Sarah Coria, the ABC-7 KVIA Good Morning El Paso (GMEP) weather forecaster/reporter, is now a CBS "The Price Is Right" winner!
"We got a lot of calls and emails asking… yes, it was her," the KVIA socials posted. "Our very own @sarahcoria_kvia was on The Price Is Right… and she won a trip to Austria."
On the December 22, 2025 episode, Coria says she had the opportunity to serve as an audience member, then a contestant, and finally a winner.
She has a year to take that trip. The anchors were interested in joining her!
And for those keeping score, this meant that appearing on The Price Is Right actually put Coria on Sun City television rival KDBC CBS 4. But if I had to guess, Coria would bid closer to 7 than 4 if she had a choice.
Coria, a native of El Paso, started with KVIA as a video editor and worked her way up to reporter/multimedia journalist, then weekend weather in 2023 and weekday mornings in 2024.
She attended El Paso Community College and then later The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
In September 2025, CW39 Houston KIAH launched a new 30-minute weekly sports program, Htown Sports Talk, hosted by Brad Gilmore and Kim Davis.
The station says the show spotlights Houston’s professional teams, college rivalries, and the national sports stories that impact our city. With a mix of insider analysis, lively debate, and fan-focused storytelling, the program gives viewers a fresh, authentic way to connect with the games they love.
“Houstonians love their sports, and this new program is designed to celebrate that passion while delivering the kind of engaging, authentic, and locally focused programming that defines CW39,” said Humberto Hormaza, Vice President and General Manager of CW39 Houston. “Brad and Kim are trusted, respected voices in our market, and together they will provide viewers with a fresh take on Houston’s sports landscape every week.”
Jala Washington is joining NBC DFW 5 KXAS Dallas-Fort Worth in 2026. She leaves KXAN Austin, where she is a weekend morning anchor and a reporter.
Here is a portion of what Washington posted on social:
"After 5 amazing years, my journey has come to an end at KXAN News.
I got the incredible opportunity to join the NBC DFW /Telemundo 39 team at the start of the new year. Thanking God for the major blessing, as it’s a true dream of mine realized.
Next weekend will be my last on air with my bestie Rich Segal. (I’m UNWELL!!!!!!!)
I still don’t quite have the words to express my gratitude to the incredible community here, MY incredible village…so I’ll share more later."
Speaking of the KXAN-to-NBC pipeline, former Austin reporter Ryan Chandler joined the network as a correspondent. Here is something for the TV nerds...did you know that KXAN and KXAS were once sister stations, both owned by LIN Media? When mainstream sites use my posts, they take out the extra factoids like this.
Washington joined the KXAN in late 2020 as the Hays County reporter, covering stories across nearly a dozen Central Texas communities. Her reporting led to an expanded role as the station’s Texas Capitol correspondent, covering major statewide news and political developments for KXAN and 14 Nexstar Media Group television stations across Texas.
Before moving to Austin, Washington worked as a multimedia journalist in El Paso and Amarillo, Texas. She began her television career at ABC 7 Amarillo KVII and later reported for KFOX 14 and CBS 4 KDBC in El Paso. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Washington is a graduate of Ball State University, where she worked as an anchor and reporter for the university-owned NewsLink Indiana and also interned at WISH-TV in Indianapolis.
Meteorologist Maddie Kirker announces she is moving from the morning weather to the Spectrum News 1 Texas 5pm newscast, starting in January 2026.
"This is an exciting chapter for me and one I’m truly proud of," Kirker posted. "I’ll miss the early-morning crew, but I’m excited to be there when it matters most - tracking severe storms."
Erica Lopez is joining WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth as a morning traffic anchor from TEGNA sister station 9NEWS KUSA Denver, Colorado, where she has been an entertainment and traffic anchor.
And this is not Erika Lopez, who previously worked for TEGNA in Houston and Austin. She takes over for Brianda Villegas, who left WFAA this past summer.
Lopez joined the 9NEWS team in August 2020 as the traffic anchor for Mile High Mornings, delivering traffic reports every weekday from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. She was later promoted to weekday noon co-anchor just three months after joining the station. In addition to anchoring, Lopez field-anchored traffic coverage and reports on transportation issues as part of the station’s monthly Driving Forward franchise.
Before moving to Denver, Lopez spent two years in Birmingham, Alabama, working at ABC 33/40 WBMA. There, she anchored and reported traffic during the morning newscasts and anchored the 9 a.m. hour of Good Morning Alabama.
Earlier in her career, Lopez worked in Charleston, South Carolina, at WCIV ABC News 4, where she anchored traffic on the station's four-hour morning show across its ABC and FOX duopoly. She also served as a fill-in host for Lowcountry Live, a one-hour lifestyle program.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and New Media from Towson University. Before that, she attended Liberty University, where she competed as a Division I cross-country and track athlete on scholarship, plus served as a traffic intern for WBAL 11 News in Baltimore.
Proud of her heritage, Lopez is Colombian and Italian, and both of her parents are first-generation.
Berkeley Taylor is leaving her KBTX News 3 Bryan/College Station meteorologist position on Christmas Day 2025.
