Texas TV news and radio job moves September 2026

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- Houston, DFW and San Antonio TV baby news
- Texas media layoffs in Fort Worth and San Antonio
- Texas TV anchors welcome and announce babies
- 2026 Lone Star EMMY Nominations

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Yonni Rude is the new Urban One Dallas Operations Manager, overseeing 97.9 The Beat KBFB, K104 KKDA, and Smooth 105.7 KRNB.

Sarah Blaskovich named restaurant critic of The Dallas Morning News.

KERA launches a new, redesigned kera.org.

Dallas Native Markie Martin to Anchor NewsNation’s “Morning in America” from the State Fair of Texas.

Victory+ dissolved, will no longer stream Texas high school football games.

TCU banning Star-Telegram poses a loss for sports journalism and fans.

- 105.3 The Fan named Dallas Mavericks flagship radio station
- Chip Waggoner celebrates 30 years at FOX 4 KDFW
- Payton May leaves FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
- Tynisha Jackson joins Spectrum News 1 Dallas

HOUSTON

Ralph Cooper Becomes First Black Honoree on the Houston Baseball Media Wall of Honor/

Fox 26’s Nate Griffin delivers morning sports like no other.

Chris Silva returns to ABC13 KTRK as Vice President - Technology from the same position at 6ABC WPVI Philadelphia.

Jay Michaels joins Country 97.1 Hank-FM WLHK and B105.7 WYXB Indianapolis after MIX 96.5 KHMX.

Remembering Radar: 10 years since we said goodbye to KPRC 2's beloved weather dog.

ABC13 KTRK Houston director Michael Fernau retired on September 7, 2026.  HE previously worked for NTV, RFD-TV, KPTM, and WOWT.

Graham Adams leaves ABC13 KTRK, where he was a Broadcast & IT Systems Engineer.

- Houston radio gets X106.1 as Tejano Moves to 99.5
- “The Morning Bull with Matt & Lois” on 100.3 The Bull in Houston
- Sharron Melton leaves CW39 Houston
- Mayra Moreno returns to ABC13 Houston after maternity leave
- KPRC 2 expands 3pm newscast to one hour
- Collin Myers returns to Houston at KPRC 2
- Oldies 107.5 HD2 KGLK Houston is gone
- KPRC 2 was No. 1 at 10 p.m. Why did it have 'Enough' with a traditional newscast?
- Enough first episode on KPRC 2 Houston 9-13-26
- Tammy Rose to leave ABC13 Houston's chopper
- Anthony Yanez is sticking around at KPRC 2 Houston
- Sakura Gray joins FOX 26 KRIV Houston
- Lauren Kelly talks Beyoncé with Jimmy Fallon
- Monica "Mo" Lunsford joins SUNNY 99.1
- Karol Suárez joins Noticias Telemundo as Houston correspondent
- Maria Aguilera leaves KHOU 11 Houston
- FOX 26's Jillian Hartmann gets engaged at AT&T Stadium
- 104.1 KRBE gets a new look
- Bill Bishop retires from KHOU 11 Houston after 42 years, colleagues reflect on his impact
- Jeff Ehling signs off ABC13 Houston
- Leigha McNeil joins KPRC 2 Houston as morning traffic anchor
- Justina Latimer joins FOX 5 Atlanta
- Mary Benton leaving Houston Mayor's Office for METRO
- Andrew "Latty" Latimer has 104 dreams come true on KRBE Houston
- Let's talk about those Caroline Collins streaming posts
- Karen Hua joins ABC News
- Cathy Hernandez always a Houston Texans cheerleader
- Runaway Radio featured in Houston Chronicle article "From 'Urban Cowboy' to 'Boyhood,' the 30 Houston films every Houstonian should see"

SAN ANTONIO

Dean Radla, the general manager of News 4 San Antonio, FOX San Antonio and CW35, retired after 30 years with Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Four San Antonio TV stations face a random FCC investigation.

San Antonio Spurs, DAZN Ink Exclusive Streaming Deal.

Producer and the audience engagement specialist Jon Coker leaves KENS 5.

 Tommy Namphong was recently promoted from Editor to Digital Content Marketer at KSAT12.

- Kate Devine joins News 4 San Antonio and FOX San Antonio
- KSAT San Antonio debuts 1pm newscast
- Leigh Waldman promoted to CNN Correspondent
- Ex-San Antonio TV reporter goes viral in "Right to Bare Arms"
- Alex Garcia and Chuck Miketinac no longer with FOX San Antonio KABB

AUSTIN

Rowe, Sarkisian controversy shows growing need for respect toward women in sports.

Josue Cuevas joins KVUE Austin as Morning Executive Producer from KUSA Denver.

Victor Mills and Heavan Doyle join KVUE as producers.  Doyle previously served as a Story Desk Editor at KIII Corpus Christi.

