Isis Romero Biography, Age, Husband, Breakdown, Ineteresting Facts
Christopher Martinez
Published Jan 01, 2026
Isis Romero Biography
Isis Romero is an American Journalist who is both an anchor and a broadcaster for KSAT 12 channel. She joined the KSAT team in June. Romero is a native of Corpus Christi, South Texas. She grew up with her 3 siblings. She is currently based in San Antonio, Texas.
Isis Romero Age
Romero was born in 1982. Her age as of 2019 is around 37 years.
Isis Romero Husband | Family
She dated her boyfriend Phil Anaya (who is KENS 5 anchor) and a journalist for a long time. Later, the two got married in a simple ceremony.
The couple became parents to their first child, a boy who was born in August 2014. They named him Elijah Anaya. They had their second child in February 2016 & their third child Noel in December 2017. As of 2019, Phil & Isis are parents to 3 adorable boys.
Isis Romero Breakdown On Live TV
While Isis was pregnant with her first child in 2014, she was overcome by emotion while presenting a news item in July 2014. She was unable to continue reading a story because it was a story about a 4-month baby that got burned by fireworks and then a story about another kid, a baby who was left abandoned on a subway platform.
As a mother to be, she could not bear and take it. This video went viral on social media. She apologized to people online via a small note. She received an overwhelming response from the public to support her.
Isis Romero Interesting Facts
- Romero keeps herself busy. She generally loves to spend the first half of her day reporting out in the field, experiencing San Antonio and what it has to offer.
- She is very fond of her home town, Corpus Christi. San Antonio also shares a similar culture, soul and friendly people as Corpus Christi which attracts her the most.
- She loves green vegetarian cuisine.
- In her spare time, she loves to enjoy relaxing with her family. She along with her sons and her husband often go to Hard-Berger Park near their place to take their dog for a walk and to spend some time outdoors.
- Her all-time favorite piece of jewelry is her James Avery Texas pendant, which she received from Phil.
- She avoids wearing heels at the workplace as she has to be on her feet most of the day. She always keeps a pair of ballet flats at her desk.
- Isis owns an iPhone. According to her, a smartphone is just as indispensable these days as a journalist’s notebook.
- For daily wear, her jewelry is a good mix of “workplace appropriate” and “wow–factor” – Perfect for daily wear. Generally, she wears Kendra Scott Elle earrings in cobalt.
She is very prominent on social media & has accounts on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter. She often posts pictures of her workplace and family especially her adorable sons.
Isis Romero Gets Back To Work
After three months of intense bonding with her three sons, including newcomer Noel, the baby of the house, Isis Romero will return to her KSAT-TV 10 p.m. anchor job on Tuesday.
She’ll slide into the seat next to Steve Spriester with both a heavy heart and a pair of open arms.
“While I’m looking forward to seeing my co-workers and getting back into the swing of things, I’m going to miss my family tremendously.
“I’ll miss a lot of precious moments— but that’s just the reality of being a working mom. Finding the right work-life balance can take some time, but will come eventually.”
She said she especially treasured evening meals with her family: KENS-TV weekend anchor Phil Anaya, and kids Elijah, 3, Phillip, 2, and Noel, 3 months.
“During my normal work schedule, I rarely get to have dinner with my family, so I truly savored this special time with them.”
Isis Romero Fittest News Anchors in San Antonio
We watch them on the local news every day and can even feel like they are part of our daily routine… News Anchors in San Antonio can be a great example for us, especially if they lead healthy lifestyles. This is why we feel that those in the media have a responsibility to be good examples to their viewers- because they are literally in our homes every day, being watched by our spouses, our kids, our friends.
We first researched all the available data on the news anchors online and narrowed it down. We used a combination of interviews, internet, industry literature, and Samir Becic’s knowledge of over 33 years in athletics coupled with his experience as 4 times Number 1 Fitness Trainer in the World to narrow the field down to 10.
The anchors on this list not only lead healthy lifestyles themselves but also promote within their public roles on their news stations and in the greater San Antonio area.
The following was all taken into consideration: fitness level, nutritional habits, age, their own medical issues and how they coped with them, and involvement and promotion of a healthy lifestyle.