KPRC 2 announced two big hires to the staff today.Once Rhonda Errer LaVelle moved up to news director, the NBC affiliate had an opening for an assistant news director.
The person taking the KPRC assistant news director gig is WJLA Washington, DC executive producer Mike Friedrich. In the past, Friedrich has been an executive producer at WJZ Baltimore and a CNN Newsource producer. He's won several Emmys, Murrows and AP awards for Best Newscasts. His first day is October 23rd.
Also announced to the KPRC newsroom is a new 10pm EP. WJBK Fox 2 News Detroit's Steve Lulgjuraj takes that job. Ljuljdjuraj is the 10pm senior producer at the Fox owned and operated station. He also produces a weekly public affairs program called Let It Rip. His first day is October 27th.
