One of the top-rated news stations in deep South Texas is without its leader.<\/p>\n
Jim Bob\u00a0Breazeale, who served as the news director for KRIS 6<\/a> News in Corpus Christi<\/a> since 2021, has left the E.W. Scripps Company-owned television station, according to a recent post on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter 15+ years in the newsroom \u2014 the last decade in a leadership role \u2014 I\u2019m ready for what\u2019s next. And I\u2019m excited to see what shape that takes,\u201d\u00a0Breazeale wrote on LinkedIn<\/a> on Monday, April 20.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m exploring roles where strategic storytelling, editorial leadership,\u00a0and mission-driven team-building are valued. That could mean staying in news or taking those skills somewhere new,\u201d the post further reads.<\/p>\n Breazeale joined the E.W. Scripps Company\u2019s network of brands in the Coastal Bend<\/a> in September 2021. Scripps operates KRIS 6, Corpus Christi\u2019s NBC affiliate, as well as Telemundo affiliate KAJA TV on digital channel 6.2. Before coming to Corpus Christi, Breazeale spent just over three years as an assistant news director with Nexstar Media Group\u2019s CBS and NBC affiliates in the Rio Grande Valley<\/a>, known as\u00a0ValleyCentral<\/a>. Breazeale also served several stints as a producer or executive producer at television stations in San Antonio and Austin and as a sports radio host with Clear Channel Radio in San Antonio.<\/p>\n It was during his time as a radio host that\u00a0Breazeale dealt with a cancer scare. In 2019, MySA reported that Breazeale<\/a> discovered he had a cancerous mass on one of his kidneys after suffering a bout of \u201cexcruciating pain\u201d that prompted a late-night trip to an emergency room. There, doctors diagnosed him with diverticulitis, which is an infection or inflammation in the large intestine. Doctors discovered the mass while examining Breazeale for the abdominal pain. The malignant mass was later successfully removed.<\/p>\n