Leigha McNeil hit the KPRC 2 Houston airwaves Monday in her new role as morning traffic anchor, and the NBC affiliate really rolled out the Bayou City red carpet for her!
McNeil received a welcome from former Channel 2 reporter Danielle Grossman, now the Director of Strategic Communications for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, plus a surprise newsroom performance by the Bayou City Brass Band.
Viewers had been asking me when McNeil was debuting on KPRC, and now we know. The station announced her hiring from WWL-TV Channel 4 in New Orleans back in September.
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DALLAS - FORT WORTH
Radio One revamps K104 KKDA and Smooth R&B 105.7 KRNB following the acquisitions.
Dallas native and NewsNation anchor Markie Martin reflects on Big Tex, family traditions, and bringing her own children to the State Fair for the first time.
CBS News Texas News Producer Brenda Lawson celebrates 30 years with the station.
Juan Lozano named Houston Chronicle breaking news editor.
KTSU 90.9 FM, celebrating 55 years of service to Texas Southern University and the broader community, has announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board.
KPRC 2 sports director Randy McIlvoy ('89) knows that the cost of a college education can be a challenge for many students and their families. The longtime television sports broadcaster is helping future Sam Houston State University students worry a little less through a $30,000 endowed scholarship for broadcast journalism majors.
Mason Pradt Officially Takes Middays At 93Q Houston.
KHOU 11's Keith Tomshe leaves the station after nearly 25 years.
Photographer Martin Martinez leaves KHOU to join Noticias Telemundo.
Ryan Hazelwood, 50, a former ABC 7 Amarillo KVII news director and a 2025 inductee into West Texas A&M University’s Communication Hall of Fame, died after a battle with colon cancer.
Longtime KSAT 12 TV photographer 'Bert' Asmis Jr. dies at 69.
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Jerome “YoJ” Ronquillo, a longtime Houston radio personality whose voice, humor and larger-than-life personality made him a memorable part of the city's broadcasting community, died October 29, 2026, following a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Ronquillo, born July 10, 1969, began his radio career at 104.1 KRBE Houston in 1994. Over the next three decades, he became a familiar voice to listeners throughout Greater Houston, entertaining audiences both behind the microphone and at live events across the city.
Whether hosting his on-air shift, broadcasting live from a Houston nightclub or recording a commercial for a local client, Ronquillo brought an unmistakable personality to everything he did. Known professionally as YoJ, he was celebrated by colleagues for his quick wit, infectious laugh and ability to make just about any situation entertaining.
KRBE paid tribute to Ronquillo following news of his death, remembering him as one of the most charismatic, hilarious and memorable people to walk the station's hallways.
"YoJ was the life of the party," the station wrote. "His one-line zingers during meetings would make us inappropriately crack up every single time!"
The station also remembered his passion for radio, food and Houston sports, particularly the University of Houston Cougars. His cooking was another source of fond memories among friends and colleagues, including his ability to smoke ribs.
"Everyone who met him whether it was 30 years ago or last week has a 'YoJ Moment' in their memories," KRBE wrote. "We will miss you forever YoJ. Your laugh echoes in our hearts forever."
Ronquillo was also remembered by former KRBE personality Paul “Cubby” Bryant, who shared a friendship with him spanning 32 years.
Bryant had launched a GoFundMe campaign earlier in 2026 to help Ronquillo and his wife, Maggie, manage the financial challenges of his cancer treatment. Ronquillo was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on January 1, 2026, and faced an intensive course of chemotherapy, procedures and ongoing medical care.
In announcing his friend's passing on Facebook, Bryant described Ronquillo as much more than a friend.
"He was my brother in every way that mattered," Bryant wrote.
Bryant remembered their decades of friendship as a collection of countless memories, laughter, and a bond that would be difficult to replace. He also expressed gratitude for the opportunity to speak with Ronquillo by phone before his death and tell him how much their friendship meant.
Although saddened by the loss, Bryant found comfort in knowing his friend was no longer suffering and that family and friends had an opportunity to say goodbye.
"There will never be another quite like him, and I feel incredibly lucky that I got to call him my friend," Bryant wrote.
Bryant closed his tribute with a message that captured the humor and spirit Ronquillo was known for: "Keep them laughing up there."
Ronquillo leaves behind his wife, Maggie, along with family, friends, former colleagues and generations of Houston radio listeners who will remember the voice and personality behind the
Patrina Adger has wrapped up her time at KFDM 6 in Beaumont, where she served as the station's weekday noon anchor and morning reporter in October 2026.
Adger joined KFDM in July 2023 after working as a freelance multimedia journalist for ABC13 KTRK in Houston. During her time at KFDM, she covered stories throughout Southeast Texas and earned recognition for her reporting, including being voted Best Journalist in the Beaumont Enterprise's 2024 Best of the Best awards.
