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Top Houston media stories 2019
DALLAS - FORT WORTH
Mitch Carr Retires From KRLD.
Erin Moran joins CBS 11 KTVT as a meteorologist from KXXV Waco.
Reporter William Joy joins WFAA from KMBC Kansas City.
NBC 5 KXAS anchor/reporter Katy Blakey is expecting a baby this spring.
Dawn Girocco new director of sales for KSCS, KPLX, KILF-FM.
In 1972, when Bob Phillips was a reporter for then-CBS-affiliate KDFW in Dallas, he created 4 Country Reporter — an uplifting half-hour weekly show inspired by Charles Kuralt’s On the Road franchise on The CBS Evening News. Decades later, with a new title and distribution strategy, Texas Country Reporter is still rolling along.
HOUSTON
After the legendary Tom Joyner retired, Rickey Smiley is bringing his morning show to Majic 102.1 KMJQ beginning January 6th. You will hear Miss Juicy, Gary With The Tea, Eva, Da Brat, Rickey and the entire cast from 5 to 9am.
97.9 The Box KBXX "The Madd Hatta Morning Show" morning player Jim Beazy signs off after starting with the station in the early 1990s.
- The Madd Hatta Morning Show appears to be off the air after nearly 20 years - replaced by "Good Morning H-Town" with Jerrel ‘Hardbody Kiotti’ Brown and Keisha Nicole
Greg Koch leaving 790 AM sports talk show for health reasons.
Houston Chronicle crime reporter Keri Blakinger is leaving the paper.
Tierra Smith starts new role as a Digital Content Producer at KPRC Channel 2.
KHOU 11 news director Sally Ramirez celebrates 21 years with TEGNA (BELO when she started).
abc13 KTRK sports producer Joe Gleason celebrates 25 years with the station.
abc13 KTRK director Michael Fernau hits 25 years with the station.
- Jacob Rascon has a new baby son
- Addison Green joins KHOU
- The KHOU James Bond connection
- FOX 26 KRIV reporter Maria Salazar announces she is having a baby
- Brittany Jeffers has baby
- Highball Time with Uncle Otis just made landfall on reVolver Podcasts
- Steven Romo's great grandmother witnessed JFK assassination
- Houston Public Media Selected to Participate in Digital Culture Accelerator Buddy Program
- Roula & Ryan make man's dream come true on 104.1 KRBE
- 1970s KLOL stories
- Stephanie Simmons returns to KHOU
- 1980s KLOL stories
- Chita Craft has baby #2
- Tiffany Craig is married
- Houston Public Media Selected to Host "Report for America" Journalist in 2020
- Kris Jenner interviewed Beyonce on "Good Morning Houston?"
SAN ANTONIO
After 36 years in the market, the last 26 at Cox Media Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM Helotes/San Antonio, Dave Rios retires.
AUSTIN
KVUE weekend anchor Kris Betts is leaving the station.
KVUE news director Tim Ryan returns to KUSA.
Teresa Frontado named Executive Editor at Austin’s NPR station.
AROUND TEXAS
KVIA ABC-7’s Estela Casas to become head of UMC and El Paso Children’s Hospital foundations.
KIII Chief Meteorologist Bill Vessey suffered a hemorrhagic stroke.
GM Greg McAlister parts ways with KRIS Corpus Christi.
KFDA Chief Meteorologist Dave Oliver is stepping away from the Chroma-Key wall to take on a cancer battle.
Recent Baylor grads Bailey Brammer and Molly Atchison both joined KXXV Waco-Temple-Killeen as news producers in the Scripps Journalism Career Program.
Patches Retires From KTEX/McAllen, TX.
REMEMBERING
Blanca Inez Ruiz, known as “La Potranquita” to listeners of Mega 99.3 Tyler, died from complications of diabetes.
Former KBTX anchor Joe Brown dies at 56.
Cox Media Group/San Antonio’s Courtney Nelson Passes.
