Jerry Vazquez, Telemundo Houston ND, loses cancer battle

Jerry Vazquez in center with Ubaldo Martinez, Alejandro Mendoza, Crystal Ayala and Carlos Robles (2018 photo taken for mikemcguff.com courtesy of Telemundo Houston KTMD)

Gerardo “Jerry” Vazquez, 54, the Vice President of News for Telemundo Houston KTMD, has lost his battle with cancer over the weekend.

UPDATE JANUARY 2023
Freddy Oldenburg named Telemundo Houston KTMD VP of news

Crystal Ayala, Telemundo Houston evening anchor, posted the following about Vazquez's death on Facebook:

"He was the one who saw in me, as in so many of my colleagues, a special light, so I don't hesitate to further push my career at Telemundo Houston. I'm lucky to have earned his trust and had the blessing to work by his side, to learn from him... and growing up with him for almost eight years.

A boss who was always looking out for the well being of my two kids; that is valued even more.

Jerry Vazquez was a great connoisseur of journalism, leader by nature, passionate who lived enormously proud of his team, his mom and his brothers."

"Jerry was terrific Journalist, terrific manager and a great friend," former abc13 KTRK Vice President of News Dave Strickland told mikemcguff.com.  "My heart goes out to his family. I can't believe he's gone. He will be missed."

 "Jerry was was one of the best newsmen I ever worked with," former abc13 KTRK assistant news director Don Kobos told mikemcguff.com.  "He not only understood the English newscape but he was a top flight Spanish speaking newsman.  He will be missed. Prayers to his family. He was a wonderful friend."

"Jerry was a mentor to me and a news whisperer," KIII 3News Corpus Christi morning anchor John-Thomas Kobos told mikemcguff.com.  "When it came to guidance over the best way to deliver stories, how to dress professionally on-air or handle contract negations - his advice was always golden and spot on.  His legacy in the news business will outlast his time here on earth. He will be greatly missed as a mentor and a friend."

Vazquez joined KTMD in August 2014 where he rebuilt the station's news department after Comcast bought the NBCUniversal owned station from General Electric.

"When you have the right team in place together you can accomplish anything," Vazquez told me in 2018.  "In my opinion we have assembled a team of the best producers, anchors, reporters, photographers and assignments desk!"

Under the leadership of Vazquez, President and General Manager Tony Canales, Vice President of Marketing JC Perez and others, KTMD moved to the top of the ratings in Houston. 

Vazquez came to KTMD from abc13 KTRK (2001 to 2014) where he oversaw the 5, 6 and 10pm newscasts as executive producer when the newscasts were the number one shows in their timeslots.

He previously worked as:

- News Director KMID Odessa/Midland (1997 to 2001)

- Assignments Manager KMOL (Now News 4 San Antonio WOAI) (1993 to 1997)

- Assistant News Director/Assignments Telemundo San Antonio KVDA (1989 to 1993)

- Producer KGNS 8 Laredo (1986 to 1989)

"Hispanic TV in the past had been underrated and under served and not taken seriously in the field or by civic leaders," Vazquez told me in 2018.  "This has changed since when I first worked for Telemundo in the early 90’s. We had to wait for soundbites in Spanish until after the English station got everything they needed. Today the press conferences are held in English and Spanish Giving us us the same opportunity to run them live."

On a personal note, Jerry was one of my favorite bosses at channel 13.  He was always there with good advice on everything from scripts to how to handle various situations in the newsrooms.   Beyond being an amazing mentor, he was a great overall guy with a funny sense of humor that could always make the toughest newsroom situation a little better. Jerry was always a big supporter of my Alzheimer's disease advocacy work.  He certainly will be missed. 

Telemundo Houston adds Pablo Sánchez and Karina Segovia to weather team

HOUSTON, TX – (March 30, 2021) – Telemundo Houston KTMD-TV announced that meteorologist Pablo Sánchez has been added to the weather team, taking the reins from Carlos Robles who was recently elevated to Telemundo Network in Miami as Chief Meteorologist of the morning show, hoy Día. Also joining the Spanish-language television station is weather anchor Karina Segovia.

Pablo Sánchez joins KTMD from Telemundo 39 KXTX-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth where he has been meteorologist since March 2018. Before this, Sánchez worked as a meteorologist for the Aragonese Radio and Television Corporation in Spain, performing as producer, editor and weather presenter. During 2015 and 2018 Sánchez worked as a weather presenter for Radio & Television of the Principado de Austrias in Spain. 

Sánchez also generated audiovisual and radio content for the local meteorological agency in 2016 and 2017. Sánchez obtained his bachelor’s degree in Geography and Land Planning at the University of Zaragoza and received his master’s degree in Climatology and Media from the University of Barcelona. He is part of the Association of Meteorology Communicators (ACOMET) and a three-time Emmy® Award winner.

Karina Segovia comes to KTMD from Entravision Communications where she has been weather anchor since April 2019. Prior to that, Segovia worked as a Multimedia Journalist for Nexstar Media Group and Production Assistant for NBCUniversal. Born and raised in Houston and moving to the Rio Grand Valley with her family at the age of thirteen, Segovia attended the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and in 2015 received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication/Media Studies.

 While going to school she gained experience as weather forecaster, camera operator and multimedia journalist for television stations in South Texas. Currently, Segovia is completing a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University.

“We are delighted to have both Pablo and Karina in Houston helping to elevate our La Autoridad en el Tiempo (Weather Authority) brand and delivering the most accurate and trusted weather forecast,” said Jerry Vazquez, KTMD Vice President of News. “they each have the knowledge and dedication necessary to inform viewers about our ever-changing weather conditions.”

About Telemundo Houston / KTMD
Telemundo Houston / KTMD is Telemundo’s local television station serving Spanish-speaking viewers in Houston, the fourth largest Hispanic television market in the country. Telemundo Houston aired the market’s first-ever Spanish-language television newscast more than 30 years ago. Owned by NBCUniversal, today, the station locally produces approximately 15 hours of news and information programming each week and delivers viewers the most up-to-date local news, weather forecasts and sports and entertainment headlines across all platforms, including online at TelemundoHouston.com, via its dedicated mobile app and through its social media channels. Telemundo Houston is the Spanish-language television home of the Houston Texans and the Spanish-language television sponsor of the world’s largest rodeo, Rodeo Houston. Viewers can find Telemundo Houston on local channels Xfinity 6 or 606 in HD, Dish and DirectTV 47 and over the air 47.1.

