Jeopardy! moves to KTRK abc13 from KHOU 11 after many decades

KTRK abc13 to start airing Jeopardy! Sept 14th at 3pm

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
KHOU 11 expands 4pm newscast to one hour


Alex, I'll take a great Houston TV steal for $1000.

Based on the email and social media comments I'm receiving, KTRK abc13's grab of Jeopardy! from KHOU 11 must be one of the best gets in Houston television history.

The Alex Trebek hosted game show has aired in Houston on KHOU 11 for at least 20+ years if memory serves. So in the Bayou City, this is quite a seismic shock.

Now, other shows have moved around the Houston TV dial, but let's face it, not many syndicated shows have the history of Jeopardy! So after decades on the same channel, this is a big deal to Houston TV watchers.

Now for the Daily Double. The big question I'm getting is why is this happening? Well, TV shows pay a fee to the owners of syndicated shows (non-network) like Jeopardy! Maybe new KHOU 11 owner Tegna doesn't want to pay the Jeopardy! price anymore. Maybe channel 13 was willing to pay more? Don't know the answer, but money always plays a part in these moves.

If Wheel of Fortune leaves channel 11's 6:30pm slot, then I think the entire city will shut down like on half-inch snow days.

Channel 13 will start airing Jeopardy! Sept 14th at 3pm. Tune in early on the same day at 1pm for Tyra Banks' new show FABLife.

On one last abc13 related note, just announced this morning, Joy Behar is returning to ABC’s The View next season.

http://www.fablifeshow.com/

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
KHOU 11 expands 4pm newscast to one hour

Pooja Lodhia appears on "Jeopardy!"

abc13 KTRK reporter Pooja Lodhia makes a cameo on "Jeopardy!"

OK...this is becoming a trend.

First we had channel 13 anchors Melanie Lawson and Tom Koch ask a question on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. And soon we will have abc13 KTRK meteorologist Collin Myers appear as a contestant on the show.

And today, we had abc13 KTRK reporter Pooja Lodhia ask a question on the boss of all trivia shows Jeopardy!

Y’all, this is a dream come true! I’m so excited to tell you that I will be on @Jeopardy tomorrow! I’ll be bringing you a clue - and here’s a hint: It’s all about H-town! #abc13 #jeopardy pic.twitter.com/MAVS6Qgejl

— Pooja Lodhia (@PoojaOnTV) February 12, 2019

'Jeopardy' is moving on abc13 KTRK

After abc13 KTRK started running promos for the new TV fall season, I've been receiving lots of questions about the coming changes to channel 13's daytime schedule.

So here’s the new channel 13 lineup as of September 9, 2019:

11:30am Jeopardy

12pm Strahan, Sara and Keke

1pm Tamron Hall

2pm General Hospital

Eyewitness News at 3pm with Chauncy Glover and Mayra Moreno

That means the 11am news will be shortened to 30 minutes. I think its been an hour since soap opera Port Charles (remember the vampire story line) was cancelled in 2003.

Jeopardy currently runs at 1pm with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire at 1:30pm. It was announced in May that Millionaire has been cancelled. So with Jeopardy moving to 11:30am, that leaves a full hour for the new Tamron Hall talk show to run at 1pm.

CBS 11 KTVT and TXA 21 fall TV 2013 schedule

CBS 11 KTVT crowns The Queen and TXA 21's court block gets new shows

KTVT CBS 11

CBS 11 (KTVT) is adding Queen Latifah weekdays at 2 p.m. beginning Sept. 16. THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW is a daytime talk variety series that showcases Queen Latifah’s extraordinary range of talents as a global entertainment icon. The multi-topic, daily syndicated show features a mix of A-list celebrities, real people with inspiring stories, buzzworthy musical acts, and Queen Latifah’s unique - often comedic take - on pop culture.

Additionally, Queen Latifah’s genuine curiosity and desire to connect with everyday people will take her on journeys outside her studio. She will venture into communities across the country to share compelling stories, celebrate exceptional individuals, and deliver life-changing surprises. The Queen Latifah Show is the perfect platform for this multi-talented host to entertain, inspire and create television that matters.

TXA 21

Earlier this month, Jeopardy! moved to TXA 21 (KTXA) weekdays at 6:00 p.m. The encore episodes of Jeopardy!, which previously aired at 6:00 p.m. on TXA 21 moved to 5:30 p.m., for a full hour of “America’s Favorite Quiz Show®” each weekday.

