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Tuesday, September 03, 2024

Texas TV news and radio job moves August 2024


 

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Best TV News Bloopers August 2024


DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Fort Worth Star-Telegram to scale back print publication to 3 days a week.

Media winners in The Best of Big D from D Magazine.

Building a Brand:  NBC 5 KXAS Sportscaster Newy Scruggs mixes charisma with business acumen in a thriving on-camera career.

FOX 4 KDFW Photojournalist Kevin Bell celebrates 30 years with the station.

Andrew M. Greenstein joins the Louisiana Radio Network after 1080 KRLD-AM.

94.9 KLTY named Dave Moore as afternoon DJ. 

Irving Mejia-Hilario leaves the Dallas Morning News as breaking news business reporter for the Sports Business Journal.

820 WBAP Host Casey Bartholomew signs extension with the station.

Steve Beuerlein Named New Dallas Cowboys National Radio Analyst By Compass Media Networks.

Spectrum News DFW Mike Pool assignment editor retires.

Report says CBS owned stations like KTXA 21 could be sold with sale of owner Paramount Global.

Shannon Worley joins the Dallas Morning News as an audience journalist.

Jessica Waffles Joins KXT 91.7, Dallas For Local Music Show.

Michelle Montaine joins WFAA DFW
FOX 4 KDFW to get new Las Colinas home
Brett Shipp exits Spectrum News 1 Texas
"The Will Cain Show” joins Newsradio 1080 KRLD DFW
Ryann Jones joins NBC 5 KXAS DFW
Layoffs at Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Media
Brittany Breeding joins CW33 DFW
FOX 4 "Good Day" anchors surprised by fire alarm on live TV


HOUSTON

The Astros honored sports anchor Matt Musil for his 43 years at KHOU 11.

Anchor Rashi Vats celebrates 11 years with FOX 26 KRIV.

Reporter Courtney Fischer celebrates nine years with abc13 KTRK.

93Q Houston’s Riggs Is All In With Country Radio.

Carol Motsinger named Director of Digital Storytelling at the Houston Chronicle.

CultureMap founder David Gow to lead Houston policy nonprofit.

''The Boss & The Gloss'' Returns to ESPN 95.7.

Hope Media Group has announced a series of executive management promotions.

Pastor Joel Osteen launches new FAST Network, available on The Roku Channel.

Sam Warren joins the Houston Chronicle as a Pro Sports Trending Reporter.

Miranda Dunlap will now cover higher education with a focus on community colleges for the Houston Landing.

Brian Shannon las left KHOU 11 for abc13 as an assignment editor. 

Melanie Lawson is out with foot issues
Mo Haider joins abc13 Houston
Carrigan Chauvin leaves CW39 Houston
Usher DMs Houston TV meteorologist
101 KLOL Houston sign on day
Reginald Adetula named SportsRadio 610 'In the Loop' co-host
"Chattin’ with Chelsea!" to debut on FOX 26 KRIV
“Sounds Like Texas With Zakk United” to air on 100.3 The Bull Houston
Rosie Nguyen is engaged
102.1 KLYX Houston in 1974
Jarrett Hale named VP and Regional GSM for FOX 26 Houston and FOX 7 Austin
Dominique Sachse is married to Vic Mignogna
Idolina Peralez leaves CW39 Houston
Amanda Henderson joins KHOU 11
Crystal Ayala and Ingrid Barrera to Anchor Telemundo Houston evenings
Adam Krueger to leave CW39 Houston for Los Angeles
Adam Winkler back talking Texas sports
Jessie Watt recovering from surgery
Luis Gerardo Nunez leaves Telemundo Houston for New York
KHOU 11 Houston is experimenting
Gina Gaston gets new look, and viewers respond


SAN ANTONIO

San Antonio Spurs commentator Bill Land will retire ahead of the 2024-2025 season after more than 15 years on the mic.

KSAT anchor Courtney Friedman celebrates 10 years with the station. 

Anchor Audrey Castoreno celebrates nine years with KENS 5.

KSAT 12 reporter Daniela Ibarra joins the KSAT Investigates team.

Rebecca L. Salinas named Digital Executive Producer at KSAT.

KSAT back on air after fiber connection issue; viewers may need to rescan.

Sarah Spivey is pregnant


AUSTIN

Anchor Sally Hernandez celebrates 24 years at KXAN.

Meteorologist Avery Tomasco celebrates seven years with CBS Austin KEYE.

Steve Sherrill joins KVUE as local sales manager.

Sean Hemmersmeier hired at Austin Business Journal to cover economic development.

“Gossip Greg” Hill leaves 96.7 KISS KHFI nights.

The Rich Eisen Show Added to Daily Lineup at 102.7 ESPN Austin.

Sandra Santos joins the Texas Tribune as night editor. 

Waterloo Media is making multiple programming changes in Austin.

Tommy House joins KXAN Austin
Monica Madden joins ABC7 News - KGO
KVUE News at Four launches September 2024
Ford Sanders leaves KVUE Austin
Leslie London joins FOX 7 Austin
KVUE Austin employee adopts child featured in station segment
Jenna King joins FOX 7 Austin
Katie Pratt joins FOX 7 Austin


AROUND TEXAS

KYTX CBS19 Tyler Evening Anchor Marangeli Lopez has been named news director.

Anchor Stephanie Valle celebrates 23 years since KVIA El Paso.

Will Duerksen joins KMID Big 2 KMID as MMJ.

Chris Thomasson celebrates 15 years at KIII 3 sports Corpus Christi.

Vince Erickson returns to TV with the KWKT FOX 44 Waco-Temple-Killeen Sports Team as Weekend Sports Anchor starting August 31 for a 10-week stint.

The Texas Association of Broadcasters has named KFDX, Texoma’s Fox and Texoma’s Homepage the 2024 Station of the Year.

The Texas Association of Broadcasters has named JAM Broadcasting “Station of the Year.”

Country 100.3 KOMX and KGRO, Pampa sold.

Imani Jackson joins KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock as multimedia journalist.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that KFDX-D3 Wichita Falls will become a CW Network affiliate.  

KDHN Dimmitt radio station has served Castro County for over 6 decades.

Cowboy Broadcasting Network has agreed to acquire Country 98.5 KRXT Rockdale.

Julieanna Jackson joins KCEN 6 Waco-Temple-Killeen as a reporter.

John Purvis and others leave CBS4 El Paso
Mark Scirto retires from KLTV 7 East Texas
2024 Texas NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced
Javier Guerra joins KRGV 5
Stevie Stephenson joins KBTX BCS
KTSM 9 El Paso knocked off air, police investigating
Tyler Shaw promoted to KBTX sports director
Texas Radio Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees
Emily Faith joins KFDX 3 Wichita Falls
Nicole Shearin joins 10TV WBNS Columbus, Ohio
Taylor Locke joins WDBJ7 Roanoke, VA
2024 Texas National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
Leah Rodriguez joins KLBK Lubbock
Karina Garcia joins WAVY 10 Norfolk
Bob Bartlett celebrates 45 years at KTAB News
Don Brubaker celebrates 40 years with KAVU Victoria
2024 Lone Star Regional Sports EMMY winners
Chris Talley joins ABC Big 2 Midland-Odessa
Shawna Currie returns to 25 News Now Victoria


REMEMBERING

For the Houston Texans' home opener against the Giants, the team reserved three seats for Fred Faour, Ken Hoffman, and Mark Lane, each of whom died this year. 

Remembering longtime ABC-7 KVIA El Paso team member Fran McNaboe.




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