Texas TV news and radio job moves May 2026

 

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Radio One To Acquire KKDA/KRNB Dallas; Sells KZMJ To Fuzion Dallas.

Javier David departed The Dallas Morning News, where he served as business editor since December 2024.

Encouragement Media Group (EMG) announced it will launch its Spanish Christian format, Fuzión, on 94.5 KZMJ.

Robyn Key joins WFAA 8 as a news producer.

HOUSTON

FOX 26 KRIV Morning Executive Producer Jonathan Chastain retires.

Dayna Hayman joins FOX 26 Houston team as Morning News Executive Producer from FOX 7 Austin.

Sonya Villamagna Hamilton becomes VP of Sales at iHeartMedia within the Team Accelerate program from KHOU 11.

Chris Shepherd's TV show Eat Like a Local ends its run after 3 years.

KHOU 11 Great Day Houston reporter and NLGJA leader Carlos Hernandez champions representation and collaboration.

Producer Frank Espinoza returns to ABC13 KTRK after working at KPRC 2 for decades.

Houston Chronicle ends Dwight Silverman's personal technology column.

KTSU 90.9 FM Breaks into Top 20 in Houston-Galveston Radio Market.

SAN ANTONIO

Longtime San Antonio TV host Tanji Patton wraps up popular food show.

After a health scare, every day’s a best day ever for KENS 5 anchor Sarah Forgany.

News 4 San Antonio meteorologist Joe DeCarlo welcomes baby girl.

Texas Public Radio to merge operations with nonprofit San Antonio Report.

AUSTIN

Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley published his survival story in "Where the River Took Us" and has won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing.

KXAN explores ‘everything’ it has to offer viewers in promo series.

  

AROUND TEXAS

Rusty Surette named sole winner of 2026 Jason Hightower Award.

Ward Huey, vice president and general manager of KETK/FOX51/KTPN, Nexstar Media Group’s Tyler-Longview stations, has been named the 2026 Television Broadcaster of the Year by the Texas Association of Broadcasters.

Reporter Lidia Herrera leaves KIII 3 News.

 99.9 KLUR Wichita Falls midday host ‘Big Jim’ Russell has moved to mornings following the retirement of Brad Austin on May 15.  

REMEMBERING

Benjamin Bernheart Amato, 94, who built KSTAR Country KVST from the ground up, passed away.

Ashley Bowerman joins KBTX Bryan-College Station

Ashley Bowerman joined KBTX News 3 in Bryan-College Station in July 2026 as evening anchor.

She co-anchors the station's 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. newscasts alongside Rusty Surette.

Bowerman returned to her home state of Texas after spending more than three years at Gray Media's Tucson duopoly, KOLD 13 News and FOX 11 KMSB. She joined the Arizona stations in June 2023, anchoring FOX 11 newscasts while reporting for both KMSB and KOLD.

Before her move to Tucson, Bowerman spent more than three years at WSFA 12 News in Montgomery, Alabama, where she served as a weekend evening anchor and reporter.

A San Antonio native, Bowerman graduated summa cum laude from Texas State University with a bachelor's degree in electronic media and a minor in mass communication.

During college, she held several leadership roles at KTSW 89.9 FM, serving as assistant news director, anchor, producer, and reporter for the campus radio station and student newscasts. She was also a member of the Texas State Strutters dance team and was honored as the university's Electronic Media Student of the Year.

Bowerman gained additional experience through internships at News 4 San Antonio WOAI and  FOX San Antonio KABB.

Texas TV news and radio job moves March 2026

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

This Texas Media Mogul Owns the Local News: Irving-based Nexstar controls more TV stations than any other company. CEO Perry Sook aims to grow it even bigger.

Dallas officials feared WFAA-TV would leave downtown over parking dispute, emails show.

After nearly 13 years, the WFAA newsroom said goodbye to assistant news director Sheena Autin.

KERA breaks ground on headquarters, prepares to launch local news show.

