Darby Brown leaves CBS Austin for 12News Phoenix

Darby Brown is leaving CBS Austin KEYE in September 2026 after two years as a sports anchor and reporter.

Brown announced she is heading home to Phoenix, Arizona, to join the sports team at 12News KPNX next week.

“This move closes the chapter on nearly a decade of sports reporting all across the Lone Star State,” Brown wrote on Instagram. “I gave everything I had to my jobs and communities, and they gave it all back and then some.”

Brown joined CBS Austin in September 2024 after five years as the director of sports content at KWTX 10 in Waco-Temple-Killeen.

She joined KWTX in 2019 after serving as sports director at NewsWest 9 KWES in Odessa/Midland.

Brown began her broadcasting career while attending Chapman University, where she graduated in 2017. She interned at NBC 4 KNBC and CBS News Los Angeles, and also worked as a production intern for ESPN’s SportsCenter and as a production assistant for FOX Sports.

Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Brown has spent nearly a decade covering sports in Texas.

In reflecting on her Texas career, Brown shared a few personal memories from her time in the Lone Star State.

“I moved here with a car that immediately got destroyed by a massive hail storm and a dream,” she wrote. “I’m leaving with a love for Texas country music, a husband, a dog named Mojo from Waco, and a full heart, knowing so many of my dreams have come true. Texas forever, but I’m going home!”

- Maddie Kirker leaves Spectrum News 1 Texas
- Katie Pratt leaves FOX 7 Austin
- Brenna Gibbons joins CBS Austin KEYE
- Ann Pierret and Nathan Langley join KXAN Austin
- Julieanna Jackson joins FOX 7 Austin 
- Mike Warren retires from FOX 7 Austin
- Dominique Leh joins FOX 7 Austin
- Brandon Schaff joins KVUE Austin and love is in the air
- Kristin Walla joined KVUE Austin

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Runaway Radio featured in Houston Chronicle article "From 'Urban Cowboy' to 'Boyhood,' the 30 Houston films every Houstonian should see"

It's an honor to have my Runaway Radio documentary featured in the Houston Chronicle's "From 'Urban Cowboy' to 'Boyhood,' the 30 Houston films every Houstonian should see."

Thanks to arts and entertainment editor Cary Darling for including us.

Never did I think that, when I started what was known as the 101 KLOL documentary, it would one day be featured on the same page as some of my Houston favorites growing up, like Rushmore, Apollo 13, and Reality Bites!

I don't think I have mentioned this on the blog because I was on a break when it happened, but Runaway Radio won three awards at the 47th Annual Telly Awards, two at the 32nd Annual Communicator Awards, and, as mentioned before, the Texas Independent Film Award (TIFA).

For 2026, I'm taking a break and won't be doing a 10-1 screening at River Oaks Theatre, but 2027 is always an option if you are interested!

In the meantime, you can watch it on Tubi, rent it from your favorite streamer, or buy a physical copy with extras on DVD.

(Thanks, Kelly and Steve!)

Alex Garcia and Chuck Miketinac no longer with FOX San Antonio KABB

Alex Garcia and Chuck Miketinac's bios have been removed from the FOX 29 San Antonio KABB website.

Miketinac has officially marked his time with FOX SA as ended on LinkedIn.

In early September 2026, when Sinclair Broadcast Group conducted layoffs at its San Antonio duopoly, FTV heard Garcia and Miketinac might have been unfortunately cut, but both were still on the station's website bios page at the time.

While we do not know whether the longtime FOX San Antonio employees were part of the layoffs, it is likely since their bios are gone.

In August, Sinclair sister station CBS Austin KEYE also had job cuts.

Chief Meteorologist Alex Garcia

Garcia is a veteran San Antonio broadcast meteorologist who spent decades forecasting the weather for South Texas television viewers.

He served as chief meteorologist for Fox San Antonio’s Fox News at Nine. He also spent more than a decade at competitor KENS 5 San Antonio, where he worked as an on-air meteorologist and helicopter environmental reporter from 1983 to 1995.

