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Monday, January 05, 2026

Texas TV news and radio job moves December 2025



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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Blake Powers joins KSCS-FM “New Country 96.3” and KPLX “99.5 The Wolf.” 

105.3 The Fan KRLD Dallas, raised $77,000 during its 12th annual Piece-a-Thon Fundraiser benefiting two local Dallas-Fort Worth organizations, My Possibilities and Sandlot Children's Charity.

La Grande 107.5 KMVK Dallas, raised over $200,000 for Cook Children’s Hospital of Fort Worth and Children’s Medical Center Dallas. All proceeds go towards supporting children and their families who receive care from the two hospitals. 

Hanna Battah joins ABC News' “World News Now” and “Good Morning America First Look”
Caroline Vandergriff joins North Central Texas Council of Governments as Spokesperson
Country Legends and Texas Classics 93.3 HD2 launches in DFW
Tim Hinson named president-GM of CBS Texas KTVT DFW
Collin Myers debuts on WFAA 8 DFW
NBC DFW team announces most watched status
Tony Dokoupil to broadcast from DFW
David Finfrock celebrates 50 at NBC DFW
Erica Lopez joins WFAA 8 DFW
Jala Washington joins NBC DFW KXAS
Julia Fife leaves FOX 4 KDFW, Evan Andrews returns


HOUSTON

Judy Lakin Named Director Of Sales For Radio One Houston.

Space City Home Network launches direct-to-consumer option to watch Houston Astros, Rockets games.

The Houston Chronicle's Danielle Lerner joins USA TODAY.

KHOU 11 Digital Managing Editor Michelle Homer retires.

Here’s the music KPRC 2 listened to in 2025!

Anthony Yanez on Meteorologist vs. Social Media-ologist: There is a difference and that difference grows larger by the day.

Charlie Mundell joins the FOX 26 KRIV production team from CW39 KIAH. 

Arthur Harmon also joins the FOX 26 production team. He most recently worked in Beaumont/Port Arthur, directing live newscasts. Arthur will work with the weekend news team and the Isiah Factor Uncensored team.

Houston radio on-air personality and production expert, Don P. Samuel Sr. (AKA Don Sam) is celebrating 48 years in radio. 

90.1 KPFT News leading into the New Year.

iHeart Houston Radiothon, Golf Outing Nets $1 Million for St. Jude.

One-Day Event Featured Live 104.1 KRBE Broadcast From Texas Children’s Hospital and Raised $200,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Shannon Ryan joins Spectrum News network
Mike Iscovitz gives 2025 update on father's murder case
Rachel Briers leaves ABC13 Houston
Laurie Ramirez Named Station Manager at Houston Public Media
Vanessa Pacheco joins CW39 Houston
Jake Reiner receives well-wishes from Houston
Dave Ward honored on "ABC World News Tonight with David Muir"
Shara Fryer and Melanie Lawson remember Dave Ward
Stephen Goin joins Gray Media as a Washington correspondent
Stephania Jimenez joins KPRC 2 from KSAT12
Houston Media Roundtable December 2025
Tom Llamas broadcasts from Houston for NBC Nightly News
Dave Ward honored at ABC13 and Crime Stoppers
Haley Hernandez is author of School Makes You Super
Karys Belger joins FOX 26 Houston
Dave Ward's funeral service was a touching tribute to a Houston icon
Anthony Yanez returns to Alley Theatre stage
Htown Sports Talk on CW39 Houston


SAN ANTONIO

Suspect identified in bomb threat near KENS 5.

Former KENS 5 San Antonio reporter Savannah Louie wins 'Survivor' crown.

Former KSAT reporter Tiffany Huertas reveals she is pregnant with a baby boy.

Alt-rock radio returns to San Antonio airwaves after nearly a decade.

FOX San Antonio KABB reporter Yami Virgin received her Master's in Digital Audience Analytics from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas. 

Here’s what the KSAT newsroom listened to in 2025.

KSAT team shares photos from their high school sports days.

Ashley Gonzalez joins KSAT 12 San Antonio
Elliot Wilson joins KSAT 12 San Antonio
Sarah Spivey named KSAT 12 noon meteorologist
Is San Antonio meteorologist the tallest in the US?


