Cristina Rendon, a weekend anchor and reporter at KTVU-TV, plans to depart next month and move to Dallas with her husband and daughter to be closer to family. She announced the change during a Saturday broadcast, with her last day on air set for Saturday, June 13. Rendon joined KTVU-TV in 2013 as a reporter, worked previously in TV news in Salt Lake City and Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, and became an anchor in 2020. She described her next step as a “big leap of faith” while hoping to succeed in her new location. She cited Bay Area career highlights including the 2014 South Napa earthquake, the Giants’ World Series win, and climbing to the top of the new Bay Bridge span, and she thanked viewers for their support during the pandemic.
"After 12 and a half years here, it's hard to leave. Rendon joined KTVU-TV as a reporter in 2013. Prior to KTVU-TV, she worked in TV news in Salt Lake City and Texas' Rio Grande Valley. She became a KTVU-TV anchor in 2020. Of her future career plans, Rendon said she is taking a "big leap of faith and hoping to land on my feet once I'm there.""
"Rendon announced her departure on a Saturday broadcast. Her last day on the air will be Saturday, June 13. She will move to Dallas with her husband and daughter to be closer to family, she said. "It's been incredible, the things I've gotten to see and be a part of," she said. The anchor rattled off a list of her Bay Area career highlights: the 2014 South Napa earthquake, the Giants' World Series win, climbing to the top of the new span of the Bay Bridge."
"She also recalled receiving kind messages from viewers during the pandemic while she was pregnant and broadcasting remotely from her living room. "Thank you so much for watching every weekend," she said. "I mean, we come into your homes, and so many of you emailed me and kind of kept in touch with me on social media.""
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