Texas TV news and radio job moves September 2026

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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

Darby Brown leaves CBS Austin for 12News Phoenix

Darby Brown is leaving CBS Austin KEYE in September 2026 after two years as a sports anchor and reporter.

Brown announced she is heading home to Phoenix, Arizona, to join the sports team at 12News KPNX next week.

“This move closes the chapter on nearly a decade of sports reporting all across the Lone Star State,” Brown wrote on Instagram. “I gave everything I had to my jobs and communities, and they gave it all back and then some.”

Brown joined CBS Austin in September 2024 after five years as the director of sports content at KWTX 10 in Waco-Temple-Killeen.

She joined KWTX in 2019 after serving as sports director at NewsWest 9 KWES in Odessa/Midland.

Brown began her broadcasting career while attending Chapman University, where she graduated in 2017. She interned at NBC 4 KNBC and CBS News Los Angeles, and also worked as a production intern for ESPN’s SportsCenter and as a production assistant for FOX Sports.

Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Brown has spent nearly a decade covering sports in Texas.

In reflecting on her Texas career, Brown shared a few personal memories from her time in the Lone Star State.

“I moved here with a car that immediately got destroyed by a massive hail storm and a dream,” she wrote. “I’m leaving with a love for Texas country music, a husband, a dog named Mojo from Waco, and a full heart, knowing so many of my dreams have come true. Texas forever, but I’m going home!”

- Maddie Kirker leaves Spectrum News 1 Texas
- Katie Pratt leaves FOX 7 Austin
- Brenna Gibbons joins CBS Austin KEYE
- 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

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Brandon Schaff joins KVUE Austin and love is in the air

Brandon Schaff is joining KVUE Austin as a reporter after spending the past year at TEGNA's sister station, WTHR, in Indianapolis.

Schaff announced the move on Instagram, saying his next chapter is bringing him back to Texas, where he will join his fiancée, meteorologist Kristin Walla, at KVUE.

“Today is my last day at WTHR,” Schaff wrote. “My next chapter takes me back to Texas. I’ll be rejoining my fiancée [Walla] as a reporter at KVUE in Austin. I can’t wait to call the Lone Star State home again!”

Schaff joined WTHR 13NEWS in 2025 as a multimedia journalist, covering news and events across central Indiana. 

Before WTHR, Schaff worked at KIII 3 News in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he served as a sports anchor and multimedia journalist. 

The engaged couple both previously worked for KIII.

Schaff is no stranger to Indiana. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington before earning a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

- Maddie Kirker leaves Spectrum News 1 Texas
- Katie Pratt leaves FOX 7 Austin
- Brenna Gibbons joins CBS Austin KEYE
- 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

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Kristin Walla joined KVUE Austin

Kristin Walla joined KVUE in Austin in May 2026 as a weekend evening meteorologist.

- Meet Walla's fiancé, who is joining her at KVUE

I was not blogging when Walla headed to Central Texas, so here you go now.

You will also catch Walla on KVUE's weekday midday newscasts.

Walla began her television career at KIII in Corpus Christi in 2022, where she served as a weekend meteorologist for more than four years.

At KIII, Walla also produced annual half-hour hurricane specials and contributed to digital severe-weather coverage and nationally distributed weather segments for TEGNA's In the News streaming program.

Walla graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology in December 2021. 

Before graduating from Texas A&M, Walla interned at KBTX in Bryan and KXAN in Austin.

Dominique Leh joins FOX 7 Austin

Dominique Leh has joined FOX 7 Austin KTBC as a reporter, moving from Waco in September 2026.

Leh made her on-air debut at FOX 7 and shared the news on Instagram:

“Well Central Texas I didn’t go far! Say Hello to your newest reporter at Fox 7 in Austin!

Last night I made my on-air debut, and now I get the honor of serving this community which I’m really excited about, and I’m ready to hit the ground running!