(This post was taken from a release sent to me by KTMD)

Houston social media stars September 2020

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. KHOU 11
3. FOX 26 KRIV
4. KPRC 2
5. Univision 45
6. Houston Chronicle
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. CW39 Houston
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK
2. Erica Simon - abc13 KTRK
3. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
4. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
5. Isiah Carey - FOX 26 KRIV

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Amy Davis
3. Britta Merwin
4. Syan Rhodes
5. Eric Braate

KHOU 11

1. Brandi Smith
2. Chita Craft
3. Blake Mathews
4. Tiffany Craig
5. Bill Bishop (Managing Editor)

abc 13 KTRK

1. Steve Campion
2. Erica Simon
3. Samica Knight
4. Mayra Moreno
5. Melanie Lawson

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Isiah Carey
2. Melissa Wilson
3. Mike Iscovitz
4. Kaitlin Monte
5. Mark Berman

CW39 KIAH

1. Shannon LaNier
2. Maggie Flecknoe
3. Maria Sotolongo
4. Courtney Carpenter
5. Sharron Melton

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Deysy Rios
2. Suheily Lopez-Belen
3. Albert Martínez
4. Karina Yapor
5. Anthony Ortiz

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ruby Guzmán
2. Carlos A. Robles
3. Antonio Hernández
4. Ubaldo Martínez
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. John McClain
2. Jonathan Feigen
3. Brian T. Smith
4. Joseph Duarte
5. Charles Apple

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston social media stars August 2020

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. KHOU 11
3. FOX 26 KRIV
4. KPRC 2
5. Univision 45
6. Houston Chronicle
7. Telemundo 47
8. CW39 Houston
9. Houston Press
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK
2. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
3. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
4. Suheily Lopez-Belen - Univision 45 KXLN
5. Isiah Carey - FOX 26 KRIV

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Frank Billingsley
3. Britta Merwin
4. Justin Stapleton
5. Amy Davis

KHOU 11

1. Chita Craft
2. Brandi Smith
3. Blake Mathews
4. Bill Bishop (Managing Editor)
5. Tiffany Craig

abc 13 KTRK

1. Steve Campion
2. Samica Knight
3. Erica Simon
4. Charly Edsitty
5. Melanie Lawson

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Isiah Carey
2. Mike Iscovitz
3. Melissa Wilson
4. Mark Berman
5. Kaitlin Monte

CW39 KIAH

1. Shannon LaNier
2. Maggie Flecknoe
3. Sharron Melton
4. Maria Sotolongo
5. Courtney Carpenter

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Suheily Lopez-Belen
2. Deysy Rios
3. Albert Martínez
4. Anthony Ortiz
5. Karina Yapor

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Carlos A. Robles
2. Ubaldo Martínez
3. Ruby Guzmán
4. Antonio Hernández
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Jonathan Feigen
2. Jose de Jesus Ortiz
3. John McClain
4. Charles Apple
5. Joseph Duarte

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston social media stars July 2020

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. KHOU 11
3. FOX 26 KRIV
4. KPRC 2
5. Univision 45
6. Houston Chronicle
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK
2. Isiah Carey - FOX 26 KRIV
3. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
4. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
5. Albert Martínez- Univision 45 KXLN

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Amy Davis
3. Justin Stapleton
4. Britta Merwin
5. Frank Billingsley

KHOU 11

1. Brandi Smith
2. Chita Craft
3. Bill Bishop (Managing Editor)
4. Blake Mathews
5. Tiffany Craig

abc 13 KTRK

1. Steve Campion
2. Samica Knight
3. Erica Simon
4. Melanie Lawson
5. Mayra Moreno

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Isiah Carey
2. Mark Berman
3. Melissa Wilson
4. Ivory Hecker
5. Mike Iscovitz

CW39 KIAH

1. Shannon LaNier
2. Trey Serna
3. Sharron Melton
4. Maggie Flecknoe
5. Maria Sotolongo

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Albert Martínez
2. Suheily Lopez-Belen
3. Deysy Rios
4. Karina Yapor
5. Marlene Guzman

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Carlos A. Robles
2. Ubaldo Martínez
3. Antonio Hernández
4. Ruby Guzmán
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Jonathan Feigen
2. Jose de Jesus Ortiz
3. Matt Dempsey
4. Charles Apple
5. John McClain

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston social media stars June 2020

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

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Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. KHOU 11
3. FOX 26 KRIV
4. KPRC 2
5. Houston Chronicle
6. Univision 45
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK
2. Natalie Hee - FOX 26 KRIV
3. Isiah Carey - FOX 26 KRIV
4. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
5. Melanie Lawson - abc13 KTRK

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Rose-Ann Aragon
3. Amy Davis
4. Britta Merwin
5. Justin Stapleton

KHOU 11

1. David Gonzalez
2. Melissa Correa
3. Brandi Smith
4. Chita Craft
5. Bill Bishop (Managing Editor)

abc 13 KTRK

1. Steve Campion
2. Samica Knight
3. Melanie Lawson
4. Erica Simon
5. Chauncy Glover

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Natalie Hee
2. Isiah Carey
3. Melissa Wilson
4. Ivory Hecker
5. Kaitlin Monte

CW39 KIAH

1. Shannon LaNier
2. Trey Serna
3. Sharron Melton
4. Maggie Flecknoe
5. Courtney Carpenter

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Suheily Lopez-Belen
2. Deysy Rios
3. Albert Martínez
4. Gabriel Torres
5. Karina Yapor

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Carlos A. Robles
2. Ubaldo Martínez
3. Antonio Hernández
4. Ruby Guzmán
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Alison Cook
2. Charles Apple
3. St. John B. Smith
4. Matt Schwartz
5. Jose de Jesus Ortiz

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston social media stars May 2020