She previously worked as a:
- reporter for KOCO 5 Oklahoma City
- MMJ for KBTX Bryan/College Station
- feature reporter, Examiner.com Dallas
- reporter FOX 29 KABB San Antonio StudyJournalism
- reporter, KOTV Tulsa, OK
- reporter for WSIL Southern Illinois
Patrina was a military brat born in the United Kingdom and raised in San Antonio.
She earned a Communications/Radio and TV degree from Prairie View A&M and recently received her Master's degree in Strategic Communications from the University of Houston-Downtown.
Patrina's work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Press Club of Southeast Texas, and the Texas Association of Broadcasters. She was also a 2021 candidate for Oklahoma’s Woman of the Year for its Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser. She also received the "Dignitary Public Sector Hero Award" for her community service.
In her first year with KFDM, Patrina was recognized as Best Journalist in Beaumont Enterprise's "Best of the Best" in Southeast Texas 2024, which is voted on by the public. The Press Club of Southeast Texas awarded her first place for Best Use of Social Media (Individual). The organization also recognized Patrina's breaking news coverage. For the second year in a row, she was selected as an ambassador for United Way's Ladies in Red campaign. The Texas Association of Broadcast Journalists named Patrina a finalist for best reporter in a small market in March 2026.
Her reporting on the jury selection of Joe Maldonado, better known as Joe Exotic, was also featured in the hit NETFLIX documentary series "Tiger King". One of her first and most memorable interviews came early in her career, with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, before he passed away.
Elizabeth “Liz” Roldán has been named Vice President of News for WLTV 23 N+ Univision Miami, where she will oversee all editorial news operations for the South Florida station.
The news of her hiring was announced on October 15, 2026, but I wasn't blogging then, so here you go now.
Roldán returns to the Miami station where her television career began, leaving her position as news director at CW39 Houston KIAH.
In her new role, Roldán will oversee day-to-day newsroom operations, content strategy, and editorial direction for WLTV 23.
“Liz brings to Miami a rare combination of journalistic vision, leadership and deep community connection. Her return to the station where she started her career reflects the strength of our talent and our commitment to the communities we serve,” said Carlos Díaz de la Fuente, TelevisaUnivision senior vice president of affiliate news.
A veteran news executive and award-winning journalist, Roldán has held newsroom leadership positions in several major U.S. television markets, building teams, launching streaming platforms, developing original programming and expanding bilingual content.
Roldán began her television career as an intern at Univision's WLTV 23 in Miami. She later joined CBS Miami WFOR 4, where she held positions including assignment manager and eventually served as news director for nine years. During her time there, she also worked as executive producer of special projects and investigations and helped develop original political affairs programming.
She previously worked at NBC 6 South Florida WTVJ in Miami as managing editor, special projects producer, and assignment manager.
In December 2020, Roldán returned to Houston as news director of KHOU 11. She joined the TEGNA-owned station alongside Director of Innovation Stuart Boslow and Digital Director Randy Klein. Roldán departed KHOU on October 4, 2024.
Months later, in January 2025, Roldán became news director at CW39 Houston KIAH, where she expanded the station's streaming and digital presence and introduced bilingual programming in new formats.
Although her television career began in South Florida, Roldán grew up in Houston, attending St. Vincent de Paul and St. Agnes Academy before earning a Bachelor of Journalism in Broadcast News from The University of Texas at Austin.
Throughout her career, Roldán's journalism and newsroom leadership have earned numerous industry honors. Her awards include the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting in the Public Interest, a National Emmy for Outstanding News Documentary, two National Edward R. Murrow Awards, including one for News Documentary, the Frank A. Blethen Award for Local Accountability Reporting, an Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Award, a Gracie Award and 13 regional Emmy Awards, including Overall Excellence.
Yasmine Cowan is joining News 4 San Antonio WOAI and FOX SA KABB as a weekend anchor and reporter as of October 2026.
Here is what Cowan posted on Instagram.
"Everything’s bigger in Texas. Officially the newest weekend anchor & reporter at FOX SA & News 4 San Antonio!"
Cowan joins WOAI and KABB San Antonio after spending more than two years at WHP CBS 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where she worked as a general assignment reporter from July 2024 through September 2026.
In addition to her reporting duties, Cowan filled in as an anchor for the morning, noon, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and late-evening newscasts. She also anchored traffic and worked at the station's Alert desk.
Before beginning her professional reporting career, Cowan interned at WBAL-TV 11 in Baltimore and WJLA in Washington, D.C.
Originally from Maryland, Cowan is a proud graduate of the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism. She is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