Audacy names Erik Bradley Brand Manager of 98.7 The Spot in Dallas.

Ricky Cody renewed his contract as Chief Meteorologist with Spectrum News and will be staying in Texas for the next three years.

FOX 4 KDFW Chief Photographer Bob Hawman retired in March 2026.

Cumulus Media’s New Country 96.3 and 99.5 The Wolf Raise $360,000 for Cook Children’s Medical Center at 5th Annual Texas Independence Jam at Billy Bob’s Texas.

- Damien Lodes joins CBS News Texas
- Ana Mafud joins Telemundo 39 DFW
- Nelly Carreno joins CBS News Texas
- Nicole Nielsen leaves CBS News Texas
- Steve Pickett celebrates 30 years with CBS 11 KTVT
- Nexstar + Tegna, what about Texas stations, plus the dissent
- Mariel Ruiz caught a meteor over Texas breaking apart while live on air

HOUSTON

iHeartMedia Houston Director of Promotions & Marketing, Rob Skinner, is celebrating his 30th year with the radio company.

The Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2026 was announced, and Bruce Logan, Vice President of Programming for Audacy/Houston, with direct oversight of 100.3 KILT, is an inductee.

After 70+ years of telling the stories that make our neighborhoods feel like home, The Leader will close its doors. 

Nielsen Acknowledges Houston PPM Encoder Misuse From Illegally Operating Translators.

Space City Home Network announces Astros legend Ryan Pressly joining the broadcast

Meet the 96-Year-Old Texas Legend and iconic broadcaster, René Cárdenas, who helped solidify Houston as a baseball town.

After seven years at the Houston Chronicle covering state politics, Taylor Goldenstein joins the Texas Tribune.

Demarcus Ellis joins KPRC 2 as a technical director.

Rowdy Yates continues to expand his national footprint. The SuiteRadio program “Ridin’ with Rowdy” has been added to the nightly lineup on 96.1 KWS-FM in Charleston, West Virginia. Yates is also now heard weeknights on WUUQ-FM in Chattanooga. A special Saturday-only edition of the show has been picked up by KPXZ-FM in Las Cruces, New Mexico, while his afternoon-focused program “The Rowdy Ride Home” has landed in Butte Falls, Oregon on KWWL-FM. With the latest additions, Yates’ weekday reach now climbs to an impressive 70 affiliate stations.  

- Bill Barajas gets married
- Texas 2026 NAB Crystal Radio Award Winners
- Deanna Schultz to lead Houston Times and Dallas Herald Magazines
- KPRC 2 Houston has layoffs
- Haley Hernandez interviewed by Houston Moms
- Maggie McKethan Memorial Scholarship named after FOX 26 producer
- Coppelia Acevedo on trusting God in every season
- Tim Geraghty named KHOU 11 news director
- Pat Cavlin joins WPIX New York City
- Coffee House Houston moves to The Heights
- Jillian “JJ” Simmons joins 89.3 KSBJ Houston and Worship 24/7
- Owen Conflenti after KPRC 2 Houston
- Nicole Nielsen joins KPRC 2 Houston
- Tessa Barrera to leave Houston Life
- Houston Children’s Charity Makes History with Largest-Ever “Chariots for Children” Van Distribution
- Wayne Dolcefino profiled by Houston Chronicle
- Texas CBS News correspondent reportedly laid off
- Re'Chelle Turner is pregnant
- Remember Michelle Merhar from FOX 26 Houston KRIV?
- “Frito & Katy” no longer on 100.3 The Bull KILT Houston
- Ryan Shoptaugh on KHOU 11 Houston

SAN ANTONIO

Sam Pieprzyca rises to 102.7 Jack-FM KJXK Program Director.

WOAI anchor Mandy Noell plans a perfect day in S.A.

Graham Media Group's KSAT 12 has removed the bios of producer Hardy Meredith, Content Gatherer Avery Meurer plus digital journalists Ivan Herrera, Mason Hickok, Andrew Wilson and Ryan Cerna from its website.