- KXAN Austin launches ‘Cause & Effect’
- Ann Pierret and Nathan Langley join KXAN Austin
- Julieanna Jackson joins FOX 7 Austin
- Mike Warren retires from FOX 7 Austin
- Dominique Leh joins FOX 7 Austin
- Brandon Schaff joins KVUE Austin and love is in the air
- Kristin Walla joined KVUE Austin
- Darby Brown leaves CBS Austin for 12News Phoenix

AROUND TEXAS

The murder of KRBC Abilene reporter Jennifer Servo remains unsolved 24 years after she was found inside her Abilene apartment.

70 Years of Stories: KVIA—Your Community, Your News, Your Legacy.

Lidia Herrera joins KRGV 5 Rio Grande Valley as a reporter.

Rishi Oza joins Eyewitness News KBAK and FOX58 Bakersfield, California as weekend sports anchor from KVIA ABC-7 News El Paso.

Ava Davis joins KTAB/KRBC Abilene as a reporter and an anchor on Saturdays for KTAB.

Marixa Zamora — now Marixa Jones — announced her departure from Entravision Communications in McAllen, in the Rio Grande Valley.

Marcela Delgado joins as host of HOLA! on KGNS+ and Telemundo Laredo, while Luis Enrique Vela and Michelle James Thorpe join KGNS as multimedia journalists.

KRIS 6 News wins statewide open government award for housing authority investigation.

Fernando Montejano, or "Grizz," is half of the popular Iris & Grizz morning DJ duo. He had a rough start in life. 

- Jasmin Caldwell joins KWTX 10 + more Waco changes
- Isabella Martinez joins NBC 6 South Florida
- TAB Board welcomes 8 new directors
- Brett Anthony joins KY3 Springfield from CBS19 Tyler
- Greg Kerr joins KCEN 6 Waco-Temple-Killeen

REMEMBERING

Charles U. “Chuck” Spaugh, 87, Lubbock broadcaster, dies.

Former ABC13 KTRK Houston chief editor and producer Gary Parker has died.

- Victor Lopez, NewsWest 9 morning anchor, dies after cancer battle

Katalina Bell joins KWTX 10 Waco

Katalina Bell is saying goodbye to KTAB 32 Abilene, with her final day at the Nexstar station set for July 1, 2026.

UPDATE:  Katalina Bell will continue her career as a meteorologist at KWTX 10 Waco-Temple-Killeen.

Here is what Bell posted online about her KTAB departure:

"After two amazing years, my time at KTAB is coming to an end. July 1st will be my final day on air.

When I moved to the Big Country, I never imagined how much this community would come to mean to me. From covering severe weather and sharing forecasts to visiting schools, hosting a podcast, and connecting with so many of you along the way, these past two years have been filled with memories I will always cherish.

Thank you for trusting me, supporting me, and allowing me to be a small part of your lives the last 2 years. It has truly been an honor to serve this incredible community.

As for what’s next, I promise that announcement is coming soon.

For now, I just want to say thank you. The Big Country will always have a special place in my heart."

Bell joined KTAB (and KRBC) as a meteorologist in July 2024 after graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. During her two years forecasting weather in West Texas, she delivered daily forecasts and covered changing weather conditions for viewers across the Big Country.

"Back in the summer of 2024, Kat and I started our journeys in the Big Country together as weekend meteorologists for KRBC and KTAB. What started as two young meteorologists learning the ropes quickly turned into a great friendship and partnership," Meteorologist Carter Vandrasik added. "Over the years, we visited schools all across the Big Country, met hundreds of students, covered everything from severe weather to winter storms, and even started the Carter & Kat’s Weather Chat podcast. Some of my favorite memories at the station involve those school visits, community events, and the countless weather conversations we shared."

- KTAB - KRBC Abilene rebrand to West Texas Today and West Texas Daily

Originally from Bulverde, just outside San Antonio, Bell developed her passion for weather while studying at Texas A&M. While in College Station, she was active in TAMSCAMS, a student-run organization within the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.

Bell also gained hands-on research experience as an undergraduate research assistant under Dr. Timothy Logan, studying lightning sprites and aerosols associated with tropical cyclones. Her work included participation in a rapid response research team focused on collecting data during developing weather events to support meteorological and disaster preparedness research.

In addition to research, Bell worked as a student meteorologist delivering forecasts across television and radio platforms.

No word yet on Bell’s next career move following her departure from KTAB.

Texas TV news and radio job moves January 2026

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

In the DMN op-ed "Anchors away — why familiar TV news faces have short tenures," former WFAA anchor John McCaa writes, "The reasons are many and long in coming. While some in the world of politics like to claim they have pressured newsrooms to force changes, the truth is most of the moves have resulted from an age-old business nemesis: a decline in revenue." 

Eric Valadez joins CBS News Texas as managing editor. 

Carter Freemon joined FOX 4 KDFW as a Dallas Digital Content Creator. 

Dallas Business Journal adds reporter Michael Albanese to cover aviation and economic development.

Cumulus DFW Radio Stations Raise Over $3.5 Million for DFW Charities in 2025.

