SportsTalk 790 shuffles schedule, Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal move to mornings

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!

Happy for @SportsMT & @SportsRV to get this spot. You’ll also hear me on a lot more Astros/Rockets pre/post. @SportsTalk790 pic.twitter.com/fFPqyy14AM

— Dan Mathews (@DANMATHEWSHOU) August 20, 2026

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.

The changes follow a notable transition for the station's morning show. In June 2026, Cole Thompson announced his departure from The Morning Drive with Dan & Cole, a program that had launched in 2025. Mathews remained with the station in the morning show slot.

The station's new weekday lineup will be:

 6–10 a.m. — Matt & Ross in the Morning

 10 a.m.–2 p.m. — The Dan Mathews Show

 2–6 p.m. — The A-Team with Adam Clanton and Adam Wexler (also airs on Space City Home Network)

The station is promoting the changes with the tagline "New morning. Same Houston. More sports."

The all new SportsTalk790, coming your way on Monday! @sportsrv @SportsMT @DANMATHEWSHOU @JoshJordanSCS @AdamJWexler @adamclanton pic.twitter.com/DJCJJcf2o1

— SportsTalk 790 (@SportsTalk790) August 20, 2026

Wayne Dolcefino joins KSEV 700 with Craig Collins

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.

(This post was taken from a press release)

Melanie Lawson makes generous donation to NABJ Chapters

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.

Ryann Jones joins NBC 5 Today DFW

Ryann Jones announced she is joining the NBC 5 Today morning newscast at KXAS in Dallas-Fort Worth for weather and traffic duties.

- Samantha Davies leaves NBC 5 KXAS DFW

"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.

And speaking of North Texas weather - Drew Davis joins WFAA 8 DFW.

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Mauricio Casillas returns to KVIA ABC-7 El Paso

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.

Drew Davis joins WFAA 8 DFW

Drew Davis is joining WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth as a meteorologist in August 2026, where he interned in 2020.

Here is what Davis posted:

"Super excited to announce that I have joined the @WFAA weather team in DFW.

I grew up almost exclusively watching the legendary team at WFAA, and I am honored to work at such a storied news institution.

Importantly, this also brings my wife and I closer to family. We're both from DFW, just different sides of town. I got started on Monday, and can’t wait to dig in!"

I told you back in July how Davis was leaving his Hawaii News Now to return to North Texas. 

The Austin native joined Hawaii News Now in Honolulu in 2023 after graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in meteorology.

Davis began contributing remotely to Hawaii News Now in January 2023 while completing his final semester at Texas A&M in College Station. He relocated to Honolulu that June, spending the months leading up to the move studying the Hawaiian language and learning about the islands and their culture.

Before making the move to Hawaii, Davis was a member of the KBTX News 3 weather team in Bryan-College Station, serving as the station's first Meteorology Fellow. The Gray Television fellowship was established to help develop the next generation of meteorologists from Texas A&M. Davis joined KBTX in the summer of 2022 after previously working as a part-time weather anchor at KTEN 10 News in Sherman at just 19 years old while attending Texas A&M.

At Texas A&M, Davis earned perfect grades in all of his meteorology courses and received the university's Outstanding Graduating Senior Award. He also helped launch and lead the school's student television weather broadcasting program, where he mentored fellow students and gained hands-on experience with storm chasing, forecasting and broadcast production.

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A BLAST FROM THE PAST IN 2020

I am so excited to announce that I will be interning at the WFAA studio in Dallas this summer as a broadcast meteorologist! Thank you so much @wfaaweather, @JesseWFAA, @KaleeDionne, and the whole team for this amazing opportunity! Can’t wait to get started :) #WFAA #TEGNA #TAMU pic.twitter.com/CNVaP8BDxO

— Drew Davis🤙 (@DrewDavisWX) March 12, 2020

(Thanks, Tom!)

Tessa Barrera's first Hello Houston episode 08.17.26

Tessa Barrera joined Ernie Manouse as his new co-host of Hello Houston on Houston Public Media's News 88.7 KUHF on Monday, August 17, 2026.

Michelle and Bryan Hofmann sign off KRIS 6 Corpus Christi

Michelle and Bryan Hofmann signed off on KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi this morning.

The married couple and KRIS 6 Sunrise morning co-anchors were among those laid off by KRIS owner The E.W. Scripps Company, which is reportedly cutting 268 positions across the US.

The Hoffmans joined KRIS 6 in 2022, with Michelle originally hired as an evening anchor and Bryan as the chief investigative reporter.  They were married in June 2024 and then were assigned as morning co-anchors.

At the time of Scripps' layoffs in early August, MySA reported that more than a dozen KRIS staffers were cut.

Charly Edsitty leaving ABC13 Houston

Charly Edsitty is leaving ABC13 KTRK Houston, according to an internal email obtained by mikemcguff.com. Her last day will be September 24, 2026.

