Texas TV news and radio job moves February 2026

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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.

Melissa Wilson surgery updates

I told you how FOX 26 Houston KRIV morning anchor Melissa Wilson had surgery to fix a facial injury caused by an airbag.

"This is the first day I've been fully awake since surgery," Wilson told mikemcguff.com after surgery.  "Just wanted to update you that I had reconstruction to all my airways because of a severe airbag injury to my face years ago. Scar tissue eventually built up and led to sleep apnea. Even though I'm still swollen, I can't believe how good it feels to breathe well again. Love and hugs to all. And yes... I sit WAY BACK now, further from the dash to prevent it from ever happening again."

We now have more updates from the popular, longtime Channel 26 morning anchor.

- Tom Zizka is having surgery, too

Wilson started working for FOX 26 Houston in 2000. Originally on the evening shift with co-anchor Mike Barajas, and she then moved to the morning desk with José Griñán in 2010.  Wilson now co-anchors with DaLaun Dillard.

The Baylor University graduate also worked for Florida's News Channel and NewsChannel 6 KAUZ Wichita Falls.

Heather Sullivan leaves FOX 26 Houston

Heather Sullivan announced her departure from FOX 26 KRIV Houston on Friday morning, mikemcguff.com has learned.

UPDATE
Heather Sullivan joins First Alert 4 KMOV St. Louis

UPDATE:  In her goodbye video, Sullivan says she is leaving for another TV station job (WATCH BELOW):

"It was a very hard decision to make. And I want to say, um, I love all of you guys. I mean, I take all of you with me in my heart the friendships I've made here, and also just all of the amazing opportunities that I've had to be able to take Sullivan's smart sense to Fox stations across the country. 

I've been able to create new shows...but I received a wonderful opportunity for a new anchor and consumer reporter position that will be announced soon in another market. 

And so, um, I'm choosing to take on that new adventure, but I take all of the viewers in my heart with me as well, because Houston has been an amazing place to be, and I really cherish my time here and in all of you especially."

Sullivan joined FOX 26 Houston in February 2020 as the station’s consumer reporter, appearing on Houston’s Morning Show and across FOX 26 newscasts. Her Smart Sense reports focus on helping Houston-area families save money and avoid scams, rip-offs, and consumer fraud.

Sullivan arrived at FOX 26 following the retirement of longtime Houston consumer reporter Emily Akin. 

We also learned she has an orange cat.

Prior to her move to Houston, Sullivan worked as a business, consumer, and political reporter at NBC12 WWBT in Richmond, Virginia. She also served as a national consumer correspondent for America Now, a Raycom Media–produced syndicated program, where her investigative consumer reports aired nationwide for four years.

Earlier in her career, Sullivan was a consumer investigative reporter and anchor at WSPA in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, and at WZVN in Fort Myers, Florida. She has also worked as an anchor, reporter, and host in Los Angeles at Ocean County Newschannel, and began her broadcasting career as an anchor and reporter at KVAL Eugene, Oregon.

An Emerson College graduate, Sullivan holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and political communication, along with an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Over the past decade, Sullivan has earned two Emmy Awards and a National Edward R. Murrow Award for her work as an anchor and consumer investigator in Richmond. Her investigations into illegal car sales, home-improvement fraud, and consumer scams earned her the South Carolina Broadcasters Association Reporter of the Year award. She also received a Murrow Award for her consumer product testing series, "Does It Work?" and was twice voted Best Anchor Team by Richmond Magazine.

OTHER FOX 26 HOUSTON RECENT NEWS
- Mekenna Earnhart joins FOX 26 Houston
- Melissa Wilson has surgery
- Tom Zizka is having surgery, too

Tom Zizka is having surgery, too

I just blogged Monday night that FOX 26 Houston KRIV morning anchor Melissa Wilson was having surgery.

Now we learn that weekend anchor Tom Zizka is going under the knife too, this time for a foot problem.

Our prayers go out to Tom and Melissa!

UPDATE AFTER ZIZKA SURGERY

Melissa Wilson has surgery

Melissa Wilson will be off-air from the FOX 26 Houston KRIV morning newscast after surgery today due to a facial injury caused by an airbag.