P.S. Waco I miss you so much! I’ll be back to visit!”

Leh announced her departure from 25 News KXXV in Waco-Temple-Killeen in August 2026 after more than three years with the station. At the time, she gave no hint of what was coming next.

She joined KXXV in August 2023 and served as the station’s Neighborhood Reporter, covering Waco and Baylor University.

Before moving to Central Texas, Leh spent two years at KBMT in Beaumont, where she worked as a reporter, editor, and producer.

A native Texan, Leh moved to Kingsville at six and eventually settled in Kirbyville, where she graduated from high school in 2017.

Leh attended Lamar University, where she played four years of women’s tennis and earned a broadcasting degree in 2021.

It is likely that Leh or recent FOX 7 hire Julieanna Jackson (also from Waco, but at KCEN 6) is taking the place of reporter Bryanna Carroll, who is no longer listed in the KTBC website's bios section. 

Carroll joined FOX 7 in September 2025.

The New York University grad arrived from NBC Montana (KECI Missoula, KCFW Kalispell, and KTVM Butte all simulcasting through KDBZ in Bozeman, Montana), where she had been a multimedia journalist since 2023.

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- Maddie Kirker leaves Spectrum News 1 Texas
- Katie Pratt leaves FOX 7 Austin
- Brenna Gibbons joins CBS Austin KEYE
- Ann Pierret and Nathan Langley join KXAN Austin
- Julieanna Jackson joins FOX 7 Austin 
- Mike Warren retires from FOX 7 Austin
- Brandon Schaff joins KVUE Austin and love is in the air
- Kristin Walla joined KVUE Austin

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Sakura Gray joins FOX 26 KRIV Houston

Sakura Gray is returning to where she grew up and is joining FOX 26 Houston KRIV as a reporter.

Gray announced the move on social media:

" I’m so excited to announce that I’ve joined the FOX 26 Houston team! After five years of moving all across the country, I finally get to do the job I love in my hometown. I can’t wait to tell the stories of our community — I hope you’ll tune in!”

Born in Japan and raised in Houston, she is returning to the Bayou City for a homecoming.

Gray arrives from CBS Sacramento KOVR, where she has worked since October 2022 as a news reporter for CBS Sacramento and Good Day Sacramento.

In 2020, Gray began her television news career in Georgia at WRBL 3 in Columbus. She joined the station as a digital multimedia journalist before becoming a weekday reporter and weekend anchor.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied radio and Television.

Her career has also included several internships in media and entertainment. She worked as a production intern at KXAN in Austin, where she assisted with the lifestyle program Studio 512, pitched story ideas, worked on social media, and created graphics for online content. Gray also spent time as an editorial intern with Mâché in Los Angeles and Hollywire in Beverly Hills, working on interviews, editorial content, social media, and digital production.

- Sherman Desselle leaves FOX 26 Houston

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Ann Pierret and Nathan Langley join KXAN Austin

While writing about the new KXAN investigative program ‘Cause & Effect,' I learned that Ann Pierret is joining the investigative team at KXAN Austin.

Since September 2021, Pierret has worked for KRQE News 13/FOX New Mexico in Albuquerque as an investigative reporter. 

Pierret previously spent nearly a decade working in Michigan television, including five years at ABC12 News (WJRT) in Flint. She began her professional television career at WILX in Lansing in 2014 as a multimedia journalist and fill-in weekend anchor.

A native of Arlington, Pierret is an Edward R. Murrow Award, Michigan Association of Broadcasters Award, and Associated Press Award winner. 

Pierret earned a bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies from Fordham University in 2014. While at Fordham, she worked as a newscast anchor and reporter for WFUV and served as production director, anchor, and reporter for Fordham Nightly News. She also gained production experience with CBS This Morning and NBCUniversal's Morning Joe in New York.

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Nathan Langley Joins KXAN Austin as Multimedia Journalist

And while we're talking about Nexstar Media Group's Austin station, Nathan Langley joined KXAN News in July 2026 as a multimedia journalist. 

