Sarah Acosta to leave KSAT12 San Antonio

Sarah Acosta announced she is leaving her weekend morning anchor position at KSAT12 San Antonio and the TV industry on August 8, 2026, ending more than eight years at the station.

"I'm not leaving San Antonio, you're going to see me out and about," Acosta said to the audience and meteorologist Shelby Ebertowski on the KSAT Saturday morning newscast.  "I just think it's time for me to step back from the news industry. Now that I have a baby, I want to slow down. This industry, it's a lot. Like, you know, you have a crazy schedule mentally, physically, it's a lot. I just want to, you know, slow down life and enjoy my time with my baby girl."

Acosta joined the KSAT 12 News team in April 2018 as a morning reporter for Good Morning San Antonio. During her tenure, she advanced to weekend morning anchor while continuing to report on stories across South Texas.

Before returning to her home state, Acosta worked as a breaking news and morning reporter for FOX40 KTXL in Sacramento, California. 

A Corpus Christi native, Acosta was excited to return to South Texas when she joined KSAT, noting that San Antonio felt like home and allowed her to be closer to her family.

Acosta graduated from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in Convergence Journalism. She began her journalism career at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, where she covered local news and entertainment while creating multimedia content that led to regular appearances on Clear Channel's C101 Rocks and KIII 3News.

In 2013, she joined KIII 3News in Corpus Christi as a morning reporter before moving to Sacramento in 2016 to join FOX40.

An accomplished athlete, Acosta competed in tennis, cross country, and track during high school before playing on the SMU women's tennis team. While in college, she also served as editor-in-chief of her high school yearbook, an experience that sparked her passion for journalism. She was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and completed internships with the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, The Dallas Morning News, NBC 5 DFW, and the Texas Tribune.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by KSAT Sarah Acosta (@sarahpacosta)

Lauren Crawford leaves CBS News Texas

Lauren Crawford announced she is leaving her traffic anchor and reporter position at CBS News Texas in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Here is a portion of what Crawford posted on social:

"It has been the greatest honor and privilege to work in my hometown market and serve the community that raised me. I’m forever grateful for every opportunity, every early morning, and every person who made this chapter so special.

Thank you to my CBS News Texas colleagues and to everyone who welcomed me into their homes each morning. I’ll carry these memories and friendships with me always. Closing this chapter with a very full heart and so much gratitude… and feeling incredibly excited for what’s next." 

Crawford joined the CBS News Texas team in July 2023, returning home to North Texas after working as a morning reporter and anchor at FOX8 WGHP in Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Crawford began her on-air television career at WBTW News13 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, joining the station in June 2019. 

A Fort Worth native, sixth-generation Texan and third-generation Texas Christian University graduate, she previously interned at CBS 11 KTVT and NBC 5 KXAS.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Lauren Crawford Reeves (@laurenacrawfordtv)

RGV TV comings and goings in the past months

While I was away on my blogging break for a few months, the Rio Grande Valley saw a carousel of comings and goings for the TV world. These were on my to-do list, but they are piling up so fast that I'm going to consolidate them here. Shoutout to the 956.

KRGV 5 digital anchor Rudy Mireles will be leaving in August. A source tells me another position similar to Mireles's will leave after him in a few months.

The same source tells me that The CW network could soon be moving to KGBT 4. Since KGBT and The CW are both owned by Nexstar, that makes sense. Also, the company has been working on a transmitter upgrade as of late. 

Gloria Morelia, the KRGV 5 Bilingual Sports Anchor/Reporter, announced she will be leaving.

Stefany Rosales, the Cameron County reporter for KRGV 5, signed off in July.

Derick Garcia signed off at CBS4 Rio Grande Valley in July.

Noah Gulley joined the CBS 4 and NBC 23 KVEO sports team as a sports reporter and anchor in July.

Cecilia Gutierrez left KRGV 5, where she was a meteorologist, in June. She joined the CHANNEL 5 NEWS team as a reporter in July 2017.

Meteorologist Jay Martin joined KRGV 5 in June. 

Daniella Hernandez left the KRGV sports desk in June.  She joined the Channel 5 Sports team in November 2023, but before becoming a sports reporter, she joined Channel 5 in January 2023 as an associate producer.

Alexia Serrata was promoted to NBC 23 Morning Anchor in June. Serrata joined KVEO in June 2025 as a multimedia journalist. 

Megan Murray joined CBS 4 and NBC 23 KVEO as sports director in May 2026. She previously spent four years as a sports reporter/anchor for KNOE in Monroe, Louisiana. 

Sandra Rodriguez announced she was leaving KRGV 5 after five years in May 2026. Rodriguez joined the KRGV news team in July 2021. She co-anchored Channel 5 News This Morning.

I originally missed this one, so here is the news about meteorologist Marcelo Rivera Gonzalez joining NBC23 KVEO in September 2025.

Cecily Tynan to retire from WPVI

Cecily Tynan announced she will retire on Monday, August 31, 2026, from her 6abc WPVI Action News Philadelphia Chief Meteorologist position after more than 35 years in broadcasting.

