Madeleine Dunn joined News On 6 KOTV Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a multimedia journalist (MMJ) in September 2025.
Dunn came from ABC Big 2 KMID Midland-Odessa, where she had been since August 2023 as mid-day anchor and education reporter.
The May 2023 University of Arkansas grad with a master’s degree in journalism reported/produced/anchored for student-run UATV.
Allison Harris, a former reporter for FOX 4 KDFW in Dallas - Fort Worth, has joined the national cable news show NewsNation.
The native Texan is now the NewsNation DC Correspondent reporting on the White House, Supreme Court and Capitol Hill.
“Allison is a fantastic reporter with great instincts, and I’m looking forward to having her join the team as we build a news bureau based on sound journalism and fearless reporting,” NewsNation Washington Bureau Chief Mike Viqueira said in a Nexstar Media Group press release. “She’ll help us ramp up our efforts to provide viewers with the fact-based information they need to understand what is going on in the U.S. capital during an especially important time in our nation’s history.”
Harris left the FOX owned Dallas station in November of 2020 for Washington DC.
So why did Harris leave Texas TV and move to our nation's capital?
Well, part of the answer comes from an Instagram post by NBC and MSNBC reporter Garrett Haake who posted in November, "So glad [Allison]’s finally joining me in DC."
Turns out Haake and Harris are a couple. Haake is based out of Washington.
And Houstonians might be interested to know that Haake is a graduate of Klein High School in Houston and SMU.
Harris joined channel 4 Dallas in 2016.
Prior to KDFW, Harris worked for KOTV 6 Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her reporting there was honored with a a regional Edward R. Murrow award and an Emmy nomination. While at KOTV, she went live for CBS Evening News.
The McKinney, Texas native started her television news career at KXII Sherman.
While earning her degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma, Harris was named the top collegiate news anchor in the country by the Broadcast Education Association. She also studied journalism in London and Paris at CNN International, Sky News, BBC and The Guardian.
Loyal readers of my blog will know that KHOU 11 reporter Janel Forte joined NewsNation in the last month.
KVUE 24 Austin chief meteorologist Albert Ramon left Texas last summer to start NewsNation.
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Mikayla Smith is heading to FOX23 News KOKI Tulsa from News12 KXII Sherman, Texas.
UPDATE FEBRUARY 2026
Mikayla Smith joins KOCO 5 Oklahoma City
"So many answered prayers led to this moment," Smith tweeted. "I am thrilled to announce I’ll joining the FOX23 Severe Weather Team in Tulsa! I cannot wait to begin working alongside an incredible weather and news team to serve Green Country. Come start your weekends with me Tulsa!"
Smith gained national attention when she started "Signing Science with Smith" which provided weather updates in American Sign Language for both the deaf and hearing viewers.
"That was really where it hit it for me," Smith told Inside Edition. "Is that I want people to be able to be on their phone, getting their news like everybody else and being able to still understand what's going on in the community around them."
The Rockwall, TX native was inspired by her mother, a special education teacher, to learn sign language in seventh grade.
"ASL is a beautiful language," Smith added. "It's a great language to start to learn. It really changed my life when I started to learn it."
Smith, who worked for KXII as an Oklahoma University senior, was with the Texoma station from January to April 2022.
She interned with News on 6 KOTV Tulsa, Oklahoma.
So many answered prayers led to this moment!
— Mikayla Smith ☈ (@mikaylasmithwx) April 18, 2022
I am thrilled to announce I’ll joining the FOX23 Severe Weather Team in Tulsa! I cannot wait to begin working alongside an incredible weather and news team to serve Green Country. Come start your weekends with me Tulsa!❤️ pic.twitter.com/mgeSppbSoC
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Johnny Resendiz joined CBS News Texas KTVT Dallas - Fort Worth in February 2025 as a sports reporter/producer.
"I’ve been lucky enough to have covered some MAJOR sporting events, but the opportunity to come home and allow my entire family to see me on the air is truly a dream come true," Resendiz posted. "It honestly still feels surreal. This kid from Mesquite now gets to cover his hometown high school, college and professional teams."
