HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — ABC13 reporter Jeff Ehling is dropping the mic and retiring from ABC13 this week.<\/p>\n
Jeff has been a reporter at ABC13 since 2000.<\/p>\n
He grew up in south Georgia and graduated from Valdosta State University with a degree in television.<\/p>\n
Jeff’s career started with reporting jobs at TV stations in Valdosta and Macon, Georgia, along with West Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n
Jeff’s wife landed a job in Houston in 1999, and one month later, in early 2000, Jeff was hired as a reporter at ABC13.<\/p>\n
Over his more than 26 years at Channel 13, Jeff has covered every type of story possible.<\/p>\n
He’s traveled all around southeast Texas covering breaking news for Houston’s television viewers.<\/p>\n
In 2002, Jeff reported on the Texans’ first game as an expansion team.<\/p>\n
He also traveled to Kuwait during the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, reporting on Iraqi missiles hitting civilian targets in Kuwait City.<\/p>\n
Jeff eventually became ABC13’s Action 13 consumer reporter, helping Eyewitness News viewers and offering tips for saving money in an increasingly expensive economy.<\/p>\n
Jeff also covered many of the major weather events that impacted southeast Texas since 2000, including Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 and Hurricane Harvey in 2017.<\/p>\n
In retirement, Jeff plans to travel and spend time with his wife and two grown sons.<\/p>\n
Jeff will be missed at ABC13 and we wish him a happy retirement!<\/p>\n
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