UPDATE: Melissa Wilson surgery updates

- Tom Zizka is having surgery, too

UPDATE AFTER SURGERY

"This is the first day I've been fully awake since surgery," Wilson told mikemcguff.com.  "Just wanted to update you that I had reconstruction to all my airways because of a severe airbag injury to my face years ago. Scar tissue eventually built up and led to sleep apnea. Even though I'm still swollen, I can't believe how good it feels to breathe well again. Love and hugs to all. And yes... I sit WAY BACK now, further from the dash to prevent it from ever happening again."

ORIGINAL POST ----------

"Heading into the operating room send a few positive vibes please," Wilson posted to Facebook.  "I'll tell you more later but airbag injury to the face is getting fixed now."

David, Wilson's husband, is shown in the photo next to her hospital bed.

Wilson joined FOX 26 Houston in 2000, first as an evening anchor with Mike Barajas, and then in 2010 mornings with José Griñán.  As of 2023, she co-anchors with DaLaun Dillard.

The Baylor University grad previously worked for Florida's News Channel and NewsChannel 6 KAUZ Wichita Falls.

Houston 2025 TV and radio job moves

JANUARY

- Liz Roldán joins CW39 Houston
- Rod Ryan addresses Tessa Barrera's replacement
- Frito and Katy Show join 100.3 The Bull Houston
- Rita Garcia reveals baby #2 gender
- Caroline Brown gives pregnancy update
- 100.3 The Bull address listeners concerning morning show
- “Runaway Radio” wins Houston Film Critics Society award!
- Sarah Pepper returns to Houston Life
- Kevin Ozebek joins ABC7 KABC Los Angeles
- Houston and Texas TV crews sled, have snowball fights
- Christine Noël joins FOX 31 Denver
- Amy Davis and KPRC 2 win duPont-Columbia Award 2025
- Colonel St. James remembered by Texas Radio Hall of Fame
- Erica Rico celebrates 15 years with 93Q Houston
- Houston TV lost two legendary photojournalists
- Colonel St. James has died

FEBRUARY

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

MARCH

- "Dean and Rog" break silence since Houston's Eagle firing
- Caroline Collins is engaged
- 2025 Houston Celebrity Dairy Goat Milking Contest
- How is the new KPRC 2 management working out?
- Lauren Kelly and Sarah Pepper reminisce about their time together on Houston radio
- Gina Sunseri Wins 2025 National Space Club & Foundation Press Award
- Brian LaLima leaves 'Sean Salisbury Show' on SportsTalk 790 KBME Houston
- 97.9 The Box's Young Jas and JMac get real on The Nightcap
- Lisa Foronda and Jerome Gray reunite in new TV commercial
- From the Q Morning Zoo, Mix 96.5 and the Texans, Joe Pogge has been involved
- Hope Media Group Promotes Scott Herrold
- Brianna Willis joins ABC13 Houston
- 93Q Houston with DJ Mike Snow - March 23, 1991 - live from Detour
- Jacob Rascon joins KHOU 11 Houston
- 740 KTRH turns 95 on March 25, 2025
- Danielle Grossman, from KPRC 2 to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- Allison Gargaro is pregnant
- Charly Edsitty wins 2025 Gracie Award
- 'Hello Houston' debuts on 88.7 KUHF
- Chris Henao exits KHOU 11 from Assistant ND role
- KPRC 2 GM Phil Lane is retiring

APRIL

- Josh Adams named Houston Public Media General Manager
- Bill Spencer returns to KPRC 2 Houston
- Rita Garcia gives birth to baby #2
- John Wesley Downey debuts 950 KPRC Movie Show
- Jillian Hartmann joins FOX 26 Houston
- Jacob Rascon interviewed by Ron Treviño
- KPRC 2 gets new graphics 2025
- Rekha Muddaraj leaves KHOU 11 Houston
- Ron Treviño's time on KHOU 11 Morning News celebrated
- A Houston TV weather crossover?
- Rekha Muddaraj signs off KHOU 11 Houston
- Is she my next goodbye post?
- Lisa Hernandez returns to KPRC 2
- Houston Landing nonprofit news to shut down
- SportsRadio 610 Host Clint Stoerner Inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
- Yes, Mario Díaz will chase someone through a courthouse on live TV
- 104.1 KRBE HD2 flips to "NASH Icon" country
- Another KPRC 2 reporter is a crime victim
- Keith Garvin's giant revelation
- Tom Zizka's son-in-law selected in 2025 NFL Draft
- Amanda Goluszka leaves KPRC 2 Houston
- Anthony Yanez makes Texas TV history

