Julian Grace joins FOX8 WGHP High Point, North Carolina, in January 2026 as a morning co-anchor with Cindy Farmer, Jordan Brown, and Melissa Painter.
Grace comes from WRAL 5 Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, where he worked for the last 6 years as a weekend anchor/reporter.
Before that, he worked for almost eight years as an anchor/reporter for WISH-TV 8 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award took home the latter for a documentary, “Critical Term: Why Are Black Mothers and Babies Dying?” which shed light on the maternal and infant health crisis affecting Black families.
The Ball State University graduate also wrote "Don’t Miss the Scriptures," which explores how to recognize God’s Word in today’s news cycle.
Forrest Frank is a popular name in Christian pop music and is set to play RodeoHouston on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
But the Fulshear-raised singer has a famous name for another reason.
As I mentioned on Christmas Eve 2025 morning, when we learned of his passing, former KHOU 11 Chief Meteorologist Dr. Neil Frank is Forrest's grandfather.
In a tribute to Dr. Neil, Forrest posted a video on the day of his death, noting that he used a 1985 sermon by "Doc" in the intro to his album Child of God and tour.
Forrest also notes in the tribute that he named his second son Sonny Neil Frank after his grandfather.
Jordan Chavez signed off from 9NEWS Mornings on KUSA Denver, Friday, December 9, 2026, after nine years with the TEGNA station.
Chavez is not the only 9NEWS Mornings talent leaving. Entertainment and traffic anchor Erica Lopez recently left for WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth.
"I didn't just somehow survive a 2:30 a.m. alarm for the past several years," Chaves said on-air during his last day. "I was actually excited to get out of bed and be here with y'all every day."
The station says Chavez is leaving the TV news biz.
Before joining KUSA in March 2017, the Texas State University graduate worked as a weekend anchor at KAMR Local 4 in Amarillo.
Stephania Jimenez trades in co-anchor Ernie Zuniga for Keith Garvin as she signed off KSAT 12 San Antonio Friday night to make her way to KPRC 2 Houston's evening anchor chair.
“Thank you for the privilege of sharing your stories and the support that you’ve shown me,” Jimenez said. “While I am moving on to Houston, the mission of this station stays the same, and that is working every day to make San Antonio a better place. I am so proud to have played a small part in that mission...Mi gente, te amo.”
Jimenez moves east on I-10 on January 19, 2026.
She takes over for Daniella Guzman, who recently moved into a morning co-anchor role with Sofia Ojeda following Owen Conflenti’s departure in October.
KPRC and KSAT are Graham Media Group sister stations.
PBS News Weekend, anchored by John Yang, will have its final broadcasts on Saturday, January 10, and Sunday, January 11, 2026.
“We want to note a change for us here at PBS News,” PBS News Hour co-anchor Geoff Bennett said on-air Friday.
“Due to federal budget cuts, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to rework our staffing and programming," co-anchor Amna Nawaz added. "And, this Sunday, our ‘PBS News Weekend’ team will sign off the air.”
The following weekend, on January 17th, two new 30-minute weekend programs will debut.
"Horizons from PBS News," which will focus on science, health, and technology and will be hosted by William Brangham, and "Compass Points from PBS News," which will focus on foreign affairs and be hosted by Nick Schifrin.
"As we lay out the next chapter of PBS News' multi-platform programming, we are delighted to launch two new weekend broadcasts, both of which will build on existing editorial strengths of our newsroom and allow us to dive deeper into topics our audiences care about deeply," said Just, who will serve as senior executive producer of these programs and is a WETA SVP. "As we have found with the success of Washington Week with The Atlantic, there is a growing and hungry audience for deep, nuanced conversations with knowledgeable guests that help shed light on critical issues and are a welcome break from some of the bite-sized, headline-grabbing news that proliferates so much these days."
Horizons will feature experts and professionals across science, health, technology, and the environment, and will dive into a single issue each week, such as the AI race, advances in medicine, and the latest developments in climate science. Horizons will be hosted by Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning journalist and PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham and executive produced by Talesha Reynolds, who also serves as senior producer of content and special projects for PBS NewsHour. The program will premiere Saturday, January 17, 2026.
