Mari Ferrel transitioned into an anchor role for Studio 4 and KAMR Local 4 News Amarillo at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. in September 2025, joining Andy Justus at the desk.
Ferrel first joined the KAMR Local 4 News team in November 2022 as a weekend forecaster and morning reporter. In June 2024, she began filling in as an anchor and quickly discovered a passion for the news desk, paving the way for her permanent move into the role.
A longtime resident of the Eastern New Mexico/West Texas region, Ferrel has lived in the area for the past 20 years. She was raised in the small rural town of Farwell, Texas, on the state line, and is a graduate of Farwell High School. She attended West Texas A&M University, earning a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and becoming the first in her family to graduate from college.
While at WT, Ferrel made history as the university’s first student intern at the National Weather Service in Amarillo, where she became Upper-Air certified. She also conducted undergraduate research in partnership with Palo Duro Canyon and NWS Amarillo on the Palo Duro Extreme Heat Study and served as secretary of the Environmental Science Society.
Committed to continued learning, Ferrel is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in geosciences with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology through Mississippi State University. She is also working toward an associate’s degree in mathematics at Amarillo College.