MAY

- Courtney Carpenter's ABC13 baby shower
- Mo from 100.3 The Bull joins Rod Ryan Show
- Hope Media Group Promotes Jeff Evans to Vice President of Radio
- Brittany Ford returns to Houston
- “What's Your Point?” celebrates 500 episodes on FOX 26 Houston
- Rashi Vats talks TV and parenting
- Marlene Guzmán leaves Telemundo Houston
- 950 KPRC AM turns 100
- Former KPRC 2 photojournalist injured in crash
- Behind the scenes of Big 2 News KPRC Houston - 1978
- Houston setting for new OWN show 'Heart and Hustle'
- Former Houston radio DJ's business smashed
- Katherine Whaley shows support for Hermann Park
- Chris Pickett named APD and MD for 89.3 KSBJ
- What went wrong at the Houston Landing?
- Mycah Hatfield named ABC13 Houston investigative reporter
- Shelby Coppedge joins Houston Astros games as fill-in host
- Caroline Brown returns to KPRC 2 Houston
- Mike Stanton no longer on Houston Astros TV shows
- Shannon Ryan added to 8am streaming on ABC13 Houston
- Kaitlin Monte talks about her quiet departure from FOX 26
- Caroline Collins asked co-anchor Rashi Vats "Will you be my bridesmaid?"
- Where is Alex Bozarjian?
- Adam Winkler back broadcasting sports
- Brittaney Wilmore named ABC13 Director of Community Engagement
- Marcelino Benito welcomes baby #2
- Sean McLaughlin named KPRC 2 VP and GM
- Amy Davis celebrating 20 with KPRC 2
- Former Houston TV anchor in new Tyler Perry movie
- José Griñán has passed away

JUNE

- 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!

JULY

- MIX 96.5 KHMX Houston cuts
- Daji Aswad is engaged
- Ozzy Osbourne and KLOL Houston go way back
- ‘Runaway Radio’ screening at River Oaks Theatre 10-1-2025
- Griff’s Irish Pub’s 101 KLOL Montrose connection
- 101 KLOL 1987 4th annual Rock N’ Roll Auction
- K101 1986 3rd Annual Rock N’ Roll Auction
- Courtney Carpenter gives birth
- Fmr. Houston TV reporter's sons survived Central Texas flooding
- HEART & HUSTLE: HOUSTON Premieres August 2 on OWN
- SportsRadio 610 Raised $27,240 Benefitting the Houston Food Bank During Inaugural “Reggie and Ron Radiothon”
- Where is Shelby Rose?
- Ilona Carson joins KHOU 11 Houston
- ABC13 Houston set changes?
- Sarah Al-Shaikh joins ABC13 Houston
- Audacy Houston Announces New Brand Leadership Updates
- DaLaun Dillard is finished saying what he doesn't like after the pickle lemonade taste test
- Will Kunkel revives 'Kickin' it with Kunkel' and more
- Anna Werner Joins Gray’s InvestigateTV
- Real Investment Show with Lance Roberts goes podcast-only
- John Dawson evacuated in Maui during tsunami warning
- Robert “Bob” M. Stein, longtime Rice political scientist and KHOU 11 analyst, dies at 75
- John Getter, former KHOU 11 reporter, passes away
 

