Texas TV news and radio job moves June 2026

 

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

People Won’t Stop Screaming at FOX 4’s Tisia Muzinga.

Dallas Observer Editor-in-Chief Patrick Williams retires.

Former NBC 5 Today KXAS Dallas-Fort Worth weekend morning anchor/reporter Evan Anderson began a new chapter as Senior Executive Director of Communications for Fort Worth ISD.

Latonya Yarbro moves to WFAA 8 as the morning executive producer from nightside EP for KMOV St. Louis.

Dallas Business Journal publisher doubles down with Fort Worth digital-only spinoff.

- FOX 4 KDFW new studio update June 2026
- Jeff Ray Signs Off at CBS News Texas
- Samantha Davies leaves NBC 5 KXAS DFW

HOUSTON

“Runaway Radio” wins three 47th Annual Telly Awards.

“Runaway Radio” scores major wins at the 32nd Annual Communicator Awards.

Chief of Communications / Senior Advisor to the Mayor's Office, Mary Benton, honored with the 2026 PRSA Houston Legacy Award.

How two former Houston broadcasters found love — and became examples for others.

Within three months of launch, Spanish Broadcasting System’s La Ley 92.1 (KROI) had climbed to number four in Houston’s overall market and claimed the number one spot among Hispanic listeners in both morning and afternoon drive.

The story behind the Houston Chronicle’s 125-year run.

Reporter Claire Hao leaves the Houston Chronicle.

OutSmart magazine has been named a recipient of a 2026 Excellence in Journalism Award from NLGJA.

- Stephania Jimenez says ENOUGH with the 10pm news
- Jason Nguyen named KPRC 2 Early Evening Executive Reporter
- Olivia Dance joins FOX 26 Houston
- KPRC 2 to bring back a morning traffic anchor
- Brheanna Berry returns to Houston at KHOU 11
- Gage Goulding leaves KPRC 2 Houston
- Robert Arnold leaves KPRC 2 Houston
- Double J’s Morning Show moves to Houston Tejano Hits app
- Brittany Begley gets national coverage for TV industry criticisms
- Brittany Begley no longer with KPRC 2 Houston
- Jeff Ehling to retire from ABC13 KTRK Houston after 26 years
- KPRC 2 Houston experiences layoffs in June 2026
- Trason Bragg promoted to KHOU 11 Houston noon anchor
- Sherman Desselle leaves FOX 26 Houston
- iHeartMedia layoffs in Houston and Texas in June 2026

SAN ANTONIO

Bayliss Wagner joins the New York Times as a national politics fellow from the San Antonio Express-News.

KENS 5 bids farewell to photojournalist Irisa Wheeler.

- Leah Rodriguez joins KSAT 12 San Antonio
- Hunter King joins KSAT 12 San Antonio

AUSTIN

The University of Texas at Austin fired KUT Public Media General Manager Debbie Hiott and appointed Gerald Johnson as interim general manager the next day.

‘Texas Monthly Presents: The Story’ Turns Statewide Acclaim Into National Public Television Expansion.

Texas Monthly Takes Home Medals From the 61st Annual Society of Publication Designers Competition.

Norsan Media expands its holdings in Austin with the purchase of Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 93.3” KGSR Cedar Park for $3.5 million.

- Where is Scott Fisher?
- Sydney Gray joins KXAN Austin
- Laura Sather named KVUE Austin assistant news director
- Allison Hill joins KVUE Austin
- Fmr. Austin reporter apologizes after 'effort to have a little fun with World Cup competition'
- Kelsey Sanchez leaves KVUE Austin
- Jessica Rivera leaves FOX 7 Austin

AROUND TEXAS

Baylor football has finalized its 2026 radio broadcast crew, adding Geff Gandy and Bryson Jackson to the Baylor Sports Media Network, joining legendary Voice of the Bears, John Morris, on the call throughout the season.

Angel San Juan with KFDM/Fox Southeast Texas wins the 2026 Jack Pieper Legends Award at the Press Club of Southeast Texas banquet.

Max Zepeda joins ABC7 KVIA as a News/Sports Multimedia Journalist.

Joe Cerda, better known as JoJo to KTEX country music fans, is sharing his health battle publicly, hoping to push more people toward organ donation.

Grabiel Silva joins NewsWest 9 KWES Midland-Odessa as a Multiskilled Journalist (MMJ).

Jordan Benavides joins KRIS 6 Corpus Christi as a reporter for Kleberg, Brooks, and Kenedy counties.

3NEWS' Leslie Adami named best TV news personality in The Bend Magazine Local’s List.

