Mariel Ruiz, the morning meteorologist for KTHV in Little Rock, will leave Arkansas next month to take the same position at a station in Austin, Texas, officials announced on Monday.
Ruiz, who has been with KTHV since starting as a weekend meteorologist in June 2016, has been hired at ABC affiliate KVUE. Both stations are owned by TEGNA Inc.
“My husband and I will miss Arkansas, and I know it will always be a part of us,” Ruiz said in a news release.
Ruiz's last day on air in Arkansas will be Sept. 6.
In the statement, KTHV News Director Dave Parker called Ruiz's new job a "good opportunity." No information on her replacement has been announced.