After graduating , McCaa worked in Omaha for more than seven years in anchoring and reporting , with WOWT-TV , an NBC affiliate . In 1984 , he came to WFAA to work in the Fort Worth newsroom as a reporter . He was later promoted to chief of the newsroom . He then transferred to the Dallas newsroom . He became the weekend news anchor , then news manager . At one time , he also served as co-anchor for the 5 p.m. newscast . During the 2000 presidential primaries , McCaa hosted a series of webcasts from the Republican convention
Republican convention
2000 Republican National Convention
John McCaa