Mikayla Smith joined KOCO 5 in Oklahoma City in February 2026 as a meteorologist.
"Now I get to join Oklahoma’s best! @koco5news has been a dream job in a dream city I’ve wanted to call home for years," Smith posted. "There is no greater honor than being part of the First Alert Storm Team. OKC let’s do this!"
- Sabrina Bates leaves KOCO 5 OKC for WLWT News 5 Cincinnati
She comes from weather consulting company, HailTrace, where she worked as a meteorologist beginning in October 2025.
Before that, Smith was part of the team at FOX23 News KOKI, joining the station in 2022 after working at News12 KXII in Sherman, Texas.
Smith gained national attention for launching “Signing Science with Smith,” a series delivering weather updates in American Sign Language for both deaf and hearing audiences. The Rockwall, Texas native says she was inspired to learn sign language in seventh grade by her mother, a special education teacher.
While a senior at the University of Oklahoma, Smith worked at KXII from January to April 2022. She also completed an internship at News on 6 KOTV in Tulsa.
