Former Sports Director Joel Villanueva is returning to KRGV 5 Rio Grande Valley in his new role as morning anchor on September 22, 2025.
Morning anchor Javier Guerra will join the evening 5p.m. and 6p.m. newscasts.
Villanueva spent more than a decade at KRGV, starting as a video editor and moving to weekend sports anchor in 2008 before becoming sports director in 2014.
He left in 2020 to pursue opportunities outside of broadcasting, most recently serving as communications manager for Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada.
A graduate of the University of North Texas, Villanueva also brings recent academic experience, as he is completing a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication & Innovation from Texas Tech University.
