Remembering 99.9 FM KSHN Liberty

I've been covering how 99.9 FM KSHN Liberty, TX was just sold to 89.3 KSBJ.

That prompted former Liberty resident Toni Huehnerfuss to reminisce on my Facebook page about her times listening to KSHN, which was a very community oriented station.

To read why KSHN sold to KSBJ click here.

Here is Toni Huehnerfuss in her own words:

I grew up in Liberty listening to our local radio station. It started off as AM station KPXE, and later moved to FM 99.9 KSHN - “shine all nine.”

Mr. Bill Buchanan was the owner and was very involved in our city.

They could play whatever music they wanted to which was like listening to someone’s extensive eclectic record collection.

We could hear all of the local news, school activities, obituaries, road closures, water main breaks, community bulletin boards etc...

Friday night Liberty and Dayton football games were simultaneously broadcast - Liberty Panthers on your left speaker and Dayton Broncos on your right.

They would broadcast live at the Liberty Jubilee and from the Trinity Valley Fair and Rodeo. Various local church services were broadcast on Sundays and other original programs were broadcast during the week.

We could buy sell and trade on The Trading Post, hear zydeco, soul and country on The Crown Prince Show, listen to some bluegrass gospel on Roy Bennett’s Heavenly Sunlight and interact with Andy on FB during Andy Waldrop’s Solid Gold Sunday.

Each morning we could listen to the Party Line which featured local business leaders, politicians and helpful community information.

Nothing against KSBJ, but I am so very sad that my hometown station is gone. I miss it so much.

All things must pass I guess.

Texas TV news and radio job moves July 2019

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Meteorologist Colleen Coyle says farewell after nine years with WFAA.

NBC5 KXAS anchor/reporter Kristin Dickerson is going with God, leaving the station.

Wendy Cruz is back at Univision 23 in Dallas.

KSCS/Dallas Re-Brands As ‘New Country 96.3’

HOUSTON

104 KRBE program director Leslie Whittle adds Cumulus Media Vice President, Hot AC Formats duties.

Brian Shannon aka “Eddie ‘The Boner’ Sanchez” joins 92.3 KGON Portland.

Longtime "Rod Ryan Show" co-host Dinah Powers is leaving the show.

Sunny 99.1 KODA's Dana Tyson has a new podcast series celebrating and meeting powerful Houston women.

After leaving Sports Talk 610 (KILT-AM), Houston sports talk host Paul Gallant unleashes anything-goes podcast.

Houston Radio: KPRC's Ken Webster Jr. Put In Facebook Jail.

Chris Guillory is leaving KPRC to join the Humble Independent School District's communications team.

- VIDEO: Sara Donchey live on air during LA earthquake
- KVOA Tucson, Arizona weekend sports anchor Ari Alexander joins KPRC 2
- Levi Ismail exits KHOU 11
- Norah O'Donnell visits KHOU 11
- After John Walton's death, the "Walton and Johnson" show will continue with Ken Webster Jr. as Steve Johnson's co-host
- WNCN Raleigh's Taniya Wright joins KPRC 2 as morning anchor
- The Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductees 2019
- Brooks Garner joins FOX 31 Denver
- 89.3 KSBJ expands coverage To reach 7 Million listeners
- Houston TV reporters wearing braids on air
- KHOU promo videos from 2003
- Shelley Childers annouces baby 2
- Rich Lord and Mike Meltser exit SportsRadio 610 KILT
- WLWT Cincinnati reporter Vanessa Richardson joins KPRC 2 sports team
- SportsRadio 610 KILT hosts say "the best is yet to come"
- Remembering 99.9 FM KSHN Liberty
- KPRC 2's 'Apollo 11: Mission to the Moon'
- Patricia Buchanan named Vice President of Sales Telemundo Houston KTMD
- Telemundo Houston KTMD reporter Eduardo "Yusnaby Pérez" Rodriguez leaves for Telemundo 51 Miami WSCV
- Frank Billingsley's photo used to scam woman
- 2019 Lone Star Regional Sports EMMY Nominees
- Dominique Sachse's vacation on the French Riviera
- Lauren Freeman has baby 5
- Cathy Hernandez is pregnant
- GMA meteorologist Ginger Zee on abusive relationships, overcoming depression
- Emily Akin retires from FOX 26

SAN ANTONIO

Congratulating Mike Hernandez, who is retiring from WOAI, after more than 30 years in news.

KSAT 12 San Antonio assistant news director Chris Henao joins KHOU 11 in the same position.

