WFAA-TV Channel 8 news anchor John McCaa is guest speaker at the Keene Chamber of Commerce luncheon at noon Thursday, Dec. 13, at the new Keene Community Center, 1000 N. Old Betsy Road in Keene.

Doors open at 11:15 a.m. The meal will be catered by 360 Restaurant and Catering. The cost is $15 per person for those who RSVP by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10. The cost at the door is $20.

Raised as an Air Force Brat, McCaa was born in Rantoul, Illinois, then moved to Idaho, Nebraska, Spain, back to Nebraska, then back to Spain for high school in Madrid.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Creighton University in Omaha and began working for WOW-TV there in 1977.

In 1984, he came to WFAA-TV as a reporter in the Fort Worth newsroom, and later was promoted to chief of the Fort Worth newsroom. He was transferred to the Dallas newsroom as news manager and weekend anchor.

Soon, he became anchor of the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. newscasts.

Dr. McCaa has a master’s degree in politics from the University of Dallas and a Ph.D. in Humanities-History of Ideas from the University of Texas at Dallas.

He has served as president of the Press Club of Dallas and the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators.