{"id":7967,"date":"2026-06-25T15:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/kcra-morning-fixture-erin-heft-departing-sacramento-for-new-role-in-dallas\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:02:48","slug":"kcra-morning-fixture-erin-heft-departing-sacramento-for-new-role-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/kcra-morning-fixture-erin-heft-departing-sacramento-for-new-role-in-dallas\/","title":{"rendered":"KCRA morning fixture Erin Heft departing Sacramento for new role in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Northern California will say goodbye this week to a familiar face on KCRA\u2019s morning newscast as Erin Heft leaves Sacramento\u2019s NBC affiliate for a job closer to her Texas roots.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/retailer-famous-for-deep-discounts-is-coming-to-orangevale-in-sacramento-county\/\">Retailer famous for deep discounts is coming to Orangevale in Sacramento County<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Erin Heft first joined Channel 3 as a news intern in June 2018. After a nearly three-year stint with the E.W. Scripps Co. as a reporter and fill-in anchor, she returned to the station in June 2021 as a reporter and fill-in anchor. Now, the self-proclaimed Northern California lover will head to Dallas to join what she described as a \u201clegendary newsroom,\u201d Heft announced in a Facebook post Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m filled with thrill and grief,\u201d Heft said in a Thursday interview. \u201cThrilled because I can\u2019t wait to go, but grief because it\u2019s the closure of the chapter of Northern California, and I really do just adore it here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Heft arrived in Northern California in 2014 to put herself through college, working for the San Diego Padres as an on-field correspondent before eventually becoming a staff writer for SB Nation\u2019s Padres site, Gaslamp Ball. She also worked as a reporter for Golding Publications and later for SBM Management Services while pursuing her degree.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As she completed her bachelor\u2019s degree at the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University online, Heft joined KCRA as an intern in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I got the internship, it was such a privilege,\u201d Heft said. \u201cIt was actually the first newsroom \u2014 professional working newsroom \u2014 that I ever spent any time in, and I was just in awe of the talent that was within the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/strawberry-moon-will-soon-shine-over-california-heres-when-and-how-to-watch\/\">Strawberry moon will soon shine over California. Here\u2019s when and how to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A native of Texas, Heft moved to Waco less than a week after finishing her internship at KCRA, and though she enjoyed her time there, her \u201cgoal was to make it immediately back to KCRA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Since returning to Sacramento in 2021, Heft has been a fixture on the station\u2019s morning team, working alongside journalists who had once been her mentors during her internship. Heft described Northern California as a \u201cwonderland of a news market, because there\u2019s a little bit of everything always happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on her time at Channel 3, she pointed to coverage of the 2021 wildfire season and reporting on the K Street mass shooting as among the most meaningful work of her career.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Although she declined to identify her next employer before its official announcement, Heft said the move to the Dallas-Fort Worth market will bring her within about a two-hour drive of family while offering new opportunities for growth. Dallas-Fort Worth is the nation\u2019s fourth-largest television market.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been a privilege of a lifetime, and I will never be the same, and I am just full of gratitude,\u201d Heft said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/strong-cold-front-for-sacramento-friday-lows-in-30s-for-the-sierra-on-weekend\/\">Strong cold front for Sacramento Friday, lows in 30s for the Sierra on weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KCRA reporter and anchor Erin Heft is leaving Sacramento for a television newsroom in Dallas, bringing her closer to family after years in Northern California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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