Luis de Leon, reporter for KVUE Austin, announces he is heading to 9News KUSA Denver, Colorado - both owned by TEGNA.
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"This coming week will be my last with the amazing, talented and supportive KVUE team in Austin," de Leon posted to Facebook. "Thank you so much, Central Texas, for letting me tell your stories for the past (nearly) 3 years! I’m so grateful to have been able to connect with so many great people in these communities. With that, I’m beyond excited to announce that in May I’ll start as a reporter for 9NEWS (KUSA) in Denver, CO!"
Leon joined the KVUE 24 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
During college, de Leon had multiple internships and student journalism opportunities:
- WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Videography/Digital Communications Intern - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Multimedia Journalist - Media Milwaukee: Student-Powered News | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Host Milwaukee PBS - "MATC-Now" and "Stormwatch via UW-Milwaukee’s Panther Vision
- Medical Unit Intern - CBS News
OTHER TEXAS AND DENVER TV NEWS JOB SWAPS
- Britt Moreno joins KXAN Austin
- Katie Orth joins KWGN 2 Denver
According to his bio, de Leon wanted to be in broadcasting since the age of 5, originally wanted to be a meteorologist.
In a recent Media Milwaukee profile, it was written that de Leon was inspired by Action 2 News WBAY Green Bay Wisconsin Chief Meteorologist George Graphos (now retired). His love of weather led him to shadow TV newsers across Wisconsin and even into Chicago.
Once in school, de Leon changes his mind and went after a journalism degree.
"I cannot stress enough how thankful I am to have been able to connect with so many great people in Central Texas, so thank you for everything," de Leon tweeted.
