Texas TV news and radio job moves October 2023

 

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Former WFAA anchor John McCaa joins The Dallas Morning News contributing columnists.

KDFW Consumer Reporter ‘A Marketer’s Dream’ For 20 Years.

Randy James to depart Lonestar 92.5.

Bonnie-Jill Laflin joins 98.7 The Spot.

The Star-Telegram Editorial Board Celebrates Rangers’ Win With Wet, Awkward Kiss to Arlington.

Will Anderson named editor of Dallas Business Journal.

Lauren McGaughy is leaving the Dallas Morning News to join KUT as an investigative reporter and editor.

Amanda Atwell joins WFAA 8's Community Impact team.

- Dallas TV reporters announce upcoming weddings
- Brittani Moncrease joins WFAA Dallas
- Texas anchors/reporters are expecting or new parents
- NHL’s Dallas Stars Extend Long-Term Broadcast Partnership With Sportsradio 96.7FM/1310 AM The Ticket/KTCK-FM
- New Country 96.3 takes home Country Music Association honors
- Dallas TV anchors are expecting

HOUSTON

Weekend anchor Tom Abrahams celebrates 24 years with abc13 KTRK.

Anchor Mayra Moreno celebrates 8 years with abc13 KTRK. 

Houston Chronicle Food Editor Greg Morago announced he is leaving the paper after 40 years in the newspaper business. (Thanks Susan Farb Morris)

Producer Beatriz Oliveros leaves Houston Life after five years. 

Abby Church leaves the Fort Worth Star-Telegram to join the Houston Chronicle as city hall reporter.

SportsRadio 610, SportsTalk 790 in Tight Race in Houston Summer Ratings Book.

For six years, Derrick Shore has co-hosted Houston Life on Houston’s KPRC 2.

abc13 KTRK reporter Pooja Lodhia’s unlikely path to becoming an advocate in the media.

KPRC Giving Houston Viewers Solution-Based Investigations They Want.

Lil Wayne shares Chief Meteorologist Adam Krueger’s Instagram post.

Faith in the Media Leadership Interview: Joe Paulo.

Kroger goes upscale with KTRKroger in West U.

There is room for another FM radio station in rural Texas about an hour southwest of Houston, according to the FCC. 

- Janelle Bludau leaves KHOU 11
- Daji Aswad joins KPRC 2
- FOX 26 Houston invaded by raccoon
- Chris Ramirez joins KHOU 11 Houston
- Elma Barrera profiled as Houston's first female Hispanic TV news reporter
- Julissa Garza joins KHOU 11
- Grace White promoted to KHOU 11 Consumer Investigative Reporter
- KLVL: Houston’s first Spanish-language radio station
- Katiera Winfrey joins KHOU 11
- Matthew Seedorff is married
- Hope Media Group announces new HQ
- John Granato breaks down worst Houston roads
- KHOU 11 comes to terms with WFAA Astros bet
- Brandon Walker and Brheanna Boudreaux start at WWL New Orleans
- Gerald Harris leaves KHOU 11
- Aaron Fernandez-Wische named FOX 26 Houston VP Content Creation and Distribution
- Tim Pandajis leaving KHOU 11
- Sabirah Rayford to leave KPRC 2 Houston
- Jade Flury joins FOX 26 Houston

SAN ANTONIO

Ernie Zuniga’s 'next chapter' highlights what he loves to do: Talk to S.A.

Gabe Vela joins KENS 5 as executive producer from FOX West Texas KIDY-KXVA San Angelo/Abilene News Director. 

iHeartMedia San Antonio/Austin Names Terry Foxx Director Of Talk Programming.

Timothy Fanning leaves the San Antonio Express-News.

JJ Velasquez joins the San Antonio Express-News as deputy editor of audience.

KSAT San Antonio Launches Neighborhood News Conducted By Residents.

- KENS to air 11 San Antonio Spurs games in 2023-24 Season
- Mandy Noell joins News 4 San Antonio
- KSAT San Antonio has a mascot
- KSAT 12 San Antonio cuts newscast
- Mariah Medina joins News 4 San Antonio

AUSTIN

Investigative reporter Kiah Collier leaves The Texas Tribune. 

Austin PBS Welcomes Fely Garcia Amador as Vice President of Community Engagement.

Producer Alex Delcid leaves KIII 3 News Corpus Christi to join KVUE Austin.

KUT and KUTX in Austin received their largest outright gift ever of $1.5 million to support their news and music services

Texas Monthly selects new host for beloved TV Show, Texas Country Reporter.

- Melia Masumoto joins KVUE Austin
- Dave Froehlich returns to FOX 7 Austin KTBC

AROUND TEXAS

Shelby Kapp leaves her KTSM 9 News El Paso Multi-Media Journalist position. 

Meteorologist Shel Winkley celebrates 14 years with KBTX Bryan-College Station.

12News welcomes sports reporter Holton Pepper to its newsroom staff, Southeast Texas.

Reporter Tawny Davis leaves KTSM 9 News El Paso.

- Annette Campbell joins KXII Sherman
- Tia Johnson joins 12News Beaumont
- Newsreel 6 KAUZ Wichita Falls aircheck (1965)
- Gus Johnson talks with Ray Peters about college football's transformation
- 1969 KSEL 28 Lubbock ID (now KAMC)
- Jeremiah Stewart joins 12News Beaumont
- Roxy Van Ruiten leaves KTSM 9 News El Paso
- Big changes in KCEN 6 Waco weather department
- Joey Horta joins FOX 2 KTVU San Francisco

REMEMBERING

Charles Porter Jr., first Black abc13 producer-reporter, has died.

Former abc13 KTRK News Operations Manager Phil Grant has died. 

Longtime Dallas sports radio host, producer Mark ‘Friedo’ Friedman has died.

Jim Cody of WACO 100's "Zack & Jim" show dies.

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