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

RELATED
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Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. KHOU 11
3. FOX 26 KRIV
4. KPRC 2
5. Houston Chronicle
6. Univision 45
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
2. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
3. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK
4. Isiah Carey - FOX 26 KRIV
5. Melissa Wilson - FOX 26 KRIV

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Amy Davis
3. Britta Merwin
4. Sofia Ojeda
5. Justin Stapleton

KHOU 11

1. Brandi Smith
2. Chita Craft
3. Bill Bishop (Managing Editor)
4. Blake Mathews
5. Tiffany Craig

abc 13 KTRK

1. Samica Knight
2. Steve Campion
3. Erica Simon
4. Melanie Lawson
5. Chauncy Glover

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Isiah Carey
2. Melissa Wilson
3. Ivory Hecker
4. Natalie Hee
5. Kaitlin Monte

CW39

1. Trey Serna
2. Shannon LaNier
3. Maggie Flecknoe
4. Sharron Melton
5. Maria Sotolongo

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Albert Martínez
2. Deysy Rios
3. Suheily Lopez-Belen
4. Karina Yapor
5. Raul Peimbert

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ubaldo Martínez
2. Carlos A. Robles
3. Antonio Hernández
4. Ruby Guzmán
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Evan Mintz
2. Charles Apple
3. Tom Fox
4. John McClain
5. Joseph Duarte

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston social media stars April 2020

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

RELATED
- Texas TV news and radio job moves April 2020
- Best TV News Bloopers April 2020 - home edition

Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. KHOU 11
3. FOX 26 KRIV
4. KPRC 2
5. Houston Chronicle
6. Univision 45
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
2. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK
3. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
4. Erica Simon - abc13 KTRK
5. Isiah Carey - FOX 26 KRIV

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Amy Davis
3. Britta Merwin
4. Justin Stapleton
5. Andy Cerota

KHOU 11

1. Brandi Smith
2. Chita Craft
3. Bill Bishop (Managing Editor)
4. Tiffany Craig
5. Melissa Correa

abc 13 KTRK

1. Steve Campion
2. Samica Knight
3. Erica Simon
4. Chauncy Glover
5. Melanie Lawson

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Isiah Carey
2. Melissa Wilson
3. Kaitlin Monte
4. Mark Berman
5. John Dawson

CW39

1. Trey Serna
2. Shannon LaNier
3. Sharron Melton
4. Maggie Flecknoe
5. Maria Sotolongo

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Deysy Rios
2. Albert Martínez
3. Karina Yapor
4. Suheily Lopez-Belen
5. Marlene Guzman

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ubaldo Martínez
2. Carlos A. Robles
3. Antonio Hernández
4. Ruby Guzmán
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Brian M. Rosenthal
2. John McClain
3. Evan Mintz
4. Charles Apple
5. Alison Cook

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Texas TV news and radio job moves April 2020

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Sportscaster Newy Scruggs celebrates 20 years with NBC DFW 5 KXAS.

FOX 4 KDFW meteorologist Evan Andrews' dogs, Penny, is a media hit.

Mike Rhyner invented a radio format in Dallas that changed the country and made him a legend. Then, unexpectedly, he retired.

Freddy Oldenburg has been named VP of news for WNJU, the Telemundo station in the New York market after KXTK Dallas-Fort Worth.

CW33 KDAF launched the digital program “Coronavirus: The Daily” featuring veteran local broadcast news personalities Ron Corning and Jenny Anchondo.

Radio host ‘Doc’ Gallagher gets 25 years for bilking Christian investors out of millions.


HOUSTON

Reporter Esmeralda Medellin leaves Telemundo Houston KTMD after working there since 2017.

Houston Chronicle appoints Drane as biz reporter.

Remember the KPRC 2 banana error, abc13 KTRK has its own error without the promotional campaign afterwards.

Two Houston Chronicle investigations team was honored by the National Headliner Awards.

KHOU 11 consumer reporter Tiffany Craig celebrates 10 years with the station.

Tino Cochino Radio debuts afternoons on Radio Now 92.1-FM KROI Houston and Radio Now 100.9-FM WNOU Indianapolis.

KTRU sustains its sound from a distance with new remote programming.

Cathy Matusow Balke leaves Houstonia Magazine editor job for a similar role with the Houston Grand Opera. (Thanks Susan Farb Morris)

- TEGNA, owner of KHOU and many Texas stations, announces furloughs
- KPRC 2, KHOU 11, FOX26, CW39 join forces for COVID-19 PSA
- Nick Natario takes stay at home studio to next level
- MaryAnn Martinez leaves KPRC 2
- Mary Benton appointed Director of Communications for Mayor Sylvester Turner
- Carlos Robles using augmented reality weather graphics from home
- Mia Gradney anchored CBS Weekend News Easter weekend
- KTRK GM Granato: "TV is seeing a huge resurgence"
- “abc13 Eyewitness News at 9 PM on CW39” debuts May 11th
- Lauren Talarico announces baby #2
- Rashi Vats and Daniel Gotera have baby #2
- Dominique Sachse: How to look and sound your best on Zoom
- Taniya Wright leaves KPRC 2
- KPRC's Ari Alexander raps Paul Wall lyrics live on channel 2
- VIDEO: 1993 Houston radio station promos
- Lisa Hernandez joins KPRC 2
- VIDEO: The 1947 Texas City Disaster
- VIDEO: Randy McIlvoy talks sports broadcasting during COVID-19
- Houston film critics review "Movies on Lockdown" free for broadcast
- Michael Lopardi joins KPRC 2
- abc13 KTRK's Dave Ward has been hospitalized
- Maria Salazar's baby is here
- Univision cancels some weekend newscasts, announces job cuts
- Tom Abrahams' new book is about a pandemic


SAN ANTONIO

KCYY Y100 announced Joe Pesh as its new morning co-host.

- KENS 5 Reporter/MMJ Roxie Bustamante joins abc13 KTRK


AUSTIN

Austin American-Statesman photojournalist Lola Gomez tests positive for coronavirus.

The Austin American-Statesman launches a new streaming station, the Statesman News Network, with Jeff Ward.


AROUND TEXAS

KXXV Waco-Temple-Killeen anchor evening anchor Lindsay Liepman moves to mornings with Joe Gumm and Josh Johns. Niyah Gonzalez joins the station to anchor evenings with Todd Unger.

