Freddy Vela joined KXAN Austin in July 2024 from Nexstar Media Group's sister station NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley, where he was chief meteorologist.
Vela had been with the station since April 2020, first as a weekend meteorologist with sister station CBS 4 and later promoted to the KVEO chief job.
In 2017, he initially worked for CBS 4 before leaving to attend Mississippi State University for his Broadcast Meteorology degree.
The University of Texas-Pan American grad took some time off from television news to work as a theatre teacher for an elementary school.
He started his TV career with Fox Rio Grande Valley KFXV McAllen as Lead Weather Forecaster, following an anchor role with "Good Day Valley."
LIFE UPDATE: June 28th will be my last day with NBC23. 10 years of working in RGV news has come and gone and today, I’m excited and proud to announce I have accepted a position to join the @kxan_news First Warning Weather Team as their newest meteorologist in Austin, TX. pic.twitter.com/qyFT7GnBz6
— Freddy Vela TV (@FreddyVelaWx) June 21, 2024
