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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Q Morning Zoo's Erica Rico and Tim Tuttle secretly married for years

UPDATE MARY 2022
Tim Tuttle leaves 93Q Houston's Q Morning Zoo

UPDATE FEBRUARY 2021
Katelyn Maida fills Kevin Kline seat on The New 93Q

UPDATE MAY 2019
Erica Rico is on maternity leave
Erica Rico has posted photos of her new baby girl on Facebook.

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2018

In August of 2018, Erica Rico posted on Facebook that she and Tim Tuttle were not together anymore.

"We are still great friends and getting along better than ever," Rico later told mikemcguff.com. "It's so hard to be so public when stuff like this happens. Hard on our kids too."

Here is Rico's Facebook post embedded below:

Here is the original post about Erica Rico and Tim Tuttle's marriage before they broke up:

In 2016, The New 93Q Morning Zoo's Tim Tuttle and Erica Rico tied the knot, but never talked about it on air

We know The New 93Q KKBQ wins tons of awards, but who knew two of its morning show hosts have been secretly married for years!

The Q Morning Zoo's Tim Tuttle and Erica Rico tied the knot almost three years, but chose to keep that off air...until last week.

"We kept it a secret, because when I got divorced like six years ago, people were sending messages to my kids saying that divorce is an abomination and ugly stuff," Rico revealed on Facebook Live.

Ok, some of the listeners had apparently figured it out, but last Wednesday, the couple went public on their morning show ahead of their big wedding celebration this past weekend. And it was a big affair. Held in Chappell Hill, TX, there were 300 guests of family and friends in attendance.

The 93Q listeners were in attendance thanks to the station's Facebook page live stream of the ceremony. The show's producer Al Farb told me the video has received nearly 60,000 views and around 850,000 impressions as of today (I'm including the video below).

The morning show duo are currently on their honeymoon.

That leaves other show host Kevin Kline to hold down the fort. Kline was one the the officiants of the wedding, along with Rico's oldest son, Ricky.

As for workplace relationships, Rico said on Facebook Live that the chemistry is still good between the show's hosts.

"Clearly it has worked out for us, but if it doesn't Kev is going to kill us both," Rico joked.

Some listeners were surprised because they thought Rico didn't even like Tuttle. While Rico says she does not always like his persona in the studio, he's a caring guy in real life.

"I really want to choke him out on the air," she admitted.

Rico says she likes her radio name and keeping it, but changing her name in real life. Although the three joked they could have changed the show's name to "Two Tuttles and a Kline."

Those two Tuttles have eight kids split between them. Maybe a reality TV show could be on the way...The Tuttle Ten!

UPDATE MAY 2019
Erica Rico is on maternity leave

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Erica Rico has baby girl

Where is The New 93Q Morning Zoo's Erica Rico?

UPDATE JUNE 5, 2019

Erica Rico has posted photos of her new baby girl on Facebook.

Here is what she wrote:

Thank y’all so much for all your messages! I’ve missed y’all so much and will be back on 93Q very soon. Me and husband Mark have been preoccupied with our new little princess. Just enjoying every minute, every late night feeding, the smiles, the baby noises, everything. Y’all are the most supportive, amazing group of people. Thank you. See y’all soon!

Country Aircheck reports Erica Rico and Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Mark Contreras were married last February. Their daughter's name is Elena.

---- ORIGINAL POST ----The New 93Q KKBQ Morning Zoo's Erica Rico is one of the most searched Houston radio hosts on my blog.

So now that she has been off the air for a period, Houston radio listeners want to know where she is!

The station has confirmed to me that Rico is on maternity leave. I also heard the station has started to note that on air. (SEE Top Baby Names for 2018).

Just last night as I was getting ready to start writing this post, Rico posted an image of her with a baby bump alongside her new man "Trooper Mark."

Some of her fans didn't realize she was pregnant. That's radio for you.

Congrats and stay tuned for more info as it comes in.

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💙 @troopermarktx photo by: @rkasmir Makeup by: @beautyandthebrowstexas
A post shared by Erica Rico (@ericarico93q) on May 21, 2019 at 7:36pm PDT

Friday, January 24, 2025

Erica Rico celebrates 15 years with 93Q Houston

Erica Rico, co-host of 93Q KKBQ Houston's "Riggs, Katelyn, and Erica – The Q Morning Show," celebrates 15 years with the station.