Also on TXA 21:
In late fringe, The Cleveland Show will air at 11:00 p.m., followed by King of the Hill at 11:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 16. A full hour of COPS: Reloaded follows, airing midnight to 1:00 a.m. beginning Sept. 9.

A second episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will air at 1:00 a.m. beginning Sept. 23.

In daytime, TXA 21’s “court block” will feature two new programs, Paternity Court will air at noon beginning Sept. 23, and Supreme Justice with Judge Karen will air at 12:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 16.

TXA 21’s complete weekday schedule follows:

7:00 a.m. - America's Court
7:30 a.m. - America's Court
8:00 a.m. - The Doctors
9:00 a.m. - Dr. Phil
10:00 a.m. - Rachael Ray
11:00 a.m. - Trisha
Noon - Paternity Court
12:30 p.m. - Supreme Justice
1:00 p.m. - Judge Mathis
2:00 p.m. - People's Court
3:00 p.m. - Judge Mathis
4:00 p.m. - People's Court
5:00 p.m. - King Of Queens
5:30 p.m. - Jeopardy!
6:00 p.m. - Jeopardy! (first run)
6:30 p.m. - The Fan Sports Show
7:30 p.m. - Inside Edition
8:00 p.m. - Law & Order: SVU
9:00 p.m. - How I Met Your Mother
9:30 p.m. - How I Met Your Mother
10:00 p.m. - Rules Of Engagement
10:30 p.m. - King Of Queens
11:00 p.m. - Cleveland Show
11:30 p.m. - King Of The Hill
Midnight - Cops Reloaded
12:30 a.m. - Cops Reloaded
1:00 a.m. - Law & Order: SVU
2:00 a.m. - Comics Unleashed
2:30 a.m. - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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Fall TX TV 2013

CBS 11 KTVT DFW replaces 6pm newscast with 'Jeopardy'

 

CBS 11 KTVT Dallas-Fort Worth is replacing its "CBS News Texas at 6:00pm" newscast with 'Jeopardy' starting Monday, September 11, 2023 according to an ad running on the station.

As you might imagine, when an owned and operated network station drops a 6pm newscast in a major market, the emails start rolling in. 

One viewer emailed me saying, "Shocked is the only way to describe it."

So for weekday afternoon/evening news at KTVT you will soon have:

CBS News Texas at 4:00pm

CBS News Texas at 5:00pm

CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell

CBS News Texas at 10:00 PM New

The 6pm hour will be all game shows as 'Jeopardy' is scheduled ahead of 'Wheel of Fortune' which already airs at 6:30pm.

If you can wait until 7pm, then CBS-owned sister station TXA-21 KTXA will debut "CBS News Texas at 7:00pm" starting on 9-11-23.

Currently, KTXA airs the 9pm newscast "CBS News Texas Now" produced through its Innovation Lab, but this show goes away on Sept. 11, replaced by "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

Meanwhile, down I-45, a Houston station is adding TV newscasts the same day. 

KHOU 11 announces 4pm newscast

Finally, the news we've all been expecting...:

Beginning August 1, KHOU 11, Houston’s CBS station, will add a half-hour of news to its weekday lineup with KHOU 11 News at 4. The newscast will fill the timeslot previously occupied by Oprah. Viewer-favorite Jeopardy will air at 4:30 pm.

“We are thrilled to be able to repurpose this time period with two moves that will serve viewers local news and information, followed by Jeopardy, a show that Houstonians have watched on KHOU for 25 years,” said KHOU President and General Manager Susan McEldoon.

The program will be anchored by Len Cannon, who will continue his current role as co-anchor of KHOU’s 6 pm newscast. An award-winning anchor and reporter, Len came to KHOU in 2006 from WNYW-TV in New York. While in New York, he was also a correspondent for Dateline NBC and a back-up anchor for NBC Nightly News and Weekend Today.

“Len was the perfect choice for this newscast because he is both a solid journalist and has a warm personality,” said Executive News Director Philip Bruce. “This newscast will show both strengths.”

“KHOU 11 News at 4 gives us a chance to bring viewers the big news of the day, while the stories are still developing. It’ll be immediate, fast-paced and plugged-in to what’s happening at the moment. Plus, we’ll spend some time each day looking at fun, interesting things happening across Houston and all the surrounding communities,” Bruce continued.

Joining Len to cover weather, KHOU welcomes a new face to Houston, Chita Johnson. Chita comes to Houston from KRCR-TV in Redding, CA where she was the morning meteorologist for the past four years.She is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society and has received the seal of approval from both organizations.

