Bill Young

Bill Young is Morning Co-Anchor of the Emmy Nominated KFOX-14 Morning News.  He joined the KFOX-14 team in January 2010.

 While Bill is new to the Borderland, he is no stranger to Texas.  Before working at KFOX-14 Bill was the Morning and Noon Anchor for KWTX-TV in Waco, Texas.  Bill’s first job in television was working as a part-time reporter for KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City while still in his senior year at Oklahoma City University.  He began his career in journalism by working as a Reporter for the Sewickley Herald Star newspaper near Pittsburgh.

 Bill was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, but raised in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh.

 Bill has a passion for charity work.  He has been involved with the Komen Foundation, American Cancer Society, and International Aids Empowerment since arriving in the Borderland.  Through the years Bill has earned a great deal of recognition for his charity work.  He was “Volunteer of the Year” for the American Cancer Society in 2007.  Two years later a flag was flown over the state capitol building in Austin in his honor as a “Thank You” for his volunteerism in Central Texas.

Q&A

What year did you join KFOX?
2010

What was you first TV job?
Part-time reporter for the FOX station in Oklahoma City

Where were you born?
Altoona, Pennsylvania

What was the first thing you ever wanted to be?
Lawyer

How might someone have described you in high school?
I ***thought*** I was cool – looking back, I really wasn’t.

What was your first job?
Part-time Sports Stringer for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

What do you like about your job?
That no two days of work will ever be exactly alike.  I also love the writing involved with being a journalist, and the chance to meet new people and help tell their stories.

What advice would you have for someone wanting to go into the business?
DO NOT limit yourself; go beyond your comfort zone.  I never would have imagined I’d be living in El Paso, but when a great opportunity presents itself you need to go for it.

What is your dream job?
Writer for Motor Trend or Car and Driver.

Alma Mater?
Oklahoma City University

What's your favorite sports team?
The Pittsburgh Steelers!

What has been your most challenging story?
The May 6 tornado that struck a busy business district in Waco (including my former television station). We lost all power, but were able to remain on air by hooking a single camera and some portable lights to a generator. I was on the air live from 2 a.m. - 5 p.m. that afternoon. It remains the proudest moment in my television career.

Favorites

Favorite FOX show: Family Guy

Favorite dream car: A 1980’s era Jeep Grand Wagoneer

Favorite food: Fried Pickles!

Favorite hobby: Anything to do with cars. Reading about the, looking at them, talking about them – I’m a true car fanatic!  That or my other “love,” my neckties!  I have roughly 300 of them and I love shopping for new ones.

Favorite El Paso place: My street – no joke – the views of West El Paso into Juarez are AMAZING at night.

Favorite movie: Anything scary – not blood, guts, and gore, but a really scary movie.

Favorite travel destination: Palm Beach, Florida, or Dallas