In a brief message KFOX news director Elizabeth O'Hara announced the station's new primetime anchor:
" KFOX14 is proud to announce the hiring of Erika Castillo as the new primetime anchor.
Erika has a long and proud history in the El Paso market. An Ysleta High School and UTEP graduate, Erika got her start at KTSM in 1989. Erika helped take KTSM to the #1 position before leaving in 1998 for the weekend anchor gig in Dallas at KDFW. From there, Erika left for KRQE in Albuquerque, taking the #3 station to #1 over the course of her time there.
Erika and her husband have five children and will be moving to the area in the next few weeks.
Erika's start date at KFOX is December 5th.
Please join me in welcoming back Erika Castillo back home!"
Welcome Home Erika!!
Posted by: Rene' | November 03, 2011 at 06:21 PM
I hope she doesn't get arrested this time..wasnt it outside a nightclub? Keying cars?
Posted by: I remember everything! | November 03, 2011 at 06:32 PM
That's her mother's last name. Her mother taught at Ysleta High School (hence the reason why Erika attended said school), but her last name was German. And please Erika-yes we know how much "money" you were making at KTSM-just don't show up to work (again) in a $40,000.00
dollar car (and leave your lipstick inside of it to melt during a hot summer's day) while the rest of your peers drive "used" cars as Nick Miller used to when he owned a NIssan Sentra. In other words...STAY HUMBLE.
Posted by: Sean Paisano | November 03, 2011 at 08:19 PM
Is she the talking head that spoke perfect English until she got to her last name? Good evening, I am Erica KAAAAASTEEEEEEOOOOOO. I think SNL made fun of her in a skit once, where the anchors spoke perfect english and then hit a spanish word and went all ethnic.
"Back to you Sally."
Thanks Bill, next up, a story about SIIIINKO De MIIIIIIY-OOOO."
Then the weather.
Posted by: Bimbo Watch | November 03, 2011 at 09:25 PM
Welcome back, Erica. I went to high school with her, and she is a sweet gal. I wish her success in her new position! God bless, you, Erica!
Posted by: vthomas3@msn.com | November 03, 2011 at 10:23 PM
big woop. bring back the Simpsons and Seinfeld. that's all i care about. thumbs up if you agree!
Posted by: Disco Stew | November 04, 2011 at 12:10 AM
The correct hire would have been back at KTSM! Current anchors there are bad. It was a mistake to get rid of Nick Miller. KTSM is so bad that I actually tolerate Chris on Channel 7!
Posted by: Paule Morenos | November 04, 2011 at 12:10 AM
Welcome Back Erica
Posted by: Pam Miller | November 04, 2011 at 12:21 AM
"Disco Stew tells it true." The programming at the end of the 10:00 PM newscast SUCKS!!! I'm certain that once the management of KFOX realizes how much (revenue)money
they're losing, they'll bring back The Simpsons and Seinfeld...and no ratings are not gonna go up because of Erica. Just look at the revolving door of anchors of "The" KFOX Morning News.
Posted by: Sean Paisano | November 04, 2011 at 01:07 PM
Welcome Back Ericka. The community is lucky to have one of it's own delivering the news in an unbiased professional manner. I wish you and your family all the best. Ignore the hatters, they are everywhere.
Castaneda
Posted by: Joanne116@mac.com | November 04, 2011 at 06:49 PM
Who the hell is she replacing? Does this mean that Martina Valley is out on her can? Or is Purvis finally getting the boot? And "Big Bang Theory" is way better than the Simpsons, which is funny but has grown tired and stale, much like Sandra on the weather.
Posted by: Blago | November 05, 2011 at 08:29 AM
She will probably leave after a year or two.
Posted by: Eric Rida | November 06, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Once she realizes what a JOKE KFOX (not the real call letters for that station F.Y.I.)is, she'll wise-up and will leave to have more babies...I mean, she's been gone from El Chuco only what, 20 years (?) and she has FIVE KIDS. Guess they didn't have cable t.v. where they once lived!!!