Landon Lowe has been promoted to KSAT12's Nightside All-Platform Executive Producer.

- KSAT 12 San Antonio layoffs
- KSAT 12 meteorologist arrested, accused of assault
- Roxy Van Ruiten is engaged

AUSTIN

101X KROX goes local in mornings with the debut of “Morning X” featuring Trevin Smith and Sawyer Stull.

Texas Monthly Contributor Elliott Woods Wins Overseas Press Club Award for Migrant Series.

Sarah Smith joins KVUE as a producer.

- CBS Austin responds to viral video
- Scott Braddock on the new Quorum Report Radio
- Where is KVUE's Rob Evans?
- Sam Stark leaves KXAN for Austin Current
- Jordan Darensbourg leaves KVUE Austin

AROUND TEXAS

After four decades on 710 KURV Rio Grande Valley, Davis Rankin is retiring. He says he'll still fill in from time to time.

Most Stations In Country’s Top 20? Texas Holds ‘Em.

KWTX 10 Waco engineer Mike Jugert is retiring after 26 years.

NewsWest 9 Anchor Victor Lopez opens up about cancer setback.

KXII 12 Sherman added multi-media journalists (MMJs) Taylor Brooks, Maresa Sisk and Mia Medellin in the last year.

TEGNA's KCEN 6 Waco-Temple-Killeen news director Jim Hice leaves the TEGNA station.

KCEN 6 Waco-Temple-Killeen director and "Director's Chair with Shawn Hobbs" host, Shawn Hobbs ' bio has been removed from the station website, with no new movie critic since January 2026.

TEGNA's 12News Now - KBMT Beaumont Nightside Executive Producer Korbyn Lee and Digital Producer Sharinna Byrd are no longer listed on the station's website bio page.

12 News KBMT Beaumont producer Nick Northrup has been announced as leaving the station.

ABC 7 KVIA El Paso reporter Tyaun Marshburn has left.

KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock's Madeleine Hall has been promoted to full-time reporter.

ABC 7 KVIA El Paso adds Katrina Villarreal and Alberto Silva as producers.

Twenty Cumulus & Townsquare Media Stations cease operations, Texas included.

Emily Paulson joined KBTX as a multimedia Journalist in November 2025.

MMJ Adam Beam leaves KRIS 6 Corpus Christi for 7 News WKBW Buffalo.

KTEN 10 Sherman reporter Ryan Thorpe leaves.

Connoisseur Media has sold one of its three stations in the Sherman/Denison market.

Al Caldwell turns 90: Watch this 'PM Magazine' story from 1980 featuring radio legend.

Sarah Howard joins KBTX 3 Bryan-College Station as a Meteorology Fellow.

Emily Schmalz joins KFOX-TV/CBS4 El Paso as a weekday reporter and the weekend meteorologist.

KBTX’s Rusty Surette and Kayleigh Thomas arrested...for a good cause.

- Kellianne Klass joins KIII 3NEWS Corpus Christi
- Cristina Rodda leaves KTSM 9 News El Paso
- Lisely Garza leaves KGNS Laredo
- Priscilla Meza leaves News Channel 6 KAUZ Wichita Falls
- Lauren Margolis joins FOX 35 Orlando
- Recent Texas anchor baby announcements
- Brayel Brown joins WREG Memphis

REMEMBERING

Remembering Gary Stricklin: Former KTXS Sports Director Dies at 71.

89.7 KACC Alvin's Paula Guidry passed away after a battle with Colon Cancer. 

Rene Vasquez, a longtime radio personality on Majic 104.9 FM and known as "The Voice of Robstown" for decades, has died.

Texas TV news and radio job moves June 2025

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- 2025 Lone Star Regional Sports EMMY Nominees

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

40 more employees laid off from Dr. Phil's North Texas-based TV network amid 'summer hiatus': Officials.

DeDe McGuire 104 KKDA Dallas’ “DeDe In The Morning” is inducted as a member of the 2025 induction class of the Radio Hall of Fame.

