Paul Cicala returns to ABC-7 KVIA El Paso to co-anchor with Stephanie Valle on the 5, 6, and 10pm weekday newscasts starting September 25, 2023.
Cicala returns to his old station from his hometown and KVOA News 4 Tucson, Arizona where he is a sports director/anchor.
The award-winning television journalist, who earned multiple EMMY awards and a regional Edward R. Murrow award, worked for KVIA from 2009 to 2013. As I blogged back then, Cicala was promoted to sports director from weekend sports anchor in 2012.
"When I was at ABC-7, I feel like my biggest memories were the stories I did with News" Cicala said on the station's website. "I’m really looking forward to working on all the stories that I never got the opportunity to work on when I was in El Paso – and not only in El Paso, but of course, Las Cruces and Ciudad Juarez, as well."
"Paul is an incredibly dynamic man," added KVIA-TV General Manager Brenda De Anda-Swann. "He is naturally enthusiastic, and you see that passion coming through in his work, in his stories. He’s been here, he loves this community and he’s already a part of it."
According to his Facebook page, Cicala has also worked as:
- News Anchor at KESQ News Channel 3
- Reporter/Fill-in Anchor at Telemundo 15 Noticias
- Sports/News Reporter, Sports Anchor at KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
- Reporter/Fill-in Anchor at KOLD
- Reporter at KYMA-DT
The El Paso Times reports that Cicala takes over for Erik Elken who has left the station to spend more time with his family.
Elken has been the evening anchor for KVIA since September 2018 coming from WRGT Dayton, Ohio where he was a morning anchor.
That's not the only recent Sun City TV main anchor happenings. Liz Dueweke is joining KFOX14 as 5 and 9pm anchor with Robert Holguin.
