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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Brenda Matute leaves 12News KBMT Beaumont


Brenda Matute is leaving her evening news anchor position with 12News KBMT Beaumont and the television news business.

Recently engaged, Matute is moving to be with her fiancé and take a City of Fort Worth communication coordinator position.

Matute joined KBMT in August 2022, anchoring The Beat at 4 p.m. and co-anchored 12News at 6 and 10 p.m. with Jordan Williams.

This year, the anchor team won a Texas Broadcast News Award for best anchor team for small market stations.

Matute joined KBMT from KVEO Rio Grande Valley, where she was a morning anchor. 

Before that, she worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor for KZTV Action.

The University of Houston grad got her television start with KIDY/KXVA San Angelo, where she was a morning show producer and then reporter. 




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