Hearst announced that Michael Sacks has been named publisher of the San Antonio Express-News.

KENS 5 weekend team says goodbye to Jared Silverman.

Jessica Headley will depart Fox San Antonio, Launches book for community.

San Antonio Telemundo's Valeria Barriga moves to Univision KWEX.

Holly Stouffer joins the KENS team after leaving KXXV (Waco, Temple, Killeen).


AUSTIN

KRQE Albuquerque meteorologist Kristen Currie joins KXAN Austin.

KDRV NewsWatch12 Medford, Oregon sports reporter Jake Garcia joins KVUE.


AROUND TEXAS

Gray Television’s CBS affiliate KWTX (Waco, Temple, Killeen) promoted KWTX Meteorologist Sean Bellafiore to weekday morning and noon meteorologist.

KXXV 25 (Waco, Temple, Killeen) news director Charlie Haldeman handed in his resignation.

KWTX (Waco, Temple, Killeen) morning anchor Taina Maya will temporarily continue to anchor while also working as the new Killeen Independent School District chief communications and marketing officer.

KGBT Harlingen Assistant News Director Jim Bob Breazeale posted some good news about his health.

EMILY JACEKS moves to Producer at KVUE-TV in Austin (from KOB-TV, Albuquerque).
- Emily is represented by Steve Swienckowski at DCA Talent. http://www.dcatalent.com.

Corpus Christi Caller-Times reporter Eleanor Dearman is heading to Austin to cover politics and other top Texas stories for the El Paso Times and the USA Today Network.

KRZI (ESPN Central Texas)/Waco Knocked Off Air By Vandalism.

KKBA/Corpus Christi Brings On Jackie Umphres For Afternoons

REMEMBERING

Half of the “Walton and Johnson” syndicated morning radio team, John Walton, 67, has died.

R.I.P. Boomer Kingston, West Texas Radio Personality.

Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductees for 2011

The names of the 2011 Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductees are listed below along with the radio stations and cities they've been most associated with during their careers.
With their inductions, they will be listed among those who are the greatest of the greats of Texas radio. The induction celebration will be held in Houston later this year. Congrats to all!

Below is the list of all the inductees listed in alphabetical order -- eight from the Houston area, seven from the San Antonio-Austin area, four from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, one from Liberty and one from Tyler.

Ken Barnett
(KVIL - Dallas-Fort Worth)

Bill Buchanan
(KSHN - Liberty)

Mitch Carr
(KVIL/KLUV/KRLD - Dallas-Fort Worth)

Errol Coker
(KHCB - Houston)

"Cuzzin Linnie" Leonard Henderson (Deceased - Died Thursday June 30, 2011)
(KLIF/KNON/KKDA-AM - Dallas-Fort Worth)

Bruce Miller Earle
(KVIL/KNOW/KLAR - San Antonio)

Howard Edwards
(KONO - San Antonio)

Pat Fant
(KLOL/KTXQ/KRBE - Houston)

John Furr
(KONO/KTSA/KITE)

Larry Galla
(KIKK/KVST - Houston)

Lanny Griffith
(KLOL/KTRH - Houston)

Doug Harris
(KLOL - Houston)

Lanny "Hoss" Huggins
(KZAK/KROZ - Tyler)

Pam Ivey
(KKBQ/KIKK - Houston)

Dave Jarrott
(KXOL/KTBC/K98 - Austin-San Antonio)

Larry Don Johnson
(KTSU/KCOH/KULF - Houston)

Ira "Eye" Lipson
(KZEW/WFAA/KTCK - Dallas-Fort Worth)

Richard Mock
(KLIF/KILT - Houston)

Elizabeth Ruiz
(KTSA - San Antonio)

Johnny Shannon
(KTSA/KILT/KONO - San Antonio)

Lee Woods
(KONO/KKPS/KRIO - San Antonio)

The Council of Advisors members are: Al Caldwell, Ann Arnold, Bob Ray Sanders, Bud Buschardt, Chuck Blore, Eddie Barker, Dr. Jerry Hudson, Jo Interrante, Jody Dean, Josh Holstead, Paul Berlin, Sonny Melendrez and Tom Glade and Larry Shannon.

http://www.texasradiohalloffame.com/

TX Radio Hall of Famer on new Houston online station

Houston Radio Platinum started in May of 2019, and features the best soft rock of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s offering listeners something different that they can’t get anywhere else.

The station launched its new morning show with Houston radio legend Johnny Goyen.

