NBC affiliate anchor Nicole Nielsen is set to take a temporary break from the newsroom just months after joining the station. The journalist recently announced the decision following the early arrival of her baby boy. The update also includes an expected timeline for returning to the role.
Nicole Nielsen to leave KPRC 2 temporarily
Nicole Nielsen is preparing for a temporary absence from KPRC 2 after the early arrival of her first child. The reporter announced that her baby boy was born three weeks before his expected arrival, bringing an unexpected change to her professional schedule. She expects to resume her reporting duties in February 2027, following an estimated three-month maternity leave.
Nielsen announced the news on Sunday evening, also offering an explanation for her reduced social media activity. Sharing the family’s excitement, she wrote, “Our sweet baby boy decided to make his arrival three weeks early, and life has been a whirlwind ever since. We are absolutely overjoyed and completely in love.” She also acknowledged her new role as a mother with the caption, “Adding a new title to my résumé.”
The early birth meant that Nielsen’s time away from the newsroom began sooner than she had anticipated. She admitted that stepping back from a job she loves was a difficult decision. “I wasn’t quite prepared to step away for maternity leave this early.”
The anchor further wrote, “This account, and especially this Heights community, mean so much to me. I truly love what I do, and it’s hard to press pause on something I care so much about. But I also know this is time with my little family that I’ll never get back.”
Nielsen joined KPRC 2 in March 2026 after working at CBS News Texas for six years. Based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area during her previous tenure, she took on a range of assignments, including reporter, a fill-in anchor, and a traffic anchor (via Chron).
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