"It's my work anniversary," Rico posted on Instagram. "It's been a long, wild, fun, hard, tiring and rewarding 15 years!!! Best part of my job always has been and always will be....y'all! Thank you for your support and love these past 15 years. I love y'all so much."

Rico started at 93Q with Tim Tuttle and Kevin Kline. After they separately left the station, Katelyn Maida and Andy “Riggs” Riggle joined the country morning radio show.

Born into a large family in Arizona, Rico moved to Texas in 2005. She and her husband, Mark Contreras—a first responder and veteran—have a blended family of 10 children and are proud grandparents to five grandsons.

Rico has a diverse background, having appeared on reality shows and hosted her own cooking and BBQ programs. Despite her busy schedule as a mom to active kids involved in nearly every sport imaginable, she remains deeply committed to giving back to her community.

Over the years, Rico has earned numerous accolades, including being voted the "Hottest Woman in Radio." She’s also a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Grand Champion in Celebrity Wild Cow Milking and Llama Showing and a Reserve Champion in Celebrity Goat Milking.

Her on-air and off achievements have earned her widespread recognition and numerous radio industry awards.

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Monday, July 06, 2009

Houston morning radio player on NBC reality show

Ricardo 'Chico' Rico of the Houston morning radio show "The Mexicanz" is going on NBC for a reality show called the "Great American Road Trip:"

Erica and Ricardo Rico, and their kids, Ricky and Danielle, were chosen from more than 2,000 applicants to appear on the series that pits seven RV-driving families against one another as they make their way through challenges across the country.
Erica Rico, 31, was born in Tucson and grew up in Barrio Hollywood. She worked as a DJ for Mega 106.3-FM before moving to Texas four years ago. Ricardo was also at 106.3, but was better known as "Chico," one of the hosts of the short-lived Hot 98.3 (98.3-FM) morning show "The Mexicanz."
The Ricos moved to Houston after Ricardo, 35, was offered a show there. The family makes frequent trips back to Tucson. READ THE REST

The show will air on KPRC Channel 2 this Tuesday at 7pm. I know the Mexicanz have moved around the radio dial. Is the show still on Houston radio?

http://www.nbc.com/great-american-road-trip/contestants/rico/

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Monday, September 14, 2015

93Q's Q Morning Zoo nominated for CMA award

The Q Morning Zoo on The New 93Q gets nod from The Country Music Association

Cox Media Group Houston announced that the Country Music Association (CMA) has nominated The Q Morning Zoo with Tim Tuttle, Kevin Kline and Erica Rico of KKBQ-FM, The New 93Q, as Major Market Personality of the Year.

The Q Morning Zoo shared their thoughts:

"When I was a little girl, I would watch the CMAs just thinking how much I'd love to be on that stage," said Erica Rico. “Even though I can't sing a lick, today we got a call that put me closer to seeing that dream come true."

“What an incredible honor to be nominated not just once but twice! That may be just enough to begin mailing in shows and resting on our laurels,” said Tim Tuttle.

“Serving our community and impacting the lives of our listeners are two responsibilities we take very seriously on The Q Zoo and we're honored and grateful that the CMA recognizes our efforts by nominating us for Major Market Personalities of the Year,” said Kevin Kline.

The CMA Broadcast Awards are among the most prestigious awards given out in Country Radio. The CMA Award winners are chosen in three rounds of voting. Votes are cast by industry professional members of the Country Music Association – meaning Awards winners are honored by their peers in the music industry.

“In my 11 years in Country radio, Tim, Kevin and Erica are the best morning show I’ve worked with,” said CMG Houston Operations Manager Johnny Chiang. “They have become a part Houston, and I am so proud of the recognition the CMA is giving them."

Winners will be announced in October and honored during the 49th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 4th at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The event will be broadcast live on ABC-TV beginning at 7pm.

(This post is taken from a press release sent to me by Cox Media Group Houston)

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Friday, October 07, 2016

The New 93Q KKBQ wins CMA Major Market Station of the Year 2016

UPDATE OCTOBER 11, 2016
Q Morning Zoo's Erica Rico and Tim Tuttle secretly married for years

Houston’s Country Music Station: The New 93Q wins CMA Major Market Station of the Year 2016

HOUSTON – October 7, 2016 – Cox Media Group Houston’s, KKBQ-FM/The New 93Q has won Major Market Station of the Year for the 2016 Country Music Association Awards. This is the second time in the last three years The New 93Q has received a CMA Award.

