Cristina Rodda left her anchor position at KTSM 9 News in El Paso as of March 2026.
"You may have noticed my absence from the anchor desk at KTSM 9 News," Rodda posted. "It’s a newsroom with many talented journalists and I enjoyed my time there. To the viewers, thank you for allowing me to bring you the news. It’s always a privilege."
After stepping away from television news for more than a decade, Rodda returned to the anchor desk in June 2025 as KTSM’s Noon and Weekend Anchor. In that role, she anchored the station’s noon newscast and delivered hourly live news updates Monday through Wednesday, along with weekend newscasts at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Throughout her career, Rodda also stepped away from broadcasting at times to work in communications and marketing. She served as a Governor-appointed Public Affairs Director for the New Mexico Corrections Department, worked as Marketing Director for a local law firm, and later as Marketing and Community Engagement Director for an El Paso nonprofit.
Before moving into public affairs and health communications, the El Paso native spent more than a decade in television journalism. She previously anchored the morning show at KTSM 9 News from 2014 to 2015 and served as a morning anchor at KLAS 8 News Now in Las Vegas from 2013 to 2014. Rodda also worked as an anchor and reporter at KOB 4 in Albuquerque from 2009 to 2011.
Rodda launched her television career at KDBC in 2004 as a weekend reporter, then moved up to anchor morning and prime-time newscasts.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Electronic Media from the University of Texas at El Paso.
