Fmr. Houston reporter returns to report from tragic high school shooting

Former KPRC 2 reporter Jennifer Bauer reports from scene of horrible Florida high school shooting


First of all, my thoughts and prayers go to the victims and all those affected by the terrible Florida high school shootings Wednesday.

When will these school shootings end?

That tragic event brought people to this blog who were looking up information on a former Houston reporter who was live near the scene in Parkland, Florida.

KPRC 2 had immediate reports, because the NBC affiliate's former reporter, Jennifer Bauer, happens to live near the area as the anchors explained on air. The station had their former reporter perform live reports for the evening newscasts.

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"When the shooting happened, my old boss at KPRC called to see if I could help them out and report for a few days," Bauer told mikemcguff.com. "I was happy to, but wish it were under different circumstances."

When asked on Twitter how she had a KPRC mic flag, Bauer responded that a KPRC sports crew was in Florida covering the Houston Astros training camp and let her use their's.

"I haven’t stepped in front of a live camera since I left KPRC in June," Bauer told me. "I am working part time for a company that produces corporate videos, so occasionally I get in front of the camera to record pieces for them. I’ve been enjoying time at home with my two kids and getting to know my new community of Parkland."

Bauer and her husband, former KPRC creative services director Mike Guerrieri, left Houston for Miami last summer.

Guerrieri landed a gig at NBC 6 WTVJ as Vice President of Creative Services for the station.

Bauer joined channel 2 as a reporter in 2010 from Jacksonville as a reporter at KPRC's sister station WJXT.

"I appreciate all the Facebook messages and posts from the Houston viewers I can almost feel the Texas-sized hugs and support from here. #PrayersForParkland," Bauer added.


*updated with info on mic flag and Bauer quotes

Two Houston media pregnancies; KPRC 2 & KTRK abc13

Baby bumps for KPRC 2's Jennifer Bauer and KTRK abc13's Patricia Lopez

Jennifer Bauer

Is the Houston TV baby wave coming back? We have two media members expecting!

Houston television viewers are a curious bunch. Questions started coming in about KPRC 2 reporter Jennifer Bauer. Is she pregnant? Naturally people are cautious about approaching someone on social media and asking, so they leave it up to me!

In the case of Bauer, their hunches were correct. Baby number 2 is arriving in May and it's a boy.

There is another channel 2 staffer excited about the upcoming birth - Bauer's husband KPRC Vice President/Creative Services Director Mike Guerrieri.

"The move to Houston was big adjustment for us, but when our daughter was born here is probably the moment we would point to as when it started to feel like home," Guerrieri told mikemcguff.com. "Everyone at the station was so great and the outpouring of warm comments on all the social media pages was overwhelming in the best way.

"Now both of our kids will forever be able to say they are Texans and that’s incredibly cool. We’re excited and praying that all goes well and everyone is healthy."

Daughter Aubrey was born in January 2013.

Patricia Lopez

Across the street, it was announced this morning that KTRK abc13's Patricia Lopez is expecting her fourth child.

Her three young daughters apparently aren't excited about the new addition at this point. Her youngest simply said "ewww, disgusting" when told the news. I'm sure they will come around.

Lopez says with a family of six, they are really going to have to stretch their dollar!

And just because she has been gone from the news for the past few days, people are asking me if Casey Curry is pregnant again. I don't know that one at this point.

I do know that Curry's original pregnancy post was my number one blog post of 2013 though!

(Thanks Robin)

KPRC 2 hires Jennifer Bauer as new reporter

UPDATE JUNE 20, 2017
Jennifer Bauer leaves KPRC2

According to the David Crane Agency, KPRC 2 is bringing a new reporter to Houston.

The TV agency reports Jennifer Bauer is coming in from Jacksonville, Florida. Bauer will be staying in the Post Newsweek family since she already works for KPRC's parent company at station WJXT 4.

According to her WJXT bio, Jennifer has a journalism degree from Michigan State University. Her career began at WJXT's sister station in Detroit.

It goes on to say Jennifer enjoys running, going to the beach and playing golf. She also likes spending time with her calico cat, Emmy. What a perfect name for someone in TV to name their cat.

Wikipedia says KPRC 2 morning anchor Lauren Freeman also worked at WJXT before coming to Houston.

Also in the DCA world, Jackie Smith gets her first on air TV job at KMID in Midland, Texas.

UPDATE JUNE 20, 2017
Jennifer Bauer leaves KPRC2

(Thanks Taylor)

KPRC 2's Jennifer Bauer delivers a girl!

Credit: KPRC

I had told you that KPRC 2 reporter Jennifer Bauer was preggers (as one might say if they were trying to look hip at an LA TV station a few years ago).

Well, the little one is here.

Aubrey Elizabeth was born this morning at 10:32. Click2Houston.com reports she came in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces.

As I blogged before, I know someone else at KPRC who is also excited about Aubrey Elizabeth. KPRC Vice President/Creative Services Director Mike Guerrieri is Bauer's husband and I'm sure is jumping for joy right now.

This is the couple's first child. Congrats to both.

As you might remember, KPRC is very used to little ones running around.