"It’s a tremendous honor to receive this distinguished award,” said CMG Houston VP and Market Manager Mark Krieschen. "The CMA award is a true reflection of KKBQ’s dedication to our on-air product, the local communities we serve, our advertisers, employees and the country music industry."

The CMA Broadcast Awards are among the most prestigious awards given out in the field of Country Radio. The categories are established by market size based on population as ranked by Nielsen Audio. Candidates for Station of the Year are judged on audio sample, ratings history, community involvement, and format leadership. The entries are judged by a panel of distinguished broadcast professionals, representing all market sizes and regions.

“CMA Major Market Station of the Year. That is just surreal,” said CMG Houston Director of Operations Johnny Chiang. “This award belongs to our listeners, who drive us every day to serve our local community in the best way possible!”

The passion KKBQ has for its listeners, talent, community and advertisers is the direct result of The New 93Q reigning as Houston’s country music leader and the 1.1 million Houstonians who tune in weekly.

The 50 th Annual CMA Awards Show will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and broadcast live on ABC-TV from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 2 nd at 7pm.

RELATED
- New 93Q wins prestigious Marconi Award for 2016 Country Station of the Year
- The New 93Q KKBQ staff is partying likes its Rodeo time!

(The following post was taken from a release sent to me by Cox Media Group Houston)

UPDATE OCTOBER 11, 2016
Q Morning Zoo's Erica Rico and Tim Tuttle secretly married for years

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Lots of Dallas TV job changes, plus lots of funny TV news videos

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- Best "Video Bombs" of the 2012-2013 Season
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Former CW33 Eye Opener meteorologist Laura Thomas now heating up Phoenix
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Cumulus sells Dallas FM
Cumulus Media is selling one of its FMs in Dallas, but it’s likely not downsizing in the Big D.

Fox4 anchor/reporter Adrian Arambulo leaving station after six-year stint
Fox4 anchor/reporter Adrian Arambulo, a six-year veteran at the Dallas-based station, is leaving for an on-air position at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles.

100 Creatives 2013: Tom Abrahams, Author and Newscaster
Tom Abrahams' Sedition: A Political Thriller has passed 2100 copies sold in nine countries (US, Canada, Spain, France, UK, Germany, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand). The TV anchor is at work on his next novel and was just named in the Houston Press "100 Creatives" for 2013.

Catching up with Ed Fowler
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Michael Berry Show Fundraiser Nets $100,000
KTRH's Michael Berry and his crew will be needing a lot less shampoo after raising money for a good cause.

Erica Rico gets booted
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REMEMBERING

Former KTRK abc13 photographer Marshall Jard has passed away.

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Tuesday, December 06, 2022

Andy “Riggs” Riggle joins 93Q Morning Show Houston

Andy “Riggs” Riggle joins the 93QMorning Show KKBQ Houston with Erica Rico and Katelyn Maida in December 2022.

“I’m astronomically excited to jump headfirst into the world of country music and wake up the city of Houston, along with Katelyn Maida and Erica Rico,” Riggs said in a release. “I was ready to focus full time on my Mental Health nonprofit, HeartHead (helping people pay for therapy), but this opportunity was just too good and too big! I’m ready for this amazing new adventure. Thank you to CMG, Chris Eagan, and the incredible Travis Moon for believing in me and taking a chance on a Midwest guy from Wisconsin by way of Indiana.”

Riggs takes over for Tim Tuttle who left the station in May after 17 years.

He brings over 22 years of radio and media experience with him, having previously worked for:

- 103.7 KISS-FM WXSS Today's Hit Music for Milwaukee

- 97.3 WRNW Milwaukee, Wisconsin

- WNOU Indianapolis

- WYKS Gainesville

- WKXJ Chattanooga

"I am beyond pumped to have Riggs join the 93Q Morning Show. In a time where listeners crave genuine connection, Riggs will bring joy and authenticity to our amazing listeners in Houston,” added Travis Moon, CMG Houston’s Director of Operations. “Not only is he creative and community driven, his positivity and enthusiasm are infectious. This is going to be fun!"

Monday, February 08, 2021

Katelyn Maida fills Kevin Kline seat on The New 93Q

Katelyn Maida is taking over the microphone for the retiring Kevin Kline on KKBQ's The New 93Q Q Morning Zoo joining Tim Tuttle and Erica Rico.