Doug Miller talks 'Jeopardy!' appearance

Hey look! It's former KHOU 11 reporter and Executive Editor Doug Miller on abc13 KTRK talking about his Jeopardy! appearance! Checkout the EMMY bling behind him!

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I don't normally report on stations across the Sabine Pass, but Scripps does own stations in Texas. So could it happen here? Well, there have been Texas cuts. The Advocate reports that KXXV Waco-Temple-Killeen has already gone through a staff reduction last summer.

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Doug Miller, a member of the Houston Chronicle editorial board and a longtime reporter and manager for KHOU-TV, has been appointed director of news and media relations in Rice University’s Office of Public Affairs, effective Aug. 8.

He succeeds B.J. Almond, who retired Aug. 3.

"Doug Miller's writing and editing skills and decades of experience in print and broadcast journalism will be valuable assets to our news and media relations team," said Vice President for Public Affairs Linda Thrane. "Doug knows Houston and his journalism experience and expertise will help us strengthen our efforts to share news about Rice University with the world."

Miller will oversee the team that issues news releases, expert alerts and media advisories, responds to media queries and produces Rice News, Dateline Rice and @Rice. He will also serve as a member of the Crisis Management Team and assist with emergency notifications to students, staff and faculty.

"Rice University is one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the nation, so I'm honored just walking onto the campus knowing I now belong here," Miller said. "After more than 30 years in the news business, I feel like I just grabbed a brass ring."

Miller joined the Chronicle's editorial board in 2016 and has served as a public policy adviser and writer covering positions and candidates endorsed by the newspaper. He has written editorials on local, state and national issues.

Prior to the Chronicle, he spent nearly 25 years at CBS affiliate KHOU, where he won four Emmys and two Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism. He served as a senior reporter, executive editor and chief of the Washington bureau between 1993 and 2016. He led a staff of 20 broadcast reporters and he specialized in politics and government reporting,

At KHOU, in addition to supervising political polling and election coverage, he organized partnerships with academic institutions and worked on political surveys with Rice political scientist Bob Stein. He also collaborated with Rice sociologist Stephen Klineberg to produce television reports based on the Kinder Houston Area Survey. Miller served as a panelist and organizer of live televised debates between candidates for U.S. president, Congress, Texas governor and Houston mayor. He covered the White House, Capitol Hill and the Supreme Court during his tenure as Washington bureau chief.

Miller's journalism experience also includes serving as managing editor of the Houston Business Journal from 1985 to 1993 and as a news reporter, news anchor and talk show host for KTRH-AM from 1980 to 1985. He has been a traffic reporter for Houston Traffic Central, a news anchor for KULF-AM in Houston and for KROD-AM in El Paso, Texas, and a talk show host for KISO-FM, also in El Paso.

Miller is a founding member of the Texas chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences..

A native of Fredericktown, Mo., Miller has a B.A. in history from the University of Houston. His interests include bird-watching, photography, bicycling and marathon running. He was the first Houstonian to appear on the syndicated version of "Jeopardy!" and won $16,000 during his three-day appearance on the game show in 1985.

(This post taken from a release sent to me by Rice University)

KHOU 11 expands 4pm newscast to one hour

KHOU 11 News at 4pm goes to full hour Monday, September 14

KHOU 11, Houston’s CBS affiliate, will expand KHOU 11 News at 4 p.m. to one hour beginning on Monday, Sept. 14.

Beyond the news, weather and sports coverage viewers have come to count on, the program will bring back popular segments such as Len at Work, and provide expanded focus on important issues of the day that people are talking about.

“We’ll be looking to our viewers to help set the agenda for what we cover and give them a chance to interact and speak out on the things they care about,” says KHOU 11 News Executive News Director Philip Bruce.

KHOU 11 News at 4 p.m. will continue to be anchored by Len Cannon and Lisa Hernandez. While Hernandez is out on maternity leave, KHOU 11 News This Morning anchor Mia Gradney will serve as Cannon’s co-anchor.

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Melanie Lawson had an amazing ABC13 Houston send-off

 

Melanie Lawson signed off ABC13 KTRK Houston on Thursday night after 43 years, and the station she has given so much of her life to celebrated the longtime anchor with a spectacular sendoff.

The day, which was declared as Melanie Lawson Day in the City of Houston by Mayor John Whitmire, ended with the big announcement that the ABC13 news department conference room will be renamed after Lawson, so she will forever be connected with the daily story selections of Houston's number one-rated television station.