AUGUST

- 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

SEPTEMBER

- 101 KLOL 1988 5th annual Rock N’ Roll Auction
- When 101 KLOL was in Dallas?
- Mayra Moreno returns to ABC13 Houston
- Brandi Smith joins Houston Moms, talks leaving TV
- Johnathan Walton returns to KHOU 11 with new book
- Rosa Flores joins MSNBC
- Alex Bozarjian leaves ABC13 Houston
- Dominique Sachse and Vic Mignogna answer your juiciest relationship questions
- New Houston Art Weeks has KLOL connection
- Brittany Jeffers promoted to KPRC 2 noon anchor
- Houston stations have staff cuts
- Abigail Dye leaves FOX 26 Houston
- Jonathan Novack leaves CW39, Daryl Matthews hired
- Allison Gargaro gives birth
- KPRC 2 staffer writes about grief after loss of his son
- Stephanie Simmons joins CBS News 8 KFMB San Diego
- It's a mikemcguff blog 20 year celebration!
- Taylor Mills leaving 89.3 KSBJ night show
- Puro Tejano 106.1 Houston launches
- Houston jumps to #5 radio market
- Eddie “The Boner” golfed with Alice Cooper
- Houston September 2025 anniversaries
- Édgar Olivares promoted at Telemundo Houston
- Where is Owen Conflenti?

OCTOBER

- Eddie “The Boner” golfed with Alice Cooper
- Mike McGuff appears on "Hello Houston!"
- Mayra Moreno is pregnant
- Houston Public Media announces new leadership
- 93Q Houston wins 2025 CMA radio station of the year award
- Sean Salisbury exits SportsTalk 790 after iHeart layoffs
- Estéreo Latino 93.3 returns to Houston
- Doug Abernethy returns to Radio One
- Idolina Peralez returns to CW39 Houston KIAH as chief meteorologist
- Victor Jacobo joins CBS Chicago
- Bob Allen's movie career with the Astros and World Series
- Texas 2025 Marconi Award Winners
- Jonathan Mejia leaves FOX 26 Houston
- ABC13 lands 76th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Mike McGuff on "The Ann Harder Show"
- AstroWorld memories 20 years later after closing
- Houston-based CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian cut in Paramount-Skydance merger
- Owen Conflenti leaves KPRC 2 Houston

NOVEMBER

- 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
- Joe Ford of Houston radio has died

DECEMBER

- Shannon Ryan joins Spectrum News network
- Mike Iscovitz gives 2025 update on father's murder case
- Rachel Briers leaves ABC13 Houston
- Laurie Ramirez Named Station Manager at Houston Public Media
- Vanessa Pacheco joins CW39 Houston
- Jake Reiner receives well-wishes from Houston
- Dave Ward honored on "ABC World News Tonight with David Muir"
- Shara Fryer and Melanie Lawson remember Dave Ward
- Stephen Goin joins Gray Media as a Washington correspondent
- Stephania Jimenez joins KPRC 2 from KSAT12
- Houston Media Roundtable December 2025
- Tom Llamas broadcasts from Houston for NBC Nightly News
- Dave Ward honored at ABC13 and Crime Stoppers
- Haley Hernandez is author of School Makes You Super
- Karys Belger joins FOX 26 Houston
- Dave Ward's funeral service was a touching tribute to a Houston icon
- Anthony Yanez returns to Alley Theatre stage
- Htown Sports Talk on CW39 Houston
- John King of KHOU 11 Houston has died 

Texas TV news and radio job moves April 2025

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Dallas to buy part of old Dallas Morning News building for $51.5M.

Frank Reed has joined Classic JOY, hosting the weekday afternoon show.

Jane Slater is Shining a Spotlight the Dallas Cowboys Command on NFL Network.

Meet Eric Diep, the Observer's New Music Editor.

WFAA selected as partner in new, yearlong investigative project with ProPublica and the Texas Tribune.

The Dallas Morning News Business section unveiled newly designed listings offering more information than the old report. The reaction? Readers were not pleased.

Dr. Phil‘s media company Merit TV has named Ken Solomon as its new president and CEO.

Lana Ferguson named the Dallas Morning News Reporter of the Year for reporting in 2024.

