Julia Fife is joining the FOX 4 KDFW Dallas-Fort Worth weather department.
A few months ago, Fife left FOX13 Memphis, WHBQ, where she served as a meteorologist/traffic anchor for Good Morning Memphis.
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"This Texas girl is coming home," Fife posted on Instagram. "Thank you Midsouth for making me a part of your morning routine the past two years. Forever grateful to be a part of the GMM family and for all the amazing people I met along the way. Excited to spend more time with friends & family AND get some sleep!!"
Now, what makes Fife's hiring in the Dallas TV market interesting is that online mentions say she was a contestant on Season 14 of the CMT reality TV show "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team."
In an episode on media training, the contestants go before the judge and former CBS News Texas chief meteorologist Scott Padgett, who takes umbrage when Fife says she would like to join the squad to help her pursue a future media career. This might have been the catalyst for her getting cut from the competition.
Who has the last laugh now? Squad goals: Get even with a perfect re-routine!
It turns out that Fife did become a Dallas Mavericks Dancer.
Fife joined FOX13 Memphis in February 2023.
Before joining FOX13 Memphis, Fife worked as a traffic anchor at KDFW from January 2018 to January 2019.
Fife holds a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin. While at UT Austin, she was a member of the Spirit Squad, which prepared her for future endeavors in dance.
She later pursued her meteorology credentials at Mississippi State University, earning a Bachelor of Applied Science in Meteorology in August 2022.