Goyen is no stranger to the Houston Radio Market spending time on KFMK, KRBE, KYOK, and KIKK in Houston.

Join Goyen from 6-10 AM, seven days a week on HoustonRadioPlatinum.com.

“We are thrilled to have Johnny as part of our team! He’s a perfect fit, and we look forward to what he has to offer our online station,” stated Joseph Kovacik, President of JPD Entertainment Services, LLC.

In November, Goyen will be inducted into the Texas Radio Hall Of Fame in Kilgore, TX.

Solid Gold Sunday

Every Sunday Night the online station features the best songs of the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s on “Solid Gold Sunday” with Andy Waldrop.

Waldrop is a familiar voice on Houston Radio having been heard on KSHN, KIKK, KSBJ, and helping you navigate the Houston freeways on traffic services throughout Houston.

“Andy’s show has such an awesome following of people…and it’s a perfect fit on our station,” added Kovacik.

Join Waldrop every Sunday night from 6-9 PM on HoustonRadioPlatinum.com.

Love Songs Every Night From 8-Midnight

The internet station offers its own love songs show! Every night from 8-Midnight, it plays your classic love songs from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s with Barry. Barry takes your requests and dedications.

How To Listen?

You can stream our station directly from our website at houstonradioplatinum.com, or download the radio.net app and search for Houston Radio Platinum.com.

(This post was taken from a release sent to me by Houston Radio Platinum)

The changing faces of Houston media 2019

The comings and goings of the Houston media world 2019.

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January 2019

- Grego joins 95.7 The Spot KKHH

- Cheryl Mercedes joins KHOU 11

- Ryan Korsgard is leaving KPRC 2

- Travis Herzog new abc13 KTRK chief meteorologist; Elita Loresca to mornings

- David Tillman named Chief Forecaster for abc13 KTRK

- Craig Roberts remembers times at KPRC 2

- Mark Medici Promoted to President of the Houston Chronicle

- Former KPRC 2 anchor Sara Donchey joins KCBS 2 and KCAL 9 in LA

- Vincent Crivelli joins KPRC 2


February 2019

- Brooks Garner gone from KHOU 11

- Doug Harris aka Jr. Mintz elected Houston Film Critics Society president

- Mike McGuff appears on KPRC 2's Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall

- Brian Rogers to depart from the Houston Chronicle

- Former KHOU GM Susan McEldoon to offer professional coaching

- Lisa Vaughn back on air at KHOU 11

- Brheanna Berry joins abc13 KTRK

- Suzi Hanks exits 106.9-107.5 The Eagle

- Christine Noël starts at KPRC 2


March 2019

- Butch Alsandor working Houston Astros and Rockets coverage

- Christine Dobbyn ‏to leave abc13 KTRK

- Denise Middleton joins FOX 26

- Stephen Morgan promoted to FOX 26 weekend morning weather anchor

- Leti Aguilera named General Sales Manager CMG Houston


April 2019

- Anchor Denise Middleton and meteorologist Stephen Morgan to work FOX 26 KRIV weekend mornings

- KHOU 11 assistant news director Josh Hubbard is leaving Houston for the same job with Disney/ABC Television Group owned KGO San Franciso

- Former KPRC 2 features reporter Ruben Galvan joins KHOU 11

- Deilia Ray Williams named KTRK abc13 Marketing Creative Director

- Steve Riley named Houston Chronicle Executive Editor

- David Arkin to lead digital at KPRC 2

- KTRK GM Henry Florsheim announces retirement


May 2019

- Deilia Ray Williams named KTRK abc13 Marketing Creative Director

- Steve Riley named Houston Chronicle Executive Editor

- 91.7 NGEN debuts new lineup May 13, 2019

- Darby Douglas enters next chapter

- Michael Berry renews agreement with 740 KTRH

- Kelly Ryan Joins Dean & Rog on 106.9-107.5 Houston’s Eagle


June 2019

- Russ Lewis to anchor KHOU 4pm newscast

- Reporter/fill-in anchor Mycah Hatfield joins abc13 KTRK as reporter/MMJ from KJRH Tulsa, Oklahoma


July 2019

- KVOA Tucson, Arizona weekend sports anchor Ari Alexander joins KPRC 2

- Levi Ismail exits KHOU 11

- After John Walton's death, the "Walton and Johnson" show will continue with Ken Webster Jr. as Steve Johnson's co-host