- Greg Fields celebrates 27 years with WFAA
- Scott Padgett to leave CBS News Texas
- Dominique Sachse addresses hateful comments
- Marissa Armas joins CBS News Texas
- Jane McGarry addresses Good Morning Texas viewers
- Bob Mackay promoted to Audacy Dallas Senior VP and Market Manager
- Dallas Wings expand local TV
- Shannon Miller joins NBC 5 KXAS DFW
- Dan Godwin celebrates 25 years with FOX 4 KDFW
- CW33 KDAF DFW new set 2025

HOUSTON

Houston Chronicle named 2024 Newsroom of the Year by Texas Managing Editors.

Houston Landing wins two Texas Managing Editors Awards; collects 13 total prizes.

Two Houston Landing reporters honored as Livingston Award finalists.

ABC13 KTRK's Marvin Suggs celebrates 45 years as a TV News Photographer.

Photographer Sergio Soto celebrates 30 years at KHOU 11.

Former KHOU 11 and CW39 KIAH EP Perry Pace joins Local 3 WRCB Chattanooga, Tennessee, as news director.

Houston Chronicle selected as partner in new investigative project with ProPublica and the Texas Tribune.

Why are Astros only MLB team without direct-to-consumer streaming?

Syndicated Host Rowdy Yates Was Born To Be In Radio.

Keri Blakinger joins Houston Chronicle as new senior investigative reporter.

Houston Business Journal names new managing editor Erica Ponder.

Florian Martin to lead the Houston Business Journal Growth Team.

'Street Flava' has been celebrating Houston hip-hop for more than 30 years.

97.9 The Box DJ Keisha Nicole believes it's about more than just playing music.

93Q’s Lo Sessions Understands the Importance of Live and Local Radio.

93Q KKBQ's “The Q Morning Show with Riggs, Katelyn & Erica” partnered with Honor Flight Houston to celebrate local veterans with a trip to Washington, DC.

Assignment Editor Jaime Martínez celebrates ten years with Telemundo Houston.

ABC13 KTRK digital producer Sarah Rolen follows former GM Wendy Granato to ABC7 KABC Los Angeles for the same position.

Iconic Houston Eyewitness News theme song now available for purchase.

Jeremy Ness joins KPRC 2 as Local Sales Manager.

KHOU 11 Senior News Producer Polly Smith says she was let go in the latest TEGNA restructuring.

Paige Hubbard returns to KPRC 2 as a producer.

Lisa Michie hired as FOX 26 KRIV producer from WVUE in New Orleans.

Joshua Padilla joins the KPRC 2 marketing team.

Houston Chronicle photojournalist and videographer Jon Shapley leaves the newspaper.

Michael Edison joins KPRC 2 as a photographer.

KENS San Antonio 5pm producer Olivia Villaloboz joins sister station KHOU 11.

- Josh Adams named Houston Public Media General Manager
- Bill Spencer returns to KPRC 2 Houston
- Rita Garcia gives birth to baby #2
- John Wesley Downey debuts 950 KPRC Movie Show
- Jillian Hartmann joins FOX 26 Houston
- Jacob Rascon interviewed by Ron Treviño
- KPRC 2 gets new graphics 2025
- Rekha Muddaraj leaves KHOU 11 Houston
- Ron Treviño's time on KHOU 11 Morning News celebrated
- A Houston TV weather crossover?
- Rekha Muddaraj signs off KHOU 11 Houston
- Is she my next goodbye post?
- Lisa Hernandez returns to KPRC 2
- Houston Landing nonprofit news to shut down
- SportsRadio 610 Host Clint Stoerner Inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
- Yes, Mario Díaz will chase someone through a courthouse on live TV
- 104.1 KRBE HD2 flips to "NASH Icon" country
- Another KPRC 2 reporter is a crime victim
- Keith Garvin's giant revelation
- Tom Zizka's son-in-law selected in 2025 NFL Draft
- Amanda Goluszka leaves KPRC 2 Houston
- Anthony Yanez makes Texas TV history

SAN ANTONIO

Longtime Spurs radio broadcaster Bill Schoening announces retirement.

KSAT 12 Meteorologist Sarah Spivey celebrates eight years with the station.

Documentary revisits a 20-year-old Hill Country case covered by KSAT reporter.

