10 | MARCH 2 • 2023 

OUR COMMUNITY
ON THE COVER

WDIV’s leading meteorologist 
Paul Gross retires after 40 years.

SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY

 The
 Forecast: 
Sunny 
 Days 
 Ahead

A

fter decades as an 
award-winning television 
meteorologist, Temple Kol 
Ami member Paul Gross still enjoyed 
his work but decided that this was 
a good time to leave. “I had accom-
plished everything I could do at WDIV
, 
and 40 years was a goal,
” he explains.
His last day on-air was Jan. 31. During 
the 5 p.m. newscast, Gross’ former and 
current colleagues celebrated his retire-
ment with clips of his early broadcast 
days, on-air accolades and a few jokes. 
Several wore purple — Gross’ favorite 
color — in tribute to him, and station 
meteorologist Kim Adams insisted that he 
do the 5 p.m. weather forecast with her. 
As Gross looks back at his career, he 

Paul Gross in the 
WDIV studio