Neighborhood multimedia reporter Melissa Treviño left KRIS 6 News.

Multi-skilled Journalist Blake Neubauer joined the CBS19 KYTX Tyler team.

KCEN 6 Waco-Temple-Killeen says goodbye to multimedia journalist Brandon Cote.

- Corbin Voges leaves KVII Amarillo
- Madison Hartin joins KIII 3 News Corpus Christi
- Katalina Bell leaves KTAB Abilene
- Christine Gormley joins FOX 23 KOKI and KTUL ABC 8 Tulsa
- Greg Kerr retires from NewsChannel 10 KFDA Amarillo
- Ron Rosseau retires from KTAB Abilene

Ron Rosseau retires from KTAB Abilene

After more than four decades in television and two separate stints at the station, Ron Rosseau is signing off from KTAB Abilene.

Rosseau retires from his role as KTAB’s morning anchor on June 26, 2026.

A familiar face to Big Country viewers, Rosseau first joined KTAB in 1981 as a reporter shortly after graduating from Abilene Christian University with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication.

He remained with the station until 1999 before leaving for Washington, D.C., where he joined the professional staff of former U.S. Congressman Charles Stenholm.

Following about 18 months in the nation’s capital, Rosseau returned to the private sector and helped market a filtered internet service. After the company was sold, he worked as a staff announcer at KGNZ Radio before returning to KTAB in 2006.

Back at the station, Rosseau became a staple of KTAB’s morning and noon newscasts, serving as both anchor and producer and helping start viewers’ days for nearly two decades.

Outside of broadcasting, Rosseau devoted time to ministry work as a fill-in preacher and Sunday school teacher. He also stayed active for years through jogging and racquetball.

In retirement, Rosseau plans to spend more time with family and friends. He and his wife have three children and one grandson, with another grandchild expected soon.

Stepping into the KTAB morning anchor role is veteran broadcaster Pam Nolan, who was introduced to viewers this week.

Nolan brings more than three decades of television news and journalism experience to the desk. Most recently, she served as journalism department head and journalism teacher at San Antonio Christian School, where she led the school’s journalism program, developed curriculum and mentored students in reporting, writing and broadcast production.

Before transitioning into education, Nolan built a longtime career in Texas television news. She worked as an anchor and reporter at KWES-TV in Midland/Odessa from 2012 to 2018, anchoring and producing multiple evening newscasts.

Her previous stops included KOSA-TV in Odessa, where she spent more than 13 years across two tenures anchoring evening newscasts and helping guide newsroom coverage, KMID-TV in Midland, and KXAN-TV in Austin, where she anchored morning newscasts and covered state government and court proceedings.

Like Rosseau, Nolan is also an Abilene Christian University graduate, earning her degree in mass communication and media studies.

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.

Noah McKinney leaves KTAB Abilene

Noah McKinney left his KTAB Abilene weekend anchor role at the end of December 2025.

McKinney, Cisco native, started with the station as a production assistant later moving to spot news photographer and eventually senior reporter/weekend anchor.

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Steve Noviello of FOX 4 KDFW brings a playful spirit to the button-down world of local TV news.

Death of a Newspaper: the Long, Awkward Afterlife of the 'Star-Telegram.'

Neal Franklin joins the Dallas Morning News to report on real estate issues. 

KERA acquires producer of public radio’s ‘From the Top.’

- Kara Sewell announces WFAA Daybreak departure
- Kylie Capps announces FOX 4 KDFW promotion
- Dawn White gives birth
- FOX 4 KDFW new studio video update
- Deborah Ferguson celebrates 35 years with NBC 5 KXAS DFW
- CBS News Texas DFW "surprising winner" in Stephen Colbert and James Talarico controversy
- Marc Istook signs off WFAA 8 DFW
- Marc Istook launches podcast
- Dia Wall and Matt Howerton debut on WFAA 8 Daybreak
- Kristin Diaz leaves 1080 KRLD DFW for WTOP News
- Ron Corning returns on KERA's “NTX Now"

HOUSTON

Longtime KPRC 2 caller leaves a legacy of finding the special in every day.

Prairie View A&M University President Tomikia P. LeGrande, Ed.D., has announced the appointment of former KPRC 2 reporter Trazanna Moreno as the University’s Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications, effective March 1, 2026.

Miya Shay and Gene Wu named by Houstonia as a couple powering Houston’s culture scene.

Legendary Houston sportswriter John McClain threatens to 'walk naked down Kirby' if CJ Stroud is traded.