El Paso NBC affiliate KTSM posted an apology Saturday for comments made by news anchor, Patricia Maese.

Hunter Davis has joined Fox News as an MMJ based in Austin. She moves from Waco’s KXXV-TV, where she was the weekend anchor/reporter. - Eatman Media Services

Michael Behrens joined the 13 ON YOUR SIDE WZZM Weather team after TEGNA sister station KYTX CBS 19 in Tyler.

Second Classic Rocker Blasts Off In Rio Grande Valley.

Hank-FM Comes To Wichita Falls.

Radio veteran Scott Gaines has been named OM for Alpha Media's four-station cluster in Amarillo and PD/afternoon host for Country KGNC.

KGNC Amarillo Adds ‘Big D & Bubba’ For Mornings.

Ted Cruz To Propose Law Banning Chinese From Airing 'Propaganda' On Mexican, Canadian Border Stations Aimed At America.

iHeartMedia To Require Two Weeks Of Unpaid Vacation For Salaried Employees.

KIII's John-Thomas Kobos on the suit mullet.


REMEMBERING

abc13 KTRK Photographer Willie Dixon remembered by Houston media world.

Ivory Hecker returns to FOX 26 after father's death.

Fmr. KHOU photographer John Shaw loses wife to COVID-19.

KTEN Denison News Director Mark Farrell dead at 55.

Longtime Dallas Radio Personality Jimmy Stewart Passes.

R.I.P.: John Roberts Townsquare Media Tyler, TX OM.

Telemundo Houston to air Climate Change documentary

MIRAMAR, FL – (April 16, 2020) – CLIMATE CHANGE / CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO, a new, 30-minute Spanish-language TV special produced by Telemundo 39 / KXTX will air across Telemundo owned and affiliate stations on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 (check your local listings). Hosted by AMS and Certified Broadcast Chief Meteorologist Néstor Flecha (KXTX), and featuring Telemundo station Meteorologists Michelle Trujillo (KVEA), Ariel Rodriguez (WSCV), Pedro Montoro (WNJU), and Carlos Robles (KTMD), Flecha takes audiences across various cities to chronicle how climate changes are affecting local ecosystems and industries, and causing local communities to experience intense weather patterns. Click here to watch a promo.

Featuring interviews with scientists and experts, Telemundo stations’ CLIMATE CHANGE documentary also features Telemundo stations’ first-ever use of augmented reality technology for a TV documentary. A digital version of the special will be available across Telemundo owned station websites and apps on April 22.

Telemundo owned stations KXTX, KVEA, WSCV, WNJU and KTMD are part of the Telemundo Station Group and NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, a division of NBCUniversal that includes 42 NBC/Telemundo owned stations. The Owned Stations division is home to nearly 100 meteorologists and weather anchors, including bilingual meteorologists. The division also owns the largest private network of weather radars in the country; the fourth-largest weather radar network in the U.S. The group’s exclusive weather radars deliver real-time weather information to local audiences across multiple digital platforms including the stations’ individual mobile apps.

Documentary Content by City

Anchorage, Alaska

The documentary kicks off in Alaska’s Matanuska Glacier, where KXTX Chief Meteorologist Néstor Flecha explains how warming trends have accelerated the melting of the glacier, and the risks associated to this fresh water source for approximately 200-700 millions of people. Expert commentary contributed by glaciologist Dr. Sarah Kopczynski.

Santa Monica, CA

From Alaska, Flecha takes audiences to Southern California and is joined by Telemundo 52 Meteorologist Michelle Trujillo and Linda Escalante, Legislative Director for Natural Resources Defense Council, to take a deeper look into the potential causes around the frequency of California’s wild fires.

Fresno, CA

In California’s Central Valley, an area that produces 90% of all fruits and vegetables in the country, meteorologist Flecha speaks with a farm owner and Dr. Tapan B. Pathak, a specialist in climate adaptation in agriculture, about the long-term impacts that droughts may have on U.S. food prices and the state’s agricultural industry.

Miami, FL

Flecha teams up with Telemundo 51 Meteorologist Ariel Rodriguez and Dr. Ligia Collado-Vides, an expert in marine biology at the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University; Dr. Henry Briceño, research professor for the Southeast Environmental Research Center at the Institute of Water and Environment at Florida International University; Amy Clements, research professor at the Department of Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, and Dr. Christopher W. Landsea of the National Hurricane Center, to discuss how climate change is affecting rising sea levels in South Florida, among other topics.

New York City

Joined by Telemundo 47 New York meteorologist Pedro Montoro, both Flecha and Montoro explain how global warming is increasing the intensity of winter snow storms and coastal flooding in the New York tri-state area.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Flecha takes audiences to Niagara Falls to discuss how climate change is resulting in erosion in communities that surround the Great Lakes, and a spike in lake temperatures.

Houston, TX

Flecha is joined by Carlos Robles, meteorologist for Telemundo Houston to talk about the significant increase in the intensity and frequency of severe flooding that Houstonians have experienced in the past six years.

About Telemundo Station Group
Telemundo Station Group, part of the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal, is comprised of 30 local television stations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Producing and broadcasting more than 15,000 hours of unique and relevant local content each year, including award-winning news, public affairs, and entertainment programming, Telemundo Station Group serves Spanish-speaking viewers in the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles, New York, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, San Antonio, San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, Harlingen, Sacramento, Orlando, Fresno, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., San Diego, Tampa, Denver, El Paso, Boston, Las Vegas, Tucson, Hartford, Salt Lake City, Fort Myers-Naples, Springfield, Richmond and Puerto Rico. In addition, Telemundo Station Group operates TeleXitos, a national multicast network that offers viewers popular action and adventure television series and feature films in Spanish. The group also provides support to 50 Telemundo affiliates across the country and manages dedicated local websites and applications, as well as a robust digital out-of-home operation.