“I’m so honored to have been a member of the 6abc Action News team for more than three decades, starting as the station’s first-ever weekend meteorologist, then becoming its first female chief meteorologist. I’m proud of the work we’ve done and thankful to 6abc viewers for trusting me with their weather forecasts,” said Tynan. “Now, instead of forecasting snow, I’m looking forward to spending my winters in Florida water skiing, traveling and having lots of quality time with my husband, Greg; two adult children, Luke and Emma; and three rescue pups, Nala, Shelby and Charlie. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

“From the moment she first walked off the elevator and joined Action News, Cecily has been a trusted voice for viewers, a leader in our newsroom, and one of the most talented broadcasters in Philadelphia,” said John W. Morris, WPVI-TV general manager. “Whether guiding us through storms or being part of our holiday traditions, Cecily has been a part of our lives for a long time. As much as our viewers are going to miss her, we will miss her even more.”

Tynan has been a familiar face in the Delaware Valley for more than three decades, guiding viewers through some of the region's most significant weather events. Throughout her career at 6abc, she provided daily forecasts and extensive live coverage of Hurricane Sandy, the Blizzard of 1996, devastating tornado outbreaks, record-breaking heat waves, historic flooding, and other major weather events. She also hosted seasonal specials focusing on snowfall predictions and changing weather patterns across the region.

Tynan joined WPVI in October 1995 as the station's weekend meteorologist and a general assignment reporter. She arrived in Philadelphia from KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she served as a weather and news anchor on Good Morning Las Vegas.

Before her time in Las Vegas, Tynan worked at WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, as the weekend weather anchor and a general assignment reporter. A native of Connecticut, she graduated magna cum laude from Washington and Lee University with double majors in journalism and politics. She later completed meteorology coursework and earned the American Meteorological Society's Seal of Approval.

Her work has earned numerous honors throughout her career, including "Best On-Air Talent" from the Las Vegas Electronic Media Awards and "Best Weathercaster" from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In Philadelphia, she was recognized as "Best Weathercaster" by Philadelphia Weekly and "Best Weathervane" by Philadelphia Magazine.

Liv Johnson joins PIX11 New York WPIX

Liv Johnson joined PIX11 New York WPIX as a traffic anchor and lifestyle show host in July 2026 after spending more than two years as a weather anchor and reporter at FOX 5 New York WNYW.

Johnson joined the FOX 5 weather team in February 2024, delivering forecasts and reporting on weather stories across the New York City metropolitan area. Prior to that, she was a news reporter at WESH 2 in Orlando, Florida, from February 2023 to February 2024.

Before moving to Florida, Johnson worked as a reporter for Nexstar Media Group's KSEE24 and CBS47 in Fresno, California, from January 2021 to February 2023.

Johnson began her television career in January 2020 as a multi-skilled journalist at FOX West Texas stations KIDY and KXVA in San Angelo.

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Johnson also has deep ties to the Northeast. Her mother is from Long Island, New York, and her father is from Bergen County, New Jersey.

She graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast and Digital Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. While at Syracuse, Johnson served as a student ambassador for the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, reported for NCC News, and completed a summer internship with CNN in Atlanta.

Johnson is also continuing her meteorology education through Pennsylvania State University.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Liv Johnson (@livjohnsontv)

 

Chelsea Edwards on Divorce, Motherhood & Reinventing Her Career

FOX 26 Houston KRIV "Chattin’ with Chelsea!" host Chelsea Edwards talks with former WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth traffic anchor Tashara Parker about navigating divorce, becoming a single mother, building a nationally syndicated show, surviving the changing television industry, and learning to embrace every version of herself.

Parker Rehm leaves FOX 44 KWKT Waco

Parker Rehm is signing off from FOX 44 KWKT in Waco-Temple-Killeen, with his final day as sports director set for August 3, 2026. He will reportedly be heading to ABC30 KFSN Fresno.

Rehm joined KWKT in July 2022 as the station's weekend sports anchor and reporter before being promoted to sports director in September 2024.

Before arriving in Central Texas, Rehm worked in Sacramento, California, for 49ers Sac-Hi Sports, a high school sports program produced by the San Francisco 49ers. There, he covered local student-athletes and their stories.

A graduate of the University of Missouri, Rehm earned his degree in 2021. During college, he spent four years at the university-owned NBC affiliate, KOMU 8.

He interned with ABC 17 News KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri.

This is a bittersweet post to announce that after four years at Fox 44, August 3rd will be my last day.

I’ve been so privileged and honored to call Central Texas home, covering Waco and the Brazos Valley. This place truly changed my life and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.… pic.twitter.com/LHOPcuzxbM

— Parker Rehm (@parker_rehm) July 22, 2026

Caroline Brown goes on maternity leave 2026

Caroline Brown announced she is leaving the KPRC 2 Houston weather department for maternity leave.

