Alyssa Meisner leaves CBS4 KDBC El Paso

Alyssa Meisner has left her morning/noon anchor spot at leaves CBS4 KDBC EL Paso and joins WAND Champaign-Springfield-Decatur as a weekday anchor/reporter. .

Here is what Meisner tweeted.

"It’s been an amazing 3 years in El Paso. I’ve learned so much during my time in the Borderland, and had the opportunity to learn from some incredible journalists. Thank you El Paso for welcoming me with open arms. It’s been an honor to report on this beautiful community in the good times and the bad. Thank you to those who welcomed me into your home each morning and afternoon- and those who allowed me to tell their stories."

In the meantime, Meisner married former KVIA El Paso Nick Patrick who now works mornings for NewsChannel 20 and Fox Illinois WICS.

Now Meisner has changed her twitter handle to Alyssa Patrick and will be working in the same TV market as her husband.

"I’m so excited to announce that in 2 short weeks I’ll be joining WAND-TV (Decatur, Illinois) ," Patrick tweeted. "I’m honored to be joining a newsroom with such a legacy. My husband and I are blessed to be surrounded by his family here in central Illinois. I look forward to making this my home as well!"

The newlyweds met at WXXV Gulfport, Mississippi. 

The Syracuse University grad got her start at WXXV as a news anchor/reporter/producer and then moved to WOWK Charleston, West Virginia before El Paso. 

CBS4 meteorologist Amanda Guillen moves down the desk to anchor in Meisner's morning spot on KDBC. 

John Purvis and others leave CBS4 El Paso

John Purvis is retiring from his longtime anchor position with CBS4 KDBC and KFOX14 El Paso. 

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"After nearly 24 years of delivering the daily news, first for our sister station, KFOX14, and now for CBS4, I'm taking a break from the TV news business when I sign off on Friday, Aug. 2," Purvis wrote online. "I've had the privilege of covering and witnessing some incredible news stories while I've been here and in the 20 years I was in TV news before coming to KFOX14/CBS4."

This week, the El Paso County Commissioners Court and the City of El Paso honored him for his service to the community, and July 30, 2024, was declared John Purvis Day.

"Mr. Purvis's dedication and commitment to his craft have made him a respected figure in the community, and his contributions to journalism are both profound and enduring," said El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego.

“You have that voice," said El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser. "You have that command. And people trust that. People trust that voice. People trust someone that they can tune into."

Growing up in Roswell and Artesia, New Mexico, journalism ran in Purvis's blood. His mom was a newspaper editor, and his older brother was a disc jockey.

By age 17, the high schooler was working a studio camera for KBIM 10 Roswell.

After graduating from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque with a Political Science degree, Purvis returned to Roswell, where he worked for several years as a reporter, anchor and news director. That led to a job with an Albuquerque television station as Santa Fe Bureau Chief.

In 1992, he moved to El Paso to be KVIA 7's weekend anchor. He eventually moved to morning anchor.  Later, he co-anchored/produced an evening news talk program for the station.

I've seen different years, so Purvis started with KFOX14 in either 2000 or 2001 as an evening anchor, followed by mornings.  He then switched to evenings with Sinclair Broadcast Group's sister station, CBS4 KDBC.

Fidel Moreno-Meza leaving too

Also leaving is CBS4 KDBC El Paso morning anchor Fidel Moreno-Meza who has been on the AM news desk since February 2023. 

"After nearly three years here in the Sun City, the sun is setting on my time here. Friday, August 2nd, will be my last day on air with the wonderful team at CBS4 and KFOX14. I have taken a new role with our sister station, NBC 3, in Las Vegas."

The California State University, Fresno grad joined CBS4 in 2021 as a multimedia journalist and previously worked for KSHB 41 Kansas City, Missouri.

Jacquelyn Quinones

Jacquelyn Quiñones said she is also leaving.  She joined the station in December 2023 from KTXS/ABC38 KTXE Abilene-San Angelo.

*post updated as departure announcements made

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Madera is now working as a PR specialist for CHRISTUS Health and The Children's Hospital of San Antonio.

Here is what Madera AKA DeLeon posted to Facebook when she left San Antonio television:

"It’s so bittersweet to announce Tuesday will be my last day on-air and at KABB FOX 29 News, San Antonio & News 4 San Antonio! 