UPDATE FEBRUARY 2024
Tuttle and Kline reunite on new podcast

It's a homecoming for Maida, who is from Houston, and started her radio career at KKBQ as a social media producer.

“I am beyond excited to come back home to the city where I grew up and join Tim and Erica in waking up Houston,” states Maida. “I’m not just coming back to a previous employer, I’m coming back to my radio family and the family-like atmosphere at CMG (Cox Media Group) Houston is part of what makes this team so successful.”

Maida started interning with KKBQ in 2012 as a University of Houston broadcasting program student. According to her website, Maida helped develop Cox Media Group Houston's social media presence creating her role as "Connected K."

After almost three years working for The New 93Q, Maida moved to Dallas in 2015 to work with Mark “Hawkeye” Louis on The ‘Hawkeye in the Morning’ on the New Country 96.3 KSCS after longtime host Terry Dorsey retired.

While in DFW, Maida also worked for KTVT's CBS 11 News This Morning as an entertainment reporter.

Maida left Dallas - Fort Worth radio and television in early November. She was replaced by Michelle Rodriguez on New Country 96.3 KSCS's “Hawkeye in the Morning.”

“Katelyn Maida was hands down the most talented person we auditioned," Tuttle said in a press release. "It was an obvious choice and we are so excited for the future of The Q Morning Zoo.”

“We are all really looking forward to having another strong female on the team," Rico added. "Katelyn was a perfect fit as she was already a part of our CMG family.”

Kline announced his retirement back in early December 2020 while I was on a blogging break. His last show was Friday, February 5, 2021.

Here is the video and transcript of his retirement announcement.

