Veronica Macias

Coming to the Sun City has been one of the most rewarding experiences.  I am a native of Los Angeles, but I spent a lot of time visiting the Borderland during childhood.  I’m thrilled to be in El Paso with my extended family and Chihuahua.  Before joining the KFOX 14 News Team, I worked as a multimedia journalist in Wilmington, NC.  Before that, I lived in Washington, D.C., and worked for the Washington Post and a Hispanic lobbyist group.  There, I was so blessed to work with my mentors, Charlie Ericson of Hispanic Link and Lori Montenegro of Telemundo.

I attended Georgetown University and the University of California, Irvine. 

If you have a story and would like me to invesigate it, you can email me at Veronica.Macias@KFOXTV.com

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What year did you join KFOX?
January 2012

What was you first TV appearance?
A ceremony at the USS North Carolina Battleship where the Secretary of the Navy showed up.  It was pretty cool.

Where were you born?
Los Angeles --- yeah, L.A. is huge, Alhambra to be exact.

Where did you grow up?
Lived in Alhambra until I moved to Orange County to go to UCI.

What was your favorite TV show then?
I Love Lucy

What was the first thing you ever wanted to be?
A State Rep or Congress member.

How might someone have described you in high school?
Sweet          

What was your first job in television?
Multimedia Reporter --- that means you do it all. I was a one-man band.

What do you like about your job?
You get to learn something new every day and you get to meet interesting people. I truly believe journalists can make a difference in their communities.

What do you not like about your job?
It can be very stressful but what job isn't?

What might people be surprised to know about you?
That I attended Georgetown.

What would be a perfect day for you?
Being able to sleep-in all morning then getting up to go to beach...followed by some shopping and a wonderful meal.

What advice would you have for someone wanting to go into the business?
Only get into news if you have a passion for it...once you learn that, never let anyone tell you 'you're not cut out' for it.  

If you could only keep one 5-minute tape from your career what would be on it?
I honestly don't think - I'm at five minutes yet.... but it would be on my coverage of the tornados that ripped through North Carolina and the wildfires near Elizabethtown, N.C.

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Favorites

Favorite book:
Frankenstein
Tuesday's with Morrie

Favorite FOX show:
American Idol, of course.

Favorite dream car:
Range Rover - in white.

Favorite food:
This is hard. I love food. But it if boiled down to my last meal it would have to be risotto with lamp chops. 

Favorite hobby:
Salsa dancing!

Favorite El Paso place:
I don't have one yet.....

Favorite movie:
I can't sit through movies.

Favorite music:
Put it on and I'll dance.

Favorite travel destination:
I plan to go to Italy this year with my cousin.