Dale Hansen's hot takes are back in North Texas on new podcast.

Former “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX DJ Lisa Taylor announced she's retiring from full-time work in radio after a 45 year career.

99.5 The Wolf KPLX adds Vicki Ochoa for nights.

Former Fort Worth radio host sentenced to jail after violating probation.

Cumulus DFW’s New Country 96.3 Morning Show Raises More Than $30,000 for Patriot PAWS Service Dogs Through 5th Annual “Pet for a Vet” Campaign.

- Sydney Persing joins FOX 5 DC
- McKenna King promoted to CBS News Texas First Alert Chief Meteorologist
- Pete Delkus surprised by former WFAA anchor on his 20th anniversary
- Light fixture falls during FOX 4 KDFW newscast
- Dale Hansen surprises Pete Delkus for his 20th anniversary at WFAA
- Dominique Sachse and Vic Mignogna celebrate one year anniversary
- CBS Texas launches Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) technology-driven studio
- Lauren Bostwick officially joins CBS Texas

HOUSTON

Melissa Chase exits Audacy Houston.

Jay Michaels exits MIX 96.5 KHMX.

Jennifer Radcliffe named Houston Chronicle’s new local news editor.

Houston Chronicle named 2024 Newsroom of the year by TME.

Houston Chronicle photographer/videographer Yi-Chin Lee leaves the Houston Chronicle to work for Reuters.

Houston Texans TV host Drew Dougherty joins Strake Jesuit as director of its student TV station.

Wes Wilson joins Chron.com as executive editor from KIII 3News Corpus Christi where he was news director.

Erica Cheng joins Houstonia as News & City Life Editor.

Hope Media Group, owner of 89.3 KSBJ and “Way-FM” network, and “Vida Unida," acquires the “Worship 24/7” network.

Raúl Brindis Joins AIRE Radio Networks for National Syndication.

Longtime meteorologist Frank Billingsley selling Houston home for $1.52 million.

Former KHOU 11 assistant news director Chris Henao joins the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) as Chief of Media & Communications.

93Q Houston’s Riggs, Katelyn & Erica mark 500 Shows.

Christian Lagera joins the KPRC 2 marketing team.

Producer David Langham returns to KPRC 2 after a brief stint at the Graham Media Group station in Orlando.

Producer Sydney Wallace returns to KPRC 2 where she interned after working in Oklahoma City.

Claudio Mendrano joins KPRC as a director from CW39 KIAH.

- No one can stop their dancing now
- 610 KILT Houston 1968, 1972 and 1973 audio
- Behind the scenes tour of FOX 26 Houston
- Will Kunkel exits FOX 26 Houston
- José Griñán's memorial service
- Where is Jonathan Novack?
- Former Houston TV reporter's vehicle damaged in LA
- Mayra Moreno defends "Buenas Noches" sign off
- KHOU is trying to win the ratings by a hair
- KHOU 11 adds new morning newscast on streaming
- 'Dean and Rog' launch YouTube channel with Birthday Scams
- Could KPRC 2 open a coffee shop?
- Melanie Lawson returns to ABC13 anchor desk
- Rekha Muddaraj returns to Houston TV
- Melanie Lawson talks knowing Beyoncé over the years
- Houston TV has some big June anniversaries!

SAN ANTONIO

Following his exit from 1200 WOAI last year, the “Joe Pags Show” with Joe Pagliarulo returns to 550 KTSA/107.1 K296GK.

104.5 Latino Hits KZEP replaces “Enrique Santos Show” with the “Tino Cochino Radio."

Anchor Deborah Knapp honored at Commissioners Court meeting.

- KENS 5's Sarah Duran talks growing up in a journalism family
- Orlando Peña Aurquia joins Telemundo 48 San Jose
- San Antonio TV anchor celebrity doppelgängers
- Stephanie Serna on how she landed her first job
- KENS 5 San Antonio launches expanded morning news on digital
- Andrew Capasso leaves FOX SA mornings

AUSTIN

Josh Hinkle, duPont Award-winning director of investigations and innovation for KXAN, is the new president of the Investigative Reporters and Editors Board of Directors. 

