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Saturday, July 12, 2008

KTVT Dallas anchor Tracy Rowlett to anchor on web site

Dallas-Fort Worth CBS 11 KTVT anchor Tracy Rowlett is drilling his way out of the TV news business and heading to the Internet world to anchor about what else? News about energy and natural gas:

In a project with few parallels, Chesapeake Energy Corp. is creating online television-style programming led by Mr. Rowlett, a news anchor at KTVT-TV (Channel 11). Shale.TV is expected to cover issues related to natural gas exploration in the underground field known as the Barnett Shale and eventually expand nationally to other areas with drilling. READ THE REST


From WFAA to KTVT to Shale.tv. I doubt anyone saw this coming. Reminds me of an Internet venture that used to be out of Houston.  It was called EnergyNewsLive.com and was operated by William's.  Notice I refer to it in the past since it isn't operating anymore.

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