Langley comes from WIFR in Rockford, where he has worked as a multimedia journalist since May 2024. 

He began his television career at 13 WREX in Rockford, Illinois, in September 2023 as a digital content producer. 

While attending the University of Illinois, Langley studied political science with an emphasis in international relations and English, and earned a minor in creative writing. He was heavily involved with The Daily Illini, serving as a columnist, opinion editor, and senior columnist between 2020 and 2023.

KXAN Austin launches ‘Cause & Effect’

KXAN Austin recently debuted “Cause & Effect,” a new investigative program airing Fridays at 4:30 p.m. 

- Ann Pierret and Nathan Langley join KXAN Austin
- KPRC 2 announces new "ENOUGH" 10pm newscast debut

Co-hosted by KXAN investigative reporters Josh Hinkle and Arezow Doost, “Cause & Effect” will dive deep into compelling narratives.

The half-hour show is dedicated to providing Central Texans with a thorough examination of significant stories, going beyond the surface to uncover the factors and implications behind the news.

“This show is all about peeling back the layers of the stories you think you know,” said Hinkle, who also serves as the station’s director of investigations and innovation. “We’re not just reporting — we’re having real conversations about the issues that affect your lives, giving you the full picture in a way that’s timely, relatable and engaging.”

Building on KXAN’s strong tradition of investigative journalism, the program showcases the largest investigative unit in Central Texas and its latest work. KXAN’s award-winning team has received honors such as the Investigative Reporters & Editors Award and multiple National Edward R. Murrow Awards in recent years, highlighting its commitment to accountability and transparency.

“I’m excited about this opportunity to give our audience insight into our investigative process as well as more complex levels of understanding with our reporting,” Haley Cihock, KXAN news director, said. “These stories don’t end when we hit ‘publish.’ They beg for more exploration.”

 “The KXAN Investigative team will use this new program as an opportunity to expand upon key investigations that we believe our community will find valuable and interesting," Eric Lassberg, KXAN vice president and general manager, added.

Along with the main program, viewers can access extended editions of the Inside the Investigation segment that further explore the topics discussed. The companion KXAN Investigates Podcast will also be available wherever people listen to podcasts, allowing audiences to engage with the content at their convenience. Smart TV users can stream the show on the KXAN+ app, providing multiple viewing options.

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Waco TV sees job changes

The Waco–Temple–Killeen television market has experienced turnover over the past several months, with changes involving anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and station management.

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2026
Jasmin Caldwell joins KWTX 10

I wasn't blogging when some of these happened, so let's go.

One of the biggest departures is Jasmin Caldwell, a longtime face of KCEN 6 and its Texas Today morning newscast. Caldwell announced that August 11, 2026, would be her final day at the TEGNA-owned station after nine years.

Caldwell joined KCEN in 2017 and worked her way into the station's anchor lineup after previously serving as a weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter. She became part of a historic moment in 2022 when she, Taheshah Moise and Ashley Carter formed what NBC News described as the first Black female anchor team of its kind in the country.

During her career at KCEN, Caldwell covered some of Central Texas' biggest stories. She was among the first to report that skeletal remains discovered in a Killeen neighborhood were those of missing Fort Hood soldier Gregory Morales, who had been classified as AWOL before his death was discovered nearly a year later.

Caldwell also provided extensive coverage of the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush as Texas A&M University prepared to bury him at his presidential library and museum. Her investigative reporting included a look at Bull Hill Cemetery, a historic burial ground used for enslaved people in Texas dating to 1849.

Her reporting has also earned appearances on programs including Dateline, Nancy Grace, Investigation Discovery and Daily Blast Live.

In announcing her departure, Caldwell emphasized her connection to Central Texas, telling viewers that journalism was about more than being on television and that some of her most meaningful experiences came from connecting with people throughout Waco, Temple, Belton, Killeen and surrounding communities.

