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Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Texas TV news and radio job moves March 2025



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2025 Texas Broadcast News Awards winners and finalists


DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Marybeth Kneussl starts as Vice President, Sales at KTVT CBS News Texas.

1080 KRLD Adds Eric Bushman to News Staff.

Long-time WFAA 8 studio tech Ed Waylett retires from WFAA after 23 years.

Lana Ferguson becomes the Energy + Natural Resources for the Dallas Morning News.

Dallas Morning News sells off Plano printing plant for pretty penny.

‘New Country 96.3’ Got Dallas Eggs-Cited About This Giveaway.

Cumulus Media’s New Country 96.3 and 99.5 The Wolf Raise $300,000 for Cook Children’s Medical Center at 4th Annual Texas Independence Jam at Billy Bob’s Texas.

At the helm of KERA since 2021, Nico Leone has overseen significant growth for the nonprofit public media organization, reaching 4.5 million people per month. 

Former 94.9 KLTY owner Marcos Rodriguez starts “The Light” streaming channel.

Homegrown Bites: KXT 91.7's Series Is a Career-Launching Pad For Dallas Artists.

DFW viewers 'unlike' anchors' use of 'like'
Cleo Greene joins NBC 5 DFW
Lauren Przybyl appears on AFV
Lauren Bostwick filling-in for CBS News Texas
Kennedi Walker joins Law and Crime network
Bruce Smith promoted to FOX 4 KDFW news director
Jane McGarry leaves WFAA's "Good Morning Texas"


HOUSTON

93Q KKBQ has it’s the greatest cume in the format since February 2020.

Manny García, Editor in Chief at Houston Landing, has been nominated for the prestigious IRE Ring of Honor.

ABC News elevates former 740 KTRH reporter Aaron Katersky to Chief Investigative Correspondent.

ABC13 KTRK director Scott Sands retires after the past two decades plus.

Sportsradio 610 KILT's Adam Spolane announced his departure.

KHOU 11 editor Cam Lee leaves the station.

ABC13 KTRK weekend meteorologist Kevin Roth celebrates five years with the station.

Janet Miranda joins the Houston Business Journal as growth reporter.

FOX 26 KRIV producer Lucila Decia promoted to 5am hour of "Wake Up with Sally Mac and Lina!"

Timothy Cohrs joins KPRC 2 as a producer from KFDM 6 and FOX 4 Beaumont.

Daniel Carrasco joins FOX 26 KRIV as a Photographer/Editor for its Local Programming Initiatives team. 

Irby Pace joins KPRC 2 as a video editor.

Kevin Olmsted joins KPRC 2 marketing team as a creative marketing producer.

"Dean and Rog" break silence since Houston's Eagle firing
Caroline Collins is engaged
2025 Houston Celebrity Dairy Goat Milking Contest
How is the new KPRC 2 management working out?
Lauren Kelly and Sarah Pepper reminisce about their time together on Houston radio
Gina Sunseri Wins 2025 National Space Club & Foundation Press Award
Brian LaLima leaves 'Sean Salisbury Show' on SportsTalk 790 KBME Houston
97.9 The Box's Young Jas and JMac get real on The Nightcap
Lisa Foronda and Jerome Gray reunite in new TV commercial
From the Q Morning Zoo, Mix 96.5 and the Texans, Joe Pogge has been involved
Hope Media Group Promotes Scott Herrold
Brianna Willis joins ABC13 Houston
93Q Houston with DJ Mike Snow - March 23, 1991 - live from Detour
Jacob Rascon joins KHOU 11 Houston
740 KTRH turns 95 on March 25, 2025
Danielle Grossman, from KPRC 2 to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Allison Gargaro is pregnant
Charly Edsitty wins 2025 Gracie Award
'Hello Houston' debuts on 88.7 KUHF
Chris Henao exits KHOU 11 from Assistant ND role
KPRC 2 GM Phil Lane is retiring


SAN ANTONIO

Fox News at Nine changed the way San Antonians watched TV. Now it's turning 30.

KENS 5 cuts four newsroom jobs as its parent firm restructures.

Talk show host Joe Pags home swatted in Comal County.