- WNCN Raleigh's Taniya Wright joins KPRC 2 as morning anchor

- Brooks Garner joins FOX 31 Denver

- Rich Lord and Mike Meltser exit SportsRadio 610 KILT

- WLWT Cincinnati reporter Vanessa Richardson joins KPRC 2 sports team

- Remembering 99.9 FM KSHN Liberty

- Patricia Buchanan named Vice President of Sales Telemundo Houston KTMD

- Telemundo Houston KTMD reporter Eduardo "Yusnaby Pérez" Rodriguez leaves for Telemundo 51 Miami WSCV

- Emily Akin retires from FOX 26


August 2019

- Deneige Broom leaves FOX 26 KRIV

- Josh Marshall to leave KHOU 11

- Wendy Granato named KTRK President and General Manager

- Ryan Korsgard joins Million Air Austin

- Janet Shamlian joins CBS News as Houston-based correspondent

- Xavier Walton joins KHOU as morning anchor; Lisa Hernandez moves

- Lee Meier named FOX 26 KRIV assistant news director

- Lainie Fritz to leave KPRC 2

- TX Radio Hall of Famer on new Houston online station

- Chris Costa joins KHOU 11

- Leslie Adami named KIII Corpus Christi evening anchor

- "Red, White & Blue" and "Party Politics" return with new co-hosts

- John Donnelly to leave FOX 26

- Natasha Barrett joins the Memorial Hermann Health System

- Roxann Fisher joins KAVU Victoria as news director


September 2019

- Rehan Aslam named abc13 KTRK news director

- Tiffany Justice joins FOX 26 KRIV

- GM David Loving exits KXLN Univision 45

- Mike Glenn leaves Houston Chronicle for Washington Times

- abc13 anchors celebrating some big anniversaries

- Lainie Fritz appears on WDSU New Orleans


October 2019

- Melissa Wilson celebrates 19 years at FOX 26 KRIV

- Cynthia Cisneros announces retirement from abc13 KTRK

- MaryAnn Martinez joins KPRC 2

- Chelsea Edwards joins FOX 26 KRIV

- Caitlin “CJ” Johnson joins The New 93Q KKBQ

- John Hannon named President and General Manager of Univision 45 Houston KXLN

- KPRC legendary anchor Bill Balleza to retire

- Jennifer Reyna is leaving KPRC 2

- Jennifer Reyna breaks silence after leaving KPRC

- Lindsey Henry leaves FOX 26

- Tom Abrahams celebrates 20 years at abc13 KTRK


November 2019

- KiTiRik - Houston's greatest TV host?

- Famous media HISD graduates

- Bo Corona launches Puro Tejano Fierro 101.1 HD2

- abc13 KTRK anchors switch schedules


December 2019

- Addison Green joins KHOU

Texas TV news and radio job moves June 2019

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DALLAS - FORT WORTH

Reporter Steven Dial joins KDFW Dallas from reporter and fill-in anchor at KSHB Kansas City, Mo.

Veteran Dallas Morning News photojournalist Tom Fox said he thought he “was gone” when he hid in an alcove from a heavily armed masked man at the downtown federal courts building.

88.5 KCSN/Los Angeles interim PD/Director of Digital Integration Jeff Penfield has accepted a position with North Texas Public Broadcasting as Manager, Radio Operations at NPR affiliate 90.1 KERA and Triple A KXT/Dallas.

HOUSTON

Paul Gallant let go from SportsRadio 610 KILT.
- SportsRadio 610 KILT names Matthew Jarecki as 9-11p host from Northern Arizona University where he hosted on low-power student station KLJX-LP Flagstaff and sideline reporter for KAFF.

Houston Chronicle NFL columnist John McClain inducted into the second class of media voted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

TEGNA station WFAA photographer, Brandon Mowry, and KHOU (CBS) Kyle Porter, and John Sharify are bringing home honors after four NPPA Best of Photojournalism Awards.

Get2Know KPRC 2's Taisha Walker

Get2Know KPRC 2's Rose-Ann Aragon.

Liberty’s hometown radio station, KSHN 99.9 FM, has been purchased by Humble-based KSBJ.

Roula and Ryan Show Technical Producer Krystina Ramey is leaving the show.

FOX 26 KRIV photo-journalist Josh Reed leaves for a Seattle station.

abc13 KTRK editor Heikki Mikael Mustonen joins KVUE Austin as a photo journalist.