And in my conversation with Lawson at the end of the night, after a "Month of Melanie" honors throughout January celebrating her storied career, Lawson said she was ready to take it easy for the next few days.  We can all agree, she's earned that right.

KTRK outdid itself with a fancy events tent, complete with catering, a champagne toast, and a commemorative whiskey glass for guests featuring an etching of the abc13 logo, the "Cheers to 43 years!" inscription, and Lawson's image on the bottom of the glass!  

The big event not only featured her current KTRK family, but also folks from other Houston television stations, including Disney executives who flew in.

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And if the famous faces in the tent weren't enough, nationally known figures also offered messages on video in a montage.

Names included were Robin Roberts, Art Rascon, Tamron Hall, Michael Strahan, Ken Jennings of Jeopardy, George Stephanopoulos, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, Mayor John Whitmire, Joel and Victoria Osteen, and ABC News Group President Debra OConnell.  Maybe the face that got the biggest reaction in a room full of Channel 13 employees was Lawson's former Live at Five co-anchor Bob Boudreaux.

Speakers included KTRK president and general manager Mike Carr, ABC Owned Television Stations president Chad Matthews, and ABC13's news director Keaton Fox. 

After the speeches honoring the esteemed anchor, Lawson spoke to the crowd, noting that she grew up during segregation and that she is now leaving the station with the station's first Black general manager. 

In retirement, Lawson told me she plans to travel with her husband, John Guess Jr., the CEO of the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC). 

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yndicated Classic Rock and Talk morning show WALTON AND JOHNSON picks up KFFX/BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR, TX, which coincidentally is owned by show host JOHN WALTON.

Texas Cable Operator Fined $2.25 Million for Retrans Violation
A Texas cable operator has been fined $2.25 million for violating retransmission consent rules. The Federal Communications Commission issued the Forfeiture Order this week to TV Max of Houston for “willfully and repeatedly” violating Section 325 of the Communications Act “by retransmitting the signals of six Houston, Texas area full-power commercial television broadcast stations without ‘the express authority’ of the originating stations.”

Texas Monthly names new editor in chief
Texas Monthly has named Brian Sweany its next editor-in-chief.

REMEMBERING

Kuyk Logan
The Hobby family brought Kuyk Logan to Houston in 1969 as assistant managing editor of The Houston Post. He was named managing editor in 1976, a job he held until the paper was sold in 1983. From there, he became managing editor of news at the Houston CBS affiliate, KHOU-TV.

Charles "Chuck" Paul Pharris Sr.
Charles “Chuck” Paul Pharris Sr., 85, of Marietta died Friday, July 11, 2014. He joined KPRC-TV in Houston in 1956 as chief cameraman. He was later named Director of Newsfilm Operations, and became a member of NPPA. Chuck and the KPRC staff won several NPPA and AP awards for spot news and features, and in 1962 KPRC was named “Newsfilm Station of the Year.”

Young Telemundo employee killed in car wreck during holiday trip
A Houston family is mourning the loss of a young woman killed in a car crash out of state. Vanessa Morales was an employee at the Telemundo TV station in Houston.

Former KHOU 11 reporter Brad Woodard remembered
Friends gathered Saturday to remember the life of former KHOU 11 reporter Brad Woodard. Those in attendance included Jeff McShan, Carolyn Mungo, Greg Groogan, Chau Nguyen, former KHOU news director Keith Connors and wife Karla Barguiarena, Woodard's two sisters and many current and former KHOU employees.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- Courtney Zubowski leaving KHOU 11
- PICS: Mary Benton's KPRC goodbye party packed with Houston TV celebs
- Ashley Paredez anchored at FOX 7 KTBC Austin
- Darby Douglas' father dies hours before his KHOU return
- Rhonda Errer LaVelle is new KPRC 2 news director

KXAN Austin debuts 4pm newscast

KXAN Austin keeps getting the headlines here as it has debuted a new 4pm newscast with weekend anchor Jennifer Sanders as of July 5, 2022. 

She also replaces Amanda Dugan on the KXAN News at Noon.

Sanders joined KXAN in 2020 as weekend anchor. 

RELATED

- Amanda Dugan leaves KXAN Austin
- Daniel Marin replaces retiring Robert Hadlock at KXAN Austin
- KXAN Austin getting new set

"It’s LAUNCH DAY for @kxan_news new 4pm newscast, and my good friend @JenSandersTV is the anchor," tweeted KXAN Bilingual TV Storyteller/TX Capitol Correspondent Jala Washington. "I’m soooo excited you all will get to see more of her, M-F! She’s talented beyond measure, and adds such value to our news team. Congratulations, Jen!"