Resendiz comes from KTNV Channel 13 News Las Vegas, Nevada, where he has worked as a sports reporter/MMJ since October 2022. Jaewon Jung also recently left for a job in Texas.
Before that, he served as an MMJ at News On 6 KOTV Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 2020 to 2022.
Before entering professional television news, Resendiz honed his sports journalism skills as an Oklahoma State University student host for "The Poke Report." He was also a radio host for the Triple Play Sports Radio Network, which covers OSU football.
He interned with KOCO 5 News Oklahoma City.
Hello, X. Im back after a (much needed) break.
— Johnny Resendiz (@Johnnyresendizz) February 3, 2025
I’m excited to announce I’ll be joining KTVT @CBSNewsTexas as a Sports Reporter/producer for the @CBSSportsTexas team!
I’ve been lucky enough to have covered some MAJOR sporting events, but the opportunity to come home and allow… pic.twitter.com/m4Y301aeuj
Steve Mark, former Houston television sports anchor and news manager, is leaving Space City for Denver to be the news director of WeatherNationTV and America's Voice.
"It's a bit surreal, sometimes, to mark the passage of time; in this case, 36 years here," Mark told mikemcguff.com. "One of the benefits of having worked at just about every TV outlet in Houston (KIAH, KPRC, KRIV, KHOU, Houston Dynamo) is that it's afforded me to build on a wide variety of relationships that I really treasure. There are a lot of people here that I'll miss."
Mark, certainly left his mark on Houston TV news, from his time as the CW39 KIAH NewsFix managing editor, to his roles at various Houston TV stations as a sports anchor/reporter.
Houston sports fans first caught Mark's work back in December 1984 when he arrived at KHOU 11. He later moved to FOX 26 KRIV in August 1988. From there, he joined KPRC 2 in 1997 where he spent the next decade.
"Between reporting sports and news, I've been fortunate to cover a lot of landmark events here: The Rockets' NBA titles, a few no-hitters, (Mike Scott, Darryl Kile) and the Atlanta Olympics that was so Houston-centric," Mark told me. "George Foreman's heavyweight title win in 2007 changed the landscape in boxing for five years, and his KO in Las Vegas was hugely memorable. Sprinkle in a hurricane or two for good measure. There's a certain vibe covering those moments that you can't replicate."
In between his decades covering sports and his jump to new management with KIAH, Mark worked for the Houston Dynamo as Director of Public Relations.
The University of Texas grad started in broadcasting with KLBJ 590 AM Austin as a sports reporter. A year later in 1980, Mark moved to TV as a sports anchor/reporter by joining KTVV (now KXAN 36).
From there, the Texas-Ex made the daring move of crossing the Red River by joining KOTV Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Now as he crosses the Texas state line again, Mark is looking forward to his next journey.
"I loved making the jump to management while at KIAH," Mark told me. "After Tribune eliminated NewsFix, my plan was not to simply find any job, but what I call the Next Big Thing. This opportunity in Denver is unique and quite special. The people at WeatherNationTV and America's Voice are really terrific, and are pros at what they do. I look forward to diving in."
Katiera Winfrey returns to her hometown to join KHOU 11 Houston.
"I’ve been waiting on this return since I left my hometown of Houston 11 years ago," Winfrey said on LinkedIn. "And I’ll soon be returning as a reporter for KHOU 11 News in December. Amazing things can truly happen when you let go and let God. Forever grateful for my time at WISH-TV for making another wish come true nearly four years ago."
The Multicultural Reporter and fill-in anchor for WISH 8 Indianapolis, Indiana has also been an adjunct professor for Butler University.
When you see her famous last name, you might think of one of the top TV hosts of all time, and while there is not a connection from what I see, Katiera does offer an Oprah quote on her personal website, "God can dream a bigger dream for you than you could ever dream for yourself."