I’m starting the new year with a new chapter.

Thank you for allowing me into your homes and lives. I am so forever grateful for your loyalty! Some of you have been following me from the beginning in Lubbock.

You all mean so much to me & this isn’t goodbye, just a see ya on the other side! 

I’ll still keep you updated on life with Chance, Archie & Theodore [I] promise! 

And I’ll let ya know where I’m headed, very soon! But for now, I hope you’ll join me on my last 2 days."

DeLeon joined the Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. owned San Antonio stations in April 2020.

Before the Alamo City, DeLeon was a morning anchor for KFOX14 in her hometown of El Paso. She started off at the Sinclair El Paso stations as a multi-media journalist for KFOX and CBS4 KDBC.

DeLeon started her TV career at NewsChannel 11 KCBD, not to be confused with El Paso's KDBC, as an anchor/reporter.

The Texas Tech University grad interned with the Nexstar owned KLBK/KAMC in Lubbock. As a student, DeLeon reported for student-run Daily Toreador and Mass Comm Television (MCTV).

*updated with Madera's new public relations role at The Children's Hospital of San Antonio.

KPRC 2 hires anchor Phillip Mena from KTSM/KDBC El Paso

UPDATE APRIL 15, 2015
Phillip Mena leaves KPRC for ABC News



Early last week, KTSM/KDBC (and KVEO Browsville) anchor Phillip Mena officially signed off the El Paso stations, had some cake and left for new opportunities.

Phillip Mena

Friday evening, we learned on his Facebook page that Mena is heading to Houston and KPRC 2. Mena will be co-anchoring the weekend news with  attorney Irika Sargent.

"While I'm saddened to leave my hometown of El Paso, I'm excited about living in Houston and working for such a storied station at KPRC," Mena told mikemcguff.com. "I look forward to becoming very involved in the Houston community and telling its stories. I'm also excited that I'll be arriving just in time for the crawfish boils and the Astros games."

According to his bio, while attending Arizona State University, Mena wrote sports articles for The Arizona Republic and worked at the local ESPN radio affiliate as a producer. During summer breaks, he would also write sports stories for The El Paso Times. He interned at FOX 10 KSAZ-TV in Phoenix. After college, Mena continued to write for The Arizona Republic and worked as a producer for a sports show on Fox Sports Radio in Phoenix.

In April 2010, Mena returned to El Paso as a TV news reporter.

Mena says he starts at KPRC 2 April 23rd.

The El Paso TV world (Market 91) is full of people making big market jumps. A quick scan of my blog shows that three KFOX El Paso TV folks made big jumps in the last few years - KNBC 4 Los Angeles' Jacob Rascon, Hema Mullur of KDVR in Denver and Derek Shore of Sacramento's CBS owned KOVR. As for the big move from El Paso to Houston, the only other person that comes to mind is KTRK 13 anchor Elissa Rivas who also came from KFOX.

The lesson here is: College TV journalism majors, go work for KFOX. It is either a really good station or there is something in the water there.

UPDATE APRIL 15, 2015
Phillip Mena leaves KPRC for ABC News

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She has been replaced by multimedia journalist Fidel Moreno-Meza.  

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In her post television news life, Guillen joined the marketing team for El Paso Children's Hospital.

She was recently named "Best News Reporter" by the City El Paso Magazine.

Guillen moved down the CBS4 Mornings and CBS4 at Noon desk as an anchor from the weather department in late 2021 when anchor Alyssa Meisner left. She joined KDBC in 2017.

Before CBS4, Guillen worked for KTSM 9 El Paso as a multimedia journalist, weather forecaster and news producer.

The proud El Pasoan graduated from University of Texas at El Paso and interned with KVIA to put her at three area stations throughout her career. She also interned for KTNV Las Vegas. 

While in school, Guillen was a reporter with the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire in Washington, D.C. and editor-in-chief of UTEP’s student newspaper, The Prospector.

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Here is the funny part. I find Forgany's Facebook page, see a photo and recognize her as one of my former co-workers! She is using a different name now so her real identity is safe with me. Turns out from her real FB page, she's been at KENS since April. I need to watch my FB news feed more closely!