Chief meteorologist David Yeomans handled the weather. 

So, what does this mean for the KXAN weekday afternoon programming schedule lineup?

Jeopardy! (2 episodes) moves from the 4pm slot to 3pm slot.

Dr. Phil which originally aired at 3pm, moves to 2pm.

Rachael Ray leaves the 2pm slot, moving to sister-station KBVO 14.1 at 3pm, replacing 'The Doctors.' 

It’s LAUNCH DAY for @kxan_news new 4pm newscast, and my good friend @JenSandersTV is the anchor!

I’m soooo excited you all will get to see more of her, M-F! She’s talented beyond measure, and adds such value to our news team.

Congratulations, Jen! Your ✨ is contagious. ✨💜 pic.twitter.com/SFjdHf1WoP

— Jala Washington (@Jala__WashTV) July 5, 2022

 

Doug Miller leaving KHOU 11 after 23 years

Legendary Houston reporter Doug Miller leaving KHOU 11 after more than two decades at the station

Doug Miller

Whenever I tweet a story from KHOU 11's website, it always seems the byline belongs to reporter Doug Miller. That's no accident considering Doug Miller has been one of Houston's finest reporters for 23 years at the CBS affiliate.

After two decades, Miller is leaving.

"Now I know how Biggio felt during his last game," Miller told mikemcguff.com. "That television station on Allen Parkway has been very, very good to me. I was lucky enough to help build one of the nation's most respected local television newsrooms and that'll be in my DNA until the day I die."

While he says he is not retiring, he is taking that TEGNA buyout offer I blogged about several months ago (I hear several of the station's photographers will most likely follow him out the door).

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The former Jeopardy! contestant has worked as a police reporter all the way to a newspaper editor during his decades in the Houston news trenches.

At age 16, Miller hosted a "Watergate-era" telephone talk show in El Paso. That led him to the University of Houston, where Miller lived in the dorm down the hall from CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz and prof golfer Fred Couples.

His journalism career continued and led him to the newsrooms of 740 KTRH, United Press International's Houston bureau and the Houston Business Journal. After he rose to the role of managing editor of the HBJ, Miller started filing daily business reports for channel 11's morning newscast. Those appearances led Miller to become a full-time reporter with the station in 1993.

During his KHOU time, Miller has worked as the station's Washington bureau chief where he covered the White House, Capitol Hill and various presidential campaigns. In 2007, Miller traded the streets for a desk in the KHOU newsroom when he was promoted to executive editor. But the call of the streets were too strong. About four years later, Miller returned to reporting.

"One of the moments I'll never forget was waking up in the middle of the night during Tropical Storm Allison and turning in the TV to see our newsroom was flooding," Miller recalled to me. "I knew my car would never make it through the streets. so I started walking to the station. As luck would have it, Jeff McShan happened to drive by in a live truck and picked me up."

I'm sure there are a lot of employers in the Bayou City who will jump at a chance to snatch up Miller, but in the meantime, I bet he will enjoy a lot of time at Minute Maid Park watching his Houston Astros.

"I've got a closet full of rain gear decorated with old KHOU logos," Miller added. "If they need me in a pinch, God help me, I'd probably still meet the live truck halfway."

There will be a retirement party for Miller next week. He says he will be reporting for the station a couple of more weeks.

* This post has been updated with Doug Miller's response about leaving KHOU 11

UPDATE APRIL 21, 2016
Mario Gomez & others to leave KHOU 11

Mayor @SylvesterTurner acknowledges @DougMillerKHOU for years of covering #houcouncil. His last day is Friday. pic.twitter.com/6bQdIgNyjW

— Florian Martin (@Florian_News887) April 20, 2016

RELATED
- Doug Miller channel 11 retirement party photos
- Alice Barr leaves KHOU 11

Texas TV news and radio job moves January 2020

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Unclebarky.com cancels itself, goes into reruns.

Mike Rhyner, co-founder of ‘The Ticket’ and a Dallas radio fixture since the 1970s, is off the air.

Jamie Hancock becomes the North Texas Editor for the Dallas Morning News.

Mac Daniels Exits As KPLX/KSCS Program Director.

Shannon Murray renews her agreement with KDFW in Dallas. She continues reporting and filling-in at the anchor desk. - Napoli Management

Morning Changes At Radio One/Dallas' KBFB (97.9 The Beat) And KZMJ (Majic 94.5)

Colt Parkey Moving To Nights At KHKS Dallas.