"I can’t believe it’s already time to welcome Baby George into the world," the KPRC 2 meteorologist posted.  "We are so excited to officially become a family of four!  I’ll be off the air for a short time  while I soak up this special time with my boys, but I’ll be back on KPRC later this fall!"

As we learned last week, Rachel Briers is joining KPRC part-time to fill in while Brown is off the air. 

Brown announced she was pregnant with her second son back in February 2026.

She gave birth to her baby boy, Jack Jr. (“JJ”), in February 2025.

Brown married Jack Chadderdon in March 2024. The Browns were engaged in Miami in 2023.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Caroline Brown (@carolinebrownwx)

Sherman Desselle joins CenterPoint Energy

Sherman Desselle has joined the communications team at CenterPoint Energy as a Senior Corporate Media Specialist after departing FOX 26 Houston KRIV in June 2026.

"This season is called: Taking the Leap," Desselle posted.

He added on LinkedIn that he is working with a former FOX 26 colleague, Lena Arango (now going by Lena Dziechowski), who is the CenterPoint chief meteorologist.

Desselle spent four years at FOX 26, joining the station in June 2022 as a reporter and fill-in anchor.

Before moving to Houston, he worked at WDSU 6 in New Orleans, where he served as a weekend anchor beginning in 2019.

During his journalism career, Desselle earned the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the documentary History and Hope: Our Hidden Past.

A graduate of Northwestern State University, Desselle began his television career at News Channel 5 KALB in Alexandria, Louisiana. He started as a part-time photographer and steadily advanced through the newsroom, serving as a multimedia journalist, weekend anchor, and eventually morning anchor.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Sherman Desselle (@shermdtv)

 

Daniella Guzman suspended from KPRC 2 during 'ticket' investigation

Daniella Guzman, a KPRC 2 Houston morning anchor, has been suspended, the station announced this morning, after a conservative news website published that she and Houston-area politicians received free World Cup tickets:

"We want to disclose a matter this morning involving a staff member at KPRC.

The Station is aware of reports alleging that news anchor Daniella Guzman received complimentary tickets to a concert and FIFA World Cup match from the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation. 

We take matters regarding potential conflicts of interest very seriously. Ms. Guzman has been suspended pending the result of a company investigation.

You have our assurances that this issue will be investigated thoroughly and fairly."

Since this is a media blog, I will be focusing on the TV connection for this post. Read the full story for mentions of the politicians.

The Texas Voice, a website that bills itself as "an alternative to the liberal mainstream media," posted an article about the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation (HCSCC) allegedly giving free World Cup tickets to politicians, a television news anchor, and others.

The article states that the website put in a public records request to the HCSCC, a component of Harris County, to see who received tickets to events at its NRG Stadium (now returning to the Reliant Stadium name).

More from The Texas Voice:

"Daniella Guzman, a news anchor for KPRC-TV, was given three tickets to the June 17 World Cup match between Portugal and four tickets to a Bruno Mars concert held at NRG Stadium on April 22. On her social media accounts, Guzman posted video of her sitting in a luxury suite at the World Cup match, accompanied by her parents. 

By accepting these tickets, Guzman potentially violated the station’s policies concerning conflicts of interest. KPRC-TV General Manager Sean McLaughlin told The Texas Voice that the station has opened an internal investigation into the matter, adding, 'Our station takes journalistic ethics very seriously along with anything that could potentially create even the appearance of a conflict of interest.   Due to this being a personnel matter, we won’t have any other comments.'"

READ THE REST

As you might imagine, since the Texas Voice publisher Mark McCaig posted an X teaser about this story and Guzman's involvement Monday, this has been the talk of the Houston media community (since this is a media blog, I am just concentrating on that part of it).

KPRC-TV has begun an internal investigation into news anchor Daniella Guzman concerning her acceptance of free tickets to a Bruno Mars concert and a World Cup match from the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation. Other recipients of freebies include politicians and a…

— Mark McCaig (@MarkMcCaig) July 27, 2026

In terms of the broadcasting angle, some in the comments are saying this is a non-story, since members of the media over the years have received many free tickets to events. 

So why did KPRC conduct an investigation and suspend Guzman?  This seems to be unclear to many readers of the initial reporting.

After talking to several current and former TV news management types, they tell me KPRC is addressing this due to the high dollar amount behind the cost of World Cup/Bruno Mars concert tickets.  

In fact, it sounds like a general ballpark number of an acceptable media "gift" in the form of tickets, for example, would be around $75 based on what I am told by different broadcast company employees.

The next question: did Guzman notify the station of the free tickets?

Back in the day, stations were apparently more lenient on this stuff than in today's environment.

But even decades ago, as today, new hires at broadcasting stations are required to sign something like an ethics agreement, conflict-of-interest policies, and code-of-conduct contracts that explicitly prohibit payola, plugola, and undeclared gifts.

Ultimately, news departments don't want to be seen as accepting gifts from a governmental agency in this case and then doing positive stories or less comprehensive stories on them in the future. This is not saying Guzman would have done this, but stations certainly do not want it to appear this is happening.