{"id":374973,"date":"2026-06-25T22:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/374973\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T22:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:18:16","slug":"beloved-california-tv-anchor-reveals-sudden-departure-from-network-filled-with-thrill-and-grief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/374973\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved California TV anchor reveals sudden departure from network: \u2018Filled with thrill and grief\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A popular California television news anchor is departing the Golden State.<\/p>\n

KCRA 3\u2019s Erin Heft is leaving Sacramento for her \u201cdream position\u201d at a \u201clegendary newsroom\u201d in Dallas.<\/p>\n

Heft, who won an Emmy for her team\u2019s coverage of a Sacramento shooting in 2023<\/a>, suggested the decision is bittersweet.<\/p>\n

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TV news anchor Erin Heft is leaving Sacramento\u2019s KCRA 3 bound for Dallas. Instagram\/erinhefttv<\/p>\n

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Heft said she had mixed feelings on leaving the station in NorCal. Instagram\/erinhefttv<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m filled with thrill and grief,\u201d Heft told The Sacramento Bee<\/a> Thursday. \u201cThrilled because I can\u2019t wait to go, but grief because it\u2019s the closure of the chapter of Northern California<\/a>, and I really do just adore it here.\u201d<\/p>\n

She first joined KCRA as an intern in 2018, an opportunity she called a \u201cprivilege.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I got the internship, it was such a privilege,\u201d Heft said. \u201cIt was actually the first newsroom \u2014professional working newsroom \u2014 that I ever spent any time in, and I was just in awe of the talent that was within the room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next she moved to Waco, Texas to work for the E.W. Scripps Co. as a reporter and fill-in anchor for three years. But she always kept KCRA in her heart, saying her \u201cgoal was to make it immediately back to KCRA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heft rejoined the Sacramento news agency<\/a> in 2021 and has remained a reporter and anchor there since.<\/p>\n

She called Northern California a \u201cwonderland of a news market, because there\u2019s a little bit of everything always happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Heft is an Emmy-winning journalist thanks to her team\u2019s coverage of a Sacramento shooting in 2023. Erin Heft and the KCRA<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhile it\u2019s time for a new adventure, a piece of me will always remain with you,\u201d Heft said. Erin Heft KCRA<\/p>\n

She also thanked the community for welcoming her there, and acknowledged how important the region was to honing her life and career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis region has challenged me, shaped me, and changed me in ways I never could have imagined. Some of the most meaningful moments of my life happened right here, alongside an incredible newsroom and an unforgettable community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it\u2019s time for a new adventure, a piece of me will always remain with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear what her next role will be, but she told The Bee that it will be in the Dallas-Fort Worth market and closer to her family.<\/p>\n

She added that serving Northern California \u201chas been a privilege of a lifetime, and I will never be the same, and I am just full of gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

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