Bill Melugin joins the KFOX team as a general assignment reporter. He graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University with a BA in broadcast journalism and a minor in Spanish linguistics. (Go Sun Devils!)

During his time at ASU, Bill was an anchor, reporter and studio producer for Cronkite NewsWatch (KAET-TV) in the Phoenix market, voted the nation's best collegiate daily newscast by the SPJ. He also interned with ABC15 (KNXV-TV) in Phoenix, worked with the State Press Television, and provided on air pregame, halftime and postgame reports for ASU football for The Blaze Radio.

Bill is excited to continue his journalism career in the Southwest and plans to bring El Paso hard hitting news with the help of the viewers of KFOX. If you would like to contact Bill with a story idea, he would love to hear it! You can reach him at Bill.Melugin@kfoxtv.com, or follow him on Twitter at @MeluginKFOX14!

Q & A

What year did you join KFOX?
2013

What was you first TV appearance?
April, 2012

Where were you born?
Newport Beach, California

Where did you grow up? 
Laguna Niguel, California

What was your favorite TV show then? 
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Nip/Tuck

What was the first thing you ever wanted to be?
An author

How might someone have described you in high school? 
Responsible

What was your first job in television? 
Interning with ABC 15 in Phoenix, Arizona.

What do you like about your job?
Being able to meet all types of people and tell different stories, and knowing that every day of work will be different.  

What do you not like about your job? 
Having to speak to people on the worst day of their lives.

What might people be surprised to know about you? 
I speak Spanish!

What would be a perfect day for you? 
Playing a game of beach football with my closest friends on a beautiful day on a Hawaiian beach.

What advice would you have for someone wanting to go into the business? 
Read and write as much as possible, and get some thick skin!

If you could only keep one 5-minute tape from your career what would be on it?
My investigative story from college at Arizona State about the Scottsdale city council and how the bar industry was buying their votes.

Favorites

Favorite book:
All Quiet on the Western Front

Favorite FOX show:
The Simpsons

Favorite dream car:
Not a big car guy, whatever gets me from A to B the cheapest!

Favorite food:
Beef enchiladas

Favorite hobby:
Going to the gym

Favorite El Paso place:
Just got here! I’ll have to find out

Favorite movie:
Has to be a tie between The Rock and 300

Favorite music:
Music that can get your adrenaline flowing

Favorite travel destination:
Hawaii