- Berkeley Taylor joins FOX 4 KDFW
- “Real Housewives of Dallas” stars get FOX 4 KDFW show
- Luke Cleary joins WFAA 8 DFW
- Mariel Ruiz returns to WFAA DFW
- Nicole Osei joins KERA as Morning Edition host
- Kara Sewell pregnancy update
- Casey Bartholomew exits WBAP 820 DFW
- Josh Johns joins FOX 4 KDFW DFW
- Jorge Almaraz joins Telemundo 39 Dallas
- Dia Wall and Matt Howerton join WFAA 8 mornings
- Julia Fife joins Wake Up America in New York
- Marc Istook to leave WFAA 8 DFW
- Gabriela Tirado joins Telemundo 39 DFW
- Kylie Capps will return

HOUSTON

Houston Dynamo announcer Glenn Davis is relieved of duties after 20 years with the club.

The Houston Chronicle launches Chowbot, which sifts through 1,300 restaurant reviews, food guides, and rankings, including the newspaper's list of the city’s Top 100 Restaurants, from critic Bao Ong and a team of food writers.

Taylor Berry joins KPRC 2 as a Manager of Content and Coverage (MCC) from KHOU 11, where she was an executive producer. 

Sonia Dasgupta joins KPRC 2 as a Manager of Content and Coverage (MCC). She previously worked for WJLA 7 Washington, DC, as assistant news director.

Joey Kovacik celebrates 25 years of full-time work at 89.3 KSBJ. 

Antonio Gutierrez joins FOX 26 KRIV as a photographer from El Paso. 

Dorothy Keenan joins KPRC 2 as Office Manager/Executive Assistant.

Hope Media Group (HMG) is announcing an expanded vision for its Creative Audio Team. Gary Thompson has been named Director of Production and Audio Ministry. Kevyn Howard will serve as Director of Imaging and Brand Sound.

- Allison Gargaro returns to FOX 26 Houston
- Denise Pagano leaves 89.3 KSBJ Houston
- SportsRadio 610 'Outdoors Show' off-air
- Forrest Frank's tribute to grandfather Dr. Neil Frank
- Dominique Sachse's reinvention after KPRC 2 Houston
- Jessie Watt moves to MIX 96.5 afternoons
- Sarah Pepper returns to Houston
- Zach Lashway leaves KPRC 2 Houston
- Dave Ward honored by Houston Texans
- Kathryn Bonfield has left KHOU 11 Houston
- Shern-Min Chow to leave KHOU 11 Houston
- DJ J-Que Joins Good Morning H-Town on 97.9 The Box
- KPRC 2.4 is showing KPRC2+ streaming
- Joel Eisenbaum, KPRC 2 Houston anchor?
- Chita Craft vs the microphone
- Mekenna Earnhart joins FOX 26 Houston
- Stephania Jimenez debuts on KPRC 2 Houston
- Melanie Lawson had an amazing ABC13 Houston send-off
- Daji Aswad is married
- Isiah Factor Uncensored moves into a battleground

SAN ANTONIO

KENS-TV weather chief Bill Taylor forecasts his perfect day in San Antonio.

After 35 years at KENS 5, Raymond Silva points to AI for sudden departure.

Gilbert Gomez joins KENS 5 as 4 and 5 p.m. news producer.

News 4 San Antonio WOAI I-Team photographer/editor Kash Cashell leaves the station.

KRTU 91.7 Trinity University Student-run jazz radio station celebrates 50 years on air -  debuted on January 23, 1976.

- 102.7 BOB-FM launches in San Antonio
- Sarah Duran named KENS 5 4:30 a.m. news and traffic anchor
- Stephania Jimenez signs off KSAT San Antonio
- Ryan Shoptaugh becomes TEGNA Multi-Market Meteorologist
- Madalynn Lambert debuts on KSAT 12 San Antonio
- Ted Garcia returns to FOX San Antonio
- KENS 5 San Antonio's Alicia Neaves engaged

AUSTIN

CBS Austin KEYE meteorologist Avery Tomasco is making meteorology a meme-worthy 'trauma response.'

Kimberly M. Vazquez and Alyssa Estrada join Texas Monthly.

Ali Juell joins the Austin Business Journal as a reporter focused on residential real estate.

- ChatGPT roasts KVUE Daybreak
- Jenna Wilson joins CBS Austin
- KXAN Austin highlights January-February 2006

AROUND TEXAS

Joe Riley steps down after 16 years as KWBU Waco radio director.

Alexa Conroy joins 25 News KXXV Waco-Temple-Killeen as Good Morning Texas Reporter.

Budget cuts hit KZFM Corpus Christi.

KBMT 12 News Now Beaumont's Holton Pepper named the 2026 Southeast Texas Coaches Association Van Thomas Media Person of the Year.

KLAQ El Paso host arrested on multiple charges.

Mattie Powers leaves KLBK/KAMC Lubbock for KARK/FOX 16 in Little Rock, AR. 

Drew Bishop joins KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi as a reporter.

