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Monday, February 03, 2025

Texas TV news and radio job moves January 2025



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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Executive Editor of The Dallas Morning News Katrice Hardy announced her departure to become the CEO of the Marshall Project.

FOX 4 KDFW morning director Ben Sikes retires after 25 years. 

820 WBAP and 93.3 cut ties with evening host Chris Krok.

Eric Bushman left 820 WBAP as assistant news director in September 2024.

Sportsradio 96.7/1310 The Ticket celebrates 31 Years on the air.

Alice Rios joins the City of Dallas as the official spokesperson for all multicultural media. She is a former journalist who spent 24 years as an anchor / reporter with CBS Newsradio 1080, KRLD.

Zann Fredlund named program director for The New Mix 102.9 KDMX.

Big D Claims Three Of The Top 10 Contemporary Christian Stations.

CRS 2025 honors New Country 96.3 KSCS morning host Mark “Hawkeye” Louis as the recipient of the Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award. 

The Josh Hammer Show joins 660 AM The Answer KSKY on Saturday nights.

Jay Shannon exits iHeartMedia DFW.

Texas Rangers games will be streamed on Victory+.

"The Musers" reduce "The Ticket" morning show hours
Cassie Heiter joins WFAA 8 DFW
FOX 4 KDFW breaks ground on new state-of-the-art studio
Kyle Roberts leaves WFAA DFW
Casey Stegall returns to FOX 4 KDFW
NBC DFW launches morning streaming newscast
Texas Rangers To broadcast 15 games on over-the-air TV
Cleo Greene leaves WFAA 8, her position eliminated
94.9 KLTY DFW last day on air January 31, 2025


HOUSTON

Bill Ingram celebrates 28 years with 89.3 KSBJ.

Investigative reporter Jeremy Rogalski celebrates 24 years with KHOU 11.

The Matt Thomas Show celebrates 15 years on SportsTalk 790 KBME.

KPRC 2 morning meteorologist Justin Stapleton celebrates 10 years.

KPRC 2 executive producer Robin Freese leaves the TV biz to join Transocean.

Wes Rodda joins KPRC 2 as marketing director from 11Alive WXIA Atlanta where he was director of marketing.

Gerardo Sproet promoted to middays from evenings at 93Q KKBQ.

Long time Houston-based AP reporter Juan Lozano lost his wife to cancer and ran the Houston Marathon in her honor.

KTSU 90.9FM announces the appointment of Devan Wade as its new Coordinator of News, Sports, and Podcasts. 

Laura Dickerson joins Q99.7 WWWQ Atlanta as APD/midday host from 104.1 KRBE where she was Music Director and will continue to voice track nights in Houston. 

Briahn Hawkins joins FOX 26 KRIV as Creative Content Associate Producer.

90.1 KPFT has January schedule changes.

Houston country radio legends are together again (for the first time!)  Former KILT PM Drive personality Rowdy Yates and former KKBQ PM Drive personality “Cactus Jack” Talley joined forces to co-host the Cole Gordon Helping Hand Foundation fundraiser at the Lone Star Flight Museum.  It is still undetermined how much money was raised, but overnight Nielsen ratings indicate that while Jack had an exceedingly large cume, Rowdy converted more TSL and took the lead in overall share for the evening. 


SAN ANTONIO

KENS 5 afternoon anchor Sarah Forgany is the cover story for San Antonio Woman Magazine.

KENS 5 morning anchor Audrey Castoreno was inducted into the J. Frank Dobie High School Hall of Honor.

KSAT 12 promotions producer Alyssa Medina shares her postpartum running journey.

 Zora Asberry joins Society with Karen Grace.

Audrey Castoreno re-joins KENS 5 San Antonio mornings
Jeannette Calle celebrates 10 years with News 4 San Antonio
Diana Rocco leaves News 4 San Antonio WOAI
Fmr. San Antonio TV anchor now in LA talks wildfires
Shelby Ebertowski joins KSAT 12 San Antonio


AUSTIN

Jessica Priest joins the Texas Tribune as a higher education reporter.

Alex Driggars joins the Austin American-Statesman to cover the Texas Capitol from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

Texas Monthly and Community Impact create partnership.

Brianna Perez joins KVUE Austin
Ryan Chandler joins NBC News from KXAN Austin
Austin Burkes joins KATV ABC 7 Little Rock
Atiana San Miguel joins FOX 7 Austin
Live from UT Austin, it's the Saturday Night Live archives
Avery Travis and Will DuPree promoted to KXAN anchors
Zack Shields celebrates 25 years with FOX 7 Austin


AROUND TEXAS

25 News Now KAVU Victoria news director/anchor James Munoz celebrates 27 years in the TV news industry.

KRGV 5 RGV engineer Jaime Garcia retires after 45 years with the station.

KIII 3 Corpus Christi director Ricky White retires after more than 30 years running 3NEWS's production and commercial business sides.

KFDX 3 Wichita Falls expands its noon newscast to a full hour.

Melissa Herrera joins KFOX14 El Paso as a morning reporter.

Will Riddell is a new digital multi-skilled journalist for CBS19 KYTX Tyler.

Geoff Haxton leaves 100.7 The Score KTTU Lubbock. 

Mateo Rosiles joins the Lubbock Avalanche Journal as its new Government and Public Policy Reporter.

NewsChannel 10 KFDA Amarillo investigative journalist Alissa Spangler celebrates 5 years.

Texas Broadcast Museum opens working ‘Studio 8’ months after huge equipment salvage

Former KFDM Beaumont news anchor Kerry Andersen was celebrating on Bourbon Street early New Year's Day and missed the attack by a matter of minutes.

Gospel 97.3 1510 KAGC/K247CS Bryan flips formats to Magic 97.3.

Dominique Garcia joins Townsquare Media Midland/Odessa as its new Director of Content.

Where is Lindsay Liepman?
Zack Owen to broadcast on Waco mornings again
Rudy Treviño leaves KIII anchoring, still Domingo Live host
Suzanne Stevens joins KRIS 6 Corpus Christi
Texas TV engagements closing out 2024
Mariah Conduff leaves CBS19 KYTX Tyler
Victoria Lara and Andrea Valdez leave KLTV and KTRE Tyler
Zach Brown joins WCHS ABC 8 / Fox 11 in Charleston
Lexie Walker joins NBC 23 Valley Storm KVEO
Texas media babies here or on the way!


REMEMBERING

Douglas Ray Frederiksen, iHeart Media Houston engineer, has died

Christian Radio veteran (including KSBJ and KJIC Houston) Susan O’Donnell has passed away.

Donald Kyser, a voice recognized throughout the Central Texas area for over 50 years as a radio personality for KWTX and WACO radio, has died

Houston TV lost two legendary photojournalists
Colonel St. James has died





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