(This post was taken from a release sent to me by KTMD)

Houston social media stars March 2020

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

RELATED
- Texas TV news and radio job moves March 2020
- Best News Bloopers March 2020

Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. KHOU 11
3. FOX 26 KRIV
4. KPRC 2
5. Univision 45
6. Houston Chronicle
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. CultureMap Houston
10. Houston's 39

Top 5 individuals

1. Brandon Caldwell - Houston Press
2. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
3. Isiah Carey - FOX 26 KRIV
4. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK
5. Brian M. Rosenthal - Houston Chronicle

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Justin Stapleton
3. Amy Davis
4. Britta Merwin
5. Adam Wexler

KHOU 11

1. Melissa Correa
2. Chita Craft
3. Brandi Smith
4. Bill Bishop (Managing Editor)
5. Tiffany Craig

abc 13 KTRK

1. Steve Campion
2. Samica Knight
3. Erica Simon
4. Melanie Lawson
5. Miya Shay

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Isiah Carey
2. Mark Berman
3. Ivory Hecker
4. Melissa Wilson
5. Kaitlin Monte

CW39

1. Shannon LaNier
2. Trey Serna
3. Maggie Flecknoe
4. Sharron Melton
5. Maria Sotolongo

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Deysy Rios
2. Suheily Lopez-Belen
3. Karina Yapor
4. Albert Martínez
5. Laura Sierra

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ubaldo Martínez
2. Antonio Hernández
3. Carlos A. Robles
4. Ruby Guzmán
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Brian M. Rosenthal
2. Evan Mintz
3. John McClain
4. Joseph Duarte
5. Jonathan Feigen

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Carlos Robles using augmented reality weather graphics from home

Telemundo Houston KTMD chief meteorologist Carlos Robles is using augmented reality weathercasting in his living room.

He even got a mention in the Washington Post.

I hear Robles is so good at this technology, he even has helped other NBC owned stations with training and set up.

#LaboratorioMeteorológico desde la sala de mi casa. Mi gente se merece lo mejor aunque trabajemos desde la 🏠 casa. #NoLosDejoSolos @TelemundoHou #LaAutoridadEnElTiempo pic.twitter.com/FkH9GfFry1

— Carlos A. Robles (@CarlosAKTMD) April 3, 2020

Houston social media stars February 2020

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

RELATED
- Texas TV news and radio job moves February 2020
- Best TV News Bloopers February 2020

Houston Media

1. KHOU 11
2. FOX 26 KRIV
3. abc13 KTRK
4. KPRC 2
5. Houston Chronicle
6. Univision 45
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
2. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
3. Mark Berman - FOX 26 KRIV
4. Jonathan Feigen - Houston Chronicle
5. Melissa Wilson - FOX 26 KRIV

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Britta Merwin
3. Adam Wexler
4. Justin Stapleton
5. Frank Billingsley

KHOU 11

1. Brandi Smith
2. Chita Craft
3. Melissa Correa
4. Bill Bishop (Managing Editor)
5. Daniel Gotera

abc 13 KTRK

1. Samica Knight
2. Steve Campion
3. Erica Simon
4. Chauncy Glover
5. Mayra Moreno

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Mark Berman
2. Melissa Wilson
3. Isiah Carey
4. Kaitlin Monte
5. Ivory Hecker

CW39

1. Shannon LaNier
2. Sharron Melton
3. Trey Serna
4. Maggie Flecknoe
5. Maria Sotolongo

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Suheily Lopez-Belen
2. Albert Martínez
3. Deysy Rios
4. Karina Yapor
5. Marcela Perez Barros

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ubaldo Martínez
2. Antonio Hernández
3. Carlos A. Robles
4. Ruby Guzmán
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Jonathan Feigen
2. Joseph Duarte
3. Evan Mintz
4. John McClain
5. Greg Rajan

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston media members affected by COVID-19

Rucks Russell has passed away 

May 12, 2021

John "Rucks" Russell, former KHOU 11 reporter, has died at the age of 55.

Courtney Fischer recovering from COVID-19
February 2021
Courtney Fischer announced right before our Texas arctic blast that she is battling COVID-19 but feeling better.

Keith Garvin and Christine Noël recover from COVID-19 

January 15, 2021

KPRC 2 anchors Keith Garvin and Christine Noël announced on social media  they have both recovered from COVID-19 in the last weeks.

Art Rascon, and son Jacob, battling COVID-19

January 15, 2021

Longtime abc13 KTRK anchor Art Rascon and his son, KPRC 2 anchor Jacob Rascon, took to Facebook to publicly talk about their family's battle with COVID-19.

Courtney Zavala and Darby Douglas dealing with COVID-19 

January 08, 2021

Courtney Zavala's husband, Orlando, is battling COVID, while former KHOU 11 morning traffic anchor Darby Douglas has tested positive.

Dominique Sachse tests positive for COVID-19

January 07, 2021

Dominique Sachse posted to YouTube about her battle with COVID-19.

David Nuño returns after COVID-19
DECEMBER 25, 2020
David Nuño, the abc13 KTRK weekend sports anchor, took to Twitter to say his COVID-19 battle made him feel like Baby Yoda.

Melanie Lawson returns to work after COVID-19
DECEMBER 11, 2020
abc13 KTRK anchor Melanie Lawson and others report on their COVID-19 quarantine or positive test.

Britta Merwin returns after COVID
DECEMBER 7, 2020
KPRC 2 morning meteorologist Britta Merwin announced her return after a COVID quarantine.

Bob Slovak leaves abc13 KTRK
SEPTEMBER 09, 2020
abc13 KTRK weekend sports anchor Bob Slovak says his job is like so many others - a misfortune of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Janel Forte requests prayers for her grandmother
AUGUST 19, 2020
KHOU 11 reporter Janel Forte tweets that her grandmother has sadly passed away at age 96.

abc13 KTRK hosts 'COVID-19 and Our Schools' town hall
JULY 28, 2020
ABC13, Houston’s news leader, presents, “COVID-19 and Our Schools” a two-night town hall.

Astros TV's Todd Kalas to miss beginning of season after positive COVID-19 test
JULY 24, 2020
Todd Kalas, Houston Astros TV play-by-play broadcaster, posted on Twitter he will be missing the start of the 2020 season due to a positive COVID-19 test result.

Lily Jang's father dies of COVID-19
July 9, 2020
Former KHOU 11 morning anchor Lily Jang posts that after a hard fought battle that began with COVID-19 nearly five weeks ago, her beloved father has passed away.

