Casey Claiborne is no longer with FOX 7 Austin KTBC as a "Good Day Austin" morning anchor, a station representative confirms to mikemcguff.com.
Evening anchor Rebecca Thomas has also recently left FOX 7 Austin.
In January 2022, Claiborne transitioned from anchoring weekend mornings to weekday mornings on "Good Day Austin," succeeding Dave Froehlich, who left for KHOU 11 Houston in 2021. Froehlich returned to his former job as an anchor on FOX 7 KTBC's "Good Day Austin" in October 2023.
Since joining the station in 2013, Claiborne has covered a broad range of stories, from breaking news, city hall, and political developments.
Before arriving in Austin, Claiborne worked at KETK 56, Tyler, where he served as both a reporter and weekend morning anchor from 2010 to 2012.
The University of North Texas grad's broadcast journey began even earlier—at just 16 years old—when he hosted the Saturday morning radio show "Let's Talk" on 1400 AM KEBE in Jacksonville, Texas.
UPDATE JUNE 18, 2025
Casey Claiborne has posted about his FOX 7 Austin departure:
"BREAKING NEWS Y’ALL: Last Monday was my final day at Fox 7. My position was eliminated due to restructuring of the shows.
What a ride it was. I started out as a fairly green weekend reporter way back in January of 2013. I moved my way up to weekday reporter, City Hall reporter, weekend anchor/producer of Good Day Austin and finally, on the main anchor team of the “mothership,” Good Day Austin, Monday through Friday. I mean it when I say this was the best job I’ve ever had. Truly an adventure. As a reporter, I covered countless stories about this community: crime, tragedy, triumph and achievement. This job took me to the White House, to the Super Bowl, live on the Fox News Channel for major news events like the Wimberley floods, the tragic shooting in Sutherland Springs and the Austin bombings.
I interviewed absolute icons and personal heroes of mine: the late Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys, Michael J. Fox, Garth Brooks, Mark Hamill, William Shatner, oh and not many can say they’ve had an impromptu duet/jam with arguably the greatest guitarist on the planet, Eric Johnson!
I’m so honored to have gotten to feature Austin’s vibrant MUSIC COMMUNITY. Doing my “Tuning In” pieces featuring musicians in Austin and elsewhere was an absolute professional and creative joy.
And to YOU, who watched for the past 12 years: THANK YOU"
