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Zach Lashway leaves KPRC 2 Houston
Zachery Lashway, or Zach, announced he is leaving his KPRC 2 anchor/reporter position as of today.
Here is a portion of what Lashway posted on social:
"After more than 15 years in TV news and more than seven incredible years with Graham Media Group, I am stepping away. Today’s 3 PM show is my final newscast at KPRC 2.
There’s never an easy time to leave something you love, but there can be a right time. And for me, that time is now.
As for me, my work continues too. It will look different, but the purpose is the same: share what matters, tell it clearly and help keep our community safer, stronger, and closer.
Lashway joined KPRC 2 Houston in October 2021 as a reporter from sister station WJXT–News4Jax in Jacksonville, Florida, where he served as a weekend morning anchor.
In March 2023, KPRC 2 debuted a new hour of morning news on its digital streaming platform, KPRC2+, airing from 8 to 9 a.m., with Lashway in the anchor chair. The show later expanded, launching “KPRC2+ Now” at 9 in August 2023 with Lashway alongside Haley Hernandez.
During his time at KPRC 2, Lashway has covered numerous major national and international stories. He was the first—and only—Texas reporter to travel to Poland two consecutive years to report on the humanitarian crisis stemming from the Russia–Ukraine war. His assignments have also taken him to Philadelphia for the 2022 World Series and to Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI. In addition, Lashway has flown over the Gulf with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to observe security operations and has gone behind the scenes with the Transportation Security Administration during flight attendant self-defense training.
Lashway also hosts the KPRC original series “Solvable,” which focuses on cold cases within marginalized communities.
Before WJXT, the two-time Edward R. Murrow Award recipient and an Emmy-nominated journalist worked as an anchor and reporter at KARE 11 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His previous experience includes roles as an anchor/reporter at PHL 17 WPHL in Philadelphia and as a morning anchor at KRTV/KXLH in Great Falls, Montana.
While attending the State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh, Lashway interned with CBS News.
(Thanks, Shad, Taylor, and Satch!)
Sarah Pepper returns to Houston
Just as Jessie Watt moves shifts at MIX 96.5 KHMX this week, her former morning co-host, Sarah Pepper, returned to host the upcoming Chevron Houston Marathon.
Pepper joined KPRC 2's Houston Life and even squeezed a few seconds on air with her other former co-host Lauren Kelly!
Pepper left Mix 96.5 mornings in May 2024 to move back to Indiana.
“The Dana Cortez Show” assumed the Mix 96.5 morning show role in November 2024.
Casey Bartholomew exits WBAP 820 DFW
Casey Bartholomew announced he is no longer in the 9 to 11am slot at WBAP News Talk 820 AM Dallas-Fort Worth.
Here is what the talk show host posted on social:
"This was weird…After almost 4 years, and raising the ratings over 300% in some areas, I was informed that I was leaving my job to “pursue other opportunities.” I didn’t even know I was looking at other opportunities. I wanted to ask them what they were, but they got off the phone before I could. (Yes. They did it over the phone.)
So, if anybody knows what these “other opportunities” are, could you let me know?"
Reports from my North Texas radio listeners say they are hearing WBAP afternoon host James Parker filling in on the 9 to 11am show while also doing his afternoon show. Talk about a team player.
Cumulus owns WBAP and recently announced the return of The Dan Bongino Show, which just so happens to match this time slot. Just throwing that out there.
On August 12, 2022, Bartholomew, the program director for News/Talk 98.9FM and 1400AM KFRU in Columbia, Missouri, announced he was taking over Ernie Brown's former slot on WBAP.
A nationally recognized radio talk show host with a career spanning across the United States, Bartholomew has been heard on the airwaves of not only DFW but also from Los Angeles, New York, to Miami. According to his bio, he has even reached international audiences in New Zealand and Canada.
In other related 820 WBAP news, former news anchor Nicole Osei just joined KERA News 90.1.
99.5 The Wolf and New Country 96.3 5th annual Texas Independence Jam
99.5 The Wolf KPLX and New Country 96.3 KSCS Dallas-Fort Worth's 5th annual Texas Independence Jam will take place at the Historic Billy Bob’s Texas in 2026, as in past years.
Performing artists include Parker McCollum, Dylan Scott, Justin Moore, Ashley Cooke, Tucker Wetmore, Turnpike Troubadours, Hudson Westbrook, and more.
The concert is March 8th.
Rachel Davis anchors KETK 4pm news
Rachel Davis was promoted to co-anchor of KETK News at 4 with Tyler Henderson in September 2025.
Davis joined KETK in June of 2024 as a reporter.
The Oklahoma State University grad reported, produced, and anchored for the school's news station, The Daily O.
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Kara Sewell pregnancy update
Kara Sewell says her second baby girl is on the way with one month left until maternity leave which is around four months.
The WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth Daybreak morning anchor gave birth to her first daughter in March 2024.
Perry Russom named NY ABC correspondent and WABC anchor
ABC News Group announced today that Perry Russom will transition into an expanded role, serving as a correspondent for ABC News based in New York while also joining ABC7/WABC-TV New York as the morning co-anchor of “Eyewitness News” on Saturday and Sunday alongside Michelle Charlesworth.
WABC-TV is the leading source for local news in New York and the most-watched station in the country.
“We’re excited to welcome Perry to Eyewitness News Weekend in this new role. His on-air presence, collaborative approach and dedication to covering the communities he’s called home, make him a tremendous addition to the team,” said WABC-TV president and general manager Marilu Galvez.
Russom, most recently a multiplatform reporter for ABC News based in Washington, D.C., has played a key role in the network’s coverage of major national and international stories, including the midair crash at Reagan National Airport, the 2024 Republican National Convention and Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse.
Prior to joining ABC News, Russom was a reporter at CNBC, notably covering the humanitarian crisis on the Ukraine–Poland border, the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and the aftermath of Hurricane Ian’s landfall in Fort Myers.
Earlier in his career, Russom was based in Boston at WBTS-TV, where he earned three regional Emmy® Awards. Before that, he worked at WPRI-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, and WBNG-TV in Binghamton, New York. Russom’s first job was as a desk assistant at KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia at just 18 years old.
(This post taken from a release)
KTAB - KRBC Abilene rebrand to West Texas Today and West Texas Daily
KTAB and KRBC Abilene morning anchor Heather Easley and meteorologist Carter Vandrasik announced that, starting in January 2026, the Abilene Today and Abilene Midday newscasts changed their names to West Texas Today and West Texas Daily.
"We’re excited to now bring our coverage to San Angelo / the Concho Valley, in addition to Abilene / the Big Country," the post said.
Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones talk to Derrick Shore
The "TODAY" show announced that Sheinelle Jones is the co-host of the fourth hour of the network’s flagship morning show alongside Jenna Bush Hager back in early December, and the debut week is now here
With Jones joining, the fourth hour of the long-running morning show has been renamed "TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle."
KPRC 2 Houston Life co-host Derrick Shore spoke with the new team.
‘TODAY with Jenna and Sheinelle’ airs weekday mornings at 10am on KPRC 2 Houston.
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