“After 30 years in the radio industry, over half of them spent in Houston on the legendary 93Q, I have decided to retire and start a new, as of now, untitled chapter in life with Trish, Beans and The Mayor of Sconeyville. From my first on air shift in 1990, I set goals for myself, the pinnacle of which was to have a morning show in a top 10 market by age 40. When I signed my contract on April 1, 2005, I not only met, but exceeded my goal, reaching a TOP 5 market at age 35.
Through 93Q, Trish and I were able to find a calling that we never knew we even had, helping children with cancer. Because of that passion, I adopted endurance running as a hobby and fundraising platform, traveling across the country and around the globe for races, we’ve seen much more of the world than we ever dreamed we’d see.
Trish and I plan to live abroad, country to be determined, and that decision doesn’t happen without 93Q putting us in a position where we could afford to travel and experience different cultures.
My mom asked me the other day, “What are you running away from?”. I simply told her, “the alarm clock”. And while that is certainly at the forefront of the decision, Covid also allowed me to quietly reflect and that reflection led to important lessons about myself... I found out that the amount of pressure I put on myself to succeed in everything I ever try prevents me from enjoying the endeavor and prohibits me from celebrating the outcome, I realized that the exhaustion I always feel after 5 hours on the radio isn’t because of the job, it’s because my depression and mental health issues force me to overuse my energy to be “up and happy”, I learned that my need to always please everyone and be liked by everyone is an impossible ideal to live up to, And Covid, quarantine and lockdown, confirmed what I’d suspected all along…my happiness and my calm is Trish and my dogs.
Life became easier when I detached from social media. Life became relaxing with a smaller circle and with fewer people to possibly disappoint. I’ll start my Howard Hughes life now, except I’ll still shower and trim my nails, and I’ll be grateful for all that I’ve experienced in yours and the public eye.
This 30-year ride has been a blast. It has been personally meaningful and gratifying. And the ride has changed our lives in ways we never imagined it would. Trish and I know how lucky and blessed we are to have had this long, incredible career. Many, who are lucky enough to even get into this highly competitive radio industry don’t last 30 months, so to have had an audience to entertain for 30 YEARS, that is something I have never taken for granted.
Normally I don’t make lists of people to recognize because inevitably someone gets left off the list. I’m going to attempt this here though because, while there are many involved in my career, these are the people who got me where I am today…
Long-time St. Louis radio legend, my broadcasting idol and my friend, JC Corcoran. Thank you for being on KSHE my 1st day of freshman year of high school. You and your show ignited my love of radio. JC and the KSHE Morning Zoo introduced me to the career I wanted to pursue.
My dad and the late news director at KMOX, John Angelides. My dad met John at a baseball game and after a short conversation, that led to an invitation for me to intern at The Mighty KMOX. I spent 11 months there working for free but getting rich with experience learning from iconic St. Louis broadcasters, Bob Hamilton and Mike O’ Connor.
Thank you to then Morning Hosts at The Point, D-Day and Mary Ellen, afternoon host, Sarah Clark, PD Jim McGuinn and GM, Dick Stein who let me loiter long enough to parlay my radio passion into producing and on-air roles.
To Joe and John, The Nocturnal Emissions, for letting me jump in on Saturday nights and giving me an outlet for my creativity.
To John Lenac, my friend, mentor, 2x boss, and former agent. You not only brought me on after I tracked mud into your brand-new studio, you hired me AGAIN years later, and THEN, helped me land 2 OTHER gigs. You always saw something in me I didn’t even see in myself.
To SuperFrank who owned Channel Z in Springfield, MO. I learned the business, the game and what it means to be a professional during those days. There were 2 radio stations I dreamed of working at. KSHE in St. Louis. KNAC in Long Beach/Los Angeles was the other. When that station went Spanish in 1995, that dream ended. Or so I thought.
To Susan Greenwood of MCA Records for introducing me to the Program Director of KNAC who was starting up a new station in Denver, Bryan Schock who hired me for nights on 92X. I was the first and only night personality on 92X because after 11 months, we were sold to a Spanish radio company...To this day, I’m still friends with those teammates from 92X, the Sheesh Family…Brysheesh, Zachsheesh, Stumpsheesh, Hilsheesh, Malsheesh and Rockfish.
Amazingly creative and fascinating people. To Michelle Matthews, Paul Maloney, Robert Cox and Cameo Carlson at The Buzz in Columbia, MO. It was a hard lesson to learn but it was a lesson I needed to learn. I wasn’t strong enough to be the lead on a morning show.
To Donna and Mitch Baker in Springfield, MO. I remember when I sat down with Donna to interview for Program Director and afternoon personality at US97. She said to me, “I hear you have boundless energy.” I did, but that was all I brought to the table for that job. Had it not been for the late Mark McClain and Paul Horton, I wouldn’t have lasted a week there as “The Boss.”
To Scott Pettibone at X101.5. When a Program Director brings you and your morning show partner into his office after only 3 days on the air, that’s normally not a good sign. What Pettibone told Tim and me though had us questioning ourselves. “The music is in the way. Tomorrow, no music on your show. You guys are going all talk.” What a compliment.
To WRAX Birmingham, AL, Dave Rossi. Dave is infamous for breaking Hootie and the Blowfish. I remember him fondly, I truly do, for telling Tim and me, “You’re not funny.” And Susan Groves, who inherited us as her morning show when she took over the station and didn’t try to change us.
Without our producer, Doc Adams, it’s highly unlikely we ever get the call from 93Q. 93Q was looking to break the mold of country morning shows and when Doc Adams suggested us to Johnny Chiang, that started a whirlwind courtship and clandestine meetings in hotel lobbies. It was the foresight of Johnny Chiang, Gerry McCracken, the late Rusty Walker and then GM, Caroline Devine who stepped out of the country music comfort zone to put 2 brash rockers on a female friendly, family catering country music station. 16 years later, I’d say that experiment worked.
Each of those stations are ripe with outlandish stories, but to hear them, well, you’ll have to wait for the book, which I’ll now have plenty of time to write.
Finally, I know the past 25 years would not have been as eventful, successful, or as fun without my radio partner, Timmy T. From the day we met in Nashville, we clicked. You can’t manufacture the immediate chemistry we had and do still to this day. Early on, we both wanted to be the lead singer. I realized, after a short hiatus from each other, that I was better suited to bassist or at best, drums, and for our partnership to last, I couldn’t compete for that spotlight. It had to be Tim’s. And I’m glad it was. We started out as friends and we’ll end our run together as friends. And in between that first day we met and the last day together, we’ll have created some incredible shows. Daring shows that made me cringe at times. Powerful shows that made me appreciate our impact. And all the while, shows that made me pinch myself that we had done that on the radio. Whenever we’re asked to explain our method, we always say, we walk into the studio with a blank slate. We throw words at it like paint and when the show is over, we look at what we created. Sometimes we created Picasso’s. Sometimes we created Pollock’s. And, whether you liked us or hated us, we almost always provided A Scream. Thank you for being a part of my life for 30 years and for letting me be a part of yours. I’ll leave you with words I’ve learned from traveling the world with Trish… Adios. Adieu. Auf Weidersehen. Ciao. Dosvedanya. Sayonara. Goodbye."

