Where are these former San Antonio TV anchors now?
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It’s no secret that TV news is like a game of musical chairs. Stations will often see turnover of talent, and San Antonio proves the rule. In recent years, the city has said goodbye to a number of familiar anchors and meteorologists — here’s a look at where they landed.
Stephania Jimenez asks the big questions at KPRC 2 in Houston
KSAT 12 Nightbeat anchor Stephania Jimenez left for sister station KPRC 2 in Houston in January 2026. She had been in San Antonio for about five years and went viral when she criticized Texas leaders on air over the lack of information surrounding the deadly July 2025 floods. Since the beginning of this year, she’s been anchoring the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts — and she continues to do what she does best as part of KPRC’s new series, Enough. The accountability journalism initiative tackles tough questions facing Houston, and it’s already garnering positive feedback on social media from locals.
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Steve Spriester has new career path after KSAT 12
KSAT anchors Stephania Jimenez and Steve Spriester.
Courtesy of Steve Spriester
In late August 2025, veteran KSAT anchor Steve Spriester signed off after 30 years on air. He led the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts with Myra Arthur, and Ernie Zuniga would later step in to fill the role. But his goodbye didn’t mean he retired — after leaving broadcast, Spriester became head of strategic communications at legal advocacy firm Perfected Claims, a role he still holds. On Facebook, he posts a lot of photos out and about around the San Antonio area with his family.
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KENS 5’s Maggie Laughlin chases modeling, acting dreams
KENS 5 anchors Jessica Coombs, meteorologist Paul Mireles and weather anchor Maggie Laughlin.
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MySA had the chance to catch up with former KENS 5 anchor Maggie Laughlin earlier this year, and she filled us in on how her acting and modeling career has been since she left San Antonio in 2024. She now lives in Los Angeles and has worked on campaigns with Physicians’ Formula, GUESS and Lilly Lashes while attending acting school. In February, she said she was soon to film an indie project that she had to remain pretty tight-lipped about. However, she credits her time in San Antonio for growing her confidence.
“I have to realize, you know, I’m really hard on myself when it comes to these projects. But I worked so hard to get into the news and learned that again, every ‘no’ leads me to a ‘yes’ eventually,” Laughlin said. “So I plan to really dial in and continue on this path to hopefully land more, because acting is completely what I want to do and what I see for myself.”
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Phil Anaya focuses on family, soccer after KENS 5
KENS 5 weekend news team.
Courtesy of Phil Anaya
In April 2025, Phil Anaya exited KENS 5 after 14 years at the station in order to focus on his family. In his final newscast, the former weekend news anchor said he also reignited his passion for soccer and was coaching his kids and other young players. “Coach Phil” founded Soccer Unlimited, an organization that gives young San Antonio players access to individual technical training that they can’t get from most clubs. According to his social media, Anaya is currently “living my best life” while raising his three boys with KENS 5 evening anchor Isis Romero.
Deborah Knapp enjoys retirement after decades at KENS 5
Deborah Knapp, a veteran of San Antonio news, is dialing back her time behind the desk. KENS 5 announced on Monday, November 22, that longtime anchor will no longer be on the 10 p.m. broadcast, but will stay on for the 5 p.m.
Courtesy, KENS 5
When veteran KENS 5 anchor Deborah Knapp retired in 2025 after nearly 50 years at KENS 5, she had lots of good memories at the station that she shared with MySA. These days, she has marked more than a year into her retirement but she’s still keeping pretty busy. As an Alamo Colleges Foundation Board Member and Treasurer, she’s often spotted at events and fundraisers, but she also posts outings with her family on social media. She was recently honored with the Alamo Area Council Good Scout Award, a recognition given by Scouting America for community service and leadership.