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Here is more from the El Paso Times Media Blog:

Charlie Bernal, a KDBC-TV (CBS Ch.4) live truck operator, has told the news media Web site NewsBlues that he lost his job after he participated in a drag race with another live truck, belonging to KVIA-TV (ABC Ch.7). "I'm glad everyone enjoyed that one," wrote Bernal in an e-mail to the Web site. The drag race happened last Friday while both stations were covering the opening of the new El Paso Sand Drags & Raceway in the Lower Valley. According to witnessess, the drivers were egged-on by the large crowd gathered for a night of drag racing and fun. The TV stations were actually there to report on a larger story related to a death that occurred the night before when one of two cars racing on Interstate 10 collided with a third car. KDBC-TV officials did not comment on Bernal's dismissal. Nor is it known whether the driver of the KVIA truck got into trouble over the incident. The KVIA reporter working the story was newly-annointed prime-time anchor Rick Cabrera.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO

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Here is the statement Sinclair Broadcast Group provided mikemcguff.com:

"Beginning August 5, we will be making changes to the way we produce news in El Paso and refocusing our resources across our two stations in the market, CBS4 and KFOX14.  

In the short-term, CBS4 will continue to air its10pm newscast, adding a simulcast of KFOX14’s newscasts in other dayparts. A reconceptualized newscast will debut on CBS4 later this year.

KFOX14 will see an expansion of news content, with the addition of several hours of newscasts and The National Desk broadcasts joining the station’s lineup over the next several months. 

Sinclair remains committed to local journalism in the communities which we serve. The refocusing of resources in El Paso will allow us to ensure the long-term success of the stations and continue to bring the top local, regional and national news to the market." 

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- KUHT 8 makes some changes

Texas TV and radio job moves December 2017

DALLAS - FORT WORTH


ALEXA CONOMOS FAREWELL from WFAA Marketing on Vimeo.
D-FW's list of 2017 TV newsroom exits.

WFAA investigative reporter Brett Shipp resigned to run for the United States Congress as a Democrat.

Veteran reporter Joel Thomas has ended a 14-year career at D-FW’s CBS11.

Jack Highberger from Minneapolis’ Fox-owned KMSP-TV is the latest addition to Fort Worth-based NBC5 KXAS’s reporting staff.

WFAA 8 is adding Jonah Javad to its sports staff as a reporter and fill-in anchor.

Fox O&O KDFW Dallas (DMA 5) hired Alberto Romero as a meteorologist.

Allie Spillyards joins KXAS in Dallas as a freelance reporter. Most recently, she was a reporter and weekend anchor at WIS in Columbia.
- Napoli Management Group

HOUSTON

Former FOX 26 KRIV reporter Kristine Galvan has joined KRGV 5 in the Rio Grande Valley as a reporter. Galvan tells mikemcguff.com she is in training to go in a management role.

Forty year Houston radio veteran John Wesley Downey returns to 740 KTRH. He first worked with the station back in 2002. According to his bio, in his long radio career, Wesley has anchored news and traffic, been a movie reviewer, hosted talk shows, and been a public affairs director for several Houston stations.

Grace White renews her agreement as a reporter with KHOU in her hometown of Houston.
- Napoli Management Group

Larry Seward renews his agreement with KHOU in Houston as a general assignment reporter.
- Napoli Management Group

Chip Brewster leaves KPRC 2.

Rita Garcia leaves FOX 26 KRIV for FOX 11 LA.

CultureMap revamps editorial team: Arden Ward named editorial director and Steven Devadanam replaces Clifford Pugh as Houston editor.

After 10 years, abc13 KTRK consumer reporter Patricia Lopez quits abc13 KTRK.

FOX 26 weekend morning anchor Sally MacDonald named morning anchor after Rita Garcia moves to LA.

TSU Basketball set to be broadcast on AT&T Sports Network Southwest with Butch Alsandor and former TSU Lady Tigers head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke.

Rick McFarland retires from KPRC 2 after almost 40 years.

Who left or joined the Houston media scene in 2017?

Top mikemcguff blog posts for 2017 by your clicks.

SAN ANTONIO

KENS-TV anchorwoman Karen Grace, a station vet of 12 years, has resigned.

