I hear new KHOU meteorologist Trevor Birchett will handle weather most of the time on the new CW39 9pm news.
KHOU takes over the CW39 9pm newscast starting Saturday, August 29, 2026, and I understand weekend anchor Cheryl Mercedes will handle both stations' newscasts on Saturday and Sunday nights.
Back in July, I broke the news that KHOU 11 Houston would be taking over the CW39 KIAH 9pm news duties from ABC13 KTRK, which had been providing the newscast for the Nexstar Media Group stations since 2020.
Former FOX 26 KRIV Houston reporter Abigail Dye was featured on the nationally syndicated Inside Edition after a frightening incident during marathon training.
Dye told Inside Edition that two Good Samaritans warned her a man was chasing her as she ran. The former Houston TV reporter captured video of the man, but when she turned to face him, he quickly walked in the opposite direction.
According to Dye's Instagram post, the incident happened in Houston's Montrose neighborhood on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, around 11 a.m.
"Female runners (honestly anyone) keep an eye out," Dye posted. "We can never be too aware of our surroundings and I’m so grateful that some good Samaritans took on that awareness for me. Be safe out there."
Dye left FOX 26 Houston on September 10, 2025, after choosing not to renew her contract, a station source previously told mikemcguff.com.
She joined KRIV in September 2023 from FOX23 News KOKI in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she spent two years as the station's Crime and Safety Reporter. That November, she took over duties for the station's "FOX 26 Crime Files" segment.
Before moving to Tulsa, Dye worked on the digital team at WSYX 6 in Columbus, Ohio.
A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Dye also interned with the investigative team at NBC Los Angeles KNBC.
"Last Call with Steve Noviello," the FOX 4 KDFW Dallas-Fort Worth talk show hosted by Noviello with a rotating cast of panelists, is going syndicated.
Noviello pulled a little prank on his fans in the announcement, saying in a social graphic, "After a successful run in DFW, it's time for me to look beyond North Texas..." Then the second slide revealed additional Texas TV stations where "Last Call" will now air.
Catch the "Last Call with Steve Noviello" expansion across the Lone Star State in its new season on August 31, 2026.
The show, which debuted in April 2024, has a log line of "No desks, no scripts, no boundaries and NO BAD NEWS."
Some North Texas TV baby news for you, as both FOX 4 KDFW meteorologist Kylie Capps and NBC 5 KXAS Dallas-Fort Worth morning show reporter Alanna Quillen are pregnant.
Capps is expecting in December, while Quillen is expecting in February 2027.
Joel Robinson is leaving KYTX CBS19 Tyler, where he has served as the Morning Y’all meteorologist alongside anchors Dana Hughey and Jesus Martinez.
"I am so thrilled to announce that I will be transferring to Grand Rapids, MI as the newest meteorologist for WZZM 13 On Your Side, a sister station of CBS19, where I will be working weekend evenings and portions of the morning newscast Wednesday through Friday," Robinson posted. "It’s been a pleasure to have served East Texas on weekday mornings and I want to thank everyone who has watched me for inviting me into their homes and allowing me to give your forecast and traffic each morning."
He will be replaced on CBS19 by Houston native and meteorologist Raul Garcia.
Robinson joined the CBS19 Weather Team in June 2025 as the station’s weekend meteorologist. By July, he moved to the morning shift after Sara Blue's departure.
Robinson earned a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma in May 2025. While at OU, he was active with OU Nightly, the university’s student-led newscast, and the Oklahoma Weather Lab. He also interned at WLNS in Lansing, Michigan, during the summer of 2024.
Robinson became interested in broadcast meteorology at 16 after shadowing Jamie Kagol, the former chief meteorologist at WEYI in Flint, Michigan. That experience inspired him to pursue a career in television weather.
He initially attended Central Michigan University, where he contributed written forecasts for the Genesee County Sentinel and delivered on-air weather reports for News Central 34. He later transferred to the University of Oklahoma to continue his studies in meteorology.
RAUL GARCIA JOINS KYTX CBS19
Taking over the Morning Y’all weather desk is Raul Garcia, a Houston native who graduated from Texas A&M University in May 2026. Garcia previously served as a broadcast meteorologist shadow with KBTX News 3 in Bryan-College Station and interned at News Channel 6 KAUZ in Wichita Falls.
SportsTalk 790 KBME Houston is moving The Matt Thomas Show with Ross Villarreal into the morning drive, beginning Monday, August 24, 2026.
The sports talk radio program, which currently airs weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will now air from 6 to 10 a.m., according to the station's new lineup announcement.
Thomas is also the radio voice of the Houston Rockets and has a long history with the team, having served as the Rockets’ public address announcer during both of the franchise’s NBA championship seasons. He began his radio career at 700 KSEV and later worked at 950 KPRC and 740 KTRH. He left Houston in fall 2004 for Salt Lake City, where he called University of Utah football and basketball games while also hosting a talk show. Thomas joined KSTP in Minneapolis-St. Paul in January 2007, continuing his career in sports radio before eventually returning to Houston with KBME in 2009.
Taking over the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. time slot will be The Dan Mathews Show, moving from its current morning position.
Monday at 10 am! Let’s goooooooooo! More sleeeeeeep is welcome!
