Dr. Joe Sobel

First CD/DVD you ever bought?
I have no idea… but the first record (45) that I ever bought was "At the Hop" by Danny and the Juniors… yes, I am old!!!
What made you choose weather/meteorology/broadcasting as a career?
I never wanted to do anything else… except be a major league baseball player, and that wasn't going to happen!
Weirdest job you've ever held?
I sold guide books at the New York World's Fair… 1962???
Favorite sports team? Music? Movie genre?
Big Mets fan (unfortunately), also big follower of Penn State sports, especially football and basketball (again… unfortunately)!
Any weird talents?
Nah...
Right or left handed?
Right-handed
Last movie you watched/book you read?
"The Girl Who Played With Fire"
Favorite day of the year?
Thanksgiving
Celebrity you (or other people) think you resemble?
Who would play you in a movie? Kevin Spacey
Song you hate the most?
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"
Any superstitions you believe/practice?
I am not especially superstitious
Favorite/most addictive form of social media?
I guess e-mail… I don't Twitter… and only occasionally check Facebook.
If you could go back or forward in time, where would you go?
Forward… I'd love to see what things look like 50 years from now.
Favorite Kevin Bacon movie?
"Animal House"… not many people realize he was in that…
Coffee or Tea
Coffee… but decaf
Do you "label" yourself any certain stereotype?
Yeah… old and bald
What's a word you say a lot?
"Breezy"… cause it's in almost every AccuWeather forecast that I have to read...
Favorite age you have been so far?
20… I loved college
Your current desktop picture?
My granddaughter
Most influential person in your life?
My wife
Favorite Season?
I guess winter 'cause I still love snow… but summer thunderstorms are a close second.
What is your earliest memory?
Huge snowstorm in Pittsburgh when I was 5 years old… in 1950
PC or MAC?
PC
What kind of tree or animal would you be?
Cat
If you were a car – What kind would you be?
A clunker
If you could be any fictional character – who would you be?
Superman…
What would I find in your refrigerator right now?
Lots of tomatoes… I love tomatoes
One meal for the rest of your life – what would it be?
Filet Mignon and a baked potato
Hobbies / Special Interests / If Golf, what's your Handicap?
I love to read, watch movies and sports, especially baseball and college basketball. As for golf, my handicap is my clubs.
Favorite place to vacation?
My couch

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