Taniya Wright reveals why she had to put her health first
JULY 08, 2020
Former KPRC 2 morning anchor Taniya Wright reveals what it was like to have a hospital procedure during COVID-19.

Ryan Chase tests positive for COVID-19
June 29, 2020
104.1 KRBE "Roula and Ryan Show's" Ryan Chase tested positive for COVID-19 he revealed on Twitter.

Bill Barajas tested positive for COVID-19
June 28, 2020
KPRC 2 reporter Bill Barajas announced Sunday night on Facebook that he has returned to work after testing positive for COVID-19.

Houston Public Media experiences staff cuts due to COVID-19 budget shortfalls
June 23, 2020
Current reports that Houston Public Media (News 88.7 KUHF/Houston PBS 8 KUHT) is among the latest public broadcaster cutting staff due to budgetary shortfalls stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.


ABC13 President and GM shares warning after contracting COVID-19 from young daughter
June 22, 2020
KTRK abc13 is reporting that its own President and General Manager, Wendy Granato, has tested positive for COVID-19.

abc13 KTRK Virtual Town Hall discusses COVID-19 impact in Houston Asian American Community
May 24, 2020
Hosted by ABC13’s Eyewitness News reporter Miya Shay, the town hall coincides with the observation of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and will discuss the disparate challenges of COVID-19.

KUBE 57 High School Sports Zone cancelled
May 20, 2020
Todd Freed's High School Sports Zone show on KUBE 57 has been cancelled due to economic factors stemming from the Coronavirus.

"Producer Hoss" in hospital with COVID-19
May 17, 2020
Radio producer/on-air talent Adrian ‘Producer Hoss’ Perez for Cox Media Group Houston is battling COVID-19.

KLOL's Dayna Steele starts podcast
May 14, 2020
While quarantining from home, the Texas Radio Hall of Famer and former Rock 101 KLOL DJ has been reaching out to her vast network and landing some great interviews.

The future of TV news work after COVID-19
May 12, 2020
TV stations have been forced to jump technologically thanks to the coronavirus, so when this is over, do we fully return to normal operations?

97.5 FM KFNC hosts Raheel Ramzanali and Barry Laminack out
May 6, 2020
The duo reportedly lost their jobs because of the economic downturn associated with the COVID-19 pandemic the station said.


abc13 KTRK holds virtual town hall to address COVID-19 & communities of color
May 06, 2020
ABC13 anchor Chauncy Glover, who battled COVID-19 and has since recovered, will moderate the discussion, featuring U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, entrepreneur and community activist Tina Knowles-Lawson and other community and medical leaders.

Univision cancels some weekend newscasts, announces job cuts
April 28, 2020
Univision layoffs and furloughs announced, cancellation of Saturday newscasts


Houston film critics review "Movies on Lockdown" free for broadcast
APRIL 24, 2020
With movie theatres shuttered, the Houston Film Critics Society is now posting at home viewing suggestions on its website to help movie fans endure lockdown, while offering free access to movie reviews from select Society members to broadcast stations across the US and Canada (the critics will also appear live).

KPRC 2 went bananas and then this happened
APRIL 23, 2020
On a story about Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s mandatory mask order and $1000 potential fine, the NBC affiliate accidentally wrote you can wear "homemade masks, scarfs, bananas."

VIDEO: Randy McIlvoy talks sports broadcasting during COVID-19
APRIL 23, 2020
KPRC 2 sports director Randy McIlvoy talks to the High Tech Texan Michael Garfield for "The Quarantine Chronicles."

Familiar Houston radio voice battled COVID-19; family still in quarantine
Apr 17, 2020
Marc Sherman's voice is familiar to many Houston radio listeners. He spent years on sister station Sunny 99.1 with Dana Tyson. And like thousands of people in the Greater Houston area, Sherman fought a battle he never expected to; one with COVID-19.


EXPLAINED: How KPRC 2 decides how long to keep a press conference running on live television
April 17, 2020
Why do you always cut off the President of the United States in the middle of his televised speech and why don’t you cut off President Donald Trump when he is giving an obvious campaign stump speech?

New York Times Best-Selling Author Shea Serrano Raises $31,000 for the Houston Press
April 13, 2020
Last week, we ran an appeal to readers as part of our recent campaign to attract donor/members to help support the continuing work of the Houston Press.

KTRK GM Granato: "TV is seeing a huge resurgence"
April 13, 2020
abc13 KTRK president and general manager Wendy Granato: "We thought we'd lost the 20-something year olds, we thought we lost them to social media, we haven't."


Mia Gradney to anchor CBS Weekend News Easter weekend
April 11, 2020
KHOU 11 5, 6 and 10pm anchor Mia Gradney anchoring for CBS News' weekend newscasts

Carlos Robles using augmented reality weather graphics from home
April 10, 2020
Telemundo Houston KTMD chief meteorologist Carlos Robles is using augmented reality weathercasting in his living room.

KPRC 2, KHOU 11, FOX26, CW39 join forces for COVID-19 PSA
April 9, 2020
Channels 2, 11, 26 and 39 come together to show Houston TV solidarity during coronavirus pandemic.

Houston churches to air on local TV Easter Sunday
April 8, 2020
While you can't physically attend Easter Service, Houston churches and television stations are joining forces to help you celebrate without leaving your house.

TEGNA, owner of KHOU and many Texas stations, announces furloughs
April 6, 2020
TEGNA, owner of Texas stations like KHOU Houston, WFAA Dallas, KENS San Antonio, KVUE Austin, KCEN Waco, KAGS College Station, KYTX Tyler, KIII Corpus Christi, KBMT-KJAC Beaumont, KXVA Abilene and KIDY San Angelo has announced week long furloughs to come this month.

Nick Natario takes stay at home studio to next level
April 5, 2020
abc13 KTRK multi-media journalist (MMJ) Nick Natario builds awesome home studio, while channel 13 tests emergency broadcast location

Former KHOU photographer John Shaw loses wife to COVID-19
April 1, 2020
Shaw tells his former station that he recently lost his wife to COVID-19 after being with her for more than 50 years.


Chauncy Glover discusses experiencing COVID-19
March 31, 2020
Chauncy Glover goes live with his 3pm co-anchor, Mayra Moreno, about his condition.

