Mekenna Earnhart makes the big Texas TV market jump to FOX 26 Houston KRIV from the Nexstar Media Group Lubbock duopoly KLBK and KAMC.
That's a jump from a TV market size of 140 to 6!
Here is what Earnhart posted on social:
"I’m so excited to share that I have joined the FOX 26 team. Reporting in the city that raised me has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl.
If you know me, you know I never miss an opportunity to brag on my hometown, and now, getting to tell its stories means the world to me."
Earnhart, a native Houstonian, began at KAMC and KLBK in July 2024, where she has served as an anchor and reporter.
While in college, the University of Arkansas grad worked for UATV, the student-run news station, as a reporter, anchor, multimedia journalist, and producer. Her work earned a nomination for the Broadcast Education Association awards as Best Student Anchor.
The Kappa Kappa Gamma member interned with WKRN News 2 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jennifer Horbelt has stepped down from her co-anchor role on WPSD Local 6’s 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts in Paducah, Kentucky, where she anchored alongside Todd Faulkner.
As of January 2026, Horbelt has taken on a new role as Communications Manager at United Systems & Software, Inc. in Benton, Kentucky, marking the next chapter in her career after more than 11 years with WPSD Local 6.
Here is what Horbelt posted on LinkedIn:
"So thankful for nearly 20 years in the television news business, most of that time with WPSD TV... but I'm MOST thankful for the coworkers who became friends/family along the way! The tears flowed Friday night at 6pm for my last show. This goodbye meant so much to me. I'll cherish it forever!
And as is tradition in the news biz, there's no time to waste. Today is my FIRST day in my new role as Communications Manager with United Systems & Software, Inc.!"
She began her professional journey at WPSD as an intern, working her way up to reporter and eventually evening anchor. She previously served as an anchor/reporter at WPSD from 2007 to 2011 before heading to Colorado.
In 2011, Horbelt moved to Colorado Springs to anchor and report at KOAA News 5, where she co-anchored the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts with Rob Quirk and solo-anchored the 6:30 p.m. broadcast. She also reported, shot, and edited enterprise stories during her time there.
After spending three years with a view of the Rocky Mountains, Horbelt and her new husband decided it was time to return to the area she considers home. She rejoined WPSD in 2014, continuing a career that originally began at the station while she was still a student.
A Houston native, Horbelt moved to Memphis during high school and later chose to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin, located within the WPSD viewing area.
Horbelt considers her greatest accomplishment to be her son Logan, who was born in January 2017. In recent years, she has balanced full-time work with parenting, volunteering for organizations such as the United Way and the Purchase Area Sexual Assault & Child Advocacy Center, and pursuing a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication from UT Martin.
Live on-air mishaps are bound to happen, and KHOU 11 Houston morning meteorologist Chita Craft had her own issue as her microphone got tangled with her sweater!
Julia Kwedi left her KRIS 6 meteorologist position in September 2025 for WBIR Channel 10 Knoxville, Tennessee.
Here is what Kwedi posted on social:
"This DMV girl is staying in the South — and I couldn’t be more thrilled! I’m honored to share that I’ll be joining WBIR Channel 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee as their newest Meteorologist.
I’ll be working alongside an incredibly talented weather team whose dedication to East Tennessee is nothing short of inspiring with their commitment to clarity and accuracy."
A graduate of Salisbury University with a degree in Atmospheric Science and Broadcast Journalism, Kwedi previously worked at NBC News Washington as the assistant to the Bureau Chief and Deputy Bureau Chief.
Joel Eisenbaum certainly has been filling in on the KPRC 2 Houston anchor desk as of late, and now he tells us that "a brand new anchor assignment" is coming for this investigative reporter.
As I told you already last week, a source tells me that Eisenbaum will anchor the Channel 2 4pm newscast with Lisa Hernandez. Then Hernandez will co-anchor the 5pm news with Keith Garvin.
For those FOX 4 KDFW Dallas-Fort Worth television viewers wondering about meteorologist Kylie Capps's whereabouts during the winter storm, she posted that she will be back this week after a few weeks' absence.
