San Antonio television personalities Jordan Elder and Matt Roy are expecting their first child, the couple announced by posting ultrasound images and a couples photoshoot on Instagram. Elder shared that her family with Roy and their dog, Dexter, would be growing by one, with a baby onesie in the photos reading “see you in March.”
Elder, who works as an investigative reporter and fill-in anchor for News 4 and KABB, wrote on Instagram that “March Madness is about to get a whole new meaning,” a nod to the couple’s shared roots in sports and news broadcasting, according to MySA. She also wrote, “Baby Roy, we’re so excited to meet you.”
The pregnancy announcement caps a winding personal and professional journey for the pair. Elder and Roy met at Arizona State University, started dating in 2019, and got engaged in 2021 before marrying in December 2022 in Missouri, hosting roughly 130 guests shortly after relocating to San Antonio. The couple spent almost two years planning their wedding before it finally took place.
A Newsroom Romance Built Around Mismatched Schedules
Both Elder and Roy arrived at News 4 and KABB in 2022, and the two said planning for a family and childcare proved difficult while both worked in television news. Roy said both he and Elder worked inconsistent news schedules, a challenge that ultimately factored into his decision to step away from broadcast journalism last October after nearly four years as a sports and news reporter for the Sinclair-owned stations…