KTEN Sherman Good Morning Texoma producer Emilio Alcantara Perez leaves the station.

Bryan Reeder promoted to General Manager of Country 101.7 KSAM-FM and Classic Hits “The Lake” 1490 KHVL/94.1 K231DA/104.9 K285GE Huntsville.

El Paso Radio: FCC Orders License Hearing For 3 Stations.

KAMR Local 4 News and Fox 14 News General Manager Brandy Sanchez was announced among 10 recipients of the 2025 “Citizens on the Move” award from the Amarillo Globe-News as part of its annual “Man & Woman of the Year” celebration.

KFDM Beaumont reporter Taylor Justice is leaving the station for a new career opportunity.

KAVU Victoria meteorologist Trey Meynig will lead viewers on a colonial tour vacation this fall, combining historical exploration with the celebration of America's 250th anniversary.

- Carly Smith promoted to KIII 3NEWS Chief Meteorologist
- Ruben Juarez leaves NBC 23 KVEO RGV
- Frank McCaffrey signs off NBC 23 KVEO RGV
- Donna Conrad joins Spectrum News 1 Texas
- Ernest Strawther leaves News Channel 6 KAUZ Wichita Falls
- KCBD Lubbock weather team announces transition
- Caleb Chevalier joins KSHB 41 Kansas City
- Mari Ferrel promoted to KAMR Local 4 News Amarillo evening anchor
- KTAB - KRBC Abilene rebrand to West Texas Today and West Texas Daily
- Rachel Davis anchors KETK 4pm news
- Matthew Stell joins FOX Charlotte
- Dylan Smith leaves KRBC Abilene
- Hope Boland joins 3NEWS KIII Corpus Christi
- Diana Gomez leaves KFOX14 Morning News El Paso
- Julia Kwedi joins WBIR Channel 10 Knoxville, Tennessee
- Matthew Hidalgo joins Live 5 WCSC Charleston
- Zach Woodard promoted to NewsChannel 10 Amarillo sports director
- Ryan Bailey promoted at KGNS 8 Laredo, Brenda Camacho leaves
- Nick Canizales returns to 12News KBMT Beaumont
- Texas TV anniversaries for January and December

REMEMBERING

Veteran Corpus Christi news broadcaster Bud Lockhart dies at 90.

Lee Elsesser, a major force in TV news in the Metroplex, died January 1, 2026, in Fort Worth.

Texas media members lost in 2025

Dylan Smith joins KCBD 11 Lubbock

Dylan Smith is joining KCBD 11 Lubbock as a meteorologist as of February 2026.

- KCBD Lubbock weather team announces transition

Smith left his KRBC Abilene chief meteorologist position as of December 2025.

He joined KRBC in December 2025 from KTAB Abilene, where he served as a morning meteorologist.

The Texas A&M University grad  grew up down by Corpus Christi in the town of Gregory-Portland

Don't confuse this Smith with Dylan Smith of WTOC, Savannah, Ga., who previously worked in Texas at KWES Midland.

* Post updated with Dylan Smith's new job with KCBD 11 Lubbock

KTAB - KRBC Abilene rebrand to West Texas Today and West Texas Daily

KTAB and KRBC Abilene morning anchor Heather Easley and meteorologist Carter Vandrasik announced that, starting in January 2026, the Abilene Today and Abilene Midday newscasts changed their names to West Texas Today and West Texas Daily.

"We’re excited to now bring our coverage to San Angelo / the Concho Valley, in addition to Abilene / the Big Country," the post said. 

Drew Carney joins 9NEWS KUSA Denver

Drew Carney is the new anchor for 9NEWS Mornings, joining the Denver team in January 2026.

Carney takes over for Jordan Chavez, who just left the TV biz.

Before moving to Colorado, Drew spent 19 years with TEGNA sister station KGW 8 Portland, Oregon, where he anchored the morning news and became a familiar face across the region. 

He was also the longtime host and producer of the station’s highly popular “Out & About” series, delivering live, community-focused segments that spotlighted local businesses, organizations, and events throughout Oregon and southwest Washington.

Earlier in his career, the Temple University graduate worked as a sports anchor and reporter in Texas for KRBC Abilene and in Pennsylvania for WJAC Johnstown.

Entertainment/traffic anchor Erica Lopez just left KUSA mornings for WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth.

Texas 2025 TV and radio job moves

JANUARY

- Zack Owen to broadcast on Waco mornings again
- Rudy Treviño leaves KIII anchoring, still Domingo Live host
- Suzanne Stevens joins KRIS 6 Corpus Christi
- Texas TV engagements closing out 2024
- Mariah Conduff leaves CBS19 KYTX Tyler
- Victoria Lara and Andrea Valdez leave KLTV and KTRE Tyler
- Zach Brown joins WCHS ABC 8 / Fox 11 in Charleston
- Lexie Walker joins NBC 23 Valley Storm KVEO
- Texas media babies here or on the way!