Caldwell also made clear on Facebook that she is not leaving Central Texas: "Just to be clear, I will still be living here in Central Texas. I'm not moving. So you will still see me around."

Caldwell is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

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KCEN has seen additional changes to its morning lineup. Lindsay Liepman moved from the station's evening newscasts to Texas Today in February 2026.  Liepman previously appeared on KCEN's 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts alongside Baylee Bates and Adrian Carbajal. She moved to mornings, where she joined the Texas Today team.

Meanwhile, Micah Wilson, who joined Texas Today as a co-anchor in 2023 and became known for the "JustAKidFromTheCreek" branding, departed KCEN. Wilson subsequently joined the News 9 team in Oklahoma in April 2026 as a weeknight reporter, where he is covering stories across the state.

Julieanna Jackson leaves KCEN

KCEN 6 also said goodbye to Julieanna Jackson, who announced her departure in August 2026 after two years at the station.

UPDATE:  Julieanna Jackson joins FOX 7 Austin

Jackson joined the 6 News team in August 2024 as a multimedia journalist. During her time in Central Texas, she covered a wide variety of stories, including the military, transmission lines, data centers, crime, fires, investigations, ranching, economics and education.

In announcing her departure, Jackson reflected on beginning her professional television career at KCEN immediately after college.

Jackson graduated cum laude from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and a minor in Law. While at Ole Miss, she worked as a reporter and anchor for the student-run NewsWatch Ole Miss.

- Matt Farrell leaves KCEN Waco

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25 News also sees changes

Across town, Dominique Leh announced her departure from 25 News KXXV in August 2026 after more than three years at the station.

We're still waiting to see the outcome of owner Scripps' recent layoffs. 

Leh joined KXXV in August 2023 and served as the Neighborhood Reporter for Waco and Baylor University. Before coming to Central Texas, she spent two years at KBMT in Beaumont as a reporter, editor and producer.

A native Texan, Leh moved to Kingsville when she was six, then later settled in Kirbyville, where she graduated from high school in 2017. She attended Lamar University, where she played four years of women's tennis and earned a degree in broadcasting in 2021.

KXXV added Thomas Patrick earlier in 2026. Patrick joined 25 News and 15 ABC as a weekend meteorologist and Neighborhood Reporter in March 2026. He arrived in Central Texas after forecasting in Spokane, Washington, at KREM.

Before his time in the Pacific Northwest, Patrick worked at WICS in Springfield, Illinois. His television broadcast meteorology career began at KNBN in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Patrick brings approximately 13 years of weather experience and has worked in television markets across the country before landing in Central Texas.

- Leslee Lacey joins KXXV as Good Morning Texas meteorologist
- Madison Myers joins KXAN Austin
- Bella Popadiuk joins KENS 5 in San Antonio
- Allison Hill joins KVUE Austin

Longtime Waco TV manager retires

Mike Lee, a longtime Texas television executive and former KXXV general manager, retired from his role with Nexstar's FOX 44 KWKT Waco-Temple-Killeen after a career spanning more than five decades in broadcasting.

A retirement party honoring Lee was held at the Greater Waco Chamber in June 2025.

Lee had been promoted by Nexstar in 2020 to vice president and general manager overseeing the company's broadcast and digital operations serving the Waco, Temple and Bryan markets, including KWKT-TV and KYLE-TV.

His career in Waco television dates back years before that. Lee served as vice president and general manager of KXXV for 11 years before leaving the station in 2016.

He previously spent decades with KFDA-TV in Amarillo, beginning his broadcasting career there in 1971 while still in high school. He eventually rose through the ranks to become KFDA's vice president and general manager in 1987.

By the time of his retirement, Lee had accumulated more than 50 years of experience in broadcast management, sales, marketing and television operations.

- Parker Rehm joins ABC30 KFSN Fresno