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Jessica Coombs gets hitched after stint at KENS 5
Jessica Coombs signed off from KENS 5 in 2025 after more than two years delivering the 4:30 a.m. news and the 5 to 7 a.m. traffic report at the station. During her time there, she received a Lone Star Emmy Award for Best Hard News Report for “Construction Obstruction,” an investigation into the harm dealt to small businesses by long-term construction projects. The Brigham Young University graduate hasn’t posted much career-wise since her departure, but social media posts seem to point to her tying the knot later this year.
Robert Price heads from News 4 anchor desk to law school
San Antonio anchor Robert Price
Courtesy Robert Price
San Antonio native and weekend anchor Robert Price exited the News 4 and KABB anchor desk after 14 years in early 2025, saying “it’s time for a change.” The University of Southern California graduate later revealed that he moved to Los Angeles to attend Southwestern Law School and planned to graduate in spring 2027. That’s sure to be keeping him busy, but he’s made time to head back to San Antonio to watch his alma mater play Texas Christian University at the Valero Alamo Bowl last December.
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KSAT 12’s Sarah Acosta moves to the nonprofit world
Now: KSAT-12 reporter Sarah Acosta
Sarah Acosta
One of the more recent departures, KSAT’s Sarah Acosta said goodbye to the station in August to become director of media relations at FirstDay Foundation, a charitable organization that works with nonprofits. She had been on air at the ABC affiliate since 2018 and was a staple on Good Morning San Antonio.
“The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations doing meaningful work for children, families and communities — here at home and around the world,” she said on social media. She continued, “I’m looking forward to helping tell those stories, elevating the organizations doing this important work and sharing the impact they’re making every day.”
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Camilla Rambaldi jumps to massive news market after KABB
Now: News 4/Fox-29 reporter Camilla Rambaldi
Camilla Rambaldi
Camilla Rambaldi signed off from KABB in January 2024 after eight years at the station. She first joined as a nightside reporter before jumping into the Fox News at Nine co-anchor chair in 2019. In her time at the station, Rambaldi was nominated for a Lone Star Emmy Award for her reporting on homelessness and received an Excellence In Media Award from the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault.
Since 2024, she’s been with NBC Los Angeles, currently working as a general assignment reporter. Los Angeles is the second largest news market in the country. On her social media, she can be seen covering anything from breaking news to community human interest stories.
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Mark Austin heads into the air after KSAT retirement
Veteran KSAT anchors, reporters.
Courtesy KSAT
A handful of veteran anchors and reporters at KSAT 12 were offered a voluntary retirement incentive program in May 2024, leading to the exits of Mark Austin, Mike Osterhage, Ursula Pari, David Sears, Jessie Degollado and Marilyn Moritz. They’d all been on air for decades, sharing nearly 200 years of TV experience between the six of them. It came as a shock to a lot of locals, but many of these familiar faces have been sharing new beginnings in the two years since.
Former Good Morning San Antonio anchor Mark Austin is now a Delta Airlines flight attendant, a self-proclaimed “BBQ tourist” and “kayak angler.” He spent 25 years at KSAT but decided to take his passion for the outdoors to the next level after leaving the station. This spring alone, he traveled “from Massachusetts to Montana, Atlanta to Amsterdam and everywhere in between,” including Charlotte, North Carolina. You can follow along for his barbecue recipes and photos from his travels on Instagram.
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Mike Osterhage and David Sears enjoy a quiet retirement
After 29 years at KSAT, meteorologist and SA Live personality Osterhage retired. Just a few months later, he made a brief appearance on SA Live to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary, saying he’d been sleeping in since exiting the station. These days, he seems to be keeping a low profile and isn’t very active on public social media pages. Former news anchor and sports aficionado David Sears, whose broadcast career spanned four decades, is similarly quiet on social media in retirement.
Ursula Pari continues horseback riding after KSAT retirement
Ursula Pari has always been a lover of horses, and that seems to be continuing after her retirement from KSAT following 28 years at the station. Immediately after retiring, Pari took to social media to update viewers on her roadtrip travels. More recently on Instagram, Pari has been posting photos from the barn and some from her beach vacations.