Jennifer Bauer leaves KPRC 2; and she's not the only one leaving

KPRC 2 reporter Jennifer Bauer signed off from KPRC 2 last night. She follows her husband, Mike Guerrieri, to Florida. Guerrieri, who has been head of KPRC promotions, landed a new gig with NBC in Miami:

NBC 6 / WTVJ today announced that Mike Guerrieri has been named Vice President of Creative Services for the station. Guerrieri will lead the station’s on-air and off-air marketing efforts, as well as community outreach and programming. He will report directly to Larry Olevitch, President and General Manager for NBC 6. His first day at NBC 6 will be June 12.

“Mike has extensive experience in developing and executing outstanding marketing campaigns that help to connect local audiences with valuable information and resources,” said Olevitch. “We are very excited for Mike to join our team.”

A five time Emmy-award winning broadcaster, Guerrieri has nearly 20 years of experience working in broadcast and multimedia marketing for local televisions all across the country. He joins NBC 6 after working as the Vice President and Director of Creative Services for NBC’s Houston affiliate, KPRC-TV since 2010. Previously, Guerrieri held various executive roles in marketing and local programming for television stations in Jacksonville, Florida, Detroit, Michigan and Hartford, Connecticut.

“I’m happy to continue being part of the NBC family and look forward to working with the creative team at NBC 6 to support the station’s continued success and growth in the market,” added Guerrieri.

Guerrieri earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Connecticut and has served as Chairman of the NBC Station Marketing Council Committee since 2014.

About NBC 6 / WTVJ
NBC 6 / WTVJ is the NBC-owned station serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties. NBC 6 was Florida’s first television station and has been covering news in South Florida for more than 60 years. WTVJ was founded on three basic principles: commitment to the community, excellence in journalism and pioneering and innovation. Today, NBC 6 South Florida produces more than 30 hours of local news and programming per week, delivers dynamic multi-platform content on NBC6.com and COZI TV and continues its commitment to the community by cultivating local partnerships and capturing the diversity of South Florida.

Guerrieri will probably most enjoy not having to answer questions from mikemcguff.com at his new station.

Bauer joined KPRC 2 News as a reporter in 2010. She moved to the Bayou City from Jacksonville after spending six years as a reporter at KPRC's sister station WJXT. The Michigan native received her journalism degree from Michigan State University.

Another Houston TV baby wave?

Remember when KPRC 2 had baby fever? After my recent post about Fox 26 KRIV's Traffic Authority Michelle Merhar pregnancy, I learned that KPRC 2 reporter Jennifer Bauer ‏is also expecting (see a photo of her pregnant).

I know someone else at KPRC who is also excited about this baby bump. KPRC Vice President/Creative Services Director Mike Guerrieri is Bauer's husband and I'm sure a very happy father to be.

Bauer tweeted the baby girl is due at the very beginning of January. Maybe their daughter will be the big story on New Year's Day as the first baby of 2013!  Congrats!

Speaking of KPRC chief meteorologist Frank Billingsley married longtime partner Kevin Gilliard.

In case you missed it too, late Friday I posted how KPRC 2 reporter Nefertiti Jáquez was leaving for a new gig. Former Fox 26 KRIV reporter Kristin Kane also announced a new job. (click on their name for more info)

Is that Shasta on TV?

Through my time in the Houston media, one thing is for sure, you meet a lot of University of Houston Coogs in the industry. UH hooks up current students with the media alumni each year at the annual Media Homecoming. 2012 was the fifth event. This year's guests included Pattie Shieh (News92, ex-FOX26), Joy Sewing (Houston Chronicle) and Joey Guerra (Houston Chronicle). It was presented by the UH chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Previous guests have included Cougar communicators Doug Miller (KHOU Ch. 11), Marisa Ramirez (host of KUHF's "UH Moment"), Amy Davis (KPRC Ch. 2), David Dalati (ESPN 97.5 FM) and Anna Megan Raley (Houston Chronicle/CBS Radio).

Santa Claus the DJ?

Not Houston media, but still cool...Santa will give your kid a personalized phone call. It's thanks to Austin-start up Audingo which I wrote about in September. Austin's Mix 94.7 lets listeners text their child’s name to 512-MIX-0054, and Santa rings the phone number within 10 minutes, addressing the recipient by name with a special message. Try it through Christmas Eve. The child can even reply to Santa with a voice message using Audingo’s TalkBack feature. Messages from kids around Austin are posted on Mix 94.7’s website here: http://www.mix947.com/pages/14967108.php
- Photo Santa Claus by YOUR Christmas tree

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Police seek man charged with stalking TV reporter Reyna
Investigators said a Friendswood man has been stalking KPRC 2's Jennifer Reyna since Sept. 14, disregarding a no-contact order issued by a judge in May 2007 after he twice drove his vehicle through the front door of the news station.
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Top mikemcguff.com posts for 2012
The top Houston media stories of 2012 by pageviews or Dominique Sachse. So that means the readers decided this list by what they clicked on most throughout the year.

KILT sports talkers going national?
SportsRadio 610 KILT's Josh Innes and Ted Johnson are adding on a national show.

And to all a good night
D-FW's list of 2012 TV exits.