Winfrey previously worked for as a:
- reporter for WFMZ 69 Allentown, Pennsylvania
- reporter for News on 6 KOTV Tulsa, Oklahoma
- multi-media journalist KYTX CBS19 Tyler, Texas
- reporter Big 2 KMID Midland, Texas
- assignment editor KHOU 11
- associate/web producer WISH 8
The Texas Southern University grad interned with Houston stations abc13 KTRK and FOX 26 KRIV.
We can presume that Winfrey is taking the spot of Janelle Bludau who left KHOU 11 as a reporter. Also hired at channel 11 around the same time is meteorologist Chris Ramirez and multi-skilled journalist Julissa Garza.
(Thanks Shad!)
Emily Baucum has left her WOAI San Antonio News 4 Trouble Shooter and anchor duties to join The Alamo as public relations manager after 11 years.
Here is a portion of what the award-winning Baucum posted on Facebook:
"You’ve been with me every step of the way, from field reporting to Trouble Shooters to anchoring. I’ve always been proud to be on the receiving end of compliments like, 'There’s MEAT to your stories.' Or, 'When you come on, I know I’m getting the FULL story.'"
The San Antonio native returned home to WOAI in March 2012 .
Baucum previously worked as a reporter for:
- KOTV The News On 6 Tulsa, Oklahoma
- KOLR/KSFX Springfield, Missouri
- WLNS Lansing, Michigan
She also worked as a freelance producer for CNN Chicago.
The Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism grad interned with KSAT 12 San Antonio.
DALLAS - Jeff Gurley has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of the FOX-owned duopoly in Dallas, which consists of KDFW FOX 4 Dallas and KDFI More 27, announced Jack Abernethy, Chief Executive Officer of FOX Television Stations.
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In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the stations' business and operations. Gurley assumes this position immediately, reporting directly to Abernethy.
In making the announcement, Abernethy stated, "In Jeff's 25+ years at KDFW/KDFI he has demonstrated a superior work ethic and a skill for delivering consistent and high quality results. He is an excellent choice to continue leading a stellar station."
Gurley has been with KDFW/KDFI since 1997. Most recently, he has spent the last 13 years as Vice President and Director of Sales for the duopoly. Gurley began at the stations as the National Sales Manager, and was promoted to Local Sales Manager and, later, Vice President and General Sales Manager.
Before joining the duopoly, he was a Team Manager for Seltel Television in Dallas, TX, a National Account Executive at Petry Television in Dallas TX, a Regional Sales Manager at KOTV Television in Tulsa, OK, and a Local Account Executive at KDAF Television in Dallas, TX. Gurley began his career as a Local Account Executive at KFDM Television in Beaumont, TX. A graduate of Louisiana State University, he holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Marketing.
Gurley added, "I am honored to be the next General Manager of KDFW Fox 4 and KDFI More 27. Growing up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, combined with my 25+-year career at KDFW/KDFI has given me a good understanding of the history of these stations and their strong legacy position in the market. I am looking forward to building on the successes that we've had and growing our strong product across all platforms."
(This post taken from a release sent to me by FOX Television Stations)
Mikayla Smith joined KOCO 5 in Oklahoma City in February 2026 as a meteorologist.
"Now I get to join Oklahoma’s best! @koco5news has been a dream job in a dream city I’ve wanted to call home for years," Smith posted. "There is no greater honor than being part of the First Alert Storm Team. OKC let’s do this!"
- Sabrina Bates leaves KOCO 5 OKC for WLWT News 5 Cincinnati
She comes from weather consulting company, HailTrace, where she worked as a meteorologist beginning in October 2025.
Before that, Smith was part of the team at FOX23 News KOKI, joining the station in 2022 after working at News12 KXII in Sherman, Texas.
Smith gained national attention for launching “Signing Science with Smith,” a series delivering weather updates in American Sign Language for both deaf and hearing audiences. The Rockwall, Texas native says she was inspired to learn sign language in seventh grade by her mother, a special education teacher.
While a senior at the University of Oklahoma, Smith worked at KXII from January to April 2022. She also completed an internship at News on 6 KOTV in Tulsa.