Mathews, a proud St. Thomas High School graduate, has been covering Houston sports since 2009. He began his broadcasting career as an on-air host in Houston, covering the Rockets, Texans and Astros before heading to Atlanta. In Atlanta, Mathews worked at both 92.9 The Game and 680 The Fan as a host, reporter and play-by-play broadcaster. He called games for Mercer University, covered the Atlanta Braves and the University of Georgia, and served as executive producer of The Chuck Oliver Show, which focused on college football. Mathews returned to Houston in 2023, joining SportsTalk 790, where he produced The A-Team and hosted The Night Cap before moving to morning drive as part of The Sean Salisbury Show. He has also regularly hosted SportsTalk 790’s pregame and postgame coverage of Houston Astros and Houston Rockets games.
HOUSTON, TEXAS — KSEV 700 AM, The Voice of Texas, announces the launch of “KSEV Mornings with Craig Collins and Wayne Dolcefino,” airing weekdays from 7–9 AM.
The new morning show will focus on the stories happening across Texas, along with the national political news KSEV listeners expect.
Radio host Craig Collins will bring his youth and experience from major talk stations including WGN Radio in Chicago and 93 WIBC in Indianapolis, as well as national guest-hosting work for The Dana Show and The Chad Benson Show.
Award-winning Houston investigative journalist Wayne Dolcefino will join Collins as a regular contributor.
The goal is simple: make KSEV truly live up to its name as “The Voice of Texas” by bringing listeners a Texas perspective on the biggest stories happening locally, statewide and nationally.
Dolcefino, best known for nearly 27 years leading ABC13/KTRK’s 13 Undercover investigative unit, brings decades of experience covering Houston government, politics, public spending and corruption to the morning conversation.
The new program follows the departure of Chris Salcedo, who is leaving KSEV after 14 years hosting morning drive. KSEV thanks Salcedo for his many years with the station and wishes him success in his next chapter.
“KSEV Mornings with Craig Collins and Wayne Dolcefino” will combine Houston and Texas news, politics, investigations, listener calls and the biggest national stories of the day — all from a Texas point of view.
Houston broadcasting legend Melanie Lawson is giving back to the next generation of journalists with an $86,000 donation to journalism scholarship funds.
The longtime ABC13 KTRK journalist is splitting the donation equally between the Houston Association of Black Journalists (HABJ) and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), with each organization receiving $43,000.
The donation represents $1,000 for each year of Lawson’s remarkable 43-year career at ABC13, where she became one of Houston’s most respected and beloved journalists. Her contribution reflects her commitment to supporting aspiring journalists and helping provide opportunities for the next generation.
Lawson’s $43,000 gift to HABJ will support students in the Houston area pursuing careers in journalism. The additional $43,000 donated to NABJ will help provide scholarship opportunities to journalism students nationwide.
Lawson announced the donation via Zoom during the Houston Convention kickoff for the 2027 NABJ Conference. Houston is scheduled to host the national convention next year.
"New job title, same tv station, MUCH earlier alarm clock," Jones posted. "I am now a permanent member of the NBC 5 Today team bringing you weather and traffic at 5,7, and 11am and now my day looks like this!"
Jones joined NBC 5 in July 2024 as a Meteorologist Associate.
A familiar face at NBC 5, Jones previously interned at the station before returning to DFW in 2024.
Before returning to North Texas, Jones worked as a weekend evening meteorologist at KYTX CBS19 in Tyler. She later moved to Florida, joining First Coast News WTLV/WJXX in Jacksonville as a weekend morning meteorologist during her final year at Embry-Riddle.
While in Florida, Jones earned recognition from the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists for her on-air work and covered everything from community events to severe weather.
Mauricio Casillas is returning to KVIA ABC-7 El Paso to join Marcel Clarke as co-anchor of the weekday 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts at the end of September 2026.
“El Paso is home. There is no place like it anywhere else. The opportunity to come back to my community and tell stories was one I couldn’t pass up,” Casillas said in a release. “El Paso is where my wife and I met. It’s where our families live. And it’s where we want to raise our son. "The privilege to report on a community I love, surrounded by people I love, is one that I will be eternally grateful for. I can’t wait to help tell the story of El Paso, Las Cruces and Juárez. ¡Nos vemos pronto!
“KVIA is a legacy station — one that the Borderland has trusted for nearly seven decades now — and I want to help carry that legacy forward."
Casillas returns to El Paso after four years at NBC4 Washington WRC, where he worked as a reporter and anchor since 2022. He also reported for Telemundo Washington in Spanish. His work in the nation’s capital earned him two Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award.
“His Emmy Award-winning journalistic work will continue to build on the in-depth reporting that viewers have come to expect from ABC-7 on all platforms,” said ABC-7 News Director Sean Flanagan.
The El Paso native began his television career at KVIA in 2016 as the station’s first-ever morning traffic reporter before moving into reporting and anchoring. During his six years at ABC-7, Casillas anchored Good Morning El Paso, ABC-7 at 4 and ABC-7 at 10 before becoming anchor and executive producer of Good Morning El Paso.
“This is a great full-circle moment for Mauricio,” said KVIA-TV General Manager Brenda De Anda-Swann. “KVIA is where he started his career. He then left to work at one of the top stations in the country, and now he comes back home to put all that knowledge to work right in his community. I couldn’t be more excited to have him back in the newsroom. Mauricio and Marcel will make an incredible team.”
His coverage of border issues earned two Associated Press awards, while his work on the morning newscast earned him an Emmy Award for Best Morning Newscast in the small-market category.
A graduate of Arizona State University, Casillas earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in mass communications.
Casillas takes over for Paul Cicala, who left in February 2026.
