Mary Kate Hamilton is leaving First Alert 7 News (formerly CBS7), KOSA Midland-Odessa, to join Atlanta News First.
Hamilton, who joined the station in August 2020 as a weekend sports anchor and reporter, transitioned within a few years to the anchor desk, where she co-anchored the First Alert 7 Evening News at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. alongside Jay Hendricks.
A native of Indiana, Hamilton graduated from Indiana University in 2020 with a degree in Journalism. During her time at IU, she worked with Big Ten Student U and IU NewsNet and interned with WISH-TV in Indianapolis and WTIU Public Television. She was also recognized nationally, finishing fourth in the 2020 Jim Nantz Award rankings as one of the top collegiate sportscasters in the country by the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA).