Garcia’s broadcasting career has included a variety of newsroom roles, including meteorologist, reporter, assignment editor, and news director. He previously served as news director at KAVU-TV in Victoria, Texas, from 1980 to 1983.

Throughout his career, Garcia earned the American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval and received six Associated Press Awards for Best Weathercast. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association, and the Knights of Columbus.

In addition to his television career, Garcia has worked in education. He has taught students from elementary school to college, including at the University of Houston. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of the Incarnate Word, teaching meteorology, oceanography, astronomy, and science courses for elementary education teachers. Garcia has also been involved in science education programs for teachers and students across Texas.

He has been president and CEO of Storm Science Network Inc. since 2000.

Garcia is married to his high school sweetheart, Eva. They have a daughter, Angelique, and a son, Alejandro. He is also a proud grandfather and enjoys spending time with his grandchildren, Michael, Lili, and Jayla.

His education includes a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University-Kingsville, a master’s degree from the University of Houston-Victoria, and meteorology studies at Mississippi State University.

Sports Anchor/Director Chuck Miketinac

Miketinac is a veteran San Antonio sports broadcaster who spent more than three decades working in the city’s television sports market, including more than 30 years at Fox San Antonio.

Miketinac joined Fox San Antonio in 1995 and became the station’s Sports Director/Anchor for Maximum Sports in 1999. 

Before joining Fox San Antonio, Miketinac spent five years as an anchor and sports reporter at cross-town rival KENS 5.

His broadcasting career began in 1988 at the former KVTV 13 in Laredo, Texas, where he operated as a one-man sports department.

Miketinac was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and grew up traveling around the country as the son of a retired Army general. 

A graduate of Madison High School in San Antonio, Miketinac earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from Texas State University in San Marcos, then known as Southwest Texas State.

His great-uncle, Nick Miketinac, played lineman for the Green Bay Packers in the 1930s.

Miketinac is married and has three children.

Brandon Schaff joins KVUE Austin and love is in the air

Brandon Schaff is joining KVUE Austin as a reporter after spending the past year at TEGNA's sister station, WTHR, in Indianapolis.

Schaff announced the move on Instagram, saying his next chapter is bringing him back to Texas, where he will join his fiancée, meteorologist Kristin Walla, at KVUE.

“Today is my last day at WTHR,” Schaff wrote. “My next chapter takes me back to Texas. I’ll be rejoining my fiancée [Walla] as a reporter at KVUE in Austin. I can’t wait to call the Lone Star State home again!”

Schaff joined WTHR 13NEWS in 2025 as a multimedia journalist, covering news and events across central Indiana. 

Before WTHR, Schaff worked at KIII 3 News in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he served as a sports anchor and multimedia journalist. 

The engaged couple both previously worked for KIII.

Schaff is no stranger to Indiana. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington before earning a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

- Maddie Kirker leaves Spectrum News 1 Texas
- Katie Pratt leaves FOX 7 Austin
- Brenna Gibbons joins CBS Austin KEYE
- Ann Pierret and Nathan Langley join KXAN Austin
- Julieanna Jackson joins FOX 7 Austin 
- Mike Warren retires from FOX 7 Austin
- Dominique Leh joins FOX 7 Austin

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Kristin Walla joined KVUE Austin

Kristin Walla joined KVUE in Austin in May 2026 as a weekend evening meteorologist.

- Meet Walla's fiancé, who is joining her at KVUE

I was not blogging when Walla headed to Central Texas, so here you go now.

You will also catch Walla on KVUE's weekday midday newscasts.

Walla began her television career at KIII in Corpus Christi in 2022, where she served as a weekend meteorologist for more than four years.

At KIII, Walla also produced annual half-hour hurricane specials and contributed to digital severe-weather coverage and nationally distributed weather segments for TEGNA's In the News streaming program.

Walla graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology in December 2021. 

Before graduating from Texas A&M, Walla interned at KBTX in Bryan and KXAN in Austin.

