Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Texas TV & radio job moves October 2017
DALLAS - FORT WORTH
Dale Hansen, the opinionated sports anchor for WFAA/Channel 8, will be with the station through at least 2018.
DEMETRIA OBILOR joins WFAA-TV as a traffic/ensemble anchor and will host an AM digital show. - United Talent Agency
- It's a "social" whirl at TEGNA8's new Twitter/Facebook-driven Daybreak
Former KDFW reporter, Diana Zoga, has landed back on air full-time at KXAS NBC5.
Amanda Guerra Moves To Morning Co-Anchor At KRLD-A/Dallas.
Former long-time CBS Newspath Regional Producer, Derik Lattig, has been working as a Supervising Producer/Writer at Glenn Beck's Blaze TV since February and has accepted a full time position. Lattig was one of 12 Regional Producers CBS terminated when it closed it's Regional Offices in February.
HOUSTON
Courtney Zubowski working for CBS News.
Jacob Rascon debuts as anchor on KPRC 2.
Former KPRC anchor Courtney Zavala returns to channel 2 as Houston Life host.
Mike O'Neill has left his job as a producer at KHOU 11. He is now working with the Lance Roberts Show on 700 KSEV. Roberts will soon launch a subscription-based website for investors called Real Investment News. O'Neill will work with former FOX 26 KRIV reporter Scarlet Fakhar on the site.
KTRK abc13 weekend anchor Tom Abrahams celebrates 18 years with the station.
The K-TOR The Tornado radio studio at Ball High School will be officially known as "The Anita Martini K-TOR Studio".
SAN ANTONIO
Anchorwoman Sarah Lucero has tendered her resignation after nearly 20 years at KENS.
Ex-San Antonio TV anchor star Chris Marrou returning to KENS.
- San Antonio TV legend Chris Marrou reveals new KENS role
San Antonio TV anchorman Charles Gonzalez is hanging up his KSAT mic after 10 years to focus full time on another passion: coffee.
KSAT-TV names new anchors.
AUSTIN
CBK Media Management client Sydney Benter has been named Weeknight News Anchor at KXAN-TV (NBC) in Austin, Texas (Market #39). As one of the station’s new main anchors, Sydney will anchor KXAN News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., and KXAN News at 9 p.m. on The CW Austin.
Tania Ortega has been named weekend morning anchor of Fox 7 KTBC Austin, Texas (DMA 39).
KVUE's Cori Coffin is joining FOX 5 DC as a reporter.
AROUND TEXAS
CBK Media Management Client Tobias Rodriguez is making a 166 market jump to become a News Reporter at WSPA, the CBS affiliate in Spartanburg, SC (Market #37). Prior to South Carolina, Tobias was a Multimedia Journalist at KAVU (ABC) in Victoria, TX (Market #203).
Shakeup signs at KGBT Harlingen TV Spy reports. There is no sign of evening anchor, Eddie Flores.
KXXF/Beaumont, TX Adds Gary Lee Love For Afternoons.
KBTX anchor Kathleen Witte was badly burned in a fire that she started in her condo.
Joe Gazin hits 40 years at KIII Corpus Christi.
REMEMBERING
The celebration of Buddy Holiday’s life – one of the founders of KSBJ and the first Station Manager and morning show host of KSBJ – was held on Saturday, October 14th, at the Rosewood Funeral Home in Humble.
Former KTRK abc13 photographer Kevin Greer passes away.
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