Karen Borta is taking over my blog this week, but it's not every day that the CBS News Texas KTVT Dallas-Fort Worth anchor celebrates 30 years on the air and becomes the first to broadcast the news from an Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) studio.
Make sure to watch the above video to see Borta talk to herself from 30 years ago! I think the KTVT creative services team was using a little AI for that one!
Borta joined CBS 11 back in 1995 (see, even as a former journalist, I can sometimes do math). Over the past three decades, she has anchored every newscast the station offers — from evenings to mornings — and currently co-anchors CBS News Texas at 4 p.m. alongside Ken Molestina, as well as CBS News Texas at 11 a.m.
Before joining CBS Texas, Borta built her career as an anchor and reporter FOX 13 WTVT Tampa Bay, KRBK 13 (now KMAX) Sacramento and KCEN 6 Waco.
Borta was born and raised in North Texas, graduating from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), which honored her in 2003 with its Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
Throughout her career, Borta has received regional Emmy Awards, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards, Press Club of Dallas Katie Awards, and the Association of Women Journalists’ Vivian J. Castleberry Award. In 2019, she was named a Legend of North Texas Journalism by the Press Club of Dallas — the organization’s highest lifetime achievement honor.
Beyond the newsroom, Borta is deeply committed to community service and advocacy. She has supported organizations such as Mi Escuelita, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Baylor Sammons Breast Center, and A.W.A.R.E. (Alzheimer’s Women’s Association for Resources and Education).
Her dedication to finding a cure for breast cancer is personal — the disease has affected her mother, both grandmothers, and several other relatives. As the mother of two daughters, Borta has been a tireless advocate for research and awareness, earning multiple honors for her efforts. She has served as Honorary Co-Chair for the 2000 Komen Dallas Race for the Cure, received a Macy’s Heart and Soul Award, and was the inaugural recipient of the Commitment to the Cure Award in 2005.
Borta’s advocacy also extends to Type 1 diabetes research, a cause she embraced after her youngest child’s diagnosis in 2015. She actively volunteers with both the Dallas and Greater Fort Worth-Arlington chapters of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
Among her many career highlights, Borta counts her exclusive one-on-one interview with President Barack Obama at the White House as one of the most memorable.
Borta and her husband, Jim, are proud parents of three Texas A&M graduates: Jake (Class of 2020), Katie (Class of 2022), and Kylie (Class of 2024).