Is Wayne On The Campaign?
Houston attorney Ben Hall speaks out against recent reports that Wayne Dolcefino is working on his possible mayoral campaign against Mayor Annise Parker.
- Dolcefino Communications LLC

First-time legislator Wu to focus on school issues
KTRK 13 reporter Miya Shay's husband, Gene Wu, gets a nice profile in The Houston Chronicle.

KCOH Radio moving to 1230 AM
KCOH, now at 1430 AM, will move down on the dial, but its legacy as the voice of Houston's black community will endure.
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KSBJ's NGEN going national?
In an email newsletter, KSBJ stated: "NGEN radio as it goes national, and heads towards an FM signal large enough to cover all of Houston."

Houston-Galveston TX radio ratings
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Jim Pruett gets death threats
Jim Pruett, host of NewsFix’s “Bullet Points,” received a death threat in the mail.

Houston Press Christmas party invoice
View The Houston Press freelancer Christmas party invoice by clicking the link above.

Local 2 anchors, reporters make New Year's resolutions
Like many of you, some KPRC Local 2 anchors and reporters have made New Year's resolutions. Check out what they hope to change about their lives in 2013.

A Healthy Forecast from a KRIV FOX26 Meteorologist
John Dawson, KRIV FOX26 Meteorologist and Vic Coppinger Family YMCA member, shares his exercise and healthy living tips.

San Antonio TV reporter becomes first responder
A woman was apparently hit by a what appeared to be a small bullet at a San Antonio New Year's Eve event. She ended being treated next to the stage where WOAI's Leslie Bohl and Michael Garofalo were reporting. Due to the massive crowd, getting an ambulance was a problem, so Michael offered to take her to a hospital using a van he was in charge of during the event.

Austin reporter merry-go-round continues; this week it's KVUE's turn
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2012 brought big changes to local TV stations
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KFDM Is Saddened To Report The Death Of Our Colleague, Our Friend, Bill Leger
KFDM is saddened to report the death of our colleague, our friend, Bill Leger. Bill was a member of our KFDM family as an anchorman and reporter for about 20 years, and his work on television and his community service touched many families across Southeast Texas during that time.
- Beaumont Fox, ABC Affiliates Pitch in During CBS Anchor Bill Leger's Memorial Service

News/talk arrives on FM in West Texas
Listeners in Odessa-Midland, TX got a holiday gift with the arrival of the market’s first news/talk station on FM.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- KHOU 11 updates TV news graphics package
- News 92 KROI hires new leader
- KPRC 2's Frank Billingsley weds partner of 17 years
- KPRC 2's Nefertiti Jáquez to WCAU, KRIV's Kane to Central Florida News 13
- KPRC 2 reporter Jennifer Bauer ‏is pregnant
- Hot Houston media singles ready to mingle
- Journalist gift ideas
- My Christmas sleigh made of PVC pipe

Houston media job moves 2017

Who left or joined the Houston media scene in 2017?

Rucks Russell leaves KHOU 11

Sophia Beausoleil joins KPRC 2

Drew Karedes to exit KHOU 11

Jacqueline Crea to exit KHOU 11

Brandi Smith joins KHOU

Jillian “JJ” Simmons leaves 97.9 The Box KBXX

Chase Murphy new Mix 96.5 KHMX program director

Samantha Ptashkin leaves KPRC

Dean & Rog celebrate 20 years in Houston

Chrisdyann Uribe joins Fox 26 KRIV

Dave Ward and his emotional goodbye from KTRK abc13

Brett Buffington joins KHOU 11

Ken Hoffman leaves Houston Chronicle for CultureMap

Lily Jang joins KPRC 2

Dayna Steele running for Congress

Crystal Ayala joins Martin Berlanga as co-anchor of Noticiero Telemundo Houston

Anne Elise Parks joins CBS 11 KTVT

Paulina Sodi leaves Telemundo Houston

Rebecca Suárez leaves Univision Houston; returns to HISD

Jason Cage joins Mix 96.5 KHMX afternoons

Angela Chen is leaving FOX 26 KRIV

Lance Zierlein leaves SportsTalk 790 KBME coverage

'The Buzz Lady' Roseann Rogers' new title

Josh Innes moves to mornings on SportsTalk 790

Jennifer Bauer leaves KPRC 2

Rose-Ann Aragon joins KPRC 2

Michelle Choi joins KHOU 11

Post KHOU 11, longtime Houston anchor Greg Hurst WREG News Channel 3 Memphis, TN

Former Houston Chronicle reporter, columnist and editor Alan Bernstein is going to work for Mayor Sylvester Turner

Charlie Pallilo's new radio home announced

Former KPRC 2 freelance reporter Janelle Bludau shows up at KHOU 11

KTRK abc13 reporter/multi-media journalist Tracy Clemons joins HISD press office as PIO

Former KHOU 11 reporter Leigh Frillici joins KPRC 2

Former KPRC 2 sports reporter Gary Striewski joins "morning dose"

Deneige Broom joins FOX 26 KRIV

Ron Trevino marks 35 years at KHOU 11

Cartoonist Nick Anderson let go from Houston Chronicle

James Doughty joins KAVU Victoria, Texas

Stephen Morgan joins FOX 26 KRIV

Alex Sanz named AP deputy director of newsgathering for the U.S. South

Laura Diaz leaves Telemundo Houston

Recent Houston Chronicle departures in 2017

KPRC Production Manager Andy Patterson, engineer Bill Bremer and Chief Operator and Maintenance Engineer Mike August are retiring from KPRC-TV