AUSTIN

Lisette Hernandez joins "Your Mornings" on Spectrum News 1 Texas
Maddie Kirker moves to Spectrum News 1 Texas evenings


AROUND TEXAS

KTXS 12 Abilene multimedia journalist Copeland Welch joins WEAR 3 Pensacola, Florida, as a reporter.

25 News KXXV Waco-Temple-Killeen Good Morning Texas Neighborhood Reporter Heather Healy joins FOX 13 News WTVT Tampa, Florida as Morning Reporter for Good Bay Tampa Bay.

KRGV 5 Rio Grande Valley executive producer Orlando Vargas leaves the station. 

KRIS 6 Neighborhood Reporter Tyrese Boone says goodbye to the Coastal Bend.

KRIS 6 Multimedia Journalist Makaylah Chavez leaves the station.

Texas Sues Smart TV Companies Over Privacy.

After stunting with Country-leaning Christmas music since December 1, Regional Mexican “107.3 Que Buena” KAJE Corpus Christi flips back to Country format.

KRIS 6 News Multimedia Journalist Makaylah Chavez leaves for TMJ4 WTMJ Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Waco public radio station 103.3 KWBU will have a new president and CEO, with Lydia Tate replacing Joe Riley, who will retire on January 17, 2026.


Angel San Juan returns to KFDM and FOX 4 Beaumont
KTSM 9 El Paso brings in radio hosts for morning newscast
Alan Holt leaves 3NEWS KIII Corpus Christi
Texas 2026 Crystal Radio Award Finalists
Ethan Pilson joins KCEN 6 Waco
97.5 KWTX-FM Waco turns 55
Victoria Balderrama replaces Salina Madrid at KFOX14 El Paso
James Muñoz leaves 25 News Now KAVU Victoria
Tawny Davis joins CBS 4 News Rio Grande Valley
Berkeley Taylor leaves KBTX News 3 Bryan/College Station
Sarah Coria wins The Price is Right


REMEMBERING

Tom Hicks, Who Helped Launch iHeartMedia’s Radio Empire, Dies.

Beloved KENS 5 journalist Ron Smith dies after decades of service to San Antonio's news industry.


Dave Ward, Houston TV icon, dies at age 86
Charles Scott, Houston's first Black TV photojournalist, dies
Dr. Neil Frank, 94, has died
Ed Wallace, KLIF 570, FOX 4 and Fort Worth Star-Telegram car critic, dies
Jud Ashmore dies at 101
John King of KHOU 11 Houston has died




Saturday, January 03, 2026

Best TV News Bloopers 2025




Texas media members lost in 2025

Houston TV lost two legendary photojournalists

Joe Sayre AKA Colonel St. James has passed away

Jim Carola of KILT fame has died

Jaime Peluffo, Univision 41 San Antonio reporter, has died

Kathy Saunders, former FOX 4 KDFW GM, has died

José Griñán has passed away

Robert “Bob” M. Stein, longtime Rice political scientist and KHOU 11 analyst, dies at 75

RADIO ONLINE Co-Founder Lisa Chase Dies at 67

John Getter, former KHOU 11 reporter, passes away

Joe Ford of Houston radio has died

Dave Ward, Houston TV icon, dies at age 86

Charles Scott, Houston's first Black TV photojournalist, dies

Dr. Neil Frank, 94, has died

Ed Wallace, KLIF 570, FOX 4 and Fort Worth Star-Telegram car critic, dies

San Antonio's Jud Ashmore dies at 101

John King of KHOU 11 Houston has died









Texas 2025 TV and radio job moves



JANUARY

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!



FEBRUARY

Sophia Ridley joins KBTX Bryan-College Station
Baylee Bates adds KCEN 5, 6, and 10pm anchor duties
KRIS Corpus Christi's new morning TV anchors are married!
Darrell Franklin promoted to KFDX news director
Alan Shoemaker spotted in the 956
DeAnna Giles joins KLTV 7 Tyler
Claydra Rhodes promoted to KBMT Beaumont evening co-anchor
Mike Gillaspia named KIII 3NEWS Corpus Christi evening anchor
Lee Baker leaves KVII after 37 years


MARCH

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


APRIL

Marcel Clarke joins ABC-7 KVIA El Paso
KWTX 10 Waco celebrates 70 years
Texas anchor hospitalized by red light runner
Corpus Christi anchor recovering from surgery
Sydney Hernandez and GM leaving CBS 4 Rio Grade Valley
Texas anchor Shatanya Clarke Scholarship
Inside East Texas debuts on CBS19+ Tyler
NewsWest 9 anchor Victor Lopez battling stage 4 colon cancer
Two Texas TV stations celebrate big anniversaries
Ally Kadlubar leaves KWTX 10 Waco
KVIA El Paso has familiar faces moving and returning


