My City February 2022

LEFT: PRE-BROADCAST, TOLDO CONNECTS WITH FANS VIA FACEBOOK LIVE. BELOW: TOLDO AND HER HUSBAND, RICK

e meteorologist says she is inspired by people in general. “I’m so lucky that I get to meet people from so many walks of life.” She is also inspired by her husband. “Rick oŽers me so much love and encour- agement. at is so important to my peace of mind. He keeps me ground- ed.” She nds the many volunteers who do so many great things for the community to be inspiring, as well. Toldo very much enjoys her role as e Weather Lady. She has a great deal of respect and admiration for the people she works with at the station. “ e producer, directors and tech people are all amazing!” she exclaims. She also has high regard for Chief Meteorologist, Ahmad Bajjey. “I really admire him and his work ethic and I think he will go really far,” she says. “I learn a lot from my younger colleagues.” Toldo also enjoys working with Morning Anchor,Mike Woolfolk. “Mike has a great sense of humor,” she says. “We laugh a lot in the morning, the whole crew. I’m really lucky!” ®

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our community. ese are people who are broken in a signi cant way.”Toldo also hosts events for the American Heart Association’s “American Heart Month” which is in February. e work of this organiza- tion has personal meaning for Toldo, as her mother died from a sudden heart attack four years ago at age 70. “I miss my mom every day,” she says.

One question followers of this popular news personality ask frequently is, “What time do you go to bed?”Toldo says she likes to get at least seven hours of sleep and usually goes to bed at 3pm, but watches TV for a while or reads to relax. She is usually asleep by 4-5pm. “As the medical reporter, I know that sleep is so important for our health. Most people do not get enough.”

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