Dale Forbis leaves NewsRadio 740 KTRH for San Antonio

Collin Myers joining KTRK abc13

Jennifer Broome to leave KPRC's Houston Life

Kaitlin Monte new FOX 26 anchor

Jacob Rascon joins KPRC

CoCo Dominguez named FOX 26 Traffic Reporter and Lifestyle Correspondent

Jimmy Barrett joins 740 KTRH's Houston Morning News

Melinda Spaulding leaves FOX 26 for TSU

Suzanne Boase Honeycutt joins KSBJ

Mario Diaz joins KPRC

New hires at Houston Chronicle for August 2017

Nick Natario joins KTRK abc13

abc13 KTRK meteorologist Casey Curry is no longer with the station.

Is Casey Curry co-hosting KPRC 2's Houston Life permanently?

Casey Curry does weather on FOX 26 KRIV

Where is Casey Curry going to work?

Ubaldo Martinez has been promoted to lead sports anchor at Telemundo Houston KTMD

Reporter Kaitlin McCulley leaves KTRK abc13 for WHDH 7News Boston.

Radio One Houston announced Pamela B. McKay as its new Vice President, General Manager.

Ivory Hecker to join Fox 26 KRIV as a reporter from KARE-TV Minneapolis.

After being off air since July, meteorologist Lisa Vaughn made her return to FOX 26 KRIV.

Over at KPRC 2, chief meteorologist Frank Billingsley is celebrating 35 years on the green screen.

Here is a list of the former Houston journalists who were called back from the reserves to help out during Hurricane Harvey coverage.

Joe Gazin hits 40 years at KIII Corpus Christi

Courtney Zubowski working for CBS News

Jacob Rascon debuts as anchor on KPRC 2

Former KPRC anchor Courtney Zavala returns to channel 2 as Houston Life host.

Hottest Houston social media stars November 2017

Atom Smasher returns to morning radio

Erica Simon joins abc13 KTRK

VIDEO: 2017 Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductee acceptance speeches

Fmr. Houston anchor Phillip Mena debuts on NBC

Anoushah Rasta leaves KPRC 2

Lance Zierlein reunites with John Granato on ESPN 97.5

Chip Brewster leaves KPRC 2

Rita Garcia leaving FOX 26 KRIV for FOX 11 LA

Arden Ward named editorial director and Steven Devadanam replaces Clifford Pugh as Houston editor at CultureMap

Patricia Lopez leaves abc13 KTRK

Sally MacDonald named FOX 26 morning anchor

Rick McFarland retires from KPRC 2 after almost 40 years

The changing faces of Houston TV news 2018

If you have the time...you can read through all of the Houston media job changes I tracked through 2018. And there are a lot of them. Ten years ago, I don't think I could have compiled a list anywhere near this size. There are so many changes, that even I can go through it and say, "Oh yeah, I forgot that happened this year!"

JANUARY 2018
- Taisha Walker joins KPRC

- Sofia Ojeda returns to KPRC weekend morning anchor desk

- Anoushah Rasta joins NBC Bay Area

- Janel Forte joins KHOU + new set

- Minerva Pérez Joins NHMC Board of Directors

- Josh Chapin exits KHOU 11

- Brian Collister leaving KXAN Austin

- Noel Ramos promoted to KTMD assistant news director

- Shelley Childers joins KTRK abc13

- Dave Ward named grand marshal of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo parade

- Mayor names Mary Benton interim press secretary

- Wayne Dolcefino joins Quanell X on FOX 26's 'FOX Faceoff'

FEBRUARY 2018
- KENS 5 traffic anchor Chelsey Hernandez joins KTRK abc13 as a consumer reporter

- Houston TV journalists strike out on their own, and open up to mikemcguff.com about making money, including turning on a paywall

- WFMZ 69 News Lehigh Valley, PA reporter Maria Salazar joins FOX 26 as a general assignment reporter

- WCBS New York reporter Jessica Borg joins KHOU 11

- Former KPRC 2 reporter Jennifer Bauer reports from scene of horrible Florida high school shooting

- FOX 26 KRIV reporter Stephen Morgan filled-in as the meteorologist

- Rebecca Spera shows off baby #2

- Owen Conflenti announces baby

MARCH 2018
- Former KLOL Personality Dayna Steele Wins Texas Democratic Primary

- Kevin Quinn resigns from KTRK abc13

- Houston Mayor Sylvester appoints former KPRC 2 reporter Mary Benton press secretary

- Kitirik, 86, still in the hearts of Houston TV viewers

- KHOU GM Susan McEldoon announces retirement

- Levi Ismail joins KHOU 11

- KHOU 11's new station address will be 5718 Westheimer - between Chimney Rock and Bering

APRIL 2018
- David Gonzalez joins KHOU 11

- Natasha Barrett leaves KTRK 13

- Brittany Jeffers joins KPRC 2

- Branch Davidian standoff remembered by Texas TV journalists who were there

- Lisa Vaughn exits FOX 26 KRIV

- New KHOU 11 graphics 2018

- 2018 Texas RTDNA Regional Murrow Award winners

MAY 2018
- CW 39 KIAH NewsFix's Natalie Hee joins FOX 26 KRIV as a reporter

- KHOU 11's investigative reporter Scott Noll leaves station for new job

- Dave Ward’s year since leaving channel 13

-Rebecca Spera decides not to renew her abc13 KTRK contract

- Two Houston DJs And Two Precinct 1 Constables Spend Three Days Homeless On Streets of Houston

- Don Nelson recalls his Rockets head shave

- Is that Fox 26's Mike Iscovitz or Eddie Van Halen?