Here is a portion of what Taylor posted on social:
"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. My last show at KBTX is on Christmas, and although I am so excited for the next chapter, this is the hardest goodbye yet!
The Brazos Valley has been my home for 6.5 years, and KBTX for 2.5! To say this place is special would be an understatement, I have been blessed beyond measure! The friendships I have developed extend far beyond the walls of the newsroom, and I treasure each one!"
Not mentioned in her KBTX bio, but I blogged about it, Taylor began her TV career at KTEN 10 Sherman/Denison in August 2022, where she was classified as a weather anchor.
The Mansfield-born and raised Texas A&M Aggie graduated in the spring of 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology.
Yes, that is the same Yanez, who is the KPRC 2 chief meteorologist, and no, I didn't see him as he must have been forecasting the weather that night.
In 2024, he went down in history as the first member of the Houston media to appear on the magical stage. And in 2025, he returned to the Houston production and even filed two reports about his experience.
Yanez's story above describes how the Alley creates the realistic-looking snow that falls at the end, when Scrooge is redeemed.
Dr. Neil Frank, 94, KHOU 11 Houston's former chief meteorologist and, before that, the director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), passed away, the station reported early Christmas Eve morning.
Last night, Channel 11 posted that Dr. Frank entered hospice care.
Dr. Frank, or "Doc" as his colleagues called him on-air, widely regarded as the nation’s foremost authority on hurricanes and tropical storms, served as chief meteorologist at KHOU, anchoring weathercasts weekdays at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. from June 1987 to June 2008.
"When I became chief meteorologist, he continued to return and share his deep well of expertise with me," wrote KHOU 11 chief meteorologist David Paul. "Let me tell you, I was so very grateful to have that pillar of knowledge to lean on when a big storm was coming. I learned something new from him every time. His expertise, concern and care for Houston, and that smile -- that's what we'll miss the most about Dr. Neil Frank."
Known for his signature flat top haircut look, Houston radio listeners of a particular vintage will remember the tribute song "I wish I had a Neil Frank haircut" by John Lander and the Q Morning Zoo on the former 93Q KKBQ.
Television weather was Dr. Frank's second career. He led the National Hurricane Center for 13 years before that.
A central figure in communicating life-saving tropical weather information to meteorologists, government officials, and media outlets nationwide, Dr. Frank began his professional journey in the United States Air Force, where he trained as a weather officer. After leaving the Air Force in 1957, he pursued advanced studies in tropical meteorology at Florida State University, earning both a master’s degree and a Ph.D.
Dr. Frank joined the National Weather Service in 1961 and became a hurricane forecaster at the newly formed National Hurricane Center in 1968. He was appointed director of the NHC in 1974, a role that brought him international recognition. During his tenure, he held several global meteorological assignments, including serving as chairman of the International Hurricane Committee, which coordinated hurricane warning procedures for Central and North American countries. He also participated in an international tropical meteorology experiment off the coast of Africa.
A respected leader in his field, Dr. Frank served on the boards of numerous professional organizations and was elected to a three-year term on the council of the American Meteorological Society in 1989. His expertise was sought by the U.S. Senate, which invited him to testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in 1987. He authored numerous professional papers on tropical meteorology and was featured in national publications, including Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic. In 1989, he received first place in the Texas Press Awards for Best Weathercast.
Born in Kansas, Dr. Frank earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Southwestern College. Although he initially planned a career in sports—enrolling in college to play basketball and become a coach—his path shifted toward science after encouragement from faculty, ultimately leading him into meteorology through the Air Force weather program.
He is survived by his childhood sweetheart, Velma, whom he married in 1952. Together, they had three children, ten grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. Among them is singer-songwriter Forrest Frank, his grandson.
* This post has been updated. It initially reported that Dr. Neil Frank had entered hospice care and has been changed to notify readers about his death.
Scott's work as a photographer at KPRC 2 Houston earned him a distinguished place in Houston’s history as the city’s first Black professional news photographer. His lens captured countless moments of significant local, national, and worldwide events, and his dedication to his craft was honored with numerous awards. One of his proudest achievements came in 2011, when he was recognized as a trailblazer by the Houston Association of Black Journalists.
After more than 40 years of steadfast dedication to KPRC, Scott retired in 2013.
His love for adventure took him across the globe, and he found peace in the tranquility of fishing and the love of a good book. While his family remained his greatest joy, photography was a passion that profoundly shaped Scott’s life.
Born on July 23, 1949, in Houston, Scott was the son of Marie and Garrett Scott, who were originally from Minden, Louisiana.
He was a proud Cougar at the University of Houston, where he studied political science. During his college years, Scott met the love of his life, Consulla Gipson. The two were married on September 19, 1972, beginning a partnership that spanned more than five decades.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Marie and Garrett Scott; his brother, Jonas Deverson; and his brother-in-law, Ray Williams. He is survived by his devoted wife of 53 years, Consulla; his children: Tracy Denise Mason (Christopher John), Tamara Kishaa Banks (Wilbert Lee), and Christopher Eugene Scott; his beloved grandchildren: Elijah Banks, Hogarth Mason, Isaiah Banks, and McCartney Mason; his sister, Laverne Williams (Ray); and a host of cherished family and friends who will forever carry his memory in their hearts.
