John Paul Barajas is leaving KRGV 5 Rio Grande Valley as an anchor/reporter to be a general assignments reporter for KSAT 12 San Antonio starting June 26th mikemcguff.com can confirm.
Television viewers in both San Antonio and Houston will recognize the famous Barajas TV news name.
John Paul is the son of former Fox 26 KRIV anchor Mike Barajas. He is also the younger brother of current KPRC reporter (and former KSAT 12/KRGV reporter) Bill Barajas.
He is also the cousin of abc13 KTRK anchor Erik Barajas.
"Erik worked at KSAT before moving up to KTRK," Bill Barajas told mikemcguff.com in 2013. "He always talked about the first rate station that they run there."
John Paul has been with KRGV since 2017.
He is a graduate of the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication at the University of Houston.
According to his bio, Barajas wears red ties on most Fridays in honor of the Cougar Red Friday’s tradition.
While in school he participated in UH's Coog TV. He also interned in Houston at abc13 KTRK, FOX 26 KRIV and in San Antonio at KSAT 12.
So after KSAT, any guesses on which Houston TV station John Paul will join in the future? I joked in the past, it has to be KHOU 11, so the Barajas television dynasty can add another station to their list!
