Janel Forte joined KHOU 11 last week from WLOX Biloxi, MS where she's been the weekend morning anchor the last two years.
UPDATE AUGUST 2023
Janel Forte joins WFAA 8
Janel Forte joins WFAA 8
UPDATE 2021
Janel Forte joins NewsNation
Janel Forte joins NewsNation
Her KHOU bio page makes no mention of what position she has taken, but her Twitter bio does say KHOU reporter.
"It’s an adventure, you never know what to expect as you head into work," Forte said about her profession on her newly posted channel 11 bio. "Each day I get to meet new people, go to new places and tell a different story. Not to mention the responsibility of serving in that gatekeeper role to inform the public and hold officials accountable."
Her website has a great breakdown of her career which I will show you here:
Medill News Service, Reporter, Washington DC
March 2015 – June 2015
Medill Reports, Reporter, Chicago, IL
September 2014 – March 2015
Social Justice News Nexus, Graduate Fellow, Chicago, IL
October 2014 – March 2015
Newswatch 16 ICTV, Anchor/Reporter, Ithaca, NY
September 2013 – May 2014
Fox News KDFW, Intern, Dallas Fort Worth, TX
May 2013- August 2013
The Virginian-Pilot, Intern, Norfolk, VA
January 2013
Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, IL
M.S. Journalism, Broadcast, Business
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY
B.S. Communication, Media Communication Focus, Sociology Concentration, Law & Society Minor
So how did I find out about Forte?
I didn't get tipped off by anyone at the station or any Houston TV viewers, but an alert about a KHOU set change.
As I was looking around the KHOU website for any video of the new set, I happened to see her photo in the bios page. Luck was on my side.
Ron Trevino actually hinted about a new set over the weekend.
This is obviously a new temporary set since the station is still operating thanks to Houston Public Media's generosity and the PBS affiliates studio space after Hurricane Harvey heavily damaged its building.
Honestly, it's hard for me to tell the difference from the former temporary set, but glad to see the station is progressing in its flood recovery.
Last November, I blogged KHOU is looking for a new studio home. UPDATE: NewscastStudio has photos, not sure I see that much of a difference still.
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