FEBRUARY

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

MARCH

- Devyn Darmstetter leaves ABC 7 Amarillo
- Alejandra Puente and Sierra Henry leave KTXS Abilene
- John Treviño leaves 12NewsNow KBMT-KJAC Beaumont for new station
- Karen Gonzalez leaves KRGV 5 Rio Grande Valley
- David Todd Bailey named VP/GM of KTXS Abilene
- Kayler Smith joins WDTN 2 Dayton, Ohio
- Natalie McCain takes over for Emily Faith at KFDX Wichita Falls
- TV anchor and weather baby news early 2025
- KXII Sherman anchor changes in late 2024
- Karla Salinas joins FOX5 Las Vegas
- Savannah Hale leaves CBS19 KYTX Tyler
- KBTX 3 Bryan-College Station MMJ changes
- 25 News KXXV Waco turns 40
- A Texan on what it takes to run 50 local TV Stations

APRIL

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

MAY

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

JUNE

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

JULY

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

AUGUST

- Zach Fox joins WTOC 11 Savannah, Georgia
- Brianna Brown joins News 9 KWTV Oklahoma City
- Lauren Tear joins WFMY News 2 Greensboro
- Clemente Morales leaves Abilene Today on KRBC and KTAB
- Alex Cammarata leaves NewsWest 9 KWES Midland-Odessa
- Nasya Mancini joins KSNV News 3 Las Vegas
- TX TV anchors welcome first child and more
- Bob Hallmark retires from KLTV Tyler after 30 years
- Jonathan Polasek joins KTBX Bryan-College Station
- Mark Rowlett leaves KTXS Abilene

SEPTEMBER

- KBTX sports changes in summer 2025
- Noel Ramos Named News Director for Telemundo 40 Rio Grande Valley
- Bella Michaels leaves KRGV and then something big happened
- Texas radio rides into 2025 CMA Awards nominations
- Andy Liscano leaves KRIS/KZTV Corpus Christi
- Joel Villanueva returns to KRGV 5
- Daisy Martinez promoted to CBS 4 RGV evening anchor
- Javier Guerra promoted to KRGV 5 evening anchor
- Karol Garcia Joins Noticiero Telemundo Arizona
- Caiden Dinkins promoted to KTXS News 12 Abilene chief met

OCTOBER

- Cassidy Towns joins KBTX 3 BCS
- Angel San Juan suffers minor stroke
- Newly married media members in Texas
- Jordan Williams to leave 12News Beaumont
- Allan Gwyn joins KAMR Local 4 Amarillo
- Mary Kate Hamilton leaves KOSA Midland-Odessa
- Texas media baby births and pregnancies
- Angie Martinez named KRGV news director
- Texas TV October 2025 anniversaries

NOVEMBER

- Julie Hays reveals KWTX absence details
- Zuleika Soler joins WFLA Tampa
- Kristen Darden named KRIS 6 Corpus GM-Director of Sales
- Taylor Gomez joins CBS 4 and NBC 23 RGV
- Jessica Kirk joins the StormTracker8 WRIC team

DECEMBER

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

Texas TV news and radio job moves November 2025

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- 2025 Lone Star EMMY winners
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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Hearst lays off 26 Dallas Morning News employees, weeks after assuming ownership of the paper, DMN confirms.

Former iHeart Dallas SVP Patrick Davis Moves to Cumulus Atlanta.

Vince Richards To Depart As Audacy VP/Rock Programming & KJKK/KSPF/KVIL Director of Programming & Operations.

NBC 5 KXAS Digital Director position eliminated.

Ishmael Johnson joins the Dallas Morning News as a senior writer covering high school sports.

CBS News Texas Managing Editor Samuel Gardner III is leaving DFW to join WFTV in Orlando as Managing Editor. Gardner joined CBS News Texas in 2021 after seven years at CBS O&O KYW-TV in Philadelphia. 

NewsRadio 1080 KRLD Raises Over $30,000 for Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas.

Glenn Beck sells DFW mansion ahead of move out of Texas.

- Evan Anderson leaves NBC 5 KXAS DFW
- Emilio Ramos joins Telemundo 39 DFW
- Keenan Willard joins NBC Los Angeles
- Eden Checkol joins FOX 4 KDFW
- Brittany Rainey leaves CBS News Texas
- Michael Autovino joins CBS News Texas
- Brittany Costello joins WFAA

HOUSTON

KPRC2 reporter Jaewon Jung moves to the nightside shift.

Former KTRK 13 reporter Leslie Brinkley retires from her sister station, KGO, in San Francisco.

104.1 KRBE Fights Hunger in Houston With 3rd Annual Turkey Tour with Kevin & Audrey.

Danielle Lerner leaves the Houston Chronicle after 4.5 years.

KFDM 6 Beaumont director Arthur Harmon leaves for FOX 26 Houston.

Chron Reporter Gwen Howerton Stays Rooted in the State She Calls Home.

