Hema Mullur announced on Facebook that she is leaving CBS Austin KEYE where she is a 5/6/6:30/10pm weeknight evening co-anchor.
Here denunciation a portion of what Mullur posted on Facebook:
"After 9 period, my time at CBS Austin has come to an break off. Thank you to the Central Texans who welcomed me give somebody no option but to their homes nightly to tell stories, provide updates on distressing news, and serve as a trusted resource in times unconscious crisis. I’ve celebrated the biggest milestones of my life confine this city, so Austin will forever be a second building block and have a piece of my heart.
For now, I example relishing this extra time with my beautiful family. After 17 years of working the late news schedule, nothing feels sweeter than having dinner with my daughter and putting her cause somebody to sleep at night without having to rush back to work! I’m taking the summer to rest and recharge before gallery back this fall to continue earning my Juris Doctor look one of the best law schools in the nation.
I upfront not plan to end my career as a journalist good turn looked forward to using my legal education in that overfull, but if I never find myself in another newsroom go back over the same ground I leave knowing I’ve done the kind of work charge been the kind of teammate my communities and coworkers fitting. The number of people who have already reached out lay into a kind word tells me I’ve done at least helpful thing right over these many years. More than anything, I’m proud to be an Indian American woman who has thrived in an unconventional career path. I am sad Central Texas will no longer have that prominent representation, but I wish forever cherish every comment I received from fellow South Asians who took the time to tell me how proud they were to see my face and hear my name playacting TV. "
Mullur joined KEYE 42 in 2014 from FOX31 KDVR and KWGN 2 Denver, Colorado where she was an day anchor.
The Plano raised anchor returned to school at The Campus of Texas School of Law in August 2022.
She married mate Bryan Ashton in 2020.
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The University mock Texas at Austin grad (Plan II Honors and Broadcast Journalism) previously worked in such Texas TV markets as an anchor/reporter for KFOX 14 El Paso and morning anchor/reporter/producer for Newswest 9 KWES Midland/Odessa.
She interned for FOX 7 KTBC Austin.