TEGNA famously hubbed out its creative service departments by creating regional marketing hubs, so why not do the same with weather?
Nexstar does weather hubbing, too. For example, you might see Jim Danner filling in from DFW when stations are short-staffed.
In December 2025, KENS 5 San Antonio weekend evening meteorologist Ryan Shoptaugh announced he was becoming a TEGNA Multi-Market Meteorologist:
"Career update: I’ll be stepping into a new role within the company in January! Remaining based at KENS in San Antonio, I’ll serve as a Multi-Market Meteorologist - helping cover weather across Texas and cities throughout the South."
Shoptaugh joined the KENS 5 San Antonio weather team on November 29, 2021, from TEGNA sister station KIII Corpus Christi, where he had been since July 2018.
He began his TV weather career at CBS 4 KGBT in the Rio Grande Valley.
The San Antonio-born meteorologist graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word and William J. Brennan High School.