MAY

Avaionia Smith leaves 6 News KCEN Waco
Greg Bostwick announces melanoma diagnosis
Karen Taffanelli leaves Telemundo Abilene
KFOX El Paso morning and weekend anchor changes
Shelby Vogel joins KFDA NewsChannel 10 Amarillo weather team
KCBD Lubbock celebrates 72 years on-air
Madison Palumbo and Brandon Cote join KCEN 6 Waco
Heat wave getting to Texas TV meteorologists?
Jenna Elique leaves NewsWest 9 Midland-Odessa
Kylee Dedmon joins News 9 KWTV Oklahoma City
Telemundo 40 RGV appoints Gabriela Gutiérrez weekend meteorologist
Jaden Knowles joins 9NEWS KUSA Denver
Brian Burns leaves 3News KIII Corpus
Kierstin Lindkvist joins ABC 6 WSYX Columbus


JUNE

Joel Robinson joins KYTX CBS19 East Texas
Shalayna Valencia named KOSA Odessa GM
KTXS 12 Abilene hiring spree
Rudy Mireles joins ValleyCentral+ as digital anchor
Natasha Williams named NewsWest 9 news director
Noemy Sanchez leaves KTRE East Texas
Cam Sanderson named KFDM/FOX4 Beaumont weekend sports anchor
Jeremiah Stewart joins Fox West Texas
Bob Brackeen calls it a career at KTEN Sherman
Tara Thomas joins ABC Big 2 Midland-Odessa
Faith Colbert joins KCEN 6 Waco


JULY

Darrell Franklin signs off as KFDX Wichita Falls anchor
Sara Blue leaves CBS19 KYTX; Joel Robinson takes over
Oriana Bottaro leaves; Cristina Rodda takes over at KTSM 9 El Paso
KBTX News BCS gets new graphics and music
Adrian Carbajal joins KCEN 6 Waco
Stevie Stephenson joins KCTV First Warn 5 Weather Team
Alex Porter promoted to KTEN anchor
'The Ann Harder Show' launches in Waco
Annabelle Tuggle leaves KETK and FOX51 East Texas
Mark Garcia named NBC23 KVEO and CBS 4 GM
Don Brubaker returns to 25 News Now Victoria
Jonathan Munson named KIII Corpus Christi ND
Gray Media acquires FOX34 KJTV Lubbock and Georgia station
Noticias RGV ends operations on KRGV 5
Bill Churchwell promoted to KIII weekend evening anchor


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Friday, January 02, 2026

ChatGPT roasts KVUE Daybreak

Austin 2025 TV and radio job moves


JANUARY

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



FEBRUARY



MARCH

MAY



JUNE

Ryan Chandler is trying to save lives
Rebecca Thomas leaves FOX 7 Austin
Casey Claiborne leaves FOX 7 Austin
Kristen Currie fills in on CW39 Houston
Michael Courier joins KVUE Austin


JULY

Lauren Rangel leaves FOX 7 Austin
Tan Radford leaves FOX 7 Austin
Marc Mullins joins KVUE Austin
Noah Gross is the KXAN weekend sports anchor
KXAN Austin gets new control room
Allison Martinez joins KVUE Austin
Tatjana Deegan promoted to Audacy Austin Senior VP and Market Manager
Amanda Ruiz joins FOX 35 Orlando


AUGUST

Alec Nolan joins FOX 7 Austin
TV anchors guess is it name-brand or HEB?
Chelsey Khan leaves "We are Austin"
Sally Hernandez celebrates 25 years at KXAN Austin


SEPTEMBER

CBS Austin ND Rob Cartwright joins CBS Boston
Sierra Waggoner joins KEYE's We Are Austin
“Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience” documentary out now


OCTOBER

Taylor Alanis joins KXAN Austin
Bryanna Carroll joins FOX 7 Austin
Abigail Velez leaves CBS Austin
Emilee Miranda joins CBS Austin
Erin Garza named CBS Austin news director


NOVEMBER

Abigail Velez joins ABC7 KABC Los Angeles
Andrew Lamparski joins CBS Austin


DECEMBER





Wednesday, December 31, 2025

John King of KHOU 11 Houston has died


KHOU 11 photojournalist John King has died, just days before his 44th birthday, his station reports.