KABB met Shaun Stevens bids farewell to his job of 12 years.

KENS reporter Natassia Paloma leaves for an anchor job in El Paso's KTSM NewsChannel 9.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. announced that Dean Radla has been named to General Manager of WOAI (NBC) in San Antonio, Texas. He will continue to be the General Manager of KABB-TV (FOX 29) and retain oversight of Sinclair's provision of services to KMYS-TV (CW 35) under a joint sale agreement. Mr. Radla has served as General Manager for KABB (FOX 29) and has been responsible for oversight of Sinclair's provision of services to KMYS (CW 35) under a joint sale agreement since 2012. Prior to that, he served as Director of Sales at the same stations since 1999. From 1997 until 1999, he was the Local Sales Manager for KABB (FOX 29). Mr. Radla has over 35 years of sales and management experience, including 27 years in the television industry in the San Antonio market where he began his television career in 1990 at KMOL-TV (now WOAI-TV). During his career with Sinclair, Mr. Radla has been involved in numerous corporate wide projects focusing on inventory management and revenue strategies. In addition, he has also performed the duties of Regional Sales Consultant, with oversight in Sinclair Broadcast's Oklahoma City market. Mr. Radla received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Advertising from Texas State University.

Houston native Niku Kazori has joined KENS 5 as a multi-skilled journalist. She previously worked at WVLT Knoxville, Tennessee; WCBD Charleston, South Carolina and KCBD Channel 11 Lubbock.

AUSTIN

Top 10 Austin TV/radio posts of 2017.

AROUND TEXAS

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. announced that Matt Kaplowitz has been promoted to General Manager of KFOX (FOX) and KDBC (CBS) in El Paso, Texas. Mr. Kaplowitz has been the Director of Sales at KFOX-TV (FOX) in El Paso, Texas since 2013. He began his career in television sales working for the ABC affiliate in El Paso, Texas. Mr. Kaplowitz moved to KFOX in 2001 where he worked as an Account Executive until 2009. In 2009, he moved to Reno as a Local Sales Manager working for KRXI and KAME for three years before being promoted to Local Sales Manager of WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh. In 2013, Mr. Kaplowitz moved back to El Paso to assume the role of Director of Sales for the now Sinclair-owned KFOX-TV and KDBC-TV. Mr. Kaplowitz holds a degree in media arts from the University of Arizona.

Marco Revuelta is leaving his job as an MMJ/weekend anchor at KGNS Laredo for KWTX Waco/Temple/Killeen.

Jasmine Styles jumps 129 markets to become weekend anchor and reporter at WFTS in Tampa. Previously, she was a primary anchor at KBTV in Beaumont.
- Napoli Management Group

Daniela Pardo jumps over 70 markets to become an MMJ at KXTV in Sacramento. Most recently, she was a reporter at KTSM in El Paso.
- Napoli Management Group

REMEMBERING

Robert 'Bassman' Washington of Majic 102.1 and 97.9 the Box passes away.

Former Houston TV reporter passes away plus more

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REMEMBERING
Former Eyewitness News reporter Thom Dickerson passes away
Former KTRK abc13 news reporter Thom Dickerson has died.

Lisa Villegas is CBS11's new weekend morn meteorologist
CBS11 has hired Lisa Villegas as its new weekend morning meteorologist.

DallasNews Mobilizes Ebola Coverage
The U.S.’s first Ebola patient in Dallas may have slipped through early screening, but The Dallas Morning News isn't allowing any holes in its digital coverage of the fast-moving story.

Celebrating the life of KDFW sports anchor Max Morgan
Friends and colleagues praised Max Morgan at a memorial service.

KLIF Rebrands As Top 40 'Hot 93.3'
CUMULUS Top 40 KLIF (i93)/DALLAS has re-branded as "HOT 93.3.

This is what the Top 40 KVIL sounded like for 34 minutes during the summer of 1967
Here is 34 minutes of KVIL recorded on July 27, 1967 — way back when the station flirted with the top-of-the-pops format essentially created by crosstown rival KLIF.

WBAP's Jim Rayn joins ABC Radio
Jim Ryan is leaving Cumulus' WBAP in Dallas to join the ABC Radio news network.

