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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

KIAH 39 NewsFix, KUHF, Texas TV news ratings and more

Ousted Tribune exec hopes NewsFix helps boost KIAH
Lee Abrams is no longer with the Tribune Co., but his impact will continue in the form of NewsFix, Channel 39's anchorless newscast set to debut in January.

ABC OandO pair go for $30 Million
SJL Broadcast Management is acquiring WTVG Toledo for $16.8 million and WJRT Flint for $13.2 million, according to an FCC filing.
- Disney's new video game reveals a dark side of Mickey Mouse

KUHF's Music from the Movies no longer has Regina Scruggs
Saturday night's edition of Music from the Movies on KUHF-FM (88.7) won't be the same. Longtime host Regina Scruggs is no longer on the show.

KLRN launching news program in January
San Antonio, at long last, is getting its own week-in-review news and commentary show hosted by Houston Chronicle columnist Rick Casey.

New KAVU-TV, Victoria, TX news director
HENRY MEDRANO is the new ND for this Saga Communications owned ABC affiliate.

Attention Young TV News Photographers
Beware the dude looking totally chill in the middle of a media storm.

Swann, Ashcraft leave KTSM
Management at KTSM-TV Channel 9 announced main anchor Ben Swann will be leaving the station next week. Also out from KTSM is reporter Lindsey Ashcraft.

UH great Hayes joins basketball radio broadcast team
The Houston Cougars basketball program made a re-connection with its cherished past, adding Elvin Hayes to the radio broadcast team.

TEXAS TV NEWS NOVEMBER RATINGS
KVUE takes over No. 1 spot in morning news
Austin ABC affiliate KVUE has taken the morning lead from NBC affiliate KXAN in the critical November sweeps ratings period, which ran from Oct. 28 to Nov. 24.
Sweeps produce tight ratings races among DFW newscasts
November sweeps ratings in Dallas-Fort Worth TV's local news race reveal increasingly tight competition, with virtual ties in several time slots and some four-way races with slim margins between first and fourth place.

Flewelling Named Sales Director at CBS Dallas
Matt Flewelling has been named vice president and director of sales at the CBS-owned KTVT-KTXA Dallas.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- KPRC 2 general manager Larry Blackerby to leave station
- Houston radio stations and Sirius XM going all Christmas
- After Kristin Kane, how many anchors does Fox 26 KRIV need?
- WGN morning news misses bridge implosion, implodes themselves
- KPRC's Jerome Gray with Roula, Ryan, and Producer Eric on 104.1 KRBE
- Former KTRK 13 staffer becomes Houston Chronicle blogger CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here