▁slowly ▁increased ▁over ▁time ▁( part icular ly ▁in ▁the ▁adult ▁ 2 5 – 5 4 ▁dem ographic ). ▁Hall ▁left ▁the ▁station ▁one ▁month ▁after ▁Night cap ▁launched ▁after ▁being ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁other ▁duties ▁within ▁the ▁Trib une ▁Company . ▁ ▁Steve ▁Simon ▁left ▁K IA H ▁to ▁become ▁news ▁director ▁at ▁K D AF ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁replacing ▁Hall ' s ▁replacement ▁as ▁news ▁director , ▁Den ise ▁Kill ian ; ▁he ▁joined ▁B are ▁who ▁began ▁over see ing ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁K D AF ▁( in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁existing ▁duties ▁at ▁K IA H ) ▁in ▁September . ▁Following ▁the ▁change , ▁reports ▁indicated ▁that ▁Simon ▁planned ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁News F ix ▁format ▁to ▁the ▁Dallas - F ort ▁W orth ▁market . ▁The ▁succeed ing ▁months ▁saw ▁the ▁depart ures ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁K D AF ' s ▁anch ors ▁and ▁rep or ters , ▁including ▁long time ▁rep orter ▁Barry ▁Car p enter ▁and ▁anchor ▁Am anda ▁Fitz pat rick ▁( both ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁with ▁the ▁station ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁Night cap ▁format ), ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁change . ▁The ▁Dallas ▁edition ▁of ▁News F ix ▁( using ▁the ▁same ▁narr ators ▁as ▁the ▁K IA H ▁broadcast s ) ▁premier ed ▁on ▁K D AF ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 : 0 0   p . m