Posted by: Sean Paisano | November 06, 2011 at 02:31 PM
so what exactly are the call letters mr. "i know everything"?? if not kfox, why would the FCC let them use them?? i googled kfox, and it came up as a station right here in el paso, not los angeles, or anywhere else!
Posted by: boomer sooner | November 06, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Boy Paisano - the FCC sure its going to be surprised when you tell them that they're wrong . . .
http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=KFOX
Posted by: Kevin Webb | November 07, 2011 at 08:07 AM
K F O X are the call letters used by channel 14 here in town, but the real call letters are K T U V. FOX broadcasting has an agreement with the FCC to use "FOX" with all of it's stations and networks in order for it ("FOX") to be more easily recognized and to establish a higher, though untrue, number of viewers. What this basically means is that you can charge a higher advertising rate for viewership than the "true" number of people (a.k.a. demographic) who are actually viewing a t.v. program at one time.
Posted by: Sean Paisano | November 07, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Wow. The stupidity of Sean Paisano astounds me. But it's futile to try to argue with someone so incredibly uninformed. Rest assured, KFOX are indeed the real call letters. KTVU are the call letters of KFOX's sister station in Oakland, also owned by Cox. Sean Paisano literally just made my heart hurt with his ridiculous comment.
Posted by: Unbelievable | November 07, 2011 at 01:31 PM
Sorry Sean - but if you would bother to click on the link you would learn that KFOX are the call letters assigned to channel 14 here in El Paso. They changed from KCIK in 1994. "KTVU Partnership" in the license holder.
Nothing like beating a drum louder after you've been told you're off rhythm.
Posted by: Kevin Webb | November 07, 2011 at 01:37 PM
here is a listing of the fox stations in texas, just one kfox. and btw, kfox is owned cox media not fox.
TexasAbilene - KXVA 15
Amarillo - KCIT 14
Austin - KTBC-TV 7
Beaumont - KBTV-TV 4
Bryan - KYLE 28 (satellite of KWKT)
Corpus Christi - KUQI 38
Dallas - KDFW-TV 4
El Paso - KFOX-TV 14
Houston - KRIV-TV 26
Laredo - KXOF-CA 39
Longview - KFXK 51
Lubbock - KJTV-TV 34
Odessa - KPEJ 24
San Angelo - KIDY 6
San Antonio - KABB 29
Sherman - KXII 12.3
Victoria - KVCT 19
Waco - KWKT 44
Wichita Falls - KJTL 18
Posted by: me | November 07, 2011 at 04:02 PM
and by the way, it is KTVU not KTUV. lfox and ktuv are owned ny cox media, not fox!!
Posted by: and u | November 07, 2011 at 04:16 PM
Is it just me or did it get awfully quiet in here? lol
Posted by: Kevin Webb | November 08, 2011 at 08:41 AM
I thought Martina and Lauren were doing great. Well whatever. Erica: Welcome back and Mazel tov!
Posted by: SunCityCynic | November 08, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Liz O'Hara...beware. Erica is much better looking than any of the other anchors at the station. And lets tell it like it really is...Martina is a good reporter/anchor, but not very appealing to the eye. Lauren is a good reporter as well, but she will only be around for a very short time before she moves onto bigger and better things (journalistic wise). ERICA...STAY HUMBLE!!!
Posted by: Sean Paisano | November 09, 2011 at 03:00 PM
Welcome back, Erika. You and Nick Miller took KTSM to the top when you two were the #1 dual anchors in El Paso. They never replaced you, try as they did. You are a welcome addition to KFOX. Don't listen to the bitter ankle-biters here, they are just jealous of your accomplishments. I hope you turn the revolving-door KFOX female anchor into something, like Estela Casas has done, of a permanent fixture.
Posted by: RBS Prods | November 10, 2011 at 02:24 PM
One more thing, most of these haters can't even spell your name correctly. Again, welcome Erika.
Posted by: RBS Prods | November 10, 2011 at 02:27 PM