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Wednesday, March 02, 2022

Texas TV news and radio job moves February 2022

 Job moves February 2022


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EVERYONE 

TEGNA sold, some Texas TV stations to be bought by Cox
The changing world of TV News - why not back to basics?
TV newsroom lingo lesson
TAB Congratulates Winners of Inaugural Texas Broadcast News Awards
Best TV News Bloopers February 2022


DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Anchor Katie Johnston leaves CBSN DFW for Evanta.

WFAA 8 Vice President and Station Manager Carolyn Mungo celebrates 10 years with the station.

Producer Lexi Salazar who created/launched "KSAT Explains" moves from San Antonio to CBS 11 KTVT.

Jeff Cavanaugh leaves 105.3 The Fan KRLD to start own YouTube show.

91.7 KXT KKXT taps Benji McPhail As PD, Jeff Penfield Upped To PD At KERA.

Compass Media Networks announces the addition of 570 KLIF and 96.3 FM HD2 Dallas to The Markley, van Camp and Robbins Show.

Caroline Vandergriff gives birth
TV weather is rough in Dallas
Anne Elise Parks returns to new CBS 11 DFW morning show
NBC 5 DFW KXAS new studio 2022


HOUSTON

Jennifer Chang, the Houston Chronicle’s director of audience, has been promoted to managing editor. Chris Fusco, former executive editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, also joins as managing editor..

The Houston Chronicle's Paul Takahashi joins Bloomberg's Houston bureau to cover US shale oil companies.

Taylor Mills is the host for “Hope on Demand,” a new show airing evenings on 89.3 KSBJ.

Armen Williams Announces Upcoming Departure From Sports Radio 610.

It has come to my attention that former abc13 KTRK reporter Raven Ambers is now the Manager of Student News for the University of Houston Downtown.

Kris Gutierrez leaves KPRC 2
Univision Houston unveils “state-of-the-art” studio
Sara Donchey joins KPIX 5 San Francisco
Marlene Guzman joins Univision as correspondent
Marcelino Benito shares good news
Vanessa Richardson and Paul Gallant replace Charlie Pallilo at ESPN 97.5
KTRK 13's "WEIRD" 1960s
Angel Covarrubias joins CW39 KIAH
Pat Cavlin joins KHOU 11
Fmr Houston TV reporter Napoleon Johnson remembers times at KPRC 2
Maria Todd joins "Todd Newton Morning Show”
Mary Lee gets engaged on Valentine's Day
KPRC 2 promo (1988)
Daniela Hurtado joins abc13
Tracy Clemons returns to Houston
GregO on 95.7 The Spot for 3 more years


SAN ANTONIO

KENS 5 evening anchor Sharon Ko announces engagement.

Lynette Vega, a producer for News 4 San Antonio and Fox San Antonio, competed in Leaders For Life in honor of her late fiancé, Anthony “Andy” Dwayne Garcia, who passed away in 2019 due to a subdural hematoma, complications of pneumonia and having suffered an ischemic stroke. 

Emily Allen joins KSAT as nightside executive producer from News 6 WKMG Orlando.

Jaime Valenzuela (a.k.a. DJ Hammburger) promoted at 98.5 The Beat KBBT.

Tejano 95.7 KLEY adds Jonny Ramirez and Bo Corona.


AUSTIN

Chelsea Moreno promoted to KXAN assignment desk manager.

Terry Foxx joins KUT 90.5 FM as director of programming and audience.

Jessica Priest joins The Texas Tribune as engagement reporter.

Mike Hardge joins 104.9 The Horn KTXX as afternoon co-host.

Former TV news anchor and LBJ-family insider Neal Spelce spins intriguing yarns in new memoir.

KVUE Senior Digital Sports Producer Paul B. Livengood II is headed to WFAA 8 Dallas.

Julie Chen Moonves dishes about Walt Maciborski
San Antonio meteorologist helps Austin TV
Tanvi Varma joins KVUE Austin
Austin's TV news manager hirings
Noah Gross joins KXAN Austin


AROUND TEXAS

KBTX 3 Bryan-College Station assistant news director Michael Oder is heading to KTTC Rochester, MN as news director. 

GM Paul Bergen leaves KBMT.

Meteorologist Aaron Ayers has left KSAN San Angelo for WHNT News 19 Huntsville.

KXII Sherman weekend meteorologist Mikayla Smith is addressing a need for hard-of-hearing viewers who consume social media.

Willie Downs joins KLTV Tyler, TX as a multimedia journalist.

KBTX 3 chief meteorologist Shel Winkley is featured in The Atlantic in an article about climate change.

Dana Melancon, a former meteorologist for KFDM Channel 6 news, is suing Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Crash Kelley Lands New Job At Townsquare Media/San Angelo.

An El Paso TV love story
Remi Monaghan joins FOX 17 WXMI Grand Rapids
Sydnee Batzlaff new KFDA Amarillo weekend anchor
Sports anchors hired at KAGS and KTXS
Martha Iglehart broke barriers at KFDX 3 News Wichita Falls


REMEMBERING

Iconic KENS 5 journalist Gary DeLaune passes away.

Charles Ray Dunaway (aka “The Round Mound of Sound,” aka “Chucky Wucky” at stations such as KILT Houston and KLIF Dallas,) passed away at age 87 in Katy, Texas.

Roscoe Harrison Jr. was a Central Texas legend. From his days at the Temple-Daily Telegram as the first African-American journalist in Central Texas, to his more than 20 years at KCEN as the first African-American news anchor in the area.

Remembering former NewsWest 9 weather forecaster, Darrell Ward.

Former Texas Station Owner, Engineer George Chambers Dies.

Broadcasters Mourn Loss of Dick Pickens.




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