McKenna King has been promoted to the CBS News Texas KTVT Dallas-Fort Worth First Alert Chief Meteorologist position after Scott Padgett left for CBS New York WCBS's First Alert Weather team.
"In tornado coverage, McKenna is calm," said Meagan Harris, KTVT VP of News & Creative Content. "She knows the science and how to deliver it in moments it’s needed most."
King joined CBS News Texas in December 2024 as its weekday evening meteorologist at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., following Padgett's move to the new KTVT morning show in July.
She arrived in North Texas from NBC4 WCMH Columbus, Ohio, where she has been the weekday morning meteorologist since January 2022.
Before NBC4, King worked for:
- ABC Action News: WFTS, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, Florida as Weather Anchor/Anchor/Reporter
- Idaho News 6 KIVI, Boise, Idaho as Weather Anchor/Anchor/Reporter
- KSL, Salt Lake City, Utah as Associate Producer/Traffic Producer
- KBYU, Provo, Utah as Weather Anchor/Reporter
A Utah native, King is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Mississippi State University.
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