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Britta Merwin is pregnant

KPRC 2 morning meteorologist Britta Merwin announced on Facebook her pregnancy with baby number three!

"We are officially a party of 5," she posted.

In a clever photo collage with a nod to "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Merwin shows her two sons are too large to fit in the baby crib. But baby #3 will fit just fine. According to her sign in the photo, baby #3 will arrive in fall of 2019.

Merwin can talk her pregnancy over with another expecting mom at KPRC...anchor Lauren Freeman. She can also talk the upcoming baby with other expecting moms at the other stations like abc13 KTRK morning anchor Samica Knight, KHOU 11 freelance meteorologist Lisa Vaughn, abc 13 KTRK morning traffic anchor Katherine Whaley and FOX 26 KRIV anchor Kaitlin Monte. KTRK abc13 weekend morning anchor Erica Simon just had her bundle of joy in February.

Merwin came to Houston and KPRC in 2014 after working at KCRA Sacramento, CA.

Back in 2011, TVSpy reported Merwin, who was seven months pregnant at the time, was leaving California and moving to Florida to be with her husband, who was training to be a Coast Guard pilot.

Before that Merwin worked at NBC Weather Plus, CNBC, KNSD San Diego and News 12 New Jersey.

CURRENT KPRC PREGNANCIES
- Sophia Beausoleil is pregnant
- Brittany Jeffers is pregnant
- Jacob Rascon is adding to his family
- Haley Hernandez is expecting
- Owen Conflenti announces second child
- Britta Merwin is pregnant
- Lauren Freeman is pregnant with 5th baby

OTHER PREGNANT HOUSTON NEWSCASTERS
- Chita Craft announces second pregnancy
- Lisa Hernandez shocks KHOU 11 crew with gender reveal
- Katherine Whaley is expecting
- Kaitlin Monte announced baby #2
- Lisa Vaughn is pregnant

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Merwin's click2houston.com bio image

(Thanks Doug!)

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Tim Tuttle leaves 93Q Houston's Q Morning Zoo

Tim Tuttle, morning co-host on 93Q Houston KKBQ's The Q Morning Zoo for 17 years, announced on Facebook he has left the Cox Media Group owned station.

UPDATE FEBRUARY 2024
Tuttle and Kline reunite on new podcast

UPDATE DECEMBER 2022
Andy “Riggs” Riggle joins 93Q Morning Show Houston

"I just got word that 93Q will not be renewing my contract and that today was my last show.
I want to thank each and everyone of you that has listened to me do morning radio over the past 26 years in the great cities of Nashville, Daytona Beach, Knoxville, Tallahassee, Birmingham and Houston.
If I made you laugh even one time, you have given me the opportunity to live a dream life all while providing food, clothing and shelter for me and my family. I can never repay you for that.
Thank you to all the fantastic coworkers that I’ve had the great pleasure of working with since 1996. We have had some moments that will never be duplicated and that I will never forget.
God bless each and every one of you and God bless your families."

Tuttle arrived with co-host Kevin Kline in April 2005 from "The X at 100.5" WRAX Birmingham, AL which was an alternative formatted station at the time. They also worked together at X101.5 WXSR Tallahassee, Florida.

“We were an experiment; I noticed a big change in radio when we switched over from rock to country,” Kline told InsideRadio in April 2021. “The accessibility of artists in country music is not anything I had ever experienced before. In rock, especially in active rock like what Tim and I were before we got here, it was always somewhat a badge of honor for artists to be anti-establishment and not need radio interviews. Here, we get a phone call from Garth Brooks every other week [and] Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait. We interviewed Taylor Swift even after she became really, really huge. That was something that I found very refreshing and very, very different from where we had been.”

In 2021, Kline retired and Katelyn Maida joined the 93Q morning show from New Country 96.3 KSCS's “Hawkeye in the Morning.”

In 2016, Tuttle and co-host Erica Rico announced they had been secretly married for years. In 2018, they announced they were no longer together, but continued working together.

