained from Pennsylvania State University.
Interests, Height and Trivia :
- When she is not working, Erica loves to go and enjoy the sandy beaches, having a good meal, or explore the outdoors in search of her next adventure.
- Apart from these, Erica loves spending time with her friends and family and relaxing at home with her cat Zazie.
- She is a lover of all things beauty and fashion & runs a personal blog named The Fashion Forecast. She often posts pictures of her inspired outfits.
- She also takes time to practice her Japanese & has taken tutorials at San Francisco’s Japantown.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Erica’s journalism career began in January 2008 when she started working as a newsroom intern at KRON-TV. Her role there was to find people to participate in the Q&A segment of Rob Black and Your Money & following up on breaking news with media agencies and local government.
- In February 2010, she took over the position of Production Assistant & Assignment Desk Editor. She was responsible for editing videos for the 11 p.m. newscast, researching and assigning breaking news stories to the field crew.
- In March 2010, Erica became the traffic producer and reporter. Responsible for preparing and presenting traffic reports for the Morning News, she even monitored traffic cameras and computers to get the latest updates.
- In April 2011, she took over as the Morning Meteorologist forecasting on live TV & providing on-air weather updates after every 15 minutes.
- Ms. Kato is also currently working as a traffic reporter for KCBS radio & as a meteorologist and traffic reporter for iHeart Media Radio Stations like Sacramento’s KFBK.
- Some of the big stories that she has covered include the San Bruno Gas line Explosion, the 2011 Fukushima Quake, the Asian Airlines Flight 214 Crash, and the Bay Bridge Closure.
- She was also the Director of Risk Management of Alpha Phi; she was responsible for coordinating their bi-annual safety forums.
Hello Erica,
I watched you on Kron4 News, around 2011 and 2012. Then you were gone. I hope you landed in a good spot and are doing well.
Erica,
I was getting up in the morning for going to work and watching your forecast for many years on KRON. Then I took my mother to Reno and saw you again! What station are you with now? Very nice seeing you again.
Hey Erica, are you still with CBS13? I haven’t seen you in a while, I hope everything is ok. Much Love!
Erica you block the view of the Pollock Pines high an low temptures. It would help if you please stand out of the view. Thanks!
I do wish you make a blue dress for my mother with pockets