- 10pm newscast producer Sindy Espinoza moves up to Executive Producer

- Ken Hoffman #4 Houston Chronicle columnist?

- Telemundo Houston travelling to Russia for World Cup 2018

- Harris County jurors get Dave Ward appearance

- KPRC 2 meteorologist Eric Braate is runner up for Texas in 2018 HAIRRY Awards

- KHOU 11 demolition photos

- KPRC 2 assistant news director Mike Friedrich is making a career pivot

- A 101 KLOL video podcast by the mastermind behind the legendary Houston rock station

JUNE 2018
- Kevin Quinn leaves KTRK 13, joins Harris County Precinct 1

- KHOU 11's Melissa Correa opens up about her mental health

- Director of social media production

- Jake Reiner leaving KPRC 2

- Darby Douglas exits KHOU 11

- 2018 Lone Star Awards announced by Houston Press Club

- Colorado Securities Commissioner Gerald Rome

- KPRC's Sara Donchey is expecting

- KLOL would get ratted out by the Houston Chronicle in the 1970s

- Thanks to KPRC 2 for covering my mom's Alzheimer's story

- Jennifer Reyna is not leaving KPRC 2; has a new Facebook page

- KPRC 'Houston Life' changes coming

- Charly Edsitty joins abc13 KTRK

JULY 2018
- Tim Heller to leave abc13 KTRK in January 2019

- Where is Greg Bailey on abc13 KTRK?

- Sally Mamdooh joins KPRC 2

- Bobby Springer new KHOU 11 station manager

- TV talent fashion advice from the pros

- Former Houston journalists start “What’s Left America” podcast

- Aaron Wische named KPRC 2 Assistant News Director

- David Paul's new haircut was a happy accident

AUGUST 2018
- Doug Miller named Rice University director of news and media relations

- Telemundo Houston's Martín Berlanga to leave KTMD

- Butch Alsandor & Jorge Vargas to call TSU football on AT&T SportsNet

- Katherine Marchand joins abc13 KTRK

- 'Dave Ward's Houston' to launch on abc13 KTRK

- KPRC 2's new dog, Tex, joins Houston Life

- Sara Donchey has her baby

- Lina De Florias joins FOX 26

- Good news for Greg Bailey!

- abc13 KTRK to debut 3pm newscast

- KHOU 11 reveals what happened during Harvey evacuation

- Sherry Williams is leaving KHOU 11

- KHOU 11's Sherry Williams joins HISD


SEPTEMBER 2018
- Texas Radio Hall of Fame 2018 inductees

- Frank Billingsley diagnosed with prostate cancer

- Former KIAH GM Roger Bare to head Bayou City Art Festivals

- NewsFix and morning dose cancelled by Tribune

- Former Houston TV staffers land gigs in Florida

- Sara Donchey leaves KPRC 2

- NewsFix signs off, plus remembering the old 39 News

- KTRK photographer Jaime Zamora calls it a career after 38 years

- Former KHOU photographer lives "Life Below Zero"

- Tom Zizka moving to weekends

- KTXH bringing back that 20 Vision feeling

- 'Wake Up! With SallyMac & Lina' debuts Monday on FOX 26 KRIV

- Telemundo Houston and Entercom radio team up

- In 'Santa Fe Strong,' KHOU follows the high school football team after shooting tragedy

- KHOU Avenida Studio in downtown Houston debuts


OCTOBER 2018
- Leigh Frillici signs off from KPRC 2

- Greg Bailey returns to KTRK...again

- Erica Simon is pregnant

- Michelle Margaux will serve as in-game reporter for Houston Rockets games

- Foti Kallergis leaves abc13 KTRK for PR role

- Darby Douglas gets a new grandson

- Houston Chronicle editor Nancy Barnes named NPR's SVP of News and Editorial Director

- CW 39's Maggie Flecknoe is a survivor

- Alejandro Mendoza joins Telemundo Houston KTMD

- KHOU 11's Ron Trevino is married!

