Noah Bullard’s life changed when he tried sports photography for the first time in a 1992 media technology class at Socorro High School in El Paso. The result of that eye-opening experience was an emerging passion for photojournalism and a clear natural ability to see and capture powerful and memorable video.
Now, in his 30 years as a professional photojournalist, Noah has been blessed to shoot some of the biggest and best sporting events in the world. He has been on-scene at three Olympics, three World Series, two NBA Finals, two Stanley Cup Finals — including the Dallas Stars championship run, two NCAA football national championship games, ten Super Bowls, over 400 Dallas Cowboys games, and thousands of high school sporting events.
After attending New Mexico State University, his professional journey began in his hometown of El Paso at KDBC-TV. That’s where Bullard spent three years covering high school sports and the legendary Don Haskins at UTEP. He then moved east to WAWS-TV in Jacksonville, Florida, focusing on the Jacksonville Jaguars, Florida State Seminoles and Florida Gators for four years.
That is when his new home city came calling.
KDAF-TV in Dallas hired Noah to cover his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys, as well as the Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars. In 2005, KXAS-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth added Bullard to the NBC 5 team, where he continues to cover sports today with long-time sports anchor and multiple Emmy award winner Newy Scruggs.
What sets Noah apart is his ability as a storyteller. With over 25 regional Emmy awards, a national Edward R. Murrow award, and several regional Edward R. Murrow awards, his true gift is in creatively shooting and producing feature stories that leave an audience inspired, moved and captivated.
That creativity and love of sports should come as no surprise though. Noah’s grandfather, Augustine Quiroz, was a famous Mexican wrestler known as “El Gargantua,” He displayed memorable creativity in his occupation, teaching him to love the Dallas Cowboys at a young age. His parents, George and Micaela Bullard, also provided support and faith in his career dreams, believing he would absolutely succeed in his photography goals.
But now, 30 years later, what Noah truly believes has increased his passion for his craft and changed his life for the better is the love and support he receives from his wife, Cheryl, and two children, Lauren and Jace. They are his everything, and he works daily to make them proud.
The photojournalism journey Noah Bullard has been on throughout his thirty-year career has been nothing short of a dream come true, and he remains extremely grateful he walked into that media technology class in 1992, changing his life forever.