"Here’s to an amazing 17 years of you being on air in Houston," Rico posted to Facebook "First Kev, now you, you will be missed by our listeners and all of us at 93Q. Hope you’ll do amazing thing."

It appears at this time, Tuttle is the only morning personality leaving the 93Q morning show.

Just yesterday, CMG announced a new format leader for its country stations. Former Houston cluster Operations Director Johnny Chiang, who previously held the country format leader role, left the company in January.

I should note that it appears KKBQ has dropped "The New 93Q" slogan. That was always a point of derision with readers when I posted about the Houston country station. The comments would be "why is 'new' in the title when the station has been around since the 1990s?" or something to that effect. I do not know the answer. I can guess was that it is a slogan radio stations use to appear fresh and on the cutting edge of the music format they play. Beyond that, I would argue it might have been to differentiate this country version of 93Q away from the top 40 format of the 1980s.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Katelyn Maida is pregnant

Katelyn Maida took to the New 93Q Q Morning Zoo airwaves and announced that she and husband Matthew Shelton are expecting a baby.

And it's a boy.

Maida went into more detail on Instagram about her pregnancy.

"I’ve so been fortunate in my life to grow up surrounded by great men - my pops, my three brothers, my husband...lots of boys all the time, so it makes sense that I’ve received the calling to bring another great man into this world."

Baby boy Shelton is due January 2023.

Country music singer and songwriter Lee Brice was even on the phone to hear the pregnancy news along with co-host Erica Rico.

Maida joined the New 93Q Q Morning Zoo when Kevin Kline retired in February 2021. My Dallas - Fort Worth readers will recognize Maida from New Country 96.3 KSCS's “Hawkeye in the Morning."

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Friday, September 12, 2014

The New 93Q KKBQ wins Marconi Award for 2014 Major Market Station of the Year

The New 93Q wins prestigious Marconi Award for 2014 Major Market Station of the Year

Earlier this year, we saw 93Q KKBQ jump to number one in the ratings (12+) and now the Houston country music radio station receives some big honors.

Owner Cox Media Group announced The New 93Q was named 2014 Major Market Station of the Year at the 2014 National Association of Broadcasters' Marconi Radio Awards. The awards were announced Thursday night at the annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held during the Radio Show in Indianapolis, IN.

This is the first time The New 93Q has received an award of this magnitude according to the station.

"It's a great honor for our radio station, especially our employees to be recognized as best in class,” said CMG Houston VP and Market Manager Mark Krieschen. "We are privileged to have the opportunity to entertain, inform, and inspire our listeners each day."

The awards recognize radio's outstanding on-air personalities and stations.

"This incredible honor is the culmination of hard work by the entire team at The New 93Q,” said CMG Houston Operations Manager Johnny Chiang. “I could not be more proud of the folks whose passion for country music, radio, and our community makes The New 93Q a very special radio station and an incredibly rewarding place to work."

The station adds that 1.3 million Houstonians tune into the station on a weekly basis.

Earlier this month, Cox Media Group Houston announced the Country Music Association (CMA) nominated KKBQ-FM as a finalist for two prestigious awards: Major Market Station of the Year and Major Market Personality of the Year for The Q Morning Zoo with Tim Tuttle, Kevin Kline and Erica Rico.

The 48th Annual CMA Awards Show will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and broadcast live on ABC-TV from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 5th at 7pm.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Brittany Jeffers is pregnant

KPRC 2 reporter Brittany Jeffers announces first baby on the way

KPRC 2 reporter Brittany Jeffers is pregnant.

"Happy news to report," Jeffers wrote on Facebook. "Another sweet baby will be joining the KPRC bunch... my husband and I are so [excited] to welcome our little one this winter!"

This will be the couple's first child. Well, unless you count Jeffers and husband, Andrew's, other little one, new puppy Millie.

Now, insert the jokes on my social media about not drinking the water at Houston TV stations.

Jeffers joined channel 2 in April 2018 from CBS 11 KTVT DFW, where she worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor.

Before Dallas-Fort Worth, Jeffers worked at:
FOX23 KOKI-Tulsa, OK
KLKN Channel 8 in Lincoln, NE
2009-2010 Miss Nebraska - Miss America Organization

I know this is getting difficult to track, so let's map this out. You should see my home office. I have clippings from my blog pasted on the walls with colored strings representing the Houston TV stations attaching them. It's very John Nash in "A Beautiful Mind."

