Nicole Osei has joined KERA News 90.1 Dallas-Fort Worth as Morning Edition Host, effective January 2026.
Osei fans have wondered about her whereabouts since leaving the 820 WBAP Morning News DFW (93.3 FM) with Steve Lamb at the end of 2024.
“After serving North Texans as a trusted voice during their daily commutes for the past eight years, I am thrilled to join the KERA team,” said Osei. “I am honored to guide our listeners through the news of the morning as they begin their day.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome Nicole back to the radio airwaves,” says Jeff Penfield, Program Director for KERA News. “Having a trusted North Texas voice join our morning team will provide essential service and connection for our community.”
Osei will be on-air weekday mornings from 5:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., beginning January 20.
She joins Senior Editor & Morning Newscaster, Sam Baker; Midday Host & Technical Director, Bella Syrus; All Things Considered Host, Justin Martin; and Afternoon Newscaster & Editor, Rebekah Morr.
Liz Koh announced she will leave WAFB 9News This Morning Baton Rouge at the end of January 2026.
Koh has been with WAFB 9 for ten years, arriving in Baton Rouge in 2016 as a morning reporter just days before the historic August 2016 floods.
She later anchored WAFB’s 4 p.m. newscast and, in October 2020, stepped into the role of morning anchor for 9News This Morning, succeeding Lauren Westbrook.
Koh now plans to move back home to be closer to her family.
Before WAFB, Koh worked as an MMJ/reporter/producer at Gray Media's sister station, KPLC 7 News, in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign interned for WICD ABC NewsChannel 15, Champaign.
A proud second-generation Korean American, Liz is the daughter of immigrants from South Korea. She grew up speaking both Korean and English, a background she says has shaped her perspective and storytelling.
Ashley Moss joined the Louisiana First News WVLA NBC Local 33 and WGMB Fox 44 team as a weekday evening anchor with André Moreau and Andrew Epperson in December 2025.
“It is an honor to step into this role for Louisiana First News,” Moss said. “With its hospitality, rich history, and vibrant culture, Louisiana already feels like home, and I’m excited to add more of that energy to the anchor desk each weekday evening.”
Moss most recently worked on CBS News Texas Mornings, KTVT Dallas-Fort Worth's new concept, The Desk, which gave viewers a look behind the scenes at the work that goes into delivering the latest news.
Before joining CBS News Texas, Ashley was a lead nightside reporter and fill-in anchor for Oklahoma's NewsChannel 4 KFOR in Oklahoma City.
Ashley launched her news career as a general assignment reporter for Texas Metro News, a Black Press-affiliated newspaper, while also filing stories for The Dallas Morning News. She focused her reporting on communities of color and covered down-ballot races during the 2020 election season.
Ashley graduated with honors from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and received a graduate degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
“I’m excited to welcome Ashley Moss to the Louisiana First News team. Her eye for news and impactful storytelling will be a great asset for our newsroom. I know she’ll help take us to another level,” said John Walton, News Director for Louisiana First News.
“Ashley brings a powerful combination of journalistic skill, warmth, and professionalism to our team,” said Tim Ingram, Vice President & General Manager. “She exemplifies what Louisiana First News stands for: authentic storytelling, a deep connection to community, and a commitment to delivering the news that matters most to our viewers.”
At the time, there were on-air and social promos touting the change. I can assure you I didn't party too hard over the holidays and get confused. The only hangover I get these days is from writing too many media blog posts (or attending my documentary's premiere in Minneapolis).
Well, go ahead and forget that news, since the Channel 26 news is back on the schedule this week.
Jessie Watt is moving to MIX 96.5 KHMX Houston afternoons starting January 15, 2026, according to a radioINSIGHT report and confirmed by mikemcguff.com.
Watt, who started DJing the midday shift after Jay Michaels left last summer, will be flipping shifts with voice-tracked Mike 'Jagger' Thomas, who works from 106.5 The Wolf WDAF-FM Kansas City.
Listeners can tune in to Watt's show weekdays from 1-6pm.
There is a lot of news coverage about the now-fired WINK Fort Myers, Florida, Chief Meteorologist Matt Devitt, including a Change.org petition to bring him back.
Drew Carney is the new anchor for 9NEWS Mornings, joining the Denver team in January 2026.
Carney takes over for Jordan Chavez, who just left the TV biz.
Before moving to Colorado, Drew spent 19 years with TEGNA sister station KGW 8 Portland, Oregon, where he anchored the morning news and became a familiar face across the region.
He was also the longtime host and producer of the station’s highly popular “Out & About” series, delivering live, community-focused segments that spotlighted local businesses, organizations, and events throughout Oregon and southwest Washington.
Earlier in his career, the Temple University graduate worked as a sports anchor and reporter in Texas for KRBC Abilene and in Pennsylvania for WJAC Johnstown.
Entertainment/traffic anchor Erica Lopez just left KUSA mornings for WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth.
Caleb Chevalier joined the KSHB 41 Kansas City, Missouri, weather team in September 2025 after spending four years at Scripps' sister station, 25 News KXXV Waco/Temple/Killeen, as a meteorologist.
While at KXXV, Chevalier served as weekend evening meteorologist to midday forecaster, while also serving as a primary fill-in for the chief meteorologist.
His career began at WNKY in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he worked as a weekend and weekday morning meteorologist. He later served as the weekend morning meteorologist at WPTA in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Chevalier earned his B.S. in Meteorology from Western Kentucky University, where he became a dedicated Hilltopper and developed a deep passion for forecasting.
In this new episode of "Friends of Frank,” Hello Houston co-host Frank Billingsley reunites with Dominique Sachse, his former TV colleague, for a conversation about her start in media.
"I was doing traffic reporting for KTRH and KLOL on weekends, while I was doing temp work at law firms downtown, some acting and modeling—whatever else came my way," Sachse remembered about her very first job on Houston radio.
From her early days as a traffic reporter at MIX 96.5 KHMX to KPRC 2 Houston morning traffic, morning anchor, then 4pm anchor, and finally to award-winning evening news anchor, Sachse owes the start of her career to Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Communication, University of Houston, Dr. Robert Musburger.
That led the discussion to Post-Newsweek and the big change the KPRC owner brought to the then-known News 2 Houston, which was based on WSVN 7 Miami.
But it was a smoky-eye makeup tutorial that first caught the attention of online fans, launching her unexpected journey as a digital content creator. Heck, even I once asked Sashse a makeup question for my wife!
"It started as literally taking my cell phone, doing a reverse camera kind of smokey eye tutorial," Sachse told Billingsley. "And I'll never forget I did it and I posted it to KPRC Facebook page. I didn't even have my own platform at the time, and the only thing I'd been posting on our station Facebook page was either news stories or maybe, you know, a photo of me and the dog or, you know, an event or whatever. I had never done anything beauty related, and I posted it and I thought, oh, what have I done? And then all of a sudden it just blew up. I had more views, more comments on that one post than anything I had ever posted."
Today, Sachse thrives on YouTube, hosting the Over 50 & Flourishing podcast and inspiring millions to find confidence, embrace their inner and outer beauty, and truly flourish.
Hello Houston streams live on YouTube weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT and airs live on Houston Public Media’s News 88.7.