Moises Vergara, who has been with Hope Media Group for two years, has been promoted to Manager of Video. Rebecca Malonson, a team member of 6 years, has been promoted to Manager of Social Media.  Jason Nabb joins as HMG’s Houston-based Director of Digital Strategy. Andy Evinger joins as Senior Video Creator, based in Franklin, Tennessee. 

- Ari Alexander joins 7News WHDH Boston
- KPRC 2 and Grizzy’s Hood News Announce Strategic Content Partnership
- Jessika Reyna and Jessica Jeanz Make Tejano Radio History as the Only All-Female Morning Show Hosts
- Mike McGuff on Culture Club HTX
- Rod Ryan talks about Texas Radio Hall of Fame induction 2025
- Kara Willis leaves CW39 Houston
- Daniella Guzman moving to KPRC 2 mornings
- 100.3 The Bull's 25th Anniversary Ten Man Jam
- Ryan Chase leaves 104.1 KRBE
- Where is Keith Garvin?
- Kevin Quinn and John Donnelly join KPRC 2 Houston
- Shannon Ryan leaves ABC13 Houston
- SportsTalk 790 announces “The Morning Drive with Dan & Cole”
- ESPN 97.5 Houston hacked
- Grizzy’s Hood News behind the scenes look
- Melanie Lawson announces retirement
- KPRC 2 Houston at-risk videotapes saved by TAMI
- "Houston: Remember When" special
- Simone Eli joins PIX11 New York City
- Texas TV November 2025 anniversaries
- HOT 97 and WBLS to air in DFW and Houston

SAN ANTONIO

KSAT responds to former sports director's controversial broadcast claims.

AUSTIN

Austin's NPR station to host first-ever KUT Festival in 2026.

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

AROUND TEXAS

Lopez promoted to KTAB/KRBC Asst. News Director, Sotelo promoted to Digital Host.

25 News KXXV Waco-Temple-Killeen Good Morning Texas Neighborhood Reporter Heather Healy has left the station.

Former First Alert 7 anchor Mary Kate Hamilton receives media award.

Baylor film professors innovate, improve color display for screens.

Texas Country Music Awards Honor KNES Host Buzz Russell, KRXT.

Brandon Schaff joins WTHR Central Indiana as a multimedia journalist from 3 News KIII Corpus Christi, where he was a sports anchor and multimedia journalist.

- Julie Hays reveals KWTX absence details
- Zuleika Soler joins WFLA Tampa
- Kristen Darden named KRIS 6 Corpus GM-Director of Sales
- Taylor Gomez joins CBS 4 and NBC 23 RGV
- Jessica Kirk joins the StormTracker8 WRIC team

REMEMBERING

Texas Radio Hall-of-Famer, Dallas TV talk show host Suzie Humphreys dies.

Scott Patrick Morgan, a DJ in Dallas and 1460 KBRZ, has died.

- Joe Ford of Houston radio has died

Texas TV news and radio job moves August 2025

Send tips for the monthly Texas media job list here.

- Texas Radio Hall of Fame induction Class 2025
- 2025 Texas National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners
- 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced
- Nexstar enters into agreement to acquire TEGNA for $6.2 Billion in Accretive Transaction
- Texas TV outcome in Nexstar + TEGNA deal?
- 2025 Lone Star Regional Sports EMMY winners

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

The Dallas Morning News is expanding its business coverage, including a new 12-page Business Sunday section.

How WFAA’s archives helped bring Netflix’s new Cowboys documentary to life.

Chase Rogers starts covering Dallas police, fire and public safety for the Dallas Morning News.

Brian Scott signs a new agreement at Spectrum Dallas as an MMJ.

New Sports Museum Exhibition Bringing Joe Buck and Bob Costas to Dallas.

UT Dallas Loosens Ban on Student Newspaper Distribution.

North Texas Athletics and exclusive multimedia rights holder Mean Green Sports Properties announced a new radio home for Mean Green Football radio broadcasts in the Dallas-Fort Worth market on the iHeartMedia Dallas network. Beginning with the 2025 season opener, all Mean Green Football radio broadcasts will air live on Talk Radio 1190 KFXR AM for the entirety of the 2025 and 2026 football seasons.

- Julia Fife joins FOX 4 KDFW
- Fmr. DFW TV reporter Bryan Glazer recalls 1985 Delta 191 crash
- Gentry Little is the "Ace" of Texas high school sports broadcasting
- Mike Snyder recalls Flight 191 crash
- Blindfolded DFW anchor IDs french fries
- DFW anchor recalls almost chopper crash into prison
- Victory+, KDFW FOX 4, and KDFI More 27 Expand Partnership to Deliver More Dallas Stars Action for 2025-2026 Season
- Raquel Amparo leaves CBS News Texas KTVT
- Dale Hansen talks appearing in Netflix’s "America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys" doc
- Dallas Stars NHL Games available outside DFW via Victory+ and Gray Media
- Two big Texas TV anchor anniversaries

HOUSTON

KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy Mcllvoy among Houston ISD Athletics Hall of Honor inductees.

Women to Watch: Erica Rico; 93Q Country, Houston.