"It is so bittersweet to say goodbye after an incredible journey at ABC13," Edsitty wrote in the email to KTRK staff. "I am immensely proud of everything we have accomplished together, but more than that, I am filled with so much gratitude! Thank you all for your hard work, the memories, and the laughs. 

"These past eight years in Houston have shaped me into the journalist I am today. It has been an absolute privilege to share a newsroom with the best in Texas—some of the most dedicated, talented, and professional people I will ever have the pleasure of working with. It was a fun ride and I will always root for your continued success."

Edsitty joined KTRK in 2018 as a multimedia journalist after beginning her broadcast journalism career in Phoenix at 12 News KPNX. She was promoted to ABC13 weekend morning anchor in 2023.

During her time in Houston, Edsitty reported on some of the biggest stories in Texas, including the 2019 mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart, the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Texas freeze, and numerous tropical storms and hurricanes, including Hurricane Beryl.

She also expanded her national profile during her time at ABC13, where she worked with ABC News. On July 4, 2026, Edsitty was part of ABC's coverage surrounding the nation's 250th anniversary as the network presented its 24-hour "Disney Celebrates America" programming marathon.

Edsitty also earned a 2025 Gracie Award for her work on "Reclaimed: The Lifeblood of Navajo Nation" through ABC Audio. She previously appeared in the documentary "Our America: Indigenous and Urban," returning to the Navajo Nation in the Four Corners region where she spent much of her childhood.

Her television career began when she joined KPNX in 2013 as a planning producer for "12 News Today," booking guests and scripting segments. After a year, she transitioned to an on-air reporting position in the station's Northern Arizona bureau, based in Flagstaff, where she covered wildfires, snowstorms and Indigenous communities across northern Arizona. She later became a general assignment reporter in Phoenix.

Edsitty's journalism background began in print, where she specialized in Native American issues, including tribal politics, sports-mascot controversies, and identity issues. She is a member of the Navajo Nation and has been an active advocate for Indigenous representation and storytelling throughout her career.

Born in Farmington, New Mexico, and raised in Glendale, Arizona, Edsitty considers the Phoenix area her hometown. Her connection to the Navajo Nation runs deep. She spent much of her childhood making the long drive with her family to visit her grandparents, William and Hannah, on the Navajo Nation. She has credited her grandparents with instilling in her a strong connection to her Diné heritage and a love of storytelling.

Edsitty graduated from Cactus High School in Glendale before earning a print journalism degree from Baylor University in Waco. Her early journalism experience included internships with CBS News and the White House. She is also a graduate of the Gannett Talent Development Program and the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute and is a member of the Native American Journalists Association.

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KPRC 2 announces new "ENOUGH" 10pm newscast debut

KPRC 2 Houston announced that its new investigative-focused 10 p.m. newscast, "ENOUGH," premieres on September 13, 2026.

More from the KPRC website:

KPRC 2 News is making a new commitment to accountability journalism — digging deeper into the issues affecting Houstonians and pushing for answers about what’s working, what isn’t and what happens next.

At the heart of our reporting are three simple questions:

    Who is responsible?

    Why hasn’t this been fixed?

    What happens next?

And sometimes, the question is even simpler: Does this actually work?

Some upcoming stories on ENOUGH will include a look at the new Texas school voucher program and what's up with the Houston-to-Dallas high-speed train.

In a LinkedIn Post, KPRC 2 VP/General Manager Sean McLaughlin described ENOUGH as a way to address the fact that TV news audiences are shrinking and aging.

"At KPRC, we are about to do the unimaginable," McLaughlin wrote.  "We are blowing up the late news.  That’s right. We are #1 in the May ratings at 10pm, our top-rated newscast, and we are about to do what’s needed to happen for years: developing a new approach.  Enough is a news show devoted to diving deep into a major story each day.  Investigations and accountability.  No fluff.  Built digital first, and around a constant 2-way communication stream with our community.  No more fake breaking news, no more crime-obsessed stories as you end your day.  Instead, stories that aim for impact and results, serious reporting meant to connect with people wanting to understand what is happening in Houston and why.  Stories told creatively.  This isn’t going to be your parents’ newscast.  A modern approach that aims to re-engage our communities, on the platform of their choice."

"I think with enough, the core work is there," KPRC news director Ana Lastra said in an ENOUGH recruitment video posted on YouTube and the Channel 2 website.  "But a lot of times with investigative work, it can leave people understanding, like, what's next or how does this help me? Or what's the solution if there isn't one, or who's going to be held accountable for this? And that's what the added layer is. It's closing the loop on everything."

In the video, Lastra says that 20-plus staffers will be devoted to the ENOUGH team. Also featured are clips of reporters Amy Davis, Joel Eisenbaum, Rilwan Balogun and anchor Stephania Jimenez.

"This is a moment. This is a calling right now," Jimenez said in the video.  "I don't know of any other newsroom right now in the country that are really innovating and starting something new from scratch."