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Monday, March 18, 2024

Caroline Brown is married


Caroline Brown married fiancé Jack Chadderdon at a family ranch outside of Houston (I'm guessing Brenham) on Saturday, March 16, 2024, and the KPRC 2 meteorologist was concerned about the weather, as you can see in the above video.

But Mother Nature was looking out for Brown.

Amy Davis, who no one wants to cause trouble with, including storms, reported, "The skies cleared to make an absolutely gorgeous backdrop for this stunning bride & groom!'

Brown's wedding party consisted of such television news names as CW39 Houston KIAH meteorologist Carrigan Chauvin, NBC 6 South Florida WTVJ meteorologist Chelsea Ambriz and former KTUL 8 Tulsa, Oklahoma reporter Haley Hughey.

The couple's rehearsal dinner location was the Manor House at the Houstonian Hotel.

Brown and Chadderdon were engaged in Miami in the spring of 2023.

Now, I don't usually remember what I was doing when I write blog posts, but I do remember that night in April around 8pm, when I found out that Brown was engaged. I was supposed to be leaving for Austin to testify the following morning at the Texas Capitol for House Bill 1673 in the Texas House of Representatives' Human Services Committee. 

But I knew Brown's fans would want the news, so I just delayed my trip to write the post for y'all. I rolled into Austin right before midnight, but I am happy to say the bill eventually passed!

Brown joined KPRC back in 2021 from WeatherNation.







Dominique Sachse talks Dr Phil news launch


Dominique Sachse announced she was leaving Houston and joining Dr. Phil's "Morning on Merit Street" with co-host Fanchon Stinger

Now, she introduces us to the people behind the scenes of the new cable morning newscast. 

Executive Producer Andrew Scher, with producers Sarah Joyner and Nicole Carter, talk about the challenges of creating content for a morning show. 

The producers say they need to consider what the audience cares about and how to present the information in a way that is both informative and entertaining.



Friday, March 15, 2024

Lauren Linville leaves KFDX 3 Wichita Falls


Lauren Linville left her evening anchor position at KFDX 3 Wichita Falls in March 2024 and is moving on from the TV news business, according to the station. 

The station added that Linville will be moving to her hometown of Fort Worth and getting married in April 2024. She got engaged in October 023.

Last January, she was honored by Big Brothers Big Sisters with its Big Sister of the Year in Texas award.

Linville joined the Texhoma in May 2019 as a multimedia journalist (MMJ).

The University of Oklahoma grad worked for the school's OU Nightly and interned with KSL 5 Salt Lake City, Utah.



Thursday, March 14, 2024

Dayna Steele interviews Mike McGuff about "Runaway Radio"


“Runaway Radio” the 101 KLOL documentary, is now available to rent or buy through major video-on-demand (VOD) platforms such as iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, VUDU, YouTube, Dish Network, Direct TV, and local cable providers. 


https://rock101movie.com/press/

There will be upcoming Houston screenings at the following area theaters:


Thursday, March 21, 2024
Studio Movie Grill City Centre
7:30pm

LIVE Q&A WITH LANNY GRIFFITH, MIKE MCGUFF AND PAT FANT

822 Town and Country Blvd
Houston, TX 77024

BUY TICKETS


Star Cinema Grill will screen "Runaway Radio" at three locations around the Houston area.

First, SCG will kick off a screening with Q&As at the following times (special guests to be announced later).

You can catch regular screenings at Star Cinema Grill theaters in Baybrook, Richmond and  Springwoods through April 3rd.


Friday 3/29
Baybrook 


702 Baybrook Mall
Friendswood, TX 77546 

The show starts at 6:30pm with a Q&A to follow.

BUY TICKETS


Saturday 3/30
Richmond 

22125 FM 1093
Richmond, TX 77407 

The show starts at 6:30pm with a Q&A to follow.

BUY TICKETS


    “‘Runaway Radio,’ a documentary celebrating the wild and woozy heyday of the pioneering local rock radio station KLOL-FM. On the air from 1970 to 2004, KLOL transformed over its life from shaggy, free-form anarchy to loudmouth, shock-jock insanity, all the while providing the guitar-heavy soundtrack for a couple of generations of head-banging Houstonians.”

    – Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle


    “Freedom is a theme that comes up frequently in Runaway Radio, a film produced and directed by Houston media blogger Mike McGuff. KLOL broke damn near every rule that had previously governed FM radio, raising a middle finger to local blue noses and keepers of decency for over thirty years. Meantime, KLOL was generating huge ratings and even bigger profits as one of the most successful rock and roll stations in the country. We’re talking powerhouse. The Big Kahuna. King Kong.”

    – Tom Richards, Houston Press


    “The writer-director keeps the documentary moving at a swift pace while cramming a substantial amount of information in the 83-minute running time making this a must-see for rock fans.”

