Erica Brennes

About

Morning traffic anchor & Austin transportation guru at KXAN, the NBC affiliate in my hometown. My career in TV news began in 2005, in Wichita Falls, TX as a small town anchor and reporter. From there I spent 3 years in Waco, TX as the weekend anchor. After 5 years working weekend, I was ready for a little break and ready to get back home. In the Fall of 2009, I moved back to Austin and started a video production company with my mention & friend, Whitney Casey. But after two years out of TV, the itch came back and I joined CBS Austin as the morning traffic anchor. After three years doing Austin traffic at KEYE, I got an incredible opportunity to work for a transportation tech startup that has been acquired by Daimler Mercedes-Benz. I joined RideScout, as the Director of Interactive Content. But as start up life goes, following a merger & acquisition, the Austin office closed in the Spring of 2017. I started freelancing then, doing on-camera spokesperson work, content marketing, branding & social media management until I got the chance to go back into TV news at KXAN in August 2022!