101X KROX celebrates 30 years.

City Council endorses public broadcasting by creating Austin PBS Day.

Matt Fernandez joins WBTV 3 Charlotte, North Carolina, as a reporter after leaving KVUE.

KXAN anchor Will DuPree celebrates seven years working in Austin. 

Texas Monthly Takes Home Eight National City and Regional Magazine Awards.

Paul Cobler joins the Texas Tribune as economy and industry reporter.

- Ryan Chandler is trying to save lives
- Rebecca Thomas leaves FOX 7 Austin
- Casey Claiborne leaves FOX 7 Austin
- Kristen Currie fills in on CW39 Houston
- Michael Courier joins KVUE Austin

AROUND TEXAS

“Wild 104.3” KQFX Borger/Amarillo now simulcasts Regional Mexican “96.1 La Poderosa” KBEX; format flipped during live remote for a Salvation Army sock drive.

Jeydah Jenkins joins KRIS 6 Corpus as neighborhood news reporter.

Derrick Jones joins 12News KBMT Beaumont as a reporter.

Cloud-Based Workflow Speeds KTXS’s Recovery From Downed Tower, Storm Damage.

Newsmakers announced, Southeast Texas media honored at 34th Excellence in the Media Awards.

Hundreds of KFDM News tapes from the 70s and 80s being digitized for public viewing.

KWTX 10 Waco Chief Engineer Larry Brown retires after 46 years of service!

Daniela Taboada-Palau joins 12News KBMT Beaumont.

Brianna Brown leaves KTEN Sherman to join News 9 KWTV Oklahoma City as a reporter.

Brady Taylor marks 20 years as a KWTX Meteorologist.

KBTX BCS Chief Meteorologist Max Crawford celebrates 10 years.

KBTX BCS evening anchor Rusty Surette celebrates 10 years.

KTEN Sherman morning meteorologist Amber Nowaski celebrates six years.

25 News KXXV/KRHD Waco/Bryan Morning/Midday Meteorologist Josh Johns celebrates six years.

Caroline Fletcher of KXII 12 Sherman celebrates five years. 

‘The Bo Corona Show’ Comes To Tejano Q99.5 San Angelo.

KIII 3 News Corpus Christi Multimedia Journalist Madeline Salinas left the station.

Mark Baugh joins KFOX 14 El Paso as morning reporter.

- 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

REMEMBERING

Former KTRK 13 photographer George Darrell Sauer ("Buddy"), 88, passed away.

Evans Risher, a beloved longtime WFAA photojournalist, has died at 68, his family announced.

Radio host, former congressman Blake Farenthold died.

Texas TV news and radio job moves February 2025

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- Best TV News Bloopers February 2025

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Morning anchor Deborah Ferguson celebrates 34 years with NBC5 KXAS.

Mike Bacsik to Leave 105.3 The Fan at the End of February.

Developer scraps plan to convert ex-Dallas Morning News into fun zone.

88.3 The Journey KJRN Keene announces longtime KLTY Dallas Program Director, Mike Prendergast, signed on to consult.

Matt Goodman is leaving D Magazine.

WBAP Adds The Joe Pags Show to Daily Lineup.

- 97.9 The Beat DFW is NAB 2025 Crystal Radio Award finalist
- Johnny Resendiz joins CBS News Texas
- Monty Cook becomes WBAP DFW news anchor
- Dallas Wings and KFAA 29 DFW create broadcast rights agreement
- WFAA flashback freezing temperatures - February 4, 1996
- Brianda Villegas joins WFAA 8 DFW
- Former DFW news director now TEGNA Chief Content Officer
- CBS News Texas is building something weather related
- FOX 4 KDFW studio tour
- Erin Moran leaves CBS News Texas

HOUSTON

The Houston Chronicle announced Bao Ong will be its new restaurant critic.

