KARK-TV weather watcher Kira Miner is trading AR for AZ, leaving the Little Rock NBC affiliate to become the morning meteorologist at KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona, a somewhat smaller market.
She had worked at Channel 4 since March 2015, mostly as the weekend meteorologist, and her last broadcast there was Nov. 20.
A Florida native and graduate of Florida State University, Miner announced on Facebook that she was moving to Tucson, and Napoli Management Group, a news talent agency, announced on its website that the job was with KOLD, a CBS affiliate owned by Raycom Media Inc. On Facebook, Miner said she “had always wanted to live out West, so when the opportunity presented itself, I jumped at it!”
Nielsen ranks Little Rock as the No. 57 designated market, while Tucson is No. 70.
She thanked KARK’s viewers and said Arkansas would “definitely hold a special place in my heart.”