- Sharron Melton returns to Houston TV on CW 39 KIAH

- Adam Clanton and Theresa from The Buzz have a baby

- TJ Parker joins abc13 KTRK

NOVEMBER 2018
- Jerry Vazquez on the rise of Telemundo Houston

- Stefania Okolie joins abc13 KTRK

- Lindsey Day joins CW 39 KIAH Morning Dose

- Stephanie Simmons joins KHOU 11

- Texas Radio Hall of Fame 2018 highlight videos

- Why Ilona Carson is no longer on the 10pm news

- Don Kobos honored in Lone Star EMMY Chapter Silver Circle

- Samica Knight returns to abc13 KTRK

- Dave Ward announces new book 'Good Evening, Friends'

- iHeartMedia Houston and the Houston Astros extend partnership

- Telemundo Houston takes home 15 Lone Star EMMYS

- InnovationMap launches from Gow Media

- Natasha Barrett joins city of Baytown

- Christine Noël joins KPRC 2

- WFAA's Carolyn Mungo News Director of the Year 2018

- Univision 45 November 2018 sweeps victories

- Telemundo Houston releases November 2018 sweeps wins

- Lainie Fritz gets her ring

- Lance Roberts rejoins 700 KSEV

- VIDEO: KHOU 11 returns to air during Hurricane Harvey

- Craig Hlavaty leaves Houston Chronicle for HMNS


DECEMBER 2018
- Carlos Robles promoted to Telemundo Houston chief meteorologist

- Frank Billingsley announces he is cancer free

- Chelsey Hernandez appears in new movie

- Hannah Trippett joins CW39 KIAH's 'Morning Dose'

- KPRC 2 celebrates 70th anniversary as Houston's first station

- Rachel McNeill officially signs off KPRC 2

- The Brooks Garner baby is here

- Steve Simon returns to CW39 KIAH as news director

- Trey Serna returns to CW39 as senior producer and talent

- Rachel Briers joins abc13 KTRK

Anderson Cooper wipes up KPRC's 'serial pooper' story

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper flushes KPRC 2's 'serial pooper' story with a load of puns


Houston's Woodland Heights neighborhood, near The Heights, has a serial pooper on the loose. Yes, it is what you think.

 Thankfully KPRC reporter Jennifer Bauer was there to get the poop scoop. Naturally, other TV stations and websites were quick to squeeze out stories of their own based on Bauer's reporting.

Then CNN's Anderson Cooper took a plunge with the story and really cleansed the whole thing to make the news cycle regular again (watch him embedded above).

Top Houston and Texas media moments of 2010

It was a big hit for 2009, so I thought I would feature the top media moments in Houston for 2010, but this year I expanded it for all of Texas too! This goes in order and because of length, I had to cut stuff. I base this on post traffic, reader reaction, social media among other factors.

New Houston TV reporters and Chronicle staffers leaving

KPRC's Hasti Taghi has a famous name in Houston

KTVT CBS 11 expands 4pm news for DFW

VIDEO: Fox 26 KRIV anchor Jose Grinan's movie scene

New Steve Robison morning show on 103.7FM Houston’s Adult Alternative KHJK-FM

KTSU's Maurice Hope-Thompson dies at age 68

Mike McGuff talks to Pat Gray of the Glenn Beck Show

KENS 5 new anchor Jeff Vaughn hits San Antonio airwaves

Nefertiti Jaquez lands at KPRC 2 Houston

KKTVT news director Scott Diener now at KCBS/KCAL in Los Angeles

KXAS 5 morning anchor Brendan Higgins exits

New weekend anchors for WFAA 8

Lex and Terry Show off 97.1 KEGL Dallas

Former KHOU 11 anchor Lisa Foronda overcomes demons

Fox 26 KRIV anchor Tom Zizka talks skin cancer scare

Lee McGuire exits KHOU 11 Houston

KHOU 11's Gene Norman has powerful TV biz connections

Calvin Murphy leaves 97.5 KFNC show and other sports radio news

New KIAH 39 assignments manager Joe Segura announced

KHOU 11 reporter Kevin Peters leaving TV news

KTRK 13's Adam Darsky heads to WCNC Charlotte as Executive Producer

Congrats to KTRK 13's Miya Shay

1080 KRLD gardening expert Neil Sperry to leave station

VIDEO: Fox 26 KRIV shares its helicopter because it cares

Maria Todd on Mix 96.5 KHMX, but where's Sam Malone?

NBC 5 KXAS anchor Jane McGarry gets shifted

Carson leaves night shift at 104.1 KRBE

Houston talk show host's son dies in accident

CBS 11 KTVT gets new man in charge

New KHOU 11 Houston assistant news director hired

VIDEO: Houston Mayor Annise Parker talks about Mike McGuff day
VIDEO: Houston Mayor Annise Parker talks social media strategy with Mike McGuff
VIDEO: The city of Houston social media architect