Gannett to Focus on Gainful Broadcasting & Digital Business
Gannett Co., Inc. has decided to split its business into two separate entities, one completely focusing on Broadcasting and Digital businesses and the other concentrating on Publishing.

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Photos: KHOU 11 News Anchor Lisa Hernandez's wedding
KHOU 11 News Anchor Lisa Hernandez is back from her honeymoon after a lovely September wedding at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Lisa was a beautiful bride when she married Joel Blank, Director of Broadcasting for the Houston Rockets.

The hottest bachelors and bachelorettes of all time
Even though the KTRK abc13's Rebecca Spera is officially off the market and planning a trip down the aisle, she stole the hearts of men all over town when her profile hit CultureMap.

Houston TV news stars dress up in crazy bad pants for a good cause
KTRK's Casey Curry and FOX 26's Melissa Wilson judge bad pants competition.

The Chron Takes a Coffee Break
The Houston Chronicle newsroom has run out of coffee.

New school bears name of iconic surgeon
Former KTRK medical correspondent Dr. James "Red" Duke gets an elementary school named after him.

CSN Houston headache could be reaching its end
Comcast SportsNet Houston could become Root Sports Houston, meaning Rockets and Astros games could be back in nearly every Houston household.
- McLane: End of broadcast network litigation will spell hope for Astros

Barry Warner Joins Yahoo! Sports Radio
Longtime HOUSTON sports radio host and commentator BARRY WARNER has joined YAHOO! SPORTS RADIO as a contributor and will also host a "BARRY WARNER CLASSIC MINUTE."

The Chron's Evan Drellich Does a Great Job With a Tough Beat
John Royal shares his love of Houston Chronicle Astros beat writer Evan Drellich.

Fox 26's Tom Zizka returns to marathons
Fox 26 KRIV'sTom Zizka is a cancer survivor and now back to doing triathlons. Recently he completed the Katy Triathlon at Firethorne, a 1400 acre master planned community selling new homes in Katy, TX. (Thanks to PR Fairy @farbulous)
- Fox 26 KRIV anchor Tom Zizka talks skin cancer scare

Gannett Taps Byron Wilkinson As KTHV GSM
Starting Oct. 15, he moves to the Little Rock CBS affiliate from KHOU Houston where he has been local sales manager.

KPRC’s Meteorologist Anthony Yanez Writes a Children’s Book
Anthony Yanez, a meteorologist at Houston NBC affiliate KPRC, has written a children’s book about the weather: A Wild Ride on the Water Cycle: A Jake & Alice Adventure.

S.A. TV couple suffers tragic loss
With a heavy heart, “San Antonio Living” co-host Claudia Garofalo revealed she and her TV anchor husband Michael Garofalo are no longer expecting a child.

S.A. TV anchor ‘blissful’ after tying the knot
A member of San Antonio TV news royalty, KENS' Deborah Knapp, is off to a week-long honeymoon with her new prince, Houston attorney Celso Gonzalez-Falla, after an intimate wedding Saturday at Mission San Juan.

San Antonio: KZEP Is 'Hot' As RhythmicAC
Cox Media Group has gained some significant traction in the classic rock radio business in San Antonio

New KLRN chief worked at KENS-TV
San Antonio public TV station KLRN has named a new president and chief executive officer who has a rich history with local commercial television.

New news director set to join KEYE
Rob Cartwright has been hired to serve as KEYE’s news director from WSYR.

KFOX-KDBC marriage will change El Paso TV market
It's almost show time for the new marriage of two El Paso TV stations — Channel 14- KFOX and Channel 4-KDBC.

El Paso Fox prepares to debut upgrade
A year in the making, KFOX-TV is preparing to debut a new set from Devlin Design Group.

El Paso news photographer helps rescue woman
KTSM Photographer Mike Wilburn heard frantic screams for help as he arrived at a washed-out roadway in El Paso.

Mike Landess back at work — in Texas TV
Apparently 50 years wasn’t enough for Mike Landess, the recently retired Denver TV anchor. Landess on Monday was back at work, not locally but at Tyler, Texas, CBS affiliate KYTX.
- Former Tylerite comes home to anchor CBS19 news

KWES Midland Finds Money In City’s Trash
Midland, Texas, is experiencing a growth spurt, according to Cristine Couldridge, general sales manager of KWES, the NBC affiliate there owned by the Drewry Communications Group.

