She succeeds Allison Smith, who in January was named president and general manager of KCCI's sister station KETV in Omaha, Nebraska. Smith was KCCI news director from 2018 to 2025.

KCCI has promoted Natalie Cabieses to replace news director Allison Smith, who left the Des Moines station in December to take a promotion at sister station KETV in Omaha. Cabieses, who will ...

Natalie Cabieses has been appointed to the role of news director of Hearst Television’s local station in Des Moines, the company announced on Monday. Cabieses succeeds Allison Smith as the news ...

She takes over for Allison Smith, who left the station in December ... Her compassion and news judgement is a big reason KCCI ...