Cathy Hernandez always a Houston Texans cheerleader

Cathy Hernandez is going back to her roots, before she joined the KPRC 2 anchor desk, and returning to the Houston Texans sidelines where she was an NFL cheerleader...at least for one game.

Here is what Hernandez posted:

"Houston, I’M BACK.

Before I was an anchor, reporter and mama, I was a Houston Texans cheerleader! Still crazy to think about!

I’m heading back to the field October 4 for the Houston Texans Cheerleader Alumni Game — TEXANS vs. COWBOYS!"

If we're going back in time with the Cowboys, let's go all the way back to our first-ever game on September 8th, 2002!

I've written about this before when she was hired, but I was there for the beginning of Hernandez's Texans cheerleader day.  When I was at ABC13 KTRK, Hernandez competed in a contest the station held where the audience could vote for the last remaining spot on the 2007 squad.

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Karen Hua joins ABC News

Karen Hua joined ABC News in Washington, D.C., as a national reporter in May 2026 while I was on a blogging break.

TV viewers may remember Hua as the Houston-based national reporter for CBS News, a position she held before CBS parent company Paramount's layoffs earlier this year.

Hua joined CBS News in February 2025, relocating to Houston from NBC10 Philadelphia (WCAU), where she spent three years as a reporter.

Before Philadelphia, Hua worked at KGET 17 News in Bakersfield, California.

She began her journalism career through NBCUniversal's East Coast Page Program, gaining experience across several NBC properties, including NBC New York, CNBC, and The TODAY Show.

A first-generation Chinese American, Hua is fluent in Mandarin. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Honors English and Psychology in just three years.

- Houston-based CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian cut in Paramount-Skydance merger

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Tynisha Jackson joins Spectrum News 1 Dallas

Tynisha Jackson joined Spectrum News 1 in Dallas as a multimedia journalist (MMJ), returning to North Texas after spending the past three years working in Roanoke, Virginia.

An Arlington native, Jackson joined Spectrum News 1 in September 2026.

"I’m HOME! Excited to share that I’ve joined the team at Spectrum News 1 in Dallas as a reporter," Jackson posted. "I can’t wait to start telling stories in the communities where I grew up."

Jackson comes from WDBJ7 Roanoke, Virginia, where she has worked as a multimedia journalist and weekend morning anchor since September 2023. 

Her television career began in Mississippi when she joined WTOK-TV in Meridian as a multimedia journalist in 2021. She later took on weekend evening anchor and producer duties before becoming the station's primary weeknight 10 p.m. anchor, while continuing to work as an MMJ and producer.

She graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's degree in Electronic Media Programming and a minor in Media Studies. While at Texas State, Jackson reported for the university's student news program, Bobcat Update, and served as an on-air host and senior news reporter for KTSW-FM 89.9. She also gained newsroom experience as an intern at News 4 San Antonio/FOX San Antonio (WOAI/KABB).

During her time at Texas State, Jackson also cheered for the university.

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Brett Anthony joins KY3 Springfield from CBS19 Tyler

Brett Anthony left his CBS19 KYTX Tyler chief meteorologist role in September 2026 for the same job with KY3 KYTV Springfield, Missouri.

KY3 announced that Anthony will lead the station's First Alert Weather team beginning this fall. He succeeds longtime Chief Meteorologist Ron Hearst, who is retiring after 38 years serving viewers across the Ozarks.

Anthony joined CBS19 in December 2020.

Before coming to East Texas, Anthony served as chief meteorologist at KJRH 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Anthony previously spent 11 years at KSHB in Kansas City, Missouri, before moving to Tulsa.

His television career began in Cleveland, Ohio, at WOIO/WUAB, where he was a weekend meteorologist.

Anthony earned a degree in meteorology from Western Kentucky University, where he attended from 1995 to 1997. He previously earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio-TV from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, graduating in 1987.

He holds the American Meteorological Society's Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal and is a two-time regional Emmy Award winner for his weather coverage and special projects.