TAMPA, FLA. January 30, 2022 – Ronnie Gajownik's father was a local celebrity. Gajownik, the former USF softball player, remembers constantly being referred to as "the weatherman's daughter'' because her father, Glenn Richards, was a popular chief meteorologist with Orlando's ABC-TV affiliate.
One day, in mock disgust, Gajownik confronted her father.
"I said, 'You know what, Dad? I'm tired of this. I'm tired of just being known as your daughter. One day, people are going to know you as my dad,' '' Gajownik said with a laugh.
"I guess I sort of spoke that into existence.