A Phoenix sports broadcast team is bringing in extra help right before the football season. Dom Tibbetts of 7 News WKBW, the ABC affiliate in Buffalo, New York, announced on social media that he is leaving the station to join the ABC affiliate in Phoenix, ABC15. Tibbetts posted on X: "This will be my last week at WKBW. Four years flew by fast, but I’ll have memories, stories and most importantly friendships that will last a lifetime. For that I am so grateful!" Tibbetts is likely to begin work on air in the Valley late this month or early September.
Tibbetts' bio on the WKBW site said that he was the weekend sports anchor and a reporter for the station. He has also worked at KXLF/KBZK in Butte, Montana, and at WTXL in Tallahassee, Florida. Tibbetts posted that he was excited for the next phase of his career in Phoenix. "I’m so grateful for the chance to take next step in my career back out west!"
From the very bottom of my heart Buffalo/WNY…thank you! 🫶 This will be my last week at WKBW. Four years flew by fast but I’ll have memories, stories and most importantly friendships that will last a lifetime. For that I am so grateful! A MASSIVE amount of gratitude belongs to… pic.twitter.com/iOHtcs3NUr — Dom Tibbetts (@DomTibbettsTV) August 17, 2026 Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff. Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today. Sign up for azcentral Preps Now. And be sure to subscribe to our daily sports newsletters so you don't miss a thing. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: New face heads to Valley, says he will join ABC15 sports broadcast team