Compass Points will take an all-encompassing look at a prominent international topic each week and will provide timely analysis with a panel of experts, including former government officials and journalists, on issues such as America's power and influence abroad, the shifting world order under the Trump Administration, and what global conflicts and rising tensions could mean for America's interests. Compass Points will be hosted by Peabody- and duPont-Columbia Award-winning journalist and PBS NewsHour foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schifrin and will be executive produced by Stephanie Kotuby, who also serves as executive producer of Washington Week with The Atlantic and senior editorial producer for PBS NewsHour. The program will premiere Sunday, January 18, 2026.
In addition to airing nationally on PBS stations, in the time slots previously held by PBS News Weekend, these programs will also be streamed online and distributed as video podcasts across PBS News' digital, podcast, and social platforms.
Sabrina Bates is leaving her KOCO 5 Oklahoma City weekend meteorologist position for Heart Television sister station WLWT News 5 Cincinnati, Ohio.
"I can’t wait to get back to the Midwest," Bates posted. "The Queen City will soon be home, but a piece of my heart will always be in Oklahoma. Thank you for the love, support, and trust over the years. We still have one more week together."
Bates joined KOCO 5 in 2020 from KFSM 5 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where she forecast for northwest Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma as a weekend meteorologist and reported as the weekday science reporter.
Sabrina graduated from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, along with secondary disciplines in Mathematics and Digital Media. She interned with WGN Chicago, WSBT22 South Bend, Indiana, and WIFR News Rockford, Illinois.
The SportsRadio 610 KILT-AM 'Outdoors Show' has been cancelled, according to host Captain Mickey Eastman Sr.
UPDATE: Listeners tell me in 'Outdoors Show' and Captain Mickey's place is the 'Bite Me - A Texas Saltwater Fishing Podcast,' hosted by Sports610 'In The Loop' host John Lopez, with Capts. Scott Null, Dean Thomas, and Caleb McCumber (watch below).
Here is what Captain Mickey posted:
"Hello all you Sickos. Hope everyone is well. I have some unfortunate news to share. Audacy has taken the Outdoors Show off the air. I'm sorry to say I will not be broadcasting on SR 610 anymore. After a Monday morning meeting with my bosses, they informed me that due to budgetary reasons that corporate was taking the Outdoor show off the air. I know this is quite a shock to all of you, mostly me. This is truly all I have been told. I am currently working on something that may be just as informative and interesting. I don't have any details yet but please keep your page open for a new program and updates. I don't have many details yet, but I will keep you updated as much as I can.
I want you all to know I have enjoyed every minute of the 18 years of shows and sharing all our stories together. But let me say, this will not be the end of us. Yes, you all have been as much a part of this as anyone and I appreciate all you loyal listeners.
Until then, good luck and good fishing!
Best regards to all,
Captain Mickey Eastman Sr."
The Outdoors Show aired Thursday through Friday from 4am to 6am and Saturday and Sunday from 4am to 7am. Shows featured everything from live fishing reports with fellow professional anglers and guides to hunting tips.
Captain Mickey started his guiding career in the fall of 1980 on Galveston Bay.
Luke Cleary joined WFAA 8 in Dallas–Fort Worth in September 2025 as a reporter.
Cleary comes to North Texas from TEGNA sister station ABC10 (KXTV) in Sacramento, California, where he worked as a weekend anchor and, before that, a multi-skilled journalist beginning in March 2021. At ABC10, he primarily worked as a solo video journalist, shooting and editing his own stories while covering a variety of daily and enterprise assignments.
Prior to his time in Sacramento, Cleary served as a weekend anchor and multi-skilled journalist at WQAD in Moline, Illinois.
A 2009 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Cleary earned a degree in broadcast journalism before launching his international career. From 2009 to 2018, he worked as a television and radio host in Seoul, South Korea, primarily with the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS).
Beginning in 2013, Cleary served as the main anchor of News Today on KBS World TV for five years. During that time, he covered major global events, including the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster, the 2016–17 mass democratic protests and impeachment of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, and the historic 2018 inter-Korean summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Cleary is an active member of the National Press Photographers Association and is also an FAA-certified drone pilot.