    – Joe Friar, Fort Worth Report




Mike Doocy celebrates 30 years at FOX 4 KDFW


Mike Doocy has been delivering sports news to FOX 4 KDFW Dallas-Fort Worth viewers since March 7, 1994.

The station had a big celebration for the sportscaster from the likes of Dallas Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman.





 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Sofia Ojeda almost falls victim to scam


Sofia Ojeda is a popular KPRC 2 morning anchor, but that aspect almost got her caught by a scammer!

Ashley Paredez joins FOXSA 29 Puro San Antonio


Ashley Paredez returns to Texas television as the new FOX News at Nine co-anchor with Ryan Wolf at KABB San Antonio.

The San Antonio native will fill the anchor spot left open by Camilla Rambaldi, who anchored her final newscast at FOXSA 29 Puro San Antonio in January 2024. 

Paredez has been a nightside news reporter with ABC 15 KNXV Phoenix since December 2020.

She will be familiar to Dallas-Fort Worth TV viewers from her time as a FOX 4 KDFW "Good Day" morning reporter from 2018 to 2020.

Before covering the Metroplex,  Paredez worked for FOX 7 KTBC Austin, where she was the weekend evening anchor

Before Austin, Paredez was a morning anchor, reporter and executive producer for KFDA NewsChannel 10 Amarillo.

The University of Texas at Austin grad also attended UTSA and Our Lady of the Lake University.

According to FOXSA 29, Paredez interned with the station in high school.  From my blog post, in 2014 Paredez said she also interned at KTBC in 2008.



Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Houston Matters features my "Runaway Radio" 101 KLOL doc


Thanks to Craig Cohen and crew for having me on Houston Public Media's "Houston Matters" on News 88.7 KUHF at 9am!

I've been going on this show since it started 10 years ago and telling the staff about this documentary, so you know we finally reached a milestone if I could talk about it on the Houston Matters airwaves!


Craig Cohen and Mike McGuff

https://rock101movie.com/press/

“Runaway Radio” the 101 KLOL documentary, is now available to rent or buy through major video-on-demand (VOD) platforms such as iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, VUDU, YouTube, Dish Network, Direct TV, and local cable providers. 

There will be upcoming Houston screenings at the following area theaters:


Thursday, March 21, 2024
Studio Movie Grill City Centre

822 Town and Country Blvd
Houston, TX 77024

BUY TICKETS


Star Cinema Grill will screen "Runaway Radio" at three locations around the Houston area.

First, SCG will kick off a screening with Q&As at the following times (special guests to be announced later).

You can catch regular screenings at Star Cinema Grill theaters in Baybrook, Richmond and  Springwoods through April 3rd.


Friday 3/29
Baybrook 


702 Baybrook Mall
Friendswood, TX 77546 

The show starts at 6:30pm with a Q&A to follow.

BUY TICKETS


Saturday 3/30
Richmond 

22125 FM 1093
Richmond, TX 77407 

The show starts at 6:30pm with a Q&A to follow.

BUY TICKETS


    “‘Runaway Radio,’ a documentary celebrating the wild and woozy heyday of the pioneering local rock radio station KLOL-FM. On the air from 1970 to 2004, KLOL transformed over its life from shaggy, free-form anarchy to loudmouth, shock-jock insanity, all the while providing the guitar-heavy soundtrack for a couple of generations of head-banging Houstonians.”

    – Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle


    “Freedom is a theme that comes up frequently in Runaway Radio, a film produced and directed by Houston media blogger Mike McGuff. KLOL broke damn near every rule that had previously governed FM radio, raising a middle finger to local blue noses and keepers of decency for over thirty years. Meantime, KLOL was generating huge ratings and even bigger profits as one of the most successful rock and roll stations in the country. We’re talking powerhouse. The Big Kahuna. King Kong.”

    – Tom Richards, Houston Press


    “The writer-director keeps the documentary moving at a swift pace while cramming a substantial amount of information in the 83-minute running time making this a must-see for rock fans.”

    – Joe Friar, Fort Worth Report



Shannon Murray gives birth


Shannon Murray and husband, Chris, welcomed baby daughter Stella Catherine Nolan on March 4, 2024. 

The FOX 4 KDFW "Good Day" anchor even managed to give birth during the newscast time!  

Stella was 6 lbs, 12 oz. 

"Labor and delivery was quick and smooth! Mom is doing great and Stella is doing well considering her heart condition," Murray posted on Facebook.  "Some plans have changed and we are now preparing for her open heart surgery in the next couple weeks, much earlier than expected."

Murray revealed in February that the baby has a rare heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia.

In December of 2022, the longtime KDFW reporter was promoted to AM anchor with co-anchor Hanna Battah.