Opinion Editor Lisa Falkenberg to become Chronicle Senior Columnist.

The Houston Chronicle has named reporters Ryan Nickerson and Shakari Briggs to new reporting positions that will cover how local government is working — or failing to work — for residents in Houston and the entire metro area. 

97.9 The Box KBXX morning co-host Keisha Nicole has also added middays replacing the cancelled “Amanda Seales Show”. 

Interview with D’Artagnan Bebel, the Senior Vice President/General Manager for FOX26 TV & My20 TV and the GM & Head of Programming for FOX SOUL.

FOX 26 KRIV weekend anchor Tom Zizka celebrates 37 years in the TV biz.

KPRC 2 reporter Re'Chelle Turner celebrates 10 years in the TV industry. 

Consumer reporter Heather Sullivan celebrates five years with FOX 26 KRIV.

Amanda Stevenson joins KPRC 2 as a producer.

Former 101 KLOL DJ Chuck Akers announced he is now the 7pm to midnight weekend jock for The Eagle 106.9/107.5 KHPT-KGLK Houston.

Kevin Olmsted joins the KPRC 2 as a creative marketing producer from KHOU 11.

Reporter Clare Amari leaves the Houston Landing.

Gow Media has upgraded its automation system to Broadcast Electronics' (BE) new AudioVAULT 11.

- Miya Shay celebrates Lunar New Year with media guests
- Jaewon Jung joins KPRC 2 Houston
- "The Roula & Ryan Show with Eric" sticks around for 5 more years on 104.1 KRBE
- Chancellor Johnson leaves KPRC 2 Houston
- Isiah Carey issues statement concerning DWI arrest
- Telemundo Houston uses special effects to show weather changes
- Damali Keith leaves FOX 26 Houston
- Theresa guest co-hosts on Rod Ryan Show
- Texas TV marriages at the end of 2024
- KPRC 2 Houston cuts off SNL 50 special
- Houston-area DJs honored in Country Radio Hall Of Fame class of 2025
- KPRC 2 removes video from story after political outcry
- Karen Hua joins CBS News as Houston-based reporter
- Caroline Brown gives birth
- Frito and Katy grew up on Houston radio and are ready to ride The Bull
- Houston radio station says its transmitter was vandalized
- FOX 26's 'Breaking Bond' segment has roots back to 1991
- HISD taps into journalist skills with launch of new broadcast
- KTRK Anchor Emeritus Dave Ward Plaque unveiling and dedication ceremony
- Deborah Duncan talks TV and motherhood

SAN ANTONIO

Reported layoffs hit KENS 5.

Mark Shecterle Moves from Tulsa to Lead CMG San Antonio.

Jenny Law joins 101.0 KONO as APD/midday host.

KSAT 12 to introduce new daily streaming sports show.

- Karina Hollingsworth joins News 4 San Antonio
- Ernie Zuniga joins KSAT 12 San Antonio
- KENS 5 San Antonio celebrates 75 years
- Mia Montgomery to leave KSAT San Antonio
- Jessica Coombs to leave KENS 5 San Antonio
- Ernie Zuniga debuts KSAT "Pickup Lines" with special guests
- Robert Price leaving News 4 San Antonio

AUSTIN

Latino 97.1 Austin Returns To Spanish CHR.

Morning anchor Hannah Rucker celebrates five years with KVUE.

KVET Takes The Format Lead In Austin.

- Hearst to buy Austin American-Statesman, now covering Austin, Houston and San Antonio
- Fred Cantú to retire from CBS Austin after 53 year broadcasting career

AROUND TEXAS

Morning anchor John-Thomas Kobos celebrates 14 years ago at KIII Corpus Christi.

Oklahoma Hospitality Club honors KFDX Wichita Falls anchor Emily Faith.

KBTX Bryan-College Station evening anchor Rusty Surette voted Best TV Personality for 2024 in BCS by Bryan Broadcasting.