Maria Todd and Brad Booker team up for Mix 96.5 KHMX mornings

New KHOU 11 reporters on their way to Houston

Former KHOU 11 talent Darby Douglas gets new gig

Billy Madison leaves 102.1 The Edge KDGE mornings

KPRC 2 reporters Reyna and Jáquez caught in the act

Texas AP 2009-2010 Television Contest Winners

Sam Malone is back on KSEV 700

KTVT 11 and KTXA 21 get Adrienne Roark as news director

KENS 5 announces new 4pm newscast

KHOU 11 Wins 23 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards

Scott Friedman morning anchor for NBC 5 KXAS

740 KTRH's Will Sterrett leaves for Dallas' KRLD

Ralph Cooper honored by Houston Association of Black Journalists

New Fox 26 KRIV anchor/reporter is Natalie Bomke from Fox 40 KTXL

Hudson & Harrigan gone from 100.3 KILT

Texas winners at the 76th annual National Headliner Awards

740 KTRH turns 80 years old

The Fox 26 KRIV 4am anchor shuffle

WOAI 4 Meteorologist Jennifer Broome leaving station

Houston Press food critic Robb Walsh leaves the paper

2010 Texas APME Awards List

KHOU 11 does it again

Texas TV and radio stations win regional Murrow Awards

NBC 5 KXAS gets new meteorologist

VIDEO: KIAH 39 anchor proposed to live on air

39 KIAH news director KyAnn Lewis departs

Fox 26 KRIV layoffs today

KTRK 13 producer jumps in front of the camera

33 KDAF says goodbye to newscast

KIAH 39's newest reporter David Solano

KIII 3 in Corpus Christi to be sold to London Broadcasting

KPRC 2 meteorologist Jonathan Novack is leaving

570 KLIF program director found dead

Rapper Trae Tha Truth is suing 97.9 The Box KBXX

Houston TV meteorologist on ABC's The Bachelorette 2010?

950 KPRC-AM hits 85 years

Former KPRC 2 and current KDAF 33 talent turns off TV career

Houston Chronicle takes over Texas...sort of

KIAH 39 news is in HD with new set

KPRC Local 2 launches new Facebook pages!

Mary Lee storms onto KPRC 2's weather team

Jim Bell signs off 88.7 KUHF NPR Houston

KIAH 39's Hailey Frances leaves for main anchor gig

Houston Chronicle legal journalist Mary Flood moves on

KHOU 11 wins National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence

VIDEO: DJ Brandi Garcia discusses being fired from 97.9 The Box

Anchor Alan Hemberger no longer with KIAH 39

Houston traffic radio reporting pioneer Marty Ambrose dies

Erin Anthony's tearful goodbye from Fox 26 KRIV traffic beat

The Russ Martin Show lands at 97.1 The Eagle KEGL Dallas

VIDEO: NBC 5 KXAS Mike Snyder exit tribute

KENS 5 gets reporter Sarah Forgany and Adrienne Alvarez moves up at KDBC

Corpse Flower photos from HMNS

KIAH 39 dumps traditional newscasts

The 2010 Texas Radio Hall of Fame Inductees

KPRC 2 creative services director Gary Wann leaves for KXAS 5 DFW

Fox 26 KRIV steals Michelle Merhar from 740 KTRH

WFAA 8's Gary Cogill leaves TV to start film company

KIAH 39 assignments editor Anesha Evans loses cancer battle

Future of Houston Chronicle and chron.com

Gary Jaffe is new KIAH 39 Imaginator for NewsFix

KTRU Rice Radio to become 91.7 KUHC Classical

The recent San Antonio TV anchor arrivals and departures

Dallas weatherman quits, San Antonio anchor quits, KTBU 55 nixes HS football and more

KTVT 11 on air changes in DFW

KPRC 2 reporter Lisa Baldwin says goodbye

11 News I-Team launches on KHOU

The Retro Television Network (RTV) on air in Houston

Ken Hoffman replaced by former Jim Rome producer on 1560 The Game

KHOU 11 meteorologist Dan Meador loses cancer battle

KIAH 39 loses two reporters; familiar faces fill in

KTRK 13 gets Samica Knight as new reporter

Mike McGuff: From blogger to KIAH 39 reporter

KUBE-TV channel 57 Houston

It's KCBS 2 for Fox 26 KRIV's Sibila Vargas

KTRK 13 steals Alex Radow from KIAH 39

KHOU 11 makes TV history with Emmy win

KTVT hires Lisa Pineiro

KTRK 13 gets new state of the art newsroom (video)

Mark Stevens of Rock 101 KLOL's Stevens and Pruett has passed away

KPRC 2 hires Jennifer Bauer as new reporter

8th Annual Lone Star EMMY Awards winners

KHOU 11 news director Keith Connors leaving in November

TV anchors named Barajas taking over Houston and Texas

KTRK 13 investigative producer Steve Bivens leaves the Wayne Dolcefino world

Jerome Gray to leave KPRC 2; possible replacement

Hudson and Harrigan replaced by Corey Foley and Greg Thunder on 100.3 KILT

Fake KPRC 2 Twitter account takes Houston news to the extreme

Former KTRK 13 staffer becomes Houston Chronicle blogger

After Kristin Kane, how many anchors does Fox 26 KRIV need?

KPRC 2 general manager Larry Blackerby to leave station

Where is Chris Baker on 950 KPRC?

KPRC 2 alum gets CBS Early Show host gig

KTRK 13 reporter Gene Apodaca calls it quits

News 8 Austin’s news director Kevin Benz is gone

KIAH 39 news management change, KHOU 11 gets new executive producer

Former KTRK 13 Undercover photographer joins KIAH 39 News

Houston's Global Broadcasting Channel (GBC)

Former KTRK 13 meteorologist Heidi Jones arrested

KTRK 13 Undercover's Wayne Dolcefino says stop copying my work

KHOU 11's Mark Greenblatt recalls agency leaking his investigations to competitor

Texas TV and radio job moves February 2018

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

WFAA morning anchor Alexa Conomos signed off in earlier January and has started a real estate career.

