Drew Davis is leaving Hawaii News Now and returning to his home state of Texas.
Here is a portion of what Davis posted on social:
"My last day at Hawaii News Now will be on Friday, July 31st. My wife and I are moving closer to family after living three amazing years in Hawaii, in which we originally planned to spend many more.
I’m being called to work closer to my family. My mother has battled, and beat, breast cancer over the last year and I’ve struggled to watch her experience this from afar. This new opportunity allows us to be closer to both of our families and care for them in times of need."
Davis' family lives in Dallas, and he said he will be taking a job closer to North Texas.
The Austin native joined the Honolulu station in 2023 after graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in meteorology. He began contributing remotely to Hawaii News Now in January 2023 while finishing his final semester in College Station before relocating to Honolulu that June. During the transition, he studied the Hawaiian language and learned about the islands before moving.
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Before heading to Hawaii, Davis was part of the KBTX News 3 weather team in Bryan-College Station, where he served as the station's first Meteorology Fellow. The Gray Television program was created to help develop young meteorologists from Texas A&M. He joined KBTX in the summer of 2022 after working as a part-time weather anchor at KTEN 10 News in Sherman.
Davis landed his first on-air weather job at just 19 years old at KTEN while attending Texas A&M. He later moved to KBTX so he could work closer to campus during his senior year.
At Texas A&M, Davis graduated with perfect grades in all of his meteorology courses and received the university's Outstanding Graduating Senior Award. Outside the classroom, he helped launch and lead the university's student television weather broadcasting program, mentoring fellow students while storm chasing, forecasting, and preparing for a career in broadcast meteorology.
(Thanks, Tom!)
