Brianda Villegas, the recently hired WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth morning traffic anchor, is no longer with the TEGNA station, mikemcguff.com has learned from a source at the station.
According to a DFW reader, Villegas had not been on air in a few weeks.
Upon checking her Facebook account, Villegas has mentioned that she has been going through "treatment and therapy sessions" for medical issues.
Villegas was hired in February 2025 to take the place of Tashara Parker, who left Channel 8 in July 2024.
Villegas joined WFAA after working as a feature reporter with WFLA News Channel 8 / WTTA The CW Tampa Bay, where she had been since January 2021.
Along with her feature reporting, Villegas served as a fill-in traffic anchor during WFLA’s morning broadcasts and as a fill-in anchor for both English and Spanish newscasts.
Earlier in her career, she worked at WCJB TV20 News in Gainesville, Florida, as a multimedia journalist (MMJ) and later a weekend anchor.
A University of Florida grad, Villegas was also a former school mascot.
