Short questions with Dana Perino for Adam Klotz

You've seen us on screen, but have you ever wondered what we're like off-camera?

For the last few months, I’ve enjoyed checking in with some of your favorite Fox personalities to learn more about who they are behind the scenes.

What's the one thing Jesse Watters couldn’t live without? What's Bill Hemmer’s favorite Halloween costume? And what's sitting on Greg Gutfeld’s nightstand? 

But that's not all! The fun is just getting started.

This week, we're excited to shine the spotlight on Adam Klotz, who serves as a meteorologist for FOX News Channel and FOX Business Network. 

He is based in New York City and joined the network in January 2017.

P.S. We have so much more in store for you. Stay tuned each week for new editions of "Short Questions with Dana Perino" — and if there’s a question you want answers to or a suggestion for the person I should interview next, leave a note in the comments section below. 

"Like everyone else in Indiana," Adam Klotz of Fox Weather told Fox News Channel's Dana Perino, "I wanted to be a professional basketball player. Since that didn't work, I haven't yet decided what I'll be when I grow up."  (Fox News)

Q: Let’s start with a little background. Where are you from? Where’d you go to school? And what local markets did you work in prior to joining Fox?

AK: I grew up in a small town, Warsaw, Indiana. I went to school at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Then I took off to work on TV. 

I started in small markets and worked my way up. I went from Lima, Ohio to Panama City Beach, Florida and then Atlanta, Georgia — before landing in New York at Fox. 

Q: When you were a little kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did you always dream of being a meteorologist? 

AK: Like everyone else in Indiana, I wanted to be a professional basketball player. Since that didn't work, I haven't yet decided what I'll be when I grow up. 

Q: You’ve covered a number of big stories since starting here at Fox. Which one stands out to you as your favorite assignment to date and why? 

AK: Since coming to Fox, I am at the Macy's Day Parade for "Fox & Friends" every Thanksgiving. I like the idea of becoming part of people's Thanksgiving morning traditions each year. 

"I like the idea of becoming part of people's Thanksgiving morning traditions each year."

As far as big stories go, that would be when Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast in late August 2017. It was my first year at Fox and I worked several full nights tracking it. 

The storm ended up being the wettest in history, dropping as much as 60 inches of rain. 

Q: There’s no place like New York — the city that never sleeps! What is your favorite thing about NYC? And what were you most nervous about before moving here?

AK: New York is an exciting place to live. It feels like the world's capital city. There is always something amazing to eat and something fun to do. 

It's crowded, and it's full of trash and our apartments are small and expensive — but we are having a good time. 

Q: Imagine I’m sending you on an epic all-American food road trip. Lobster rolls in Cape Cod, deep dish in Chicago, Gumbo in New Orleans, you get the picture. Which U.S. city do you think would steal the show and what iconic food would be its crowning glory?

AK: This question is making me hungry. I lived on the Gulf Coast and I love creole food. It has to be some of the best in the country. 

The seafood, red beans and rice, gumbo, jambalaya, Po' boys, Étouffée ... It's all so good. 

"I lived on the Gulf Coast and I love creole food. It has to be some of the best in the country."

New Orleans also has a great Vietnamese food scene worth the trip. 

Q: What is your favorite app on your phone? Bonus points if it is an app that I don’t already have downloaded on my phone.

AK: Fox Weather. Duh!

Q: What is your favorite season? Ideal winter vacation — hit the beach or hit the slopes?

AK: I took up skiing to try to convince myself I like winter. 

I enjoy skiing, but in reality, the first 70-degree day of the spring, I feel my personality returning. 

Give me summer and the sun.

Q: If Elon Musk called you tomorrow with an open seat on the next SpaceX flight, would you go?

AK: I don't need a billionaire to take me. I'm going to space. 

At the rate things are going, in a couple of decades I'll be able to buy a ticket myself. 

You don't buy a VCR when it first comes out — you wait for technology to catch up and prices to drop. 

So yeah, I'm going to space.

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To read all of Dana Perino's earlier "Short Questions" interviews for Fox News Digital, check out this (long) list!

For her interview with Dr. Nicole Saphier, click here. 

For her interview with Kerri Kupec Urbahn, click here. 

For her interview with Dr. Marc Siegel, click here. 

For her interview with Taylor Riggs, click here. 

For her interview with Griff Jenkins, click here. 

For her interview with Joe Concha, click here.

For her interview with David L. Bahnsen, click here.

For her interview with Dagen McDowell, click here. 

For her interview with Lydia Hu, click here. 

For her interview with Brian Brenberg, click here. 

For her interview with Jackie DeAngelis, click here. 

For her interview with Claudia Cowan, click here. 

For her interview with Max Gorden, click here. 

For her interview with Jared Cohen, click here. 

For her interview with William La Jeunesse, click here.

For her interview with Matt Finn, click here.

For her interview with Rich Edson, click here.

For her interview with Gov. Chris Sununu, click here. 

For her interview with Ross Rayburn, click here. 

For her interview with Mark Meredith, click here.

For her interview with Emily Compagno, click here.

For her interview with Chad Pergram, click here.

For her interview with Mike Emanuel, click here. 

For her interview with Gillian Turner, click here. 

For her interview with Madison Alworth, click here. 

For her interview with Nate Foy, click here.

For her interview with Laura Ingraham, click here. 

For her interview with five New York FOX reporters, click here. 

For her interview with Katie Pavlich, click here.

For her interview with Guy Benson, click here. 

For her interview with Pete Hegseth, click here. 

For her interview with Sandra Smith, click here. 

For her interview with Nicolas Yannicelli, click here.

For her interview with Abby Hornacek, click here.

For her interview with Elise Bitter, click here. 

For her interview with Brian Kilmeade, click here.

For her interview with Kennedy, click here.

For her interview with John Roberts, click here. 

For her interview with Janice Dean, click here. 

For her interview with Charles Payne, click here.

For her interview with Trey Gowdy, click here.

For her interview with Johnny "Joey" Jones, click here. 

For her interview with Bill Melugin, click here. 

For her interview with Jimmy Failla, click here. 

For her interview with Tyrus, click here. 

For her interview with Ainsley Earhardt, click here

For her interview with Lawrence Jones, click here. 

For her interview with Dr. Arash Akhavan, click here. 

For her interview with Martha MacCallum, click here.

For her interview with Bret Baier, click here. 

For her interview with Kayleigh McEnany, click here.

For her interview with Harold Ford Jr., click here. 

For her interview with Shannon Bream, click here

For her interview with Jessica Tarlov, click here.

For her interview with Leo Terrell, click here.

For her interview with Geraldo Rivera, click here.

For her interview with Clay Travis, click here.

For her interview with Bill Hemmer, click here. 

For her interview with Greg Gutfeld, click here.

For her interview with Benjamin Hall, click here.

For her interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro, click here.

For her interview with Jesse Watters, click here.

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Dana Perino currently serves as a co-anchor of "America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer & Dana Perino" (weekdays 9-11 a.m. ET) and also serves as co-host of "The Five" (weekdays 5-6 p.m. ET) and "Dana Perino's Book Club" on Fox Nation. She joined the network in 2009 as a contributor. Follow her on Twitter@DanaPerino.