- Russ Lewis to anchor KHOU 4pm newscast
- Chita Craft announces second pregnancy
- Tropical Storm Allison KPRC 2 clips from 2001
- RadioGalveston launches online
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston takes home three 40th Annual Telly Awards
-KPRC 2 weekend morning anchor Jacob Rascon's wife, Ashley, is pregnant with their fifth child
- Sara Donchey still loves Houston
- KPRC 2 reporter Brittany Jeffers announces first baby on the way
- Sophia Beausoleil is pregnant
- Owen Conflenti is adding to the family
- Dominique Sachse updates us on husband's terrible accident
- Yes, 7 KPRC babies are coming in 2019!
- KHOU 11 news director Sally Ramirez appears on Women on Deadline podcast hosted by Carolyn Hall and Sierra Starks
- Kaitlin Monte's baby is here
- Reporter/fill-in anchor Mycah Hatfield joins abc13 KTRK as reporter/MMJ from KJRH Tulsa, Oklahoma

SAN ANTONIO

Russell Rush, PD and afternoon drive time host on 96.1 Now in San Antonio, announced he has cancer.

Director David Hughes retires from KENS 5 Great Day SA.

AUSTIN

Leslie Rangel joins KTBC as ‘Good Day Austin’ anchor from evening anchor and reporter at KWKT Waco.

Boomtown 2040 is a year-long campaign by KVUE Austin, focusing on Central Texas growth.

After seven years at the Texas Tribune, political editor Aman Batheja joins the New York Times in DC.

- Brittany Glas ‏leaves KXAN, Mari Salazar joins KVUE

AROUND TEXAS

KAGS Chief Meteorologist Bob French announces his retirement after serving the Bryan/College Station community for nearly 30 years.

KAGS News names veteran TV manager Erin Wencl as News Director.

KCEN Waco reporter Emani Payne shares horrifying story about having gun pulled on her while on assignment alone in Killeen.

Jen Phillips has been named weekday evening anchor of KXII in Sherman, Texas.

News director Amie Hudspeth moves from KAVU Victoria to CNN Headline News as Script Supervisor.

REMEMBERING

John Walton of Houston and New Orleans' radio show Walton and Johnson dies

Chuck Scott, longtime Houston radio newscaster, dies at 76.

Bill Bragg, former voice of 'Big Tex,' dies at 72.

Houston dance music broadcasts still live on weekends

Houston Radio Platinum's Gary Mac (96.1 KIOX El Campo, 99.9 KSHN Liberty, 92.5 KKHA Bay City) lets us know that Houston still has a club mix on the weekend after my recent post about 104.1 KRBE Saturday night dance mix The Beat!

Head over to houstonradioplatinum.com on Friday nights to hear Mac host the "Friday Night Powerhits," a high energy dance show show from 7pm to 9pm.

"Bringing back all the club trax that we heard back then, on KKBQ, KRBE, KNRJ and the likes from the late 1980's till early 90's,' Mac told mikemcguff.com.  "I've hosted this show since last September.  You will hear a familiar voice to some, the liners throughout the 2 hour show is that of Mark Landis (original 93Q KKBQ Top 40 format producer/imaging director)." 

In writing this post, I also ran across a website devoted to the old 93Q where you can listen to Club 6400 broadcasts and other archives from the former Top 40 Houston station.

But wait...there's more from the HRP team!

On Saturday night, the "Saturday Night Block Party," hosted by the Houston Radio Platinum team, runs from 9pm to 2am.  This show features upbeat, feel good, get down dance tunes (with a disco lean) from the 60's, 70's and 80's. 

The Saturday night show came from the mind of legendary Houston DJ Johnny Goyen (KFMK, KRBE, KYOK, KIKK) when he was working for the Houston streaming station.

Houston Radio Platinum launched in May 2019 featuring soft rock hits of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. In July 2020, the station switched from soft rock to the classic hits format. 

Friday Night Powerhits show playlist (generally 1987-93):

Anything Box

The Bolshoi

Camouflage

Cetu Javu

Colm III

The Cult

The Cure

Depeche Mode

Debbie Deb

Echo & The Bunnymen

Erasure

Front 242

Information Society

KLF

Kon Kan

MCL (Micro Chip League)

Ministry

New Order

Nitzer Ebb

OMD

Red Flag

Soft Cell

Technotronic

Yaz

The Saturday Night Block Party Playlist:

(a few 60's, more 70's & 80's) 

Donna Summer

Kool & The Gang

Lipps Inc.

Chic

KC & Sunshine Band

Ohio Players

Wild Cherry

The Commodores

Sister Sledge

Young MC

Prince

B-52's

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Rick James

Michael Jackson

Tone Loc