News director Kathryn Bonfield has left KHOU 11 Houston as of this morning, multiple sources tell mikemcguff.com.
Bonfield was named Channel 11 news director in December 2024, succeeding Liz Roldán, who departed KHOU in October 2024.
She joined KHOU after a 13-year run as news director at Graham Media Group–owned News4JAX WJXT in Jacksonville, Florida (Graham Media Group also owns KHOU competitor KPRC 2).
During her tenure at WJXT, Bonfield reshaped the station’s news operation, expanding local news coverage to nearly 60 hours per week across TV and streaming platforms. She also launched an investigative team and created a Senior Data Producer role to strengthen investigative journalism. In partnership with Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute, she organized election debates and town halls.
Before joining WJXT, Bonfield served nearly 4 years as assistant news director at WFLA 8 in Tampa and, prior to that, spent 3 years as news director at WCBD in Charleston, South Carolina.
According to LinkedIn, Bonfield began her career at WFLA in 1992 as a news producer. Over the next 12 years, she worked her way up to executive producer and eventually assistant news director.
At the time of her hiring, KHOU noted that Bonfield is a champion of equity and inclusion, implementing strategies that strengthened newsroom culture and ensured diverse storytelling that reflects the entire community.
A lifelong learner, Bonfield is pursuing a doctoral degree in Organizational Change and Leadership at USC. She is a graduate of the University of Florida and earned her master’s degree from the University of North Florida.
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