Morning Dose returns to CW39 Monday away from studio
March 29, 2020
After being off the air Friday, CW39 KIAH's Morning Dose returns Monday.

FOX 26 KRIV tests remote broadcasts
March 29, 2020
Weekend anchor Tom Zizka posted photos on Facebook of FOX 26 KRIV conducting broadcasting tests from its transmitter location.

COVID-19 pandemic forces sports media to adapt
March 27, 2020
With a lack of sporting events for the foreseeable future, media outlets have pivoted in attempts to fill a content void for their audience.

Chauncy Glover tests positive for COVID-19
March 26, 2020
Chauncy Glover, 3pm and 6:30pm anchor for abc13 KTRK, announced today he has tested positive for coronaviurs and is self-quarantining.

Cleverley Stone puts show on hold
March 21, 2020
CBS SportsRadio 650 KIKK "Cleverley Food Talk" radio host Cleverley Stone posted the following: "Due to the Coronavirus issue and my illness (I’m fighting stage 4 uterine cancer with chemotherapy treatments), we are putting The Cleverley Show on hiatus for now."

From the Houston Chronicle editor: During coronavirus crisis, we’re working for you
March 20, 2020
A word about newspaper delivery during these troubled times: We have no indication from health authorities that the coronavirus can be spread on newsprint. But in an abundance of caution, we have provided gloves to all our press workers and delivery agents. And we are aggressively sanitizing our facilities daily.

TV anchors broadcast from home
March 20, 2020
Houston news anchors are staying home, but still delivering the news on TV.
- Houston TV helps the kids online

VIDEO: New ways TV news crews are working during COVID-19
March 19, 2020
Many Houston TV news stations are not letting their field crews (reporters/photographers) come into the station unless absolutely needed. Many are now staging from home and going to the story in their own vehicles. Some stations pair teams together to work strictly away from the station.

The Houston Press Not Immune to These Hard Times, Needs Help
March 19, 2020
As the Houston Press has documented for you over the last several days, these are hard times for our city. We’ve gone out of our way to detail the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, especially for those in the arts, music and restaurant/bar communities, as well as relaying important public-health news and updates.

abc13 KTRK reporter Miya Shay and photographer Mario Segura confronted during live shot
March 13, 2020

I’m just going to assume this guy dropped a bunch of F bombs on me this morning because his wife sent him for toilet paper too early. #jobhazard#Coronavirus #COVID19 is serious. We are not hyping it. #abc13 https://t.co/fWUjPZUbWc pic.twitter.com/9zMhcP46xp

— Miya Shay (@ABC13Miya) March 13, 2020

Houston Chronicle news staffers could have been exposed to coronavirus
March 10, 2020
Four Houston Chronicle journalists attended a conference last week where a participant has had a presumptive positive test for novel coronavirus.

Former abc13 KTRK photographer Jaime Zamora's daughter is blogging for KPRC 2 on what it is like on lock down in Spain
March 9, 2020 and ongoing
Isabella Zamora, a Houston native and Maddie Wharton, of Portland, Oregon, were teaching in Spain together when Madrid went on lockdown over the coronoavirus. They will share their experiences on click2houston.com to provide a real-life view of what life is like right now in Spain.

KPRC 2′s Eric Braate under self-quarantine after returning from trip to Asia
March 9, 2020
KPRC 2 meteorologist Eric Braate just returned from a two week trip to Asia and has been asked to self-quarantine as a precautionary measure. Braate says he was not anticipating having to self-quarantine because when he left for the trip, the situation had not grown to what it is now. He feels fine and is healthy and said had he known how the coronavirus crisis would play out, he would have reconsidered his two-week trip.
- UPDATE 3-17-2020: ‘I’m on a 14 day quarantine. This is what it’s like.’

Houston social media stars January 2020

KHOU takes the top spot overall for the first, from my memory, since I've been using Share Rocket starting in 2017.

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

RELATED
- Texas TV news and radio job moves January 2020
- Best TV News Bloopers January 2020

Houston Media

1. KHOU 11
2. FOX 26 KRIV
3. abc13 KTRK
4. KPRC 2
5. Houston Chronicle
6. Univision 45
7. Houston Press
8. Telemundo 47
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
2. Mark Berman - FOX 26 KRIV
3. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK
4. John McClain - Houston Chronicle
5. Kaitlin Monte - FOX 26 KRIV

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Britta Merwin
3. Justin Stapleton
4. Adam Wexler
5. Brandon Walker

KHOU 11

1. Brandi Smith
2. Brett Buffington
3. Daniel Gotera
4. Melissa Correa
5. Chita Craft

abc 13 KTRK

1. Steve Campion
2. Erica Simon
3. Samica Knight
4. Katherine Whaley
5. Melanie Lawson

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Mark Berman
2. Kaitlin Monte
3. Melissa Wilson
4. Randy Wallace
5. Isiah Carey

CW39

1. Maggie Flecknoe
2. Shannon LaNier
3. Sharron Melton
4. Trey Serna
5. Maria Sotolongo

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Suheily Lopez-Belen
2. Marcela Perez Barros
3. Albert Martínez
4. Deysy Rios
5. Karina Yapor

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ubaldo Martínez
2. Carlos A. Robles
3. Antonio Hernández
4. Augusto Bernal
5. Ruby Guzmán

Houston Chronicle

1. John McClain
2. Jonathan Feigen
3. Brian T. Smith
4. Joseph Duarte
5. Evan Mintz

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston social media stars December 2019

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

RELATED
- Top Houston media stories 2019
- Texas TV news and radio job moves December 2019
- Best TV news bloopers 2019

Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. FOX 26 KRIV
3. KHOU 11
4. KPRC 2
5. Houston Chronicle
6. Univision 45
7. Houston Press
8. Telemundo 47
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Mark Mulligan - Houston Chronicle
2. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
3. Marcela Perez Barros - Univision 45
4. Erica Simon - abc13 KTRK
5. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Justin Stapleton
3. Britta Merwin
4. Bill Balleza
5. Amy Davis