CURRENT KPRC PREGNANCIES
- Sophia Beausoleil is pregnant
- Brittany Jeffers is pregnant
- Jacob Rascon is adding to his family
- Haley Hernandez is expecting
- Owen Conflenti announces second child
- Britta Merwin is pregnant
- Lauren Freeman is pregnant with 5th baby

OTHER PREGNANT HOUSTON NEWSCASTERS
- Chita Craft announces second pregnancy
- Lisa Hernandez shocks KHOU 11 crew with gender reveal
- Katherine Whaley is expecting
- Kaitlin Monte announced baby #2
- Lisa Vaughn is pregnant

RELATED
- Erica Rico has baby girl
- Samica Knight has her second baby

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Monday, June 10, 2019

Jacob Rascon is adding to his family

KPRC 2 weekend morning anchor Jacob Rascon's wife, Ashley, is pregnant with their fifth child

KPRC 2 weekend morning anchor Jacob Rascon's wife, Ashley, is three months pregnant and he released this fantastic video of his kids Olivia, Malachi, Elijah and Elena breaking the big news.

"So far, so good. The nausea is pretty bad, as usual," Rascon posted on Facebook. "The color brown makes it worse, which is less usual. Here’s an actual meal request: Beef stroganoff without the beef, cold watermelon, corn on the cob, mint chocolate chip shake. We made it happen."

CURRENT KPRC PREGNANCIES
- Sophia Beausoleil is pregnant
- Brittany Jeffers is pregnant
- Jacob Rascon is adding to his family
- Haley Hernandez is expecting
- Owen Conflenti announces second child
- Britta Merwin is pregnant
- Lauren Freeman is pregnant with 5th baby

OTHER PREGNANT HOUSTON NEWSCASTERS
- Chita Craft announces second pregnancy
- Lisa Hernandez shocks KHOU 11 crew with gender reveal
- Katherine Whaley is expecting
- Kaitlin Monte announced baby #2
- Lisa Vaughn is pregnant

RELATED
- Erica Rico has baby girl
- Samica Knight has her second baby

Monday, January 09, 2023

Adam Krueger takes TikTok by storm and now its spreading

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Adam Krueger is taking TikTok by storm (get it...he's a meteorologist) with his CW39 KIAH Houston's "NO WAIT WEATHER + TRAFFIC" morning weather forecasts.

UPDATE APRIL 2023
Adam Krueger appearing on NewsNation

UPDATE MARCH 2023
Adam Krueger gets Snoop Dogg shout out, appears on "The Talk"

Krueger takes song requests from his followers and slips lyrics into his on-air weather forecasts. The sneaking words in the weather practice has earned the chief meteorologist millions of views.

Recently he's worked in song lyrics from DMX, The Weeknd, Tupac, Will Smith, Drake, Imagine Dragons and Taylor Swift next to topics I would guess range from adiabatic cooling to zonal flows.

In fact, the trend has even spread to KSAT 12 San Antonio Sarah Spivey's weather forecasts.

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"The challenge that I put on myself is to sneak it in there, where if you were watching for the most part, you probably wouldn't even notice that I'm referencing something unless you know that I'm trying," Krueger told Chron.com Trending News Reporter Ariana Garcia. "I even have people saying they look forward to this every single day or this is one of their favorite things on TikTok and they can't wait to see what the next one is. So I'm trying to make those people happy too."

I'm officially too old to be on TikTok, so soon I will have to stop writing this blog. How will I cover local Texas news if I'm not on TikTok? It's the latest thing the big TV companies are chasing for the younger crowd.

"This is the end / Beautiful friend / This is the end / My only friend, the end." This is me working song lyrics into this very posts.

True story...years ago I worked Pearl Jam lyrics into a blog post and got a very mean phone call from someone in the media. Was it related?

And here I thought the Houston TV TikTok war would be between FOX 26 newcomer Caroline Collins and KPRC 2 morning anchor Owen Conflenti. Add Krueger in too (and more anchors on the way I'm sure before the Feds and states reach their apparent goal of killing the social media company).

Krueger took over at CW39 Houston for Maria Sotolongo back in 2020.

Andy “Riggs” Riggle and Erica Rico of the 93QMorning Show KKBQ Houston interview Krueger below about how many Houston TikTok followers he has. Katelyn Maida is on maternity leave.

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