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Thursday, November 05, 2009

KIAH 39 reporter Dennis Spellman leaves station


Dennis Spellman, who has been a reporter at KIAH 39 in Houston since the station brought back its news department, is leaving the TV news business. He is the second Houston TV reporter to quit the television news industry in the past few weeks.

Spellman is leaving to work as the Vice President of External Affairs at the Houston Housing Authority where he will get to put his media knowledge to work.

It was an addition to the Spellman family that set the ball in motion for a career change (I understand his reasoning).

"Being a reporter will always be in my blood, but 13 months ago I became a Dad," Spellman told the mikemcguff.com blog. "That changed everything for my wife, and me. I'll be glad to be home at night, and still have a challenging job where I can utilize my understanding of the media."

Spellman starts his new gig next Tuesday. Congratulations to him and his family.

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