"We lost a talented journalist and an even better colleague," said KHOU 11 General Manager David Loving in a statement. "He brought professionalism, heart, and generosity to work every day." 

King joined KHOU in June of 2023.

"John made our newsroom better," KHOU 11 News Director Kathryn Bonfield added. "He worked hard, lifted others up, and brought kindness and respect to every assignment. You could feel his joy and grace in the way he worked and how he treated people."

He previously worked for News 4 San Antonio WOAI and FOX 29 KABB as a photographer and producer for Cleto Rodriguez's "Where’s Cleto" segment.

Starting his career at KFDM 6 Beaumont as a studio technician, King later moved into a news photographer role. 

A Texas Southern University and Willowridge High School grad, King was known as a lover of music.

"John was very musically talented as well and had a great ear for great music," said Channel 11 reporter Ugochi Iloka. "I saw him perform at one of his shows with his band. That man can play the drums like nobody’s business. He loved music just as much as he loved being a photojournalist. We would jam to Magic 102.1 singing and getting hype on the way to our news assignments. I remember we tried Trill Burgers at the Rodeo on me and he smiled real big. I wanted him to know he was thought of and valued." 

KHOU reports a balloon release will be held in King's honor at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 2nd, at Emancipation Park in Houston. 






San Antonio's Jud Ashmore dies at 101

Jud Ashmore


Jud Ashmore, known for his long-time work in San Antonio TV and radio and for the phrase "Hug somebody. It'll make you feel good," has died at the age of 101.

Ashmore, who achieved legendary status during his time at KSAT12, KENS 5, KBUC, and WOAI, went to college in 1946 and graduated just in time to be swept into the Korean War in 1950. He joined the U.S. Air Force as a meteorologist and retired in 1968 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. 

Just two days later, he joined the KSAT 12 San Antonio news team.

Within weeks, Ashmore was also reporting the weather on KITE Radio, working alongside radio legends Ricci Ware and Paul Allen English. Radio, he later said, was a dream come true. Television was fine, but it didn’t compare.

In 1970, Ashmore left San Antonio to work in radio and television in Indianapolis and later San Francisco.  While both were major markets, they never felt like home. 

At the first opportunity, he returned to San Antonio in 1972 to become chief meteorologist at KENS 5. While with KENS, Ashmore published a book called "Texas Weather."

Two years later, Ashmore reunited with Ricci Ware for a morning show on KBUC Radio. He joked that the duo had the market cornered on “B.S. and romance.” 

CORRECTION: KVUE Austin's Bob Buckalew let me know that Ashmore was let go by KENS in 1974 and joined KSAT that same year. 

By 1980, balancing late nights on TV with early mornings on KBUC had become exhausting. The decision between television and radio, he said, was no contest. Radio was more fun—and more profitable.

Ashmore left KENS in 1980 and stayed with KBUC until the station was sold in 1986. That same year, he joined powerhouse News Radio 1200 WOAI, where he delivered weather reports until 2002.

After two years of what he called “fake retirement,” Ashmore returned to the airwaves at KRNH in Kerrville.

He officially ended his career in 2012, though never his love affair with radio.

Ashmore is a 2017 inductee of the San Antonio Radio Hall of Fame and a 2024 inductee in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.



Ed Wallace, KLIF 570, FOX 4 and Fort Worth Star-Telegram car critic, dies


Ed Wallace, 72, the beloved North Texas automotive journalist whose storytelling entertained radio listeners, TV viewers, and newspaper readers for decades, died December 28, 2025, at his Fort Worth home. 

Wallace was a longtime friend of FOX 4 KDFW’s Good Day morning newscast, where he appeared every Friday for nearly 30 years to review the latest cars and trucks. He cherished the role until retiring in 2022.

Beyond television, Wallace built a remarkable career in print and radio. He wrote nearly 1,000 columns for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and hosted the popular Saturday morning radio program "Wheels With Ed Wallace" on KLIF 570, which debuted in 1993 and remained on the air for more than three decades. 

Wallace retired from radio about a year ago. His cause of death has not been disclosed.

He is survived by his wife, Judi Smith, who also retired from KDFW around 13 years ago.