Sophia earned her Bachelor’s degree from the School of Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Business at the University of Missouri and began her career in television at KOMU 8 News in Columbia, Missouri as a multimedia journalist and anchor. Two years later, Sophia made her way to WCIA in Champaign, Illinois to work as a reporter.
After spending six years in the Midwest, Sophia, a native of Katy, Texas, was excited to return to warm and sunny Texas where she joined the KXAN News team in November 2012. While in Central Texas, she reported on the state budget, former President Obama’s visit to Austin, and the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion and the deadly Dallas police ambush.
In 2017 she made her way back home to Houston to join KPRC Channel 2 News, an NBC affiliate. She covered the Super Bowl, Hurricane Harvey, the earthquake in Mexico City, The World Series and many other breaking news stories.
Sophia joined NBC 5 in 2020 and is excited to be part of a vibrant and well-accomplished newsroom.
Her husband is currently a medical resident in Dallas which is why she and their new baby boy relocated to DFW.
When she’s not telling your story, Sophia enjoys live music, working out, and eating queso.
The Latest
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New York Stock Exchange to launch branch in Dallas
Wednesday morning New York Stock Exchange announced it would move its Chicago branch to Dallas and call it NYSE Texas.
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New York Stock Exchange to move Chicago office to Dallas
The financial world in the Lone Star State is buzzing after the New York Stock Exchange announced it’s opening an office in Dallas. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil looks at what it means and why people are excited.
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Smash and grab at Fort Worth grocery store leaves witnesses stunned
Caught on camera — a smash and grab at a jewlery store inside a Fort Worth grocery store Sunday afternoon. Sophia Beausoleil has more from a witness who described the chaotic crime.
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Smash-and-grab robbers target Fort Worth jewelry store in broad daylight, police say
Masked robbers smashed display cases and stole jewelry from a Fort Worth store inside a supermarket.
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Family of Fort Worth father pleads for help finding driver in fatal hit-and-run crash
Ryon Smith, 40, died from his injuries days after police said someone drove into Smith while he was riding his skateboard.
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Fort Worth family asking for public's help identifying hit-and-run driver
The family of a Fort Worth hit-and-run victim is asking the public for videos to help them identify the driver. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil spoke with the family.
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Denton parent concerned over unmarked school bus
A Denton mother says she has filed a police report after her daughter says an unknown man in an unmarked bus waved students and other students to get on. The mom spoke with NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil.
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Denton mother files police report, says daughter witnessed driver of unmarked school bus wave at students to get in
A Denton mother said she is concerned after her high school daughter reported that a man driving an unmarked school bus tried to motion students on the bus.
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Package with late Korean War veteran's keepsake stolen, Dallas grandson says
Alexander Moffitt said his grandfather died in 2024, and the family turned a piece of the veteran’s clothing into a stuffed bear.
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Dallas man pleads for return of irreplaceable stolen package
You’ve heard of porch pirates stealing packages from North Texas doorsteps. While many items can be reported lost and replaces, NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports a Dallas man says the package stolen outside his apartment was priceless.