Lea Jolan joins CW39 KIAH Houston as Digital & Streaming Executive Producer.

Yasmin Bangura joins CW39 KIAH as an Account Executive.

Houston Chronicle debuts faster, automated printing press.

KSEV AM 700 Adds Craig Collins to Daily Lineup.

- Daniella Guzman in Milan covering 2026 Winter Olympics
- Isiah Factor Uncensored moves into a battleground
- Daji Aswad is married
- Melanie Lawson's substantial donation
- Melissa Wilson has surgery
- Corley Peel to anchor KPRC 2 Houston weekends
- Tom Zizka is having surgery, too
- Kelvin Henry joins ABC13 Houston KTRK
- Heather Sullivan leaves FOX 26 Houston
- Caroline Brown pregnant with baby #2
- Shern-Min Chow signs off KHOU 11 Houston
- Megan Reyna joins KHOU 11 Houston
- Chita Craft featured in best TV News Bloopers January 2026
- Mayra Moreno's baby shower
- Melissa Wilson surgery updates
- KPRC 2 in a Google Pixel commercial
- The TV anchor 'It' factor by Mark Garay
- KPRC 2 expands 6pm newscast
- Michael Adkison joins Houston Public Media from CBS Austin
- KPRC 2 reporter shares figure skating past
- Samica Knight receives gift from Michael Strahan
- Pat Cavlin leaves KHOU 11 Houston
- Miya Shay celebrates Lunar New Year with Houston media guests
- Houston broadcast veterans launch eSports Radio
- Julia Morales on life on and off the field
- Yet, another KPRC 2 reporter is a crime victim
- Heather Sullivan joins First Alert 4 KMOV St. Louis
- ABC13 now streaming on Disney+ with its other sister stations
- Houston Dynamo FC announces 2026 in-stadium and radio hosts
- 950 KPRC in 1958
- Tony Atkins joins ABC13 Houston

SAN ANTONIO

Former KABB, KENS 5 reporter Lu Parker laid off amid Nexstar cuts.

Former San Antonio reporter returns for all-star 'Survivor' season.

After 12 years on air, WSAN Radio founder Ronald Gordon continues amplifying community voices, connecting San Antonio through music, conversation and service.

- KSAT's Shelby Ebertowski gets engaged
- Myra Arthur joins KSAT 12 Nightbeat
- KSAT12 San Antonio changes weekday morning lineup
- Sarah Forgany stands her ground on natural hair
- Meredith Haas leaves KENS 5 San Antonio
- Devan Karp leaves KSAT 12 San Antonio

AUSTIN

Nexstar Media Group’s KXAN in Austin, Texas, is encouraging viewers to “tap that app” in a new promo that also used a little help from AI.

Austin’s Zone adds Texas Streamers ‘Bucky & BK’ to Afternoons.

Texas Monthly Is a Finalist for Four 2026 National Magazine Awards.

Texas Monthly’s Promise to Readers in the Age of AI.

KXAN Digital Director Kate Winkle leaves the station after 8.5 years.

- Melia Masumoto is leaving KVUE Austin
- José Alonzo joins KVUE Austin
- Madison Myers joins KXAN Austin
- Ava Brendgord joins KXAN Austin
- Grace Thornton leaves KVUE Austin
- Hannah Rucker is engaged
- Adam Schwager joins Nexstar Media Group's Austin political bureau

AROUND TEXAS

John Diaz named NewsWest 9 KWES Midland-Odessa news director.

Sonji Milburn left NewsWest 9 KWES Midland - Odessa, where she was a Multi-Skilled Journalist.

Alexa Conroy joins KXXV 25 Waco/Temple/Killeen as Neighborhood Reporter.

Buddy Logan exits KNUE and Radio Texas Live.

Jacob Daniel joins KRIS 6 Corpus Christi as the Southside and Flour Bluff Neighborhood Reporter.

Destiny Venecia joins KFOX 14 El Paso as a reporter.

KTAB Abilene reporter Mariah Williams leaves the station.

Meteorologist Susana Harbert provides forecasts in English and Spanish on KTAB-TV and Telemundo Abilene in Abilene, Texas. Harbert joins “On Time for Mom Time” podcast hosts, Brittany Pelletz and Stacie Lopez to talk motherhood.

3News KIII Corpus Christi operations manager Scott Jones retires.

Lauren Sierra joins CBS 4 and NBC 23 KVEO Harlingen as a Multimedia Journalist.

FCC changes for some Texas radio stations.

Jessica Poole joins 15 ABC KRHD Bryan-College Station and 25 News KXXV Waco-Temple-Killeen as a neighborhood reporter.