HOUSTON

KSBJ president/GM Tim McDermott steps down from station after 27 years.

From Rock DJ To NPR News: Ed Mayberry Reflects On A Career In Radio.

93Q KKBQ morning executive producer/on-air talent Al Farb is heading to Dallas' KSCS to work afternoons and as assistant program director.

Atom Smasher, former Houston KRBE radio host, gets new show in Clear Lake

Talk Host Chris X Joins ‘Conservative Cartel’ Show. Signing on with Pinnacle Broadcast Holdings, Inc to co-host “The Conservative Cartel” program with Matt Locke is Chris X, former host of ChrisXradio.

- KENS 5 traffic anchor Chelsey Hernandez joins KTRK abc13 as a consumer reporter
- Houston TV journalists strike out on their own, and open up to mikemcguff.com about making money, including turning on a paywall
- WFMZ 69 News Lehigh Valley, PA reporter Maria Salazar joins FOX 26 as a general assignment reporter
- WCBS New York reporter Jessica Borg joins KHOU 11
- Former KPRC 2 reporter Jennifer Bauer reports from scene of horrible Florida high school shooting
- FOX 26 KRIV reporter Stephen Morgan filled-in as the meteorologist
- Rebecca Spera shows off baby #2
- Owen Conflenti announces baby

SAN ANTONIO

KENS-TV traffic reporter Stacia Willson, who previously anchored the noon news, is working toward becoming a certified meteorologist.

Casey Keirnan joins the CBS Sports Digital team as an Anchor/Host in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from sports reporter at KABB-TV in San Antonio, Texas.
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AROUND TEXAS

Will Jensen promoted to main anchor at KTXS Abilene.

Mike Iliopoulos moves back to Weslaco, TX and re-joins KRGV as an anchor. He moves from KMGH in Denver.

KSWO meteorologist Austin Bowling announced he’s leaving the station and the business.

Longtime KVIA (El Paso) Anchor Estela Casas will be missing from the air for weeks.

REMEMBERING

Former KTRK journalist Roy Hobbs dies.

Internet broadcaster Harold Levine passes away.

Remembering KTRE News Director Kenny Boles.

Ray Moran, a pioneer broadcaster in Texas and New Mexico, and founder of Lubbock's Ramar Communications, passed away February 11, at age 82.

Jerry Lentz, an original DJ on Dallas' alt-rock station The Edge, has died of swine flu.

Houston journalist realizes connection to Parkland victim while covering the story

KPRC 2 photojournalist Gil Gredinger had to cover the horrific Parkland, Florida shooting and then deal with the fact he's originally from the area and has ties to victim

Gil Gredinger's Twitter bio photo taken at the implosion of Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia when he worked in that market.

We have heard many horror stories from last week's Parkland, Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 lost their lives.

The story became personal for one Houston television journalist covering the news from the scene.

On that Valentine's Day, KPRC 2 photographer Gil Gredinger's day was about to be altered from the daily routine of covering Houston news.

As I wrote last week, former channel 2 reporter Jennifer Bauer, who recently moved to the area of the shooting, was re-hired on a freelance basis to the cover the breaking news for Houston NBC affiliate.

Gredinger jumped on a plane to join her.

The longtime Houston photographer happens to be from Hollywood, Florida. Both Hollywood and Parkland are located in Broward County. He describes the area as a tight-knit community.

Upon arriving at the scene ready to start capturing images with his camera, Gredinger realized his professional and personal worlds were beginning to collide.

"I knew three parents who had kids at that school," Gredinger told mikemcguff.com.

This is 14 year old Alex Schachter. I went to high school with his father. He died yesterday. My heart breaks for his family. I have no words. pic.twitter.com/oabXa3w2kx

— Gil Gredinger (@photog72) February 15, 2018

One of those kids was Alex Schachter, 14. After getting the proper confirmation, Gredinger was the first, or one of the first, to tweet about Alex's death. That tweet apparently led Gredinger to be mistakenly listed as Alex's former march band instructor in news coverage.

"I went to high school with his father," Gredinger tweeted. "He died yesterday. My heart breaks for his family. I have no words."

Alex's father, Max, recently recited a poem at a CNN town hall his son composed weeks before his death.

"I was hoping no one I knew there had kids that were injured," Gredinger told me. "I wanted to stop working, but I knew I had a job to do."

It turns out the children of Gredinger's other two friends escaped the school shooting.

People in the media learn to suppress their feelings when covering horrible stories. That is why they are sometimes criticized for being cold and uncaring. It is how they survive working in an industry, when at a moment's notice, they witness the worst about humanity or nature.

Gredinger said that keeping his feelings in check became more and more difficult with this story.

"It was like a race horse, you put on the blinders and just go," he recalled. "When I went back to the hotel that night, that's when it hit me."

By Friday, Gredinger was back on a plane to Houston with haunting memories and emotions in tow as the nation must now mourn and deal with this tragedy, past and future ones.

I should note that the Houston TV stations were already in Florida covering the Astros Spring Training in West Palm Beach. Many of our sports reporters were moved to cover the tragedy until other crews could arrive.

Gredinger told me that because so many teams have Spring Training in Florida, stations from across the country had crews in the area, and were quickly diverted to the scene of the shooting.