David Finfrock, who has been with NBC 5 DFW KXAS since 1975, is celebrating 50 years at the station in December 2025.
Finfrock was hired by the iconic meteorologist Harold Taft at age 22, making NBC 5 his first job out of college. In 2022, he announced he would scale back his on-air schedule after decades as one of the market’s most trusted weather voices.
He began transitioning from the role of chief meteorologist in 2012. He was only the second person in station history to hold that title. That same year, Rick Mitchell joined KXAS from KOCO in Oklahoma City and became chief meteorologist, while Finfrock moved into the role of senior meteorologist. KXAS has had only three chief meteorologists in its history.
Before joining NBC 5, Finfrock spent time as a field researcher with the Juneau Icefield Research Program in Alaska. He graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology and also completed graduate coursework at the university.
Which class did he most dread in college? Speech. Well, talking for a living has worked out for Finfrock.
Throughout his career, Finfrock has earned numerous honors, including a Katie Award from the Dallas Press Club for Best Weathercast in Texas and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Viewers’ Choice Award for Best Meteorologist. He was also a finalist for Emmy and Katie awards for his work as a documentary host in 2006 and 2007. Finfrock won an Emmy for the weather special Tracking Texas Weather and another for his work on NBC 5’s 65th Anniversary special, and received a Silver Circle Emmy Award recognizing career achievement for more than 40 years of on-air excellence.
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