Thursday, January 09, 2020
The changing faces of Houston media 2019
The comings and goings of the Houston media world 2019.
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January 2019
- Grego joins 95.7 The Spot KKHH
- Cheryl Mercedes joins KHOU 11
- Ryan Korsgard is leaving KPRC 2
- Travis Herzog new abc13 KTRK chief meteorologist; Elita Loresca to mornings
- David Tillman named Chief Forecaster for abc13 KTRK
- Craig Roberts remembers times at KPRC 2
- Mark Medici Promoted to President of the Houston Chronicle
- Former KPRC 2 anchor Sara Donchey joins KCBS 2 and KCAL 9 in LA
- Vincent Crivelli joins KPRC 2
February 2019
- Brooks Garner gone from KHOU 11
- Doug Harris aka Jr. Mintz elected Houston Film Critics Society president
- Mike McGuff appears on KPRC 2's Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall
- Brian Rogers to depart from the Houston Chronicle
- Former KHOU GM Susan McEldoon to offer professional coaching
- Lisa Vaughn back on air at KHOU 11
- Brheanna Berry joins abc13 KTRK
- Suzi Hanks exits 106.9-107.5 The Eagle
- Christine Noël starts at KPRC 2
March 2019
- Butch Alsandor working Houston Astros and Rockets coverage
- Christine Dobbyn to leave abc13 KTRK
- Denise Middleton joins FOX 26
- Stephen Morgan promoted to FOX 26 weekend morning weather anchor
- Leti Aguilera named General Sales Manager CMG Houston
April 2019
- Anchor Denise Middleton and meteorologist Stephen Morgan to work FOX 26 KRIV weekend mornings
- KHOU 11 assistant news director Josh Hubbard is leaving Houston for the same job with Disney/ABC Television Group owned KGO San Franciso
- Former KPRC 2 features reporter Ruben Galvan joins KHOU 11
- Deilia Ray Williams named KTRK abc13 Marketing Creative Director
- Steve Riley named Houston Chronicle Executive Editor
- David Arkin to lead digital at KPRC 2
- KTRK GM Henry Florsheim announces retirement
May 2019
- Deilia Ray Williams named KTRK abc13 Marketing Creative Director
- Steve Riley named Houston Chronicle Executive Editor
- 91.7 NGEN debuts new lineup May 13, 2019
- Darby Douglas enters next chapter
- Michael Berry renews agreement with 740 KTRH
- Kelly Ryan Joins Dean & Rog on 106.9-107.5 Houston’s Eagle
June 2019
- Russ Lewis to anchor KHOU 4pm newscast
- Reporter/fill-in anchor Mycah Hatfield joins abc13 KTRK as reporter/MMJ from KJRH Tulsa, Oklahoma
July 2019
- KVOA Tucson, Arizona weekend sports anchor Ari Alexander joins KPRC 2
- Levi Ismail exits KHOU 11
- After John Walton's death, the "Walton and Johnson" show will continue with Ken Webster Jr. as Steve Johnson's co-host
- WNCN Raleigh's Taniya Wright joins KPRC 2 as morning anchor
- Brooks Garner joins FOX 31 Denver
- Rich Lord and Mike Meltser exit SportsRadio 610 KILT
- WLWT Cincinnati reporter Vanessa Richardson joins KPRC 2 sports team
- Remembering 99.9 FM KSHN Liberty
- Patricia Buchanan named Vice President of Sales Telemundo Houston KTMD
- Telemundo Houston KTMD reporter Eduardo "Yusnaby Pérez" Rodriguez leaves for Telemundo 51 Miami WSCV
- Emily Akin retires from FOX 26
August 2019
- Deneige Broom leaves FOX 26 KRIV
- Josh Marshall to leave KHOU 11
- Wendy Granato named KTRK President and General Manager
- Ryan Korsgard joins Million Air Austin
- Janet Shamlian joins CBS News as Houston-based correspondent
- Xavier Walton joins KHOU as morning anchor; Lisa Hernandez moves
- Lee Meier named FOX 26 KRIV assistant news director
- Lainie Fritz to leave KPRC 2
- TX Radio Hall of Famer on new Houston online station
- Chris Costa joins KHOU 11
- Leslie Adami named KIII Corpus Christi evening anchor
- "Red, White & Blue" and "Party Politics" return with new co-hosts
- John Donnelly to leave FOX 26
- Natasha Barrett joins the Memorial Hermann Health System
- Roxann Fisher joins KAVU Victoria as news director
September 2019
- Rehan Aslam named abc13 KTRK news director
- Tiffany Justice joins FOX 26 KRIV
- GM David Loving exits KXLN Univision 45
- Mike Glenn leaves Houston Chronicle for Washington Times
- abc13 anchors celebrating some big anniversaries
- Lainie Fritz appears on WDSU New Orleans
October 2019
- Melissa Wilson celebrates 19 years at FOX 26 KRIV
- Cynthia Cisneros announces retirement from abc13 KTRK
- MaryAnn Martinez joins KPRC 2
- Chelsea Edwards joins FOX 26 KRIV
- Caitlin “CJ” Johnson joins The New 93Q KKBQ
- John Hannon named President and General Manager of Univision 45 Houston KXLN
- KPRC legendary anchor Bill Balleza to retire
- Jennifer Reyna is leaving KPRC 2
- Jennifer Reyna breaks silence after leaving KPRC
- Lindsey Henry leaves FOX 26
- Tom Abrahams celebrates 20 years at abc13 KTRK
November 2019
- KiTiRik - Houston's greatest TV host?
- Famous media HISD graduates
- Bo Corona launches Puro Tejano Fierro 101.1 HD2
- abc13 KTRK anchors switch schedules
December 2019
- Addison Green joins KHOU
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