Marcelino Benito and Cheryl Mercedes have been named the new KHOU 11 Houston weekend anchors starting February 11, 2023.
Former channel 11 weekend anchor Xavier Walton left KHOU in August to be NewsNation's Miami-based correspondent. Walton then got engaged to his girlfriend, and WSFL anchor / WPLG Local 10 Miami reporter, Eden Checkol.
Benito joined KHOU 11 in 2014 from KGUN 9 Tucson, Arizona. Investigative Reporter Mercedes joined KHOU 11 in 2019 from WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