Patrina Adger joins KFDM News Beaumont as noon anchor/morning reporter.
ALSO LEAVING ABC13 HOUSTON
- Chauncy Glover leaves abc13 Houston
- Shelley Childers leaves abc13 Houston
Adger comes from abc13 Houston KTRK where she was a freelance multi-media journalist starting in 2021.
She previously worked as a:
- reporter for KOCO 5 Oklahoma City
- MMJ for KBTX Bryan/College Station
- feature reporter Examiner.com Dallas
- reporter FOX 29 KABB San Antonio
- reporter KOTV Tulsa, OK
- reporter for WSIL Southern Illinois
The Prairie View A&M grad interned with KPRC 2.
The award-winning television journalist is currently attending graduate school at the University of Houston-Downtown.
Honored for the opportunity to introduce KFDM’s new News at Noon anchor to Southeast Texas. Patrina Adger @PAReports will be joining Chad Sandwell @Chad4caster for News at Noon, starting Thursday 8/3/2023. Patrina will also be the Morning Show’s live reporter. pic.twitter.com/EYdTwcV64w
— Angel San Juan (@AngelSanJuan313) August 2, 2023
Jason Walker has been named assistant news director for KBTX 3 Bryan-College Station.
UPDATE DECEMBER 2022
Jason Walker joins WKBT News 8 Now La Crosse Wisconsin as news director.
“KBTX is a legacy station that has produced some of the best talent our industry has seen and I’m honored to have been chosen for this role,” Walker told mikemcguff.com.
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He takes over for Michael Oder who left a few months ago to become news director for KTTC 10 Rochester, MN.
Walker comes from KEYE Austin where he was a photographer since 2015.
He previously worked for:
- CW39 KIAH NewsFix Houston Producer/Editor
- abc13 KTRK Houston news photographer
- KENS 5 San Antonio news photographer
- KOTV 6 Tulsa, Oklahoma photographer
- KJRH 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma news photographer
- KSWO 7 Lawton, Oklahoma news photographer
Brett Shipp left Spectrum News 1 Texas on July 31, 2024, after his contract was not renewed, according to Culture Map Dallas.
"I didn't want it to fall apart — I was having so much fun, it was the best job I ever had, because they let me be me and didn't try to put the reins on me," Shipp told Culture Map. "I did documentaries, investigative pieces — I just busted Mike Miles' ass two months ago. But I was a number, and they needed that number."
Shipp joined Spectrum News 1 Texas as an anchor when it launched in October 2020.
Shipp, a veteran investigative reporter for WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth, left the TEGNA station in 2017 to run for the United States Congress.
Shipp worked at WFAA for 22 years, earning three Peabody Awards, two DuPont Silver Batons, and a DuPont Gold Baton. He also won multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards and regional EMMYs.
Bert Shipp, his father, even worked at WFAA for 40 years as a reporter and assignments editor.
The Stephen F. Austin State University grad also worked for KTRE 9 Lufkin, KVII 7 Amarillo, KOTV 6 Tulsa, and KDFW 4 DFW.
Amelia Mugavero joined CBS 11 News Texas Dallas - Fort Worth as a reporter in December 2023.
Here is what Mugavero wrote on Facebook:
"I’m beyond excited to announce I am coming back to my hometown of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and joining the amazing team at CBS News Texas as a reporter!
I grew up watching CBS 11, so this station had a large part in me choosing journalism as my career.
Therefore, this is truly a dream come true — not only be able to work and share stories in the DFW area, but also be close to my family.
I also have to give all the glory to God for His perfect timing and leading me to this moment."
Mugavero returns to North Texas from FOX 2 News KTVI St. Louis, Missouri where she was a mid-day anchor/morning traffic anchor/reporter.
She previously was a reporter/MMJ/anchor for KOTV Tulsa, Oklahoma and KTEN 10 Denison, Texas.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign interned with FOX 4 KDFW, WCCU and WCIA 3 which are both in Champaign, Illinois.