KPRC anchor Keith Garvin all about faith, family, fairness.
-  Evening anchor Keith Garvin celebrates 13 years with KPRC 2.

Bold Faith On And Off Camera: DaLaun Dillard’s God Story.

From Swifties to Sports Fans, Houston Tuned In for Taylor on Audacy’s Mix 96.5.

Former ABC13 KTRK anchor Steven Romo has been named a Correspondent at NBC News. 

From Alief apartments to arenas and airwaves, Raheel Ramzanali’s path is a Houston story of hustle, representation, and resilience.

After nearly 30 years in Texas, Houston writer Chris Vognar says farewell.

KHOU 11 National Sales Manager Candi Craig adds KVUE Austin to her responsibilities. 

Patricia Sauceda and Keisean Marshall are both joining FOX 26 KRIV as producers.

Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys media relations manager and play-by-play announcer Garrett Greene made his MLB debut calling the Houston Astros on SportsTalk790 alongside Robert Ford. 

Former Vice President of Programming for Audacy Houston, Melissa Chase, who oversaw programming efforts for 100.3 The Bull KILT, Mix 96.5 KHMX, and 95.7 The Spot KKHH, joins WRIC 8 Richmond, Virginia's expanded lifestyle show “Showcase.”

- FOX 26 Houston adds more news to digital
- Where is Mayra Moreno?
- Lauren Freeman interviewed by Houston Moms
- 93Q KKBQ Houston 1985 and 1989 airchecks
- Caroline Collins and other Texas TV folks getting injured
- Rodeo Radio 92.9 HD2 Houston replaces Country Legends
- Scott Flannigan Named Senior News Director; Edgar Zavala Named Senior Director of Technical Operations for Houston Public Media
- ABC13 Houston Class of 2026
- Nick Mantas joins KPRC 2 Houston
- Allison Gutleber joins CW39 Houston
- Seth Kovar leaves CW39 Houston
- Mayra Moreno earns Top 30 Influential Women of Houston Award
- Chris Huff rejoins 95.7 The Spot, Mix 96.5 and 100.3 The Bull in Houston
- Katelyn Maida guest announces for Grand Ole Opry
- Angie Rodriguez joins FOX 26 Houston
- Peyton Galyean joins FOX 26 Houston
- Ari Alexander leaves KPRC 2 Houston
- Tan Radford joins FOX 26 Houston

SAN ANTONIO

Morning anchor Audrey Castoreno celebrates 10 years with KENS 5.

Dan Weiss Named New Radio Voice Of The San Antonio Spurs.

Former San Antonio reporter joins castaways on 'Survivor' Season 49.

San Antonio TV personalities share their go-to Whataburger orders.

- Steve Spriester to leave KSAT 12 San Antonio
- Goldberg arm wrestles KSAT 12 anchors, eats crickets
- Steve Spriester signs-off KSAT 12 San Antonio

AUSTIN

Reporters Farrah Walton and Abigail Velez swap schedules at CBS Austin KEYE.

Meteorologist Avery Tomasco celebrates 8 years with CBS Austin KEYE.

Dave Froehlich signed a new agreement to stay as FOX 7 KTBC morning anchor.

Karla Leal renews her agreement as an MMJ/anchor at Spectrum Austin.

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

AROUND TEXAS

Don Brubaker celebrates 41 Years at 25 News Now KAVU Victoria.

Texas A&M Athletics Ups Its Game With Cameras From Grass Valley.

KRGV 5 Rio Grande Valley reporter Christian Von Preysing leaves to become a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Knight Science Journalism Fellow.

Storm Search 7 Chief Meteorologist Corbin Voges celebrates six years at ABC 7 Amarillo KVII.

Jenna Elique joins the Spectrum News 1 North Carolina sports team.

Kamryn Mendoza leaves KAMC Lubbock for FOX 2 and KPLR 11 St. Louis, Missouri.

Jordan Salas joins KFOX14 Morning News El Paso as a reporter.

Sean Bellafiore continues as morning weekday meteorologist with a new deal at KWTX Waco-Temple-Killeen.

- Zach Fox joins WTOC 11 Savannah, Georgia
- Brianna Brown joins News 9 KWTV Oklahoma City
- Lauren Tear joins WFMY News 2 Greensboro
- Clemente Morales leaves Abilene Today on KRBC and KTAB
- Alex Cammarata leaves NewsWest 9 KWES Midland-Odessa
- Nasya Mancini joins KSNV News 3 Las Vegas
- TX TV anchors welcome first child and more
- Bob Hallmark retires from KLTV Tyler after 30 years
- Jonathan Polasek joins KTBX Bryan-College Station
- Mark Rowlett leaves KTXS Abilene

Texas TV outcome in Nexstar + TEGNA deal?

Welcome to the new chapter in local television stations as Nexstar Media Group kicks off its bid to buy TEGNA Inc.