Former KENS 5 anchor Aaron Wright joins Seattle news radio station.

- Phil Anaya leaves KENS 5 San Antonio
- Courtney Friedman moves to KSAT12 News at Noon alongside Stephanie Serna
- Deborah Knapp announces retirement from KENS 5 San Antonio
- Glen Horn joins News 4 San Antonio WOAI
- Santiago Gallego leaves Telemundo 60 San Antonio
- San Antonio TV 2025 Fiesta medals
- Mario Orellana leaves KSAT 12 San Antonio
- John Paul Barajas named KSAT 12 weekend anchor

AUSTIN

Austin PBS Unveils Next-Generation Broadcast Facility.

Austin PBS shows off headquarters redesign with stunning green room.

After 30 years on 590 KLBJ-AM, Carl Stuart moved his "Money Talk" show to KUT-FM 90.5.

New Texas PBS Series ‘Texas Monthly Presents’ Takes Viewers on a Special Storytelling Journey.

Norsan Media purchases Genuine Austin Radio.

John Diaz becomes TEGNA Texas Digital Content Director from his digital EP position with KVUE.

- Bryan Mays returns to KVUE Austin mornings
- KC Sherman joins KVUE Austin
- Baby news for Texas TV anchor, hosts and more
- John Krinjak leaves FOX 7 Austin

AROUND TEXAS

Mike Forman says he was let go from the Victoria Advocate after 42 years.

Texas radio stations request that their licenses to be cancelled.

Neighborhood Reporter Kadence MaKenna left 25 News KXXV Waco-Temple-Killeen after joining the station in May 2024.

Young Country 93.1 Lubbock launches after flipping from 93.1 Yes-FM.

KMOC FM 89.5 Wichita Falls dedicates cross after years of construction.

“TUDN Deportes” 1530 KGBT Harlingen flips to “Puro Tejano 1530” KYWW.

KVEO producer Jessica Amaya moved to new job.

Iman Abraham joins KFDM/FOX4 Beaumont as a multimedia journalist.

“Lift Worship” 91.3 KGLY Tyler began simulcasting on 95.3 KELW.

A voice Texomans have heard for decades: Cedric Bailey celebrates 40 years in the broadcasting industry.

Madison Fisher joins KFDA NewsChannel 10 Amarillo as morning reporter.

Beaumont Enterprise hires Mbu Maqungo as new business reporter.

Angelo State University Ram Media Students Win Top Honors at Statewide Journalism Convention.

CBS 4 News Rio Grande Valley morning producer Xavier Aguilar left the station.

Rock 98.1 KTLT Abilene flips to “Abilene’s Feel-Good Station.” 

 Nayeli Carrillo joins KYTX CBS19 East Texas as digital host.

Tyler Dupnick joined KRHD Bryan-College Station in April 2025 as a multimedia journalist from NewsWest 9 KWES Midland - Odessa where he was a weekend anchor.

- 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

REMEMBERING

Matt Thomas, award-winning radio journalist and News 88.7 anchor, dies at 41.

Waterloo Media owner Robert Lindsay ‘Bob’ Sinclair, 79, passed away.

Broadcasting Pioneer Elizabeth Murphy Burns, Former Morgan Murphy Media CEO, Dies at 79.

Former KFDX Wichita Falls weathercaster, Ben Strickland passes away.

Tom Zizka's son-in-law selected in 2025 NFL Draft

Tom Zizka is celebrating the Arizona Cardinals' selection of his son-in-law, Hayden Conner, in the 2025 NFL Draft. 

The former offensive guard for the Texas Longhorns played high school football at James E. Taylor High School in Katy.

The FOX 26 KRIV Houston weekend anchor posted video of Conner's selection watch party on social media. 

Zizka's daughter, Paige, and Conner met at Taylor High School, where they were both athletes.  

They were just married in early April 2025.

Drafted! @HaydenConner is going to the @NFL ...drafted by the @AZCardinals ! pic.twitter.com/plzATezuLc

— Tom Zizka (@TomZizkaFox26) April 26, 2025

Texas TV news and radio job moves February 2025

Send tips for the monthly Texas media job list here.

- 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