The holidays are almost upon us, so what are some quick gifts you can buy on Amazon related to Texas TV, radio, or media in general?
Now, this idea didn't occur to me just because my 101 KLOL documentary "Runaway Radio" is now on DVD and would make a perfect Christmas gift. It is available on Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and Barnes & Noble websites.
No, I thought about the Texas television anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and other journalists who have worked hard on a labor of love like your favorite lowly Texas media blogger did with his 14 year in the making film.
This list is drawn from books I have received releases for over the years, with a few bonus titles from before my blog existed. To illustrate how difficult it is to be an author, some of the books I have featured over the years are no longer available to make this list!
Here are some Texas media gift options from Houston to Dallas, Austin, and El Paso, plus surrounding areas in the Lone Star State!
Runaway Radio on DVD
Director Mike McGuff
https://amzn.to/4fXE5nX (also available in Houston at Cactus Music)
Desperate Times (Prepper Aftermath Book 2) - November 11, 2025
by Tom Abrahams
https://amzn.to/4pwsDo6New to News: Navigating your Journalism Journey - December 16, 2024
by Senora Scott
101 Ways to Rock Networking: It’s not what you know. It’s who you know! - December 5, 2023
by Dayna Steele
A Place to Anchor: Journalism, Cancer, and Rewriting Mi Vida as a Latina on the Border Hardcover – February 7, 2023
by Estela Casas
Life Makeover: Embrace the Bold, Beautiful, and Blessed You Hardcover – April 5, 2022
by Dominique Sachse
When America Fell Silent - August 20, 2019
by Freddy Cruz
Good Evening, Friends: A Broadcaster Shares His Life - July 1, 2019
by Dave Ward
Always and Never: 20 Truths for a Happy Heart Paperback – April 11, 2019
by Lisa Shumate
Swabbed & Found: An Adopted Man's DNA Journey to Discover his Family Tree Hardcover – October 1, 2017
by Frank Billingsley
"It's News to Me" - April 11, 2017
by Olga Campos Benz
Houston's Morning Show: The True Story of Hudson & Harrigan - November 6, 2015
by Randy Hames
"I Gotta Story" My 30 Years in TV News Paperback – January 26, 2015
by Minerva Pérez
A Wild Ride on the Water Cycle (Jake & Alice) Hardcover – November 1, 2014
by Anthony Yanez
Anybody Seen Dan Lovett?: Memoirs of a Media Nomad Paperback – April 17, 2014
by Dan Lovett
Texans Behind the News: Texas Journalists of the Twentieth Century Hardcover – January 1, 2000
by Dede W. Casad
Texas Country Reporter: Stories from the Backroads Hardcover – January 1, 2000
by Bob Phillips
Moments: The Life and Career of a Texas Newsman Hardcover – October 1, 1995
by Chip Moody
*I am getting affiliate fees from these links