Three CBS-Owned CW Stations Add Nightly News - WKBD Detroit newscasts will be produced by KTVT.

- Sophia Beausoleil joins NBC 5 KXAS

HOUSTON

Multiple sources have told me that the iHeartMedia January 2020 job cuts did affect Houston. Radio Insight has a running list of affected cities from across Texas and the US. In Houston, the site reports that Mixers/on-air hosts DJ Ebonix, DJ Shante, and OG Ron C & The Chopstars exit Hip-Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT. I also hear members of the IT and production department were also let go.

Reporter David Barron celebrates 30 years with the Houston Chronicle.

Jenny Dial Creech leaves the Houston Chronicle after 14 years to join The Athletic Houston as the managing editor.

Keri Blakinger leaves the Houston Chronicle and joins The Marshall Project as a reporter.

Dylan McGuinness is now covering City Hall for the Houston Chronicle.

News producer John Carreon celebrates 24 years at abc13 KTRK.

John Brewer joins CW39 KIAH Morning Dose as an assignments editor from 740 KTRH.

Producer Geordan Tilley leaves CW39 KIAH Morning Dose.

Mumbles hits 10 years on the 104.1 KRBE The Roula & Ryan Show.

After 12 years, KHOU Digital Sales Manager Christine Di Stadio joins WTVF Nashville, TN as an account executive.

Fabian Gutierrez left his position as the Lead News Assignment Editor with Telemundo after 3.5 years to join the American Heart Association as their new Director of Media Relations.

Donna Reed (formerly of KLOL, KODA and KHPT Houston) has launched a new hour-long show of chill tunes called MELLOW MONDAY WITH DONNA REED. Click here.

- KHOU launches Sunday morning newscast
- Anayeli Ruiz joins KHOU
- Madd Hatta Show on 97.9 The Box?
- J.J. Watt calls out abc13 KTRK over tweet
- Jessie Watt joins Mix 96.5’s “The Morning Mix”
- Lisa Hernandez leaves KHOU 11
- Brandon Walker hit by truck - in recovery
- Doug Miller talks 'Jeopardy!' appearance
- Chauncy Glover adds 6:30pm news duties
- Brandi Smith new KHOU Saturday morning anchor
- Shelley Childers has baby #2
- Larry Seward leaves KHOU
- Sophia Beausoleil leaves KPRC 2
- Matthew Seedorff joins FOX 26 KRIV
- Hannah Mackenzie joins KPRC 2
- Jennifer Reyna update 2020
- Cathy Hernandez has baby!
- FOX 26's Ivory Hecker is a singer-songwriter
- KLOL doc featured on CW39 Morning Dose
- Heather Sullivan joins FOX 26
- KPRC 2 reveals Tokyo Olympic coverage plans
- Katherine Marchand leaves abc13 KTRK
- Samica Knight returns to abc13 KTRK
- Brandon Walker reveals accident aftermath and who helped him
- Sally Mamdooh is married
- Dominique Sachse on 'TODAY with Hoda and Jenna'
- KHOU 11 buys KTBU 55
- Bill Balleza signs off KPRC 2
- VIDEO: Bill Balleza's goodbye on last KPRC 2 newscast


SAN ANTONIO

Sharon Ko named co-anchor for 'KENS 5 Eyewitness News at 6 p.m.'

New KENS 5 'Great Day SA' co-host Clarke Finney arrives from KMID and KPEJ in Midland.

12 News KBMT's Jordan Foster has been in Beaumont for almost two years is joining KENS as a reporter February 3rd.

AUSTIN

93.7 KLBJ’s ‘Dudley and Bob with Matt’ is moving to afternoons.

Anchor/reporter Courtney Schoenemann leaves KEYE and TV news to work at the Baylor College of Medicine as the associate development director of communications.

John Dabkovich returns to his home state of California and joins KOVR/KMAX in Sacramento as morning anchor. Previously, he was morning anchor for KXAN in Austin, TX. - Napoli Management

Bob Mackay is the new Market Manager for Entercom Austin - moving from Houston where he was GSM for Entercom.

KTXX (The Horn)/Austin Adds Weekend Show With Tyler Campbell.

New female-centric Austin media outlet seeks to revolutionize American journalism.

Bama & Heather Return To KVET Sans Rob Mason.

KOKE's Scotty Bennett Moves To 'Texas Nights.

