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Friday, March 13, 2020

Texas TV news and radio job moves February 2020


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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

After leaving 105.3 The Fan, Ben Rogers and Jeff ‘Skin’ Wade announce move to 97.1 The Eagle.

Bob Sturm replaces Mike Rhyner as afternoon drive host on 1310 The Ticket.

Jenna EXITS Syndicated Kidd Kraddick Show.

Nestor Flecha enters into a new agreement as Chief Meteorologist at KXTX Telemundo, -NWT

Yona Gavino is a freelance Reporter at NBC O&O KXAS. - NWT

CBK Media Management client Erin Moran named Weekend Evening Meteorologist at CBS 11 in Dallas, TX (Market #5). This is a promotion for Erin who first started working at KTVT in December 2019 as a freelance meteorologist. Before making the jump to top-five market Dallas, Erin spent the previous three years working at KXXV (ABC) in Waco, TX (Market #89) as the weekday morning meteorologist.

Kristin Diaz joins NewsRadio 1080 KRLD as afternoon/evening anchor from KIII Corpus Christi.

Kellie Rasberry Launches Another Podcast with “Love Letters to Kellie.”

Mike Preston Named PD At KPLX And KSCS Dallas.


HOUSTON

Ilona Carson celebrated 15 years at abc13 KTRK.

TEGNA Names David Loving President and General Manager at WOI in Des Moines.

Houston Chronicle immigration reporter Lomi Kriel wins prestigious George Polk award for exposing family separation at border.

Collin Eaton, a former oil markets correspondent at Reuters, joins the Wall Street Journal as an energy reporter in Houston.

Newsrooms are rethinking their use of mugshots in crime reporting.

- 89.3 KSBJ Launches Hope On Demand
- Gina Gaston and Mario Elie triplets featured
- Houston Public Media Now Live on YouTube TV
- Raven Ambers joins abc13 KTRK
- Shannon LaNier launches Daddy Duty 365 podcast
- Luis Gerardo Nuñez joins “Noticiero Telemundo Houston” at 4pm and 4:30pm


SAN ANTONIO

San Antonio sports talk host Mike Taylor takes his Ticket 760 show on the road — to Hawaii.


AUSTIN

KVUE weekend anchor Kriss Betts takes morning gig at WHAM 13 Rochester as weekday morning anchor.

KVUE names Christina Ginn as director of news.

Pattrik Perez is promoted to Sunday Evening and Digital Anchor at KVUE in Austin while continuing his reporting duties. - NWT

Hannah Rucker joins KVUE as reporter weekend morning anchor from South Carolina.

Texas Monthly Receives Four National Magazine Award Nominations.

KGSR/Austin Now Playing 'Nothing But The Hits' In Format Shift.


AROUND TEXAS

Roxann Fisher is no longer the KAVU news director.

Paul Alexander reportedly steps down at KRIS Corpus Christi.

Marfa’s Answer to the Collapse of Local News: Coffee and Cocktails.

12News KJAC anchor and investigative reporter DeJonique Garrison and 12News assistant news director Jordan Williams have been named the new evening co-anchor team for 12News.




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