Dave Aguilera

First Alert Chief Meteorologist Dave Aguilera grew up in Colorado. He is an Emmy Award winner who was born in Pueblo. He has worked in every television market in the state and has been at CBS Colorado a long time .. since 1993!

Having lived through and reported on many major weather events, including everything from droughts and floods to blizzards and tornadoes and has seen how the weather deeply affects people. He has been a TV and Radio broadcaster in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region since 1986.

He is, perhaps foremost, an optimist, which is a good thing to be when people tend to blame you for the bad weather. But no matter what the sky is doing, Dave looks forward to coming to work, and he always tries to bring a little sunshine into the lives of his audience, no matter what it's doing outside.

As far back as his senior year in high school, Dave knew he wanted to work in television, but he assumed it would be delivering news. After graduating in 1987 from Colorado State University/Pueblo (formerly University of Southern Colorado) with a Bachelor of Science degree in mass communications/journalism, he found his direction shifting. His interests were definitely looking up - literally. Everything Dave wanted to know was now in the sky. He went on to earn a Certificate in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University.

He holds the American Meteorological Society's Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation, a professional recognition of the quality of his weather broadcasts. Among radio and television meteorologists, the CBM designation is sought as a mark of distinction and recognition.

Dave is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorology Society and holds the Television Seal of Approval from both organizations.

Dave has won several Heartland Regional Emmys and Colorado Broadcasters Association Meteorologist of the Year.

Dave has worked as a weather anchor at KRQE-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico; KOAA-TV in Pueblo/Colorado Springs, Colorado; and at KREX-TV in Grand Junction, Colorado. He also worked as a news reporter/anchor for KHOW-Radio and KOA-Radio in Denver, and as a Disc Jockey for KCCY, KRYT and KDZA, in Pueblo. In September 1993, Dave accomplished the goal he had set for himself in college by joining CBS News Colorado as a meteorologist.

Dave participates in and emcees numerous fundraising events for nonprofit groups throughout the year. He feels the community has given him so much and this is his way to give back.

In fact, in 2018 Dave was inducted into the Pueblo South High School Hall of Fame for his work in broadcasting and helping the community.

His hopes for the future are to continue to work for CBS News Colorado. Living in Denver, which he thinks is the "greatest city in the country," means playing golf when the weather is nice, skiing when it's snowing, and giving people the First Alert when the weather gets rough.

Just The Facts

Role model: My mother

Dream job: Indy race car driver

What keeps you in Colorado? This is home, born & raised here

Alma Mater: Colorado State University - Pueblo, Mississippi State University, Starkville

Star sign: Leo

Year hired: 1993

First TV appearance: 1987, KOAA-TV, Pueblo

Hobbies: Golf, racquetball, coaching his kids basketball, football and soccer teams

Favorite food: Anything on my plate

Favorite musicians: Jon Batiste, Carlos Santana, Billy Joel

Favorite sports team: Denver Broncos

Favorite vacation spot: Disney World

Favorite word: Graupel

Favorite noise: Rain on the roof

You can contact Dave by sending an email to yourreporter@cbs.com.