AROUND TEXAS

Farewell Estela: El Paso’s most recognizable person steps down after 27 years at ABC-7.

Ann Harder to retire during her 25th year at KXXV 25 News.

KVII Amarillo issues statement following anchor Anthony Pittman's arrest.

KIII Corpus Christi morning anchor John-Thomas Kobos is now also the show's executive producer.

A KWES anchor doing commercials?

Morning anchor Hunter Davis leaves KXXV Waco, Temple, Killeen to work as a Fox News multimedia reporter.

John Van Camp Out At KXGL/Amarillo, TX.

Paige Monet' Hubbard is joining KFDM/KBTV News Beaumont as a Multimedia Journalist.

KGBT-TV sold to Nexstar.

- Barbi Leo joins KIII

REMEMBERING

Reba Campbell, pioneering female journalist and hand in Texas Football magazine, dies at 95.

R.I.P.: Kelli D'Angelo, Longtime Lubbock Personality

Former Dyess airman, husband of ex-KTXS meteorologist, killed in Afghanistan plane crash.

Texas TV news and radio job moves August 2019

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

40-year DFW TV-radio host Jody Dean to leave 98.7 FM KLUV weekend shows: ‘I’m not retiring.’

WFAA promoted Leslie McCardel to executive news director. She succeeds Carolyn Mungo who was promoted VP-station manager.

Demetria Obilor’s tenure as traffic reporter for WFAA8’s Daybreak will be ending after October.

NBC 5 KXAS consumer investigative reporter Samantha Chatman joins WLS 7 Chicago to cover consumer issues for the station's weekday morning newscasts.

NBC 5 KXAS reporter Alice Barr joins NBC News Channel as a Correspondent based in DC.
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Reporter Yona Gavino is no longer with CBS11 KTVT.

CBS11 KTVT has hired Brooke Katz as the station’s Saturday evening/late night news anchor and reporter.

Terrance Friday joins KDFW-TV/FOX 4 on Sept. 3 as a reporter/anchor from WJTV Jackson, Miss. He will anchor Good Day Saturday and Sunday and report for Good Day three days a week.

ALT 103.7 KVIL has parted ways with morning host JENN MARINO.

KVUE Reporter Jay Wallis joins WFAA as a reporter.

Victor "Tito" Caballero promoted to Program Director for KZEP 104.5 FM Latino Hits.

Kidd Kraddick Co-Host Kellie Rasberry Receives 2019 MIW Airblazer Award.

Nexstar Names Susan Tully local Content SVP.



HOUSTON

Community Liaison for the city of Houston's Mayor's Office, Jack Valinski, has been named the Interim General Manager of 90.1 FM KPFT.

MIX 96.5 KHMX morning host Sarah Pepper returns to Evansville, Indiana to WSTO Hot96.

Houston Chronicle reporter Mike Glenn joins the Natonial Security Team at The Washington Times.

Longtime 93Q KKBQ DJ Cactus Jack has reportedly left the station according to social media posts from current and former co-workers.

San Francisco Chronicle breaking news reporter Gwendolyn Wu joins the Houston Chronicle.

FOX 26 KRIV Assignment Editor Henry Howell joins Lone Star College as Communications Manager.

Houston History Bus tours founder starts The Houston Hour with Mister McKinney and Catherine Anspon on KPFT 90.1 FM every Thursday afternoon from 3 to 4 pm.

Former KXXV 25 Waco, Temple Killeen news director Charlie Haldeman joins abc13 KTRK as Senior Manager of Digital Content.

KHOU's Brandon Scott leaves to become SportsRadio 610 KILT's Houston Digital Content Coordinator.

Samantha Olivo Given joins the 104.1 KRBE Roula and Ryan show as a producer.