Tre Sanchez joins KFDM 6 Beaumont as a Multimedia Journalist.

Jason Freund leaves NewsWest 9 KWES Midland-Odessa to become a Multimedia Journalist for WSLS 10 Roanoke, Virginia.

Weekend anchor Jack Kessler celebrates five years with KAMR Local 4 News Amarillo.

Sydni Walker joins KCEN 6 Waco-Temple-Killeen as a reporter.

Reporter Sydney Ferguson is leaving KFDM 6/FOX 4 Beaumont for KAKE 10 Wichita, Kansas.

Devyn Shea, host of East Texas Now on KLTV, is leaving the station.

- 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

REMEMBERING

Engineer Dale Edward Boren, 79, who retired from ABC13 KTRK Houston after 32 years of service, has died.

- Jim Carola of KILT fame has died
- Chauncy Glover's cause of death released by LA County

Max Crawford promoted to chief meteorologist at KBTX Bryan-College Station

Morning meteorologist Max Crawford is taking over as KTBX News 3 Bryan - College Station chief meteorologist from Shel Winkley, who signed off on April 25, 2024.

UPDATE MAY 2024
Kayleigh Thomas takes Crawford's spot on KBTX's Brazos Valley This Morning.

Here is what Crawford posted on Facebook:

"I owe a lot to this guy. A lot of other people do, too. He never asked for recognition or praise. That’s one of the MANY things that makes him such a great leader. 

Meteorologist Shel Winkley KBTX and I always said we wouldn’t leave this job unless it was for an amazing opportunity. I’m thrilled for my former boss and one of my best friends for embarking on a new adventure. 

We have BIG shoes to fill, but he’s laid a great foundation.

I’m honored and privileged to be your next Chief Meteorologist, Brazos Valley!"

Anchor Rusty Surette says Crawford will become only the third person to hold the title "Chief Meteorologist" at KBTX.

The Texas A&M University grad interned under Winkley in 2013.  He then worked with Tom Tefertiller at KWES 9 Midland/Odessa before returning to KBTX in June 2015.

Crawford's wife, Kimberly, gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas Day 2022. 

Texas TV anchors getting engaged

 

Love is sweeping TV anchors across Texas as we see engagements throughout the Lone Star State.

I said yes! 💍🥰
So excited to spend a lifetime of seasons with my soulmate. #SolidasaRock #SkydivingProposal 🪂 pic.twitter.com/RPrkNViBHo

— Dr. Nicole Cross (@DrNicoleCross) July 5, 2023

❤️Engagement photos
📍 @7FLodge
📸 by @AllHeartPhoto

#MarcoGetsRusty pic.twitter.com/8NU0IHqDKb

— 🚨 Rusty Surette 🚨 (@KBTXRusty) October 15, 2023

Darryl Bruffett celebrates 35 years at KBTX

Darryl Bruffett is celebrating 35 years with News 3 KTBX Bryan-College Station.

In fact, August 3, 2022 was declared “Darryl Bruffett Day” by the mayor of College Station Karl Mooney.

As you will see in the photos below, the KBTX staff wore mustaches in honor of Bruffett's signature look. 

Bruffett joined KBTX in August 1987 and was named sports director in 1990.

Accepting a job with KBTX changed Bruffett's job in more ways than just starting his television news career. 

The former Texas AP Sportscaster of the Year met his wife, Lori, at the station while she was working in the sales department.

Fast forward and Lori Bruffett was promoted to the position of KBTX's general manager in 2020 from the station manager role which she had held since 2014.

We had everyone in the newsroom to say CONGRATS! Check it out. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/CCp9wG2QLe

— Rusty Surette (@KBTXRusty) August 4, 2022

Karla Castillo moves to KBTX 3 mornings

Karla Castillo has moved from anchoring KBTX 3 Bryan-College Station evenings to the morning newscast.

