Sydney Hernández joins Local 23 KVEO as evening anchor

CBS 4 Rio Grande Valley reporter Sydney Hernández joining Local 23 KVEO as evening anchor in Brownsville, Texas


Sydney Hernández is leaving CBS 4 Rio Grande Valley and moving across the hall so to speak with the same company at Nexstar's NBC 23 KVEO Brownsville.

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Here is what Hernández tweeted:

THANK YOU! I can never thank you enough for all the love you’ve given me over the last few years.

I am no longer reporting with CBS 4 News. It has been an incredible ride and a piece of my heart will always be there, but it’s time for me to move up within the company.

I am blessed and beyond excited to announce I will be your new evening anchor on Local 23 News starting tomorrow, Monday, August 31st at 4:00 pm.

To my amazing viewers, I love you and I am forever grateful for the support and affection you’ve always shown me.

I am happy to say nothing will be changing here on my page and I will continue to post and report on the issues you want to see.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless you! Los quiero!

The RGV native previously worked as a reporter for FOX 44 KWKT Waco - Temple - Killeen where she covered military and crime stories in the Fort Hood - Killeen area.

Hernández graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas A&M University – Kingsville and interned at KOB 4 News Albuquerque, NM.

She was raised in Mission, Texas and is a La Joya I.S.D. grad.

Now you might notice there have been a lot of KVEO stories on my blog over the last few months.

That's because KVEO owner Nexstar Media Group acquired Sinclair Broadcast Group’s KGBT as part of a lawsuit settlement. So I guess KGBT as a station doesn't really exist anymore as it is now on KVEO's channel 23.2. KVEO and staff moved into the former KGBT studios and now the two station's staff are under the same roof.

All these KVEO changes this summer must be a result of the merging of the stations.

In July, we saw WBOC 16 Salisbury, Md's Faith Woodard join KVEO as a weekday evening news anchor.

In early August, FOX Carolina's Isaac Williams joined NBC 23 KVEO Brownsville as chief meteorologist.

Just last week, KVEO and CBS 4 sent a team to Houston to fellow Nexstar station CW39 KIAH cover Hurricane Laura.

KVEO Brownsville debuts first-ever Latina anchor team

KVEO Rio Grande Valley debuts brand new newscasts, and a historic news team

Evenings team is (left to right) Isaac Williams, Clara Benitez, and Sydney Hernandez.

KVEO Brownsville, TX has been rapidly expanding in 2020 and has just debuted what they think in the first in the country.

News director Amy Sullivan says she thinks the Nexstar Media Group now has the first all Latina main anchor pairing in the country.

"Excited for two amazing Latinas who have proven they are two of the best journalists here in the [Rio Grande Valley]," Sullivan tweeted ahead of the new newscast launches.

CBS 4 weekend anchor Clara Benitez and KVEO reporter Sydney Hernández make up that new evening news team.

They both come from KVEO's Local 23 and CBS 4 two stations under one roof (more on that in a minute).

"We're able to provide coverage from morning until night for the first time," Sullivan told mikemcguff.com. "This is a hand-picked group of journalists who want to provide the best coverage for the community."

RELATED
- Faith Woodard joins CBS 4 KVEO Brownsville
- Isaac Williams joins Local 23 KVEO Brownsville
- Sydney Hernández joins Local 23 KVEO as evening anchor

Mornings team is Meteorologist Freddy Vela, Sydney Gray and Brenda Matute.

Until recently, KVEO only had local news programming at 5pm and 10pm. Now it has added RGV newscasts to mornings, 11am, 4pm and 6:30pm.

KMTV Omaha, Nebraska morning reporter Sydney Gray and KRIS Corpus Christi reporter Brenda Matute have been hired for the new Local 23 morning newscast along with meteorologist Freddy Vela.

But wait, that's not the only new show. Starting September 13th, KVEO reporter Jeremiah Wilcox starts anchoring weekends with meteorologist Chris Ramirez who was recently hired from sister-station KSAN San Angelo.

To replace the newly promoted Benitez on CBS 4 weekends, KVEO reporter Karina Vargas gets bumped up to anchor. Andrew Shipley was hired to be the weekend meteorologist for the CBS 4 Valley Storm Team.

Houston TV viewers might recognize Ramirez and Shipley who both helped out new Nexstar sister-station CW39 KIAH during Hurricane Laura television coverage.

So why have all these massive changes happened in the Rio Grande Valley television market? Let me set this all up for those not tuning into the South Texas TV airwaves.

The anchor changes come after Nexstar Media Group took over KGBT from the Sinclair Broadcast Group as part of a lawsuit settlement. Sinclair retained the KGBT call letters.

Now Nexstar runs two stations under KVEO.

Local 23 remains on the main channel while the the former KGBT CBS 4 (the CBS 4 branding remains) lives on at 23.2.

Both staffs were combined into the former studios of KGBT and are now working together on two stations.

Big changes at KVEO Rio Grande Valley

For those in large markets who think there has been a lot of television news as of late, let me show you NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley and sister station CBS4 KGBT.  

A reminder that the small markets are always seeing people move to bigger markets, take a break or leave the biz permanently. 

