Julia Fife announced today she has joined Newsmax’s morning newscast Wake Up America in New York.
That means she is now close to her former colleague and close friend Hanna Battah.
Fife left her temporary FOX 4 KDFW Dallas–Fort Worth meteorologist position at the end of December 2025. She joined KDFW in August 2025, filling in the slot left open by Dylan Federico. She FOX13 Memphis, WHBQ in the spring, where she had worked since February 2023
Before her time in Memphis, Fife previously worked at KDFW as a traffic anchor from January 2018 to January 2019.
Fife holds a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of the Spirit Squad. She later earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Meteorology from Mississippi State University in August 2022.
Before entering television, Fife was a contestant on Season 14 of the CMT reality series Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, and later danced with the Dallas Mavericks Dancers.
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WINTER STORM UPDATE: A massive winter storm is set to impact the U.S., bringing frigid temperatures and hazardous conditions from the Southern Plains to the Northeast. NEWSMAX Meteorologist Julia Fife warns of icy conditions, urging residents to prepare for potential power… pic.twitter.com/K8HLO9ImKI
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) January 23, 2026
