UPDATE
After three years in Annapolis, Maryland, Mike Friedrich joins KUTV Salt Lake City as news director in 2021 he announced on Facebook.
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Just as KPRC 2 claims May 2018 sweeps victory across the board (more on that later), we learn that assistant news director Mike Friedrich is moving on.
"I am moving to Annapolis, Maryland in a few weeks," Friedrich told mikemcguff.com. "I lived in the Mid-Atlantic region for nearly 15 years. I am looking forward to living 10 minutes from the Chesapeake Bay and having a four hour drive to see my family in Pittsburgh, where I am from originally."
Not only it is a geographic move for Friedrich, but he's moving on from the TV news life and changing careers.
"Houston is an amazing city, the friendships I made here have been phenomenal and KPRC is not only the best station to work for in Houston, if not the country, it's been one of the most rewarding experiences in my career," Friedrich told me. "Our staff has some of the most hard-working, creative, and innovative people, I have had the pleasure to work with and lead. Dave Strickland has been an amazing boss and mentor to me."
Rhonda Errer LaVelle's promotion from channel 2 assistant news director to the news director job brought Friedrich to Houston in 2014 to assume her then vacant role (LaVelle left KPRC for WXYZ Detroit in 2016).
The award winning Friedrich previously worked as an executive producer for WJLA Washington, DC. He's also worked at WJZ Baltimore and CNN Newsource.
Friedrich explains he did not take his decision to move lightly. This life-altering change is putting him where he wants to be in the next five to 10 years.
"For me, it's just time for me to blaze my own trail doing something else," he added. "After I complete my move and finish my 'summer school,' I plan on taking the rest of the summer off, and getting started after Labor Day."
So stay tuned right here to find out what Friedrich's career move will be when he is ready to make an official announcement.
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"I am moving to Annapolis, Maryland in a few weeks," Friedrich told mikemcguff.com. "I lived in the Mid-Atlantic region for nearly 15 years. I am looking forward to living 10 minutes from the Chesapeake Bay and having a four hour drive to see my family in Pittsburgh, where I am from originally."
Not only it is a geographic move for Friedrich, but he's moving on from the TV news life and changing careers.
"Houston is an amazing city, the friendships I made here have been phenomenal and KPRC is not only the best station to work for in Houston, if not the country, it's been one of the most rewarding experiences in my career," Friedrich told me. "Our staff has some of the most hard-working, creative, and innovative people, I have had the pleasure to work with and lead. Dave Strickland has been an amazing boss and mentor to me."
Rhonda Errer LaVelle's promotion from channel 2 assistant news director to the news director job brought Friedrich to Houston in 2014 to assume her then vacant role (LaVelle left KPRC for WXYZ Detroit in 2016).
The award winning Friedrich previously worked as an executive producer for WJLA Washington, DC. He's also worked at WJZ Baltimore and CNN Newsource.
Friedrich explains he did not take his decision to move lightly. This life-altering change is putting him where he wants to be in the next five to 10 years.
"For me, it's just time for me to blaze my own trail doing something else," he added. "After I complete my move and finish my 'summer school,' I plan on taking the rest of the summer off, and getting started after Labor Day."
So stay tuned right here to find out what Friedrich's career move will be when he is ready to make an official announcement.