- Katherine Whaley has her baby
- Deneige Broom leaves FOX 26 KRIV
- 104 KRBE's Freddy Cruz authors "When America Fell Silent"
- Josh Marshall to leave KHOU 11
- Wendy Granato named KTRK President and General Manager
- Art Rascon hospitalized
- Ryan Korsgard joins Million Air Austin
- Daniel Gotera encounters shooting scene
- Lisa Vaughn has her baby
- Natasha Geigel OK after medical procedure
- Janet Shamlian joins CBS News as Houston-based correspondent
- Cathy Hernandez baby gender reveal
- Samica Knight returns to work
- Xavier Walton joins KHOU as morning anchor; Lisa Hernandez moves
- Dominique Sachse shows how to pose for the camera
- Lee Meier named FOX 26 KRIV assistant news director
- Lainie Fritz to leave KPRC 2
- TX Radio Hall of Famer on new Houston online station
- Chris Costa joins KHOU 11
- 2019 Lone Star SPORTS EMMY Awards Show winners
- Leslie Adami named KIII Corpus Christi evening anchor
- "Red, White & Blue" and "Party Politics" return with new co-hosts
- Anoushah Rasta gets married
- John Donnelly to leave FOX 26
- Six degrees of separation Houston TV style
- Shelley Childers baby gender reveal
- Tommy Tutone dials up 867-5309 sing along on FOX 26
- Natasha Barrett joins the Memorial Hermann Health System
- Courtney Zavala experiences one "extreme" weather forecast
- TV anchors named "Top 30 Influential Women of Houston"
- Roxann Fisher joins KAVU Victoria as news director
- Why In-N-Out Burger has been slow to open in Houston
- Matt Dougherty is a dogged reporter
- KStar Country 99.7 FM
- 'Jeopardy' is moving on abc13 KTRK



SAN ANTONIO

Max Massey has been promoted to KSAT 12 "Good Morning San Antonio Weekend" co-anchor alongside Stephanie Serna and meteorologist Sarah Spivey.

Rob Roberts to program KONO-FM, KSMG.

Patty Santos renews her contract with KSAT in San Antonio as a lead night side Reporter and fill-in Anchor.
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AUSTIN

John-Carlos Estrada joins KEYE as weekday morning news anchor from WINK News Fort Myers/Naples.

KTHV Little Rock morning meteorologist Mariel Ruiz joins KVUE in the same position.

WNCN CBS 17 Raleigh, Durham sport anchor/reporter Jeff Jones joins KVUE.

Programming staff shuffle at KUTX/Austin.

Dave Froehlich signs a new agreement at KTBC, the Fox O & O in Austin, Texas where he is a Morning Anchor.
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AROUND TEXAS

Telemundo 48 San Jose adds sports anchor Carlos Yustis from Telemundo 40 McAllen.

Estephany Escobar joins as a Reporter/MMJ at Spectrum Charlotte from a Reporter/MMJ at KXXV in Waco, TX.
- nwtgroup

Newscenter 25's Sports Director Don Brubaker celebrates 35 years at KAVU.

Hunter Sowards jumps 80 markets joining KUSI in San Diego from KTRE in Tyler, Texas.
- nwtgroup



REMEMBERING

Former KTSA-A & KTFM/San Antonio PD And Radio Consultant Lee Randall Passes On.

Luke Raphael Laufenberg, youngest son of Babe and Joan Laufenberg, died on Thursday, Aug. 22nd, of cancer.

Smartest shows in TV history

Jim Werdell, chairman of Mensa International, released his picks for the smartest television shows of all time:

1. "M*A*S*H" – It had smart repartee and was so much more than a comedy.
2. "Cosmos" (with Carl Sagan) – Sagan was able to communicate something extremely complicated to the layman and do it well, and that’s unusual for a scientist at his level.
3. "CSI" — The way they use science to solve their programs is intriguing to viewers.
4. "House" – Again, it’s high level type of show; it’s the personality that makes it a winner, plus it deals with science.
5. "West Wing" – You had to pay attention to stay up with it. The repartee was fast and furious and you needed a fairly high level intelligence to keep up with it.
6. "Boston Legal" – It’s primarily because of the characters. The story lines are okay, but the characters are incredible and the writers give them great dialogue.
7. "All in the Family" – The show dealt with social issues before its time and was on the forefront of trying to show people’s feelings, beliefs and the complexities of personality, in both a serious and comedic way.
8. "Frasier" – The repartee was sensational; the main characters were very good. Even though they portrayed people who were likely of high intelligence, they also showed their weaknesses.
9. "Mad About You" – It’s a personal favorite, I loved the characters and the back and forth. It was very smart.
10. "Jeopardy" – It’s about the only game show that really tries to test people’s intelligence. There’s very little luck involved, and there are few game shows like that. I don’t watch it all that much honestly, but from what I’ve seen it tests more than knowledge, it tests intelligence too.

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Lots of folks seem to me angry about Mad About You making the cut. I would say that the sitcom definitely tried to be higher brow than your average prime-time comedy, but I would agree with other bloggers that it should not be there.

I would also say CSI shouldn't be there either. Now a bunch of criminals think they know how to cover their tracks at the crime scene thanks to this gorefest. I am no scientist, but does this show really follow any reality when it comes to true life?