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A North Texas-raised meteorologist has a new role at NBC 5 (KXAS-TV).
Ryann Jones announced on Monday, Aug. 17, that she’s joining the NBC 5 Today team as the new traffic and weather anchor. Viewers can catch her reports at 5 a.m., 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. daily.
“New job title, same tv station, MUCH earlier alarm clock!” Jones wrote on Instagram in her announcement post.
Jones was born in Florida but was raised in Justin for most of her life, according to her NBC 5 author page.
She attended Justin Northwest High School and graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla. in 2024. During her collegiate studies, Jones actually interned for NBC 5 back during the summer of 2022.
Jones then worked at KYTX-TV in Tyler, Texas, followed by a stint at First Coast News in Jacksonville, Fla. In 2024, she joined NBC 5 as a meteorologist associate.
🎬 In case you missed it:
Earlier this summer, longtime NBC 5 meteorologist Samantha Davies left the station after 17 years.
This story was originally published August 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM.
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Brayden Garcia is the entertainment reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he mainly writes about how the film and TV industry impacts North Texas, from Taylor Sheridan shows to the Fort Worth Film Commission and everything in between.