UPDATE OCTOBER 2025
Perry Sook reveals Nexstar-TEGNA deal outcome in DFW (and maybe Houston)

Anyone hear the 1990s calling when another Texas-based broadcasting company started buying up its rivals? Replace Irving-based TV owner Nexstar with San Antonio-headquartered radio owner Clear Channel Communications, and the saying "history never repeats itself, but it rhymes" makes a great station ID.

If the deal first reported by the Wall Street Journal weeks ago actually goes through, the biggest TV ownership creation in history will need the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to lift the 39% cap on how many stations one company can own of all US TV households.

TV station owners have been eager to get that cap upped in recent years due to lower ratings and rising competition from digital streamers and YouTube.

And if this deal doesn't happen, Sinclair already expressed interest in TEGNA a day before the Nexstar announcement.

Now with that out of the way, since I write a Texas media blog, let's focus on the Lone Star State.

Nexstar already has quite the portfolio of Texas markets in its home state, and with the TEGNA deal, it will now add the following DMAs and stations to its holdings:

KENS 5 San Antonio 

KIII 3 News Corpus Christi

12NewsNow KBMT-KJAC Beaumont

KXVA Abilene

Here are the current Nexstar markets in stations with the new potential TEGNA station in bold. 

Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX

CW 33 KDAF

WFAA 8

KFAA 29

Houston, TX

CW 39 KIAH

KHOU 11

KTBU 55

Austin, TX

KXAN 

KNVA

KBVO

KVUE 

Harlingen / Weslaco / Brownsville / McAllen, TX

KVEO

KGBT

Waco / Temple / Bryan, TX

KYLE

KWKT

KCEN

El Paso, TX

KTSM

Tyler / Longview, TX

KETK

KFXK

KTPN-LD

CBS 19 KYTX

Amarillo, TX

KAMR

KCIT

KCPN

Lubbock, TX

KLBK

KAMC

Midland / Odessa, TX

KMID

KPEJ

NewsWest9 KWES Midland-Odessa

Wichita Falls, TX

KFDX

KJTL

KJBO-LP

Abilene, TX

KTAB

KRBC

KXVA

San Angelo, TX

KSAN

KLST

KIDY

There might be more stations in one market than you even imagined when you merge the two large station owners.

I am no FCC TV merging expert, but I can't imagine this list will be the final one when the transaction is expected to close by the second half of 2026. Does this mean more swapping with another company, depending on how much the FCC increases station ownership limits?

And that's wild to me that Nexstar could own both top-rated KXAN and KVUE.  The company already owns two top-affiliated stations in smaller Texas markets, but not in a market the size of Austin.

But what will happen with CW33 and CW39 buying the former BELO stations WFAA 8 DFW and KHOU 11 Houston?  Forget a duopoly, this would be a triopoly (more than that in other markets)!

“Nexstar has a stellar long-term record of growth through its deals, having completed many well-received transactions since 2011, including the 2019 acquisition of Tribune Media," Nexstar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Perry A. Sook said in the deal's press release. "The playbook we followed to make those transactions successful – improving and increasing local content, executing on identified synergies, and quickly de-leveraging our balance sheet with free cash flow post close – are the same opportunities and strategies we will use in connection with this transaction. With committed financing and a plan for significant synergy realization, we believe the combined entity will be poised for growth, leverage reduction, and the enhancement of shareholder value.”

From what I observed in the Tribune takeover, Nexstar came in and replaced the top management of its new station. Let's take Houston, for example. I cannot imagine that the managers of KIAH will take over KHOU. While anything is possible in broadcasting, taking a low-rated CW station's leadership and putting those people in charge of a former crown jewel of the BELO world seems far-fetched. Stay tuned.

Based on my thinking and others I have been talking to over the last few weeks, we believe 39 will be merged into 11.  If there are open positions at KHOU, then some KIAH people could move over, as Nexstar will most likely cut any redundant jobs.

Will the newly rebranded CW39 morning newscast be cancelled?  I'm going out on a limb here, but could the new KHOU 7 to 9am newscast show also be broadcast on channel 39 at the same time?

And I can't imagine anyone disagreeing that the ABC13 newscast on 39 at 9 will be replaced by a KHOU-produced newscast once the KTRK contract ends.

UPDATE JULY 2026
KHOU 11 to provide CW39 9pm newscast

Here is something else to ponder.  

Naturally, the combined Houston stations will be under one roof.  But what about this scenario?  CW39 moves over to 5718 Westheimer at the newish KHOU studios.  Makes sense, but let's think about this deeper.  KHOU surely rents its two floors in this Class A office tower in the expensive Galleria area. According to the Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD), Nexstar owns the KIAH studios at 7700 Westpark Drive. The old 39 building is not large enough to handle KHOU right now. What if Nexstar tears down those KIAH studios Paul Boesch made famous and builds a brand new operations center for 11, 39, and 55 in its place right on the edge of Houston's Mahatma Gandhi District?

We'll see if anything I wrote here has any chance of actually coming true. I'm guessing, like anyone else, at this point.

Stay tuned, this is all about to be a bumpy ride.