"Buenos días, Brazos Valley! I’ll be anchoring Brazos Valley This Morning starting Monday, April 18," Castillo posted.  "Going to miss the evening crew tremendously but I’ll get to see my family more and get to with our fantastic morning crew, which includes one of my favorites @kbtxmax."

Castillo replaces Kathleen and Josh Ninke who left "Brazos Valley This Morning" newscast for WAVE 3 Louisville, Kentucky. 

Fallon Appleton and meteorologist and Max Crawford will team up with Castillo until a second co-anchor can officially be hired. 

Evening co-anchor Rusty Surette joked he was losing his "work wife" in a Facebook Live. Surette will solo anchor until Castillo's successor is hired. 

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KBTX has a married anchor team

KBTX Bryan-College Station's "Brazos Valley This Morning" teams up newlywed anchors Kathleen and Josh Ninke

I am late on this one, but it is interesting to note that KBTX News3 Bryan - College Station now has a married morning anchor team.

UPDATE MARCH 2022
Kathleen and Josh Ninke joining WAVE 3 Louisville, Kentucky

Kathleen Witte (who now goes by Ninke on air) and Josh Ninke met each other at KBTX in 2017 and just got married earlier in 2020. 

"I will say that our bosses asked if maybe Josh would consider taking my last name, Witte, so we could call the show, 'Wake up with the Witte's,'" joked Kathleen in an exchange with KBTX evening anchors Karla Castillo and Rusty Surette in announcement about the big schedule change before its debut.

As of early September, the newlyweds have been waking up together at 2:30am with Kathleen moving from anchoring the 4pm and 6pm newscasts to join Josh on "Brazos Valley This Morning" at 4:30am.

"Maybe it'll be easier because when his alarm goes off, I already wake up a little bit," Kathleen said.  "So now I'll just stay awake instead of going back to sleep. Wait a second. This is sounding this isn't sounding good [laughing]."

Surette added that when the now newlywed anchors first met, in his opinion, they were newsroom flirts!

"There was immediate chemistry," Castillo added. "This is nothing but respect to all of y'all, and I think, you know, you kept that boundary, that workroom and friends. But I think we could always tell there was something there. And that's what I think has been fun when y'all started dating and then you got married, I think we were like 'finally!'"

"We fought it for about a year, year and a half," admitted Josh. "But then it was like, 'Oh, yeah, no, this is exactly what we're supposed to be doing.'"

Anchors across the world have to look like they like each other or at least pretend like it on air, but this won't be a problem for the new BVTM team.

But even if love is in the air, the newsroom bosses still carefully suggested the new on-air pairing.

"When our boss, Josh, our news director, also named Josh [Gorbutt], when he sat me down, he said, 'Hey, this is the plan and I'm going to do it unless you tell me right now that you're like on the brink of divorce,'" Kathleen admitted. "And I said, 'We're not. We're newlyweds, so I think if ever a couple can handle it, it's right now at the beginning, it's right now."

Also on the un-official "News with the Ninke's" is meteorologist Max Crawford and reporter Fallon Appleton. No word if those two are in relationships, but what if cupid struck the KBTX team twice?

With Kathleen's time slot move, morning anchor Erika Fernandez moves to the 4pm newscast and Castillo adds 6pm news duties.

KBTX 3 Bryan-College Station announces new anchor lineup

KBTX 3 B/CS Announces New Evening Anchor Teams

Steve Fullhart

KBTX Media is proud to announce new anchor teams for its 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. weekday newscasts.

News 3's Steve Fullhart and Karla Castillo are joining Chief Meteorologist Shel Winkley and Sports Director Darryl Bruffett at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. weeknights. The duo has anchored First News at Four since the newscast's inception in 2011. Fullhart has anchored News 3 at Five since 2012.

The 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. newscasts will soon be anchored by Kathleen Witte and Rusty Surette. Witte arrives at News 3 later this month from KBTX's sister station in Alexandria, Louisiana, KALB. Surette will start at KBTX in May when he finishes work at KWTV, the CBS affiliate in Oklahoma City.