San Antonians will soon see a familiar face make a return to local TV screens after years of digging up corruption in Austin and Houston. 

Longtime investigative reporter Brian Collister — formerly of News 4 WOAI from 1999 to 2013 — is joining KSAT 12, MySA confirmed.

Collister made a name for himself during the 13 years he spent at News 4 WOAI here in the Alamo City exposing corruption as an investigative reporter. While at News 4, his investigations into CPS Energy and the Housing Authority of Bexar County “highlighted significant issues of financial mismanagement and unethical practices, sparking public outrage and reform,” according his University of the Incarnate Word professor biography 

He moved to KTRK in Houston in 2013, where he would remain until 2014. Collister then spent about four years at Austin NBC affiliate KXAN, where he won the prestigious duPont-Columbia Award for his reporting on racial profiling by Texas law enforcement, before leaving in 2018. Collister is also the recipient of multiple Emmy Awards and Edward R. Murrow Awards, and has earned recognition from Investigative Reporters and Editors.

In the years since, he founded the Independent Investigative Network, a nonprofit journalism organization launched to “uncover and expose abuses of power and corruption in society,” according to Collister’s LinkedIn. For almost two years, he has been teaching journalism students as an Assistant Professor of Practice, Multimedia Journalism at the University of the Incarnate Word.

At KSAT, Collister joins as the station’s Executive Reporter, helping lead reporters in story pitching and live shots. His first day at the station will be Monday, April 20, where he will work weekday afternoons. KSAT News Director Jace Larson told MySA in a statement, “Brian is one of San Antonio’s most experienced journalists and having him lead our reporting team is a tremendous win for KSAT12 and for our viewers.”

“His deep investigative expertise and nearly every major industry award to his name will position us to remain the metro’s clear leader in impactful storytelling — and strengthen our mission to connect with and serve our communities,” Larson said.