Texas-based ABC affiliates file equal time notices as FCC cracks down on ‘The View’ over Talarico segment.

- KRGV's Tim Smith named 2026 National Weatherperson of the Year
- Texas TV meteorologist underwent deep-brain stimulation surgery
- James Eppler is longest serving FOX34 Lubbock anchor
- KCBD Lubbock doing news in the dark
- Katie Aupperle to leave KBTX 3 Bryan-College Station
- Paul Cicala leaves ABC-7 KVIA El Paso
- Lindsay Liepman swaps KCEN 6 Waco schedule
- Sam Nichols to retire from KTAB Abilene
- The KFDX spicy on-air exchange

REMEMBERING

Former KTRK Houston employee Kitty Borah dies at 90.

Ruben Garcia, longtime San Antonio radio voice and TPR's VP of Technology and Operations, dies at 66.

Houston celebrates the Life and Legacy of Michael “5000” Watts.

Sam Nichols to retire from KTAB Abilene

Sam Nichols announced Monday that he will retire from his role as chief meteorologist at KTAB Abilene after 21 years, effective April 20, 2026.

"Over these past twenty-one years I have had the pleasure and honor of serving the people of the Big Country," Nichols posted on social.  "In addition to the wonderful viewers, I have had the distinct privilege of working with colleagues that are not only true professionals, but dear friends as well.  From tornadoes to floods, to droughts, it’s been a great ride but it’s time to hand the weather clicker over to someone else and have some free time for a change.  I wonder what that will feel like! I cant wait to find out!!"

After retiring from a 33-year coaching career, Nichols returned to KTAB, where he previously spent 13 years as a weekend weather anchor and made his first television appearance delivering weekend weather forecasts in 1990.

He has been voted “Favorite TV Weather Person” multiple times in the Abilene Reporter-News Readers’ Choice Awards and received the prestigious Bell Award from the Texas Retired Teachers Association for outstanding media coverage of education issues. 

Before entering television, Nichols spent 33 years coaching women’s basketball, including 12 seasons as head coach at McMurry University. He retired from coaching in 2007, having been the winningest women’s basketball coach in McMurry history. In 2017, he was inducted into the McMurry University Athletic Hall of Honor and later named the women’s basketball coach of the All-Century Team. In 2026, the university further recognized his legacy by naming the “Sam Nichols Court” and inducting him into McMurry’s Legends Corner on February 1, 2026.

During his tenure, Nichols coached four All-Americans, led multiple ASC West Division championship teams, and oversaw a program in which every student-athlete graduated within four years. He was named ASC West Coach of the Year in 2006, and three of his teams from the 1999–2000, 2005–2006, and 2006–2007 seasons were also inducted into the McMurry Athletic Hall of Honor.

Across his coaching career, Nichols’ teams won more than 70 percent of their games, earning him induction into the Women’s Basketball Coaches of America 600 Victory Club in 2005. A lifelong Abilene resident, Nichols attended McMurry University and earned his master’s degree in education from Abilene Christian University. 

Nichols is the founder and president of Basketball Smiles, a nonprofit organization that provides free basketball camps in inner-city neighborhoods throughout the Bahamas. Founded in 1999, the organization celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2024 and has served more than 12,000 children, becoming one of the largest free basketball camp programs in the Caribbean.

Nichols and his wife, Sandy, are active in numerous local charitable efforts and serve on the Abilene Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee. Most recently, Nichols was selected by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command to represent Abilene and the Big Country as one of 30 civic leaders nationwide participating in the Air Mobility Command Civic Leaders Program.

"A big THANKS to all of you who have trusted me for your weather information for these past twenty-one years, I appreciate you all, so much - Especially the over 20,000 followers on my Facebook page – I will certainly miss my 'Facebook Live Severe Weather Updates,'" Nichols added. "I am in great health and looking forward to spending more time with Sandy, kids, and grandkids, along with more time at the golf course.  On to my next adventure!"

What happened to Sam Nichols's forehead?

KTAB 32 Abilene viewers might be wondering why there is a bandage on chief meteorologist Sam Nichols's head. 

He let us in on the accident that caused it.

"'I fought the kitchen cabinet door, and it won!' Helpful tip, keep cabinet doors closed, and rise up slowly when getting something out of the bottom cabinets," Nichols posted. "Four stitches and a black eye later...  Don’t want a rematch! Oh well, just another event-filled weekend at the Nichols household."

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. 

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
- 2025 Lone Star Emmy Silver Circle inductees

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