Ruiz named assistant news director at KVII
Travis Ruiz is leaving KXRM Fox 21 in Colorado Springs to take a job as Assistant News Director at KVII.

12th Annual Lone Star EMMY Awards
The 12th Annual Lone Star EMMY Awards on October 25, 2014.
The chapter has worked out special rates for hotel guests at the The Magnolia, The Lancaster and The Sam Houston. They say make your reservations before October 10, 2014 - Limited Rooms Available.
- http://lonestaremmy.org/events/2014-lone-star-emmy-awards/hotel-and-transportation-2014/
- http://lonestaremmy.org/events/?utm_source=2014+Ticket+Sales

MOVING

1080 KRLD Dallas reporter Joe Gomez is now a national correspondent for iHeartMedia. He previously worked at 740 KTRH.

Houston Chronicle Harris County government reporter KIAH Collier is leaving the Bayou City to cover state politics for the Austin American-Statesman.

Just found out Jose Luis Jiménez was hired as the KUHF managing news editor a couple of months ago. He comes 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) where he was news editor.

Former Comcast Sportsnet Houston staffer Charlie Butera joins KTRK abc13 as Digital Media Coordinator.

- Houston TV & radio job moves
- DFW job moves
- San Antonio TV job moves
- Austin TV job moves

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- Kaitlin McCulley joins KTRK 13
- Melissa Hawkes joins KPRC 2
- Steve Fixx rocks the energy world
- KHOU 11 rebroadcasts CBS Evening News at 6pm
- Haley Hernandez is new KPRC health MMJ
- KIAH & KDAF to lay off master control staffs
- Houston learns about itself from the Marketplace team
- November TV sweeps story ideas 2014
- KHOU 11 picks Tiffany Craig as new consumer reporter
- KPRC 2 hires Mike Friedrich as assistant news director
- Katherine Whaley joins KTRK abc13

Brady Brewster joins KKTV 11 News Colorado Springs, CO

Brady Brewster joins KKTV 11 News Colorado Springs, CO as a forecaster from CBS4 Mornings KDBC El Paso mornings in October 2022.

"I never imagined I’d leave this place so soon, but life happens," Brewster tweeted. "I can’t express my love for the kind souls I’ve met here. I’ve made friends I’ll keep forever."

Brewster was on El Paso TV since October 2021.

The University of South Carolina grad and current Mississippi State University student's first TV job was with NBC Montana KECI Missoula, MT as an MMJ / Weather Anchor.

She interned with WIS Columbia, South Carolina.

Personal news: This week will be my last on CBS4 Mornings. I never imagined I’d leave this place so soon, but life happens. I can’t express my love for the kind souls I’ve met here. I’ve made friends I’ll keep forever. Stay tuned for what’s next. For now, thank you, El Paso.♥️ pic.twitter.com/ulmq2KKGir

— Brady Brewster (@bradygbrewster) September 26, 2022

 

Sandra Diaz leaves KFOX14 - CBS4 El Paso

Sandra Diaz left her role as chief meteorologist for KFOX14 and CBS4 KDBC El Paso on December 30, 2022 where she had worked since 2004.

"It’s time to recharge my batteries and move on. People keep asking me what it is I will miss the most. Without hesitation, it’s the people and this beautiful city! I have met so many of you, through Pay it Forward, out-and-about and many events. Thank you for always being so friendly and for watching."

TV watchers outside of El Paso may recognize Diaz from her time at the Weather Channel from 2001 to 2003.

Diaz previously worked in Texas for News 8 Austin (now Spectrum News 1 Texas) and before that for KCEN 6 Waco/Temple/Killeen where she was the morning and noon meteorologist in both positions. 

The Texas State University was named a member of the school's "Distinguished Alumni" in 2002.

Cathy Hernandez joins KPRC 2

Cathy Hernandez joins KPRC 2 from KDVR and KWGN Denver

UPDATE JANUARY 04, 2016
Reporter Cathy Hernandez goes full-time at KPRC 2

Cathy Hernandez

KPRC 2 has confirmed to mikemcguff.com that Cathy Hernandez has joined the station as a temporary reporter from KDVR and KWGN Denver where she's been since April 2014 .

