John McCaa

John McCaa

John McCaa (born in Rantoul, Illinois) is a news anchor currently working for WFAA-TV in Dallas. He has been working for WFAA since 1984. [cite web |url=http://www.wfaa.com/jmccaa/ |title=John McCaa | WFAA.com |accessdate=2008-01-28]

McCaa attended high school in Torrejon, Spain. He then moved back to Nebraska, where he had lived before Spain, for a Jesuit education, and a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Creighton University in Omaha. He later received a Masters degree in Politics from the University of Dallas. [cite web |url=http://www.wfaa.com/jmccaa/ |title=John McCaa | WFAA.com |accessdate=2008-01-28]

Journalism

After graduating, McCaa worked in Omaha for more than seven years in anchoring and reporting, with WOWT-TV, an NBC affiliate. In 1984, he came to WFAA to work in the Fort Worth newsroom, as a reporter. He was later promoted to chief of the newsroom. He then transferred to the Dallas newsroom. He became the weekend news anchor, then news manager. At one time, he also served as co-anchor for the 5 p.m. newscast. [cite web |url=http://www.wfaa.com/jmccaa/ |title=John McCaa | WFAA.com |accessdate=2008-01-28]

He is currently the co-host of the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekday newscasts, alongside Gloria Campos.

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