KHOU 11

1. Chita Craft
2. Brandi Smith
3. Tiffany Craig
4. Melissa Correa
5. Brett Buffington

abc 13 KTRK

1. Erica Simon
2. Samica Knight
3. Steve Campion
4. Melanie Lawson
5. Katherine Whaley

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Kaitlin Monte
2. Melissa Wilson
3. Isiah Carey
4. Ivory Hecker
5. Mark Berman

CW39

1. Shannon LaNier
2. Sharron Melton
3. Maggie Flecknoe
4. Maria Sotolongo
5. Courtney Carpenter

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Marcela Perez Barros
2. Karina Yapor
3. Deysy Rios
4. Albert Martínez
5. Laura Sierra

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ubaldo Martínez
2. Antonio Hernández
3. Carlos A. Robles
4. Ruby Guzmán
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Mark Mulligan
2. Matt Young
3. John McClain
4. Jonathan Feigen
5. Joseph Duarte

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston social media stars November 2019

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

RELATED
- Texas TV news and radio job moves November 2019
- Best TV News Bloopers November 2019
- Best Holiday TV News Bloopers

Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. KHOU 11
3. FOX 26 KRIV
4. KPRC 2
5. Houston Chronicle
6. Univision 45
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Isiah Carey - FOX 26 KRIV
2. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
3. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
4. Melissa Wilson - FOX 26 KRIV
5. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Justin Stapleton
3. Amy Davis
4. Adam Wexler
5. Sofia Ojeda

KHOU 11

1. Brandi Smith
2. Chita Craft
3. Melissa Correa
4. Tiffany Craig
5. Bill Bishop

abc 13 KTRK

1. Samica Knight
2. Steve Campion
3. Erica Simon
4. Katherine Whaley
5. Mayra Moreno

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Isiah Carey
2. Melissa Wilson
3. Kaitlin Monte
4. Mark Berman
5. Ivory Hecker

CW39

1. Shannon LaNier
2. Maggie Flecknoe
3. Sharron Melton
4. Maria Sotolongo
5. Trey Serna

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Karina Yapor
2. Albert Martínez
3. Marcela Perez Barros
4. Deysy Rios
5. Laura Sierra

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ubaldo Martínez
2. Carlos A. Robles
3. Antonio Hernández
4. Ruby Guzmán
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Jonathan Feigen
2. John McClain
3. Joseph Duarte
4. Brent Zwerneman
5. Evan Mintz

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston social media stars October 2019

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

RELATED
- Texas TV news and radio job moves October 2019
- Best TV News Bloopers October 2019

Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. FOX 26 KRIV
3. KHOU 11
4. KPRC 2
5. Houston Chronicle
6. Univision 45
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Mark Berman - FOX 26 KRIV
2. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
3. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
4. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK
5. Brian T. Smith - Houston Chronicle

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Jennifer Reyna
3. Cathy Hernandez
4. Adam Wexler
5. Justin Stapleton

KHOU 11

1. Daniel Gotera
2. Melissa Correa
3. Brandi Smith
4. Bill Bishop
5. Chita Craft

abc 13 KTRK

1. Samica Knight
2. Steve Campion
3. Erica Simon
4. Chelsey Hernandez
5. David Nuño

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Mark Berman
2. Isiah Carey
3. Melissa Wilson
4. Kaitlin Monte
5. Ivory Hecker

CW39

1. Sharron Melton
2. Shannon LaNier
3. Maggie Flecknoe
4. Trey Serna
5. Maria Sotolongo

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Karina Yapor
2. Marcela Perez Barros
3. Albert Martínez
4. Deysy Rios
5. Laura Sierra

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ubaldo Martínez
2. Carlos A. Robles
3. Antonio Hernández
4. Ruby Guzmán
5. Augusto Bernal

Houston Chronicle

1. Brian T. Smith
2. Hunter Atkins
3. John McClain
4. Jonathan Feigen
5. Joseph Duarte

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.

Houston social media stars September 2019

Share Rocket gives us data on how each Houston TV station and the corresponding air staff members performed on Facebook and Twitter.

Share Rocket is, "a social media ratings and audience solution providing media companies an easy way to quantify their social media equity, benchmark against peers and turn social market intelligence into insights that drive social success."

The numbers are pulled from station usage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using Share Rocket's "Share" measurement.

First we are looking at every Houston media company in the Share Rocket database and top personalities. Then I am looking at the top 5 on air staff members at each station in order of channel number.

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Houston Media

1. abc13 KTRK
2. FOX 26 KRIV
3. KHOU 11
4. KPRC 2
5. Houston Chronicle
6. Univision 45
7. Telemundo 47
8. Houston Press
9. Houston's 39
10. CultureMap Houston

Top 5 individuals

1. Samica Knight - abc13 KTRK
2. Dominique Sachse - KPRC 2
3. Mark Berman - FOX 26 KRIV
4. Melissa Wilson - FOX 26 KRIV
5. Steve Campion - abc13 KTRK

KPRC 2

1. Dominique Sachse
2. Jennifer Reyna
3. Britta Merwin
4. Justin Stapleton
5. Amy Davis

KHOU 11

1. Brandi Smith
2. Melissa Correa
3. Brett Buffington
4. Daniel Gotera
5. Chita Craft

abc 13 KTRK

1. Samica Knight
2. Steve Campion
3. Courtney Fischer
4. Erica Simon
5. Jessica Willey

FOX 26 KRIV

1. Mark Berman
2. Melissa Wilson
3. Kaitlin Monte
4. Isiah Carey
5. Ivory Hecker

CW39

1. Maggie Flecknoe
2. Sharron Melton
3. Trey Serna
4. Shannon LaNier
5. Maria Sotolongo

Univision 45 KXLN

1. Albert Martínez
2. Marcela Perez Barros
3. Karina Yapor
4. Deysy Rios
5. Suheily Lopez-Belen

Telemundo 47 KTMD

1. Ubaldo Martínez
2. Carlos A. Robles
3. Antonio Hernández
4. Augusto Bernal
5. Ruby Guzmán

Houston Chronicle

1. Brian T. Smith
2. John McClain
3. Joseph Duarte
4. Mike Glenn
5. Brent Zwerneman

DISCLAIMER: No Houston radio stations are listed in the Share Rocket database.