It's a return home for the Houston native.

In fact, I'm excited to report that Hernandez was on my blog way back in 2007. When I was just a lowly web producer, I was tasked with building a Houston Texans cheerleader section for abc13.com that included a contest where Hernandez and other contestants were vying for a spot on the squad.

She eventually made it, but left the bright lights of football stadiums for those of TV studios a few years later.

According to her bio, Herenandez first started in the TV news biz at KPRC as an associate producer.

Before Colorado, Hernandez worked as a reporter, anchor and producer at KTSM and KDBC in El Paso.

She is a gradate of the University of Houston.

Lee Meier named FOX 26 KRIV assistant news director

Lee Meier has been named Assistant News Director at FOX 26 Houston, announced station Vice President and News Director, Susan Schiller. Reporting directly to Schiller, Meier assumes this position in late September.

In making the announcement, Schiller stated, “Lee is a highly regarded television journalist and our FOX 26 newscasts and digital platforms will benefit greatly from the breadth of her experience. We are thrilled she is coming back to Texas, and making Houston her home.”

Most recently, Meier has served as Managing Editor for WTXF, the FOX-owned station in Philadelphia, where she previously held the roles of Special Project Manager and Executive Producer. Prior to that, Meier served as an Executive Producer for WDAF in Kansas City, Missouri. Before that, she was an Executive Producer for KDBC in El Paso, Texas. Meier began her career in news as a producer for KTSM in El Paso, Texas.

A graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, Meier holds a Bachelors degree in Communications and Political Science.

Meier added, “Houston is a great city with vibrant people. I can’t wait to return to Texas as part of such a driven news team, bringing their stories to viewers each and every day.”

FOX Television Stations owns and operates 28 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in nine of the top ten largest designated market areas (DMAs), and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 17 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce nearly 1,000 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network’s national content.

(This post was taken from a release sent to me by FOX Television Stations)

Anoushah Rasta joins KPRC 2

UPDATE NOVEMBER 18, 2017
Anoushah Rasta leaves KPRC 2


KTSM News Channel 9 El Paso weekend anchor Anoushah Rasta comes to Houston's KPRC as reporter

Anoushah Rasta

Recent KTSM News Channel 9 El Paso weekend anchor Anoushah Rasta starts today as a reporter at KPRC, news director Rhonda Errer LaVelle confirms to mikemcguff.com.

Rasta worked at KTSM for two years where she started as a reporter/multimedia journalist and fill-in anchor. She was promoted to weekend anchor last December.

Before Texas, Rasta worked for KABC-TV as a news assistant, apprentice and freelance traffic producer. While at the Disney/ABC Television Group station, Rasta was on the production team for the 84th Academy Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2012. She was also a freelance reporter for Life and Style Weekly where she interviewed celebrities like Betty White, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ciara, Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum.

Rasta is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and a Southern California native.

According to her bio, Rasta speaks fluent French, Farsi and conversational Spanish.


UPDATE NOVEMBER 18, 2017
Anoushah Rasta leaves KPRC 2

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- KPRC 2 hires anchor Phillip Mena from KTSM/KDBC El Paso
- Jacqueline Crea joins KHOU from KTSM El Paso

KPRC 2 grabs Gary Striewski from KGWN 5 Cheyenne, WY

UPDATE JULY 2013
Gary Striewski leaves KPRC for NESN


KGWN 5 in Cheyenne, Wyoming announced its sports director Gary Striewski is moving nearly 190 markets to KPRC 2 in Houston.

That's an even bigger jump than El Paso KTSM/KDBC (and KVEO Browsville) anchor Phillip Mena made to KPRC 2 weekends just weeks ago.

I hear Striewski is dumping the sports beat for news. But here is something interesting...he will be a multi-media news reporter supposedly.

When I hear "multi-media news reporter" I think backpack journalist or one-man band. If this is the case, I believe that makes Striewski the first one-man band at one of Houston's big three. KIAH 39's old news format was the only station in town that has employed MMJs to my knowledge.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Striewski also worked as a general assignment reporter at Longmont Cable Access in 2010. He graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver with a BA in Journalism in 2010.

You can watch some of Striewski's work in the embedded YouTube video above.