Former KSAT 12 morning anchor Leslie Mouton starts show on Morgan's Wonderland's YouTube channel.

From watching Alex Garcia on TV to becoming family — only in San Antonio.

Happy 7th Anniversary to On The Record at KLRN Public Television.

KSAT San Antonio cancels Instant Replay for new daily streaming show
Layoff leads to TV news gift line
Married couple Jordan Elder and Matt Roy anchor together on FOX San Antonio
Mariza Mendoza returns to News 4 San Antonio as morning anchor
River City News launches on KCWX2 San Antonio
Jonathan Bujosa leaves Univision San Antonio
Ernie Zuniga joins "Good Morning San Antonio" KSAT crew
Univision 41 San Antonio celebrating 70th anniversary


AUSTIN

Audacy Regional President Doug Abernethy will exit the company May 9, 2025.

Robert Downen joins the Texas Monthly News & Politics team from the Texas Tribune.

Jasper Scherer will be the Texas Tribune's politics editor starting in June. 

James Barragan leaves the Texas Tribune to join Spectrum News 1 Texas as TX Capital Tonight host.

Kayla Guo joins Texas Tribune's politics team covering the Legislature.

Heather Rivera, departs as mid-day host on Mix 94.7 KAMX.

Lisa L. Hernandez joins KVUE as an Account Executive.

Owl visits KXAN studio. Could it be an omen, or is it looking for love? Maybe both.

Texas Monthly Shows Up Big as a Finalist for Multiple 2025 National City and Regional Magazine Awards.

Michael Crowley joins CBS Austin
Michael Garfield joins FOX 7 Austin
Fred Cantú CBS Austin sign-off special


AROUND TEXAS

Texas radio stations going off the air

Baylor University will stop funding its Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation’s 103.3 KWBU Waco. 

Radio Winners From The Texas Music Chart Awards.

Texas Broadcast Museum opens new broadcast news exhibit.

KXXV 25 News Waco-Temple-Killeen neighborhood reporter, Brieanna Smith, is moving on to sister station WTXL ABC 27 Tallahassee, Florida.

Hunter Doughty joins News Channel 6 KAUZ Wichita Falls as a multimedia journalist.

Lidianna Reyes joins the ABC Big 2 News KMID Odessa as a Multimedia Journalist. 

Shelby Byrd joins KTXS News Abilene as a Multi-Media journalist.

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela joins KFOX14/CBS4 El Paso as a multimedia journalist.

Townsquare Media outright surrendered the licenses of KVLL-FM Lufkin.

KLTV 7 Tyler Producer/Host Makayla Goos to join Action News 5 WMC Memphis, Tennessee.

Devyn Darmstetter leaves ABC 7 Amarillo
Alejandra Puente and Sierra Henry leave KTXS Abilene
John Treviño leaves 12NewsNow KBMT-KJAC Beaumont for new station
Karen Gonzalez leaves KRGV 5 Rio Grande Valley
David Todd Bailey named VP/GM of KTXS Abilene
Kayler Smith joins WDTN 2 Dayton, Ohio
Natalie McCain takes over for Emily Faith at KFDX Wichita Falls
TV anchor and weather baby news early 2025
KXII Sherman anchor changes in late 2024
Karla Salinas joins FOX5 Las Vegas
Savannah Hale leaves CBS19 KYTX Tyler
KBTX 3 Bryan-College Station MMJ changes
25 News KXXV Waco turns 40
A Texan on what it takes to run 50 local TV Stations


REMEMBERING

Bill Mercer, legendary sports announcer and broadcast journalist, dies at 99.

Former FOX 4 KDFW-KDFI-TV SVP/General Manager Kathy Saunders passed away suddenly on March 26, 2025, at her home in California.

Voice of Texas agriculture, Horace McQueen, dies at 86.

Texas Public Radio Architect Joe Gwathmey Dies at 84.

KILT Houston salesman Samuel L. Irwin, 81, has died.

Former KHOU 11 Houston photographer Craig Savage, 61, has died.

Jaime Peluffo, Univision 41 San Antonio reporter, has died
Kathy Saunders, former FOX 4 KDFW GM, has died



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