Here are the recent departures from the Nexstar Media Group sister stations in The Valley.

Tylisa Hampton leaves KVEO for KARK 4 Little Rock, AR

Sydney Gray leaves NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley

Faith Woodard leaves CBS4 Harlingen

Iris Karami leaves KVEO CBS 4 Rio Grande Valley

Brenda Matute leaves NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley

Karina Vargas leaves NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley

Taking over KVEO weekend anchoring duties will be reporter Adam Cardona. 

UPDATE
Sonya Hill joins NBC 23 KVEO RGV
Jeremiah Marshall joins CBS 4 RGV

Isaac Williams joins NBC 23 KVEO Brownsville

FOX Carolina meteorologist Isaac Williams joins NBC 23 KVEO Brownsville as chief


FOX Carolina WHNS Greenville, SC meteorologist Isaac Williams announced he's heading to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to work for NBC 23 KVEO Brownsville.

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"Up next is the RGV of southern Texas where I’ll be Chief Meteorologist at KVEO-TV, NBC 23," Williams tweeted. "I can’t even begin to thank everyone here at FOX for helping me grow and be ready for this next step."

Williams joined FOX Carolina in February 2017.

He previously worked for:
WVUA 23 Tuscaloosa, Alabama
WAAY 31 Huntsville, Alabama
WCBI 4 Columbus, Mississippi

Williams, who grew up in Tuscaloosa, earned graduated from the University of Alabama and earned his master's degree in geosciences from Mississippi State University.

Last week, I blogged how Faith Woodard joined KVEO Brownsville as a weekday evening anchor.

Tylisa Hampton leaves KVEO for KARK 4 Little Rock, AR

Tylisa Hampton is leaving her NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley weekend anchor position for KARK 4 and FOX 16 News KLRT Little Rock, Arkansas.

Here are two tweets in a combined fashion where Hampton made her announcements:

"Today is my last day with KVEO and CBS 4. I’m so grateful for the all the support, I’ve truly learned some much from the RGV community that has helped me become a better journalist. 

I have nothing but the highest respect for my newsroom that always pushes for growth. 

So excited and happy to be apart of the Team 20 newsroom!! 

I’m looking forward to sharing stories from my home state with such a talented group. Thank you for letting me continue my passion!"

The Harlingen weekend anchor/reporter started at KVEO in July 2020 - first as an MMJ and then anchor.

The University of Central Arkansas grad interned with KARK 4/Fox 16 KLRT, so it is a return for Hampton. As a student, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) member also worked as an MMJ/anchor/producer for the university's News 6.

Today is my last day with KVEO and CBS 4. I’m so grateful for the all the support, I’ve truly learned some much from the RGV community that has helped me become a better journalist. I have nothing but the highest respect for my newsroom that always pushes for growth. Stay tuned📺 pic.twitter.com/LIu3idTT3P

— Tylisa Hampton (@TylisaHamptontv) July 22, 2022

So excited and happy to be apart of the Team 20 newsroom!! I’m looking forward to sharing stories from my home state with such a talented group. Thank you for letting me continue my passion! https://t.co/MpveHb3WET

— Tylisa Hampton (@TylisaHamptontv) July 26, 2022

 

Frank McCaffrey signs off NBC 23 KVEO RGV

Frank McCaffrey signed off from his role as evening anchor at NBC 23 KVEO on January 6, 2026, closing a chapter in a career that has been deeply rooted in the Rio Grande Valley.

- Ruben Juarez leaves NBC 23 KVEO RGV

He had been with NBC 23 KVEO since March 2023, where he also hosted "Inside Valley Politics."

McCaffrey first arrived in the Valley in 2016 as a reporter and anchor at KRGV 5 and quickly discovered it was where he wanted to stay. 

His career eventually took him to the national stage at Fox News Channel in Washington, where he produced for Special Report. 

He later held leadership and anchoring roles across the country, including serving as news director and anchor at KXLF in southwest Montana and as managing editor and lead anchor at WICZ in Binghamton, New York. McCaffrey has also contributed reporting to national outlets, including RFD-TV and NEWSnet.

A native of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area—specifically Gaithersburg, Maryland—McCaffrey began working in television at a young age. 

McCaffrey holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism from Loyola University Maryland and a master’s degree in government from Johns Hopkins University.

Goodbye @kveotv23 team pic.twitter.com/vc5raS7Lcv

— Frank McCaffrey (@FrankMcCaffrey1) January 7, 2026

 

Sydney Gray leaves NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley, joins Action News 5 WMC Memphis

Sydney Gray announced she is leaving her NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley morning anchor position.

In follow up news, Gray will co-host the weekend morning newscast with Erin Thomas on Action News 5 WMC Memphis, Tennessee.

Here is what Gray posted on Facebook about leaving Texas:

"My time at KVEO has come to an end! Two years ago, I set a goal to become a full-time news anchor. 

After several years of reporting in the field, I wanted the opportunity to sharpen my skills behind the desk. The Valley allowed me that, and I'm so grateful.

I, along with my co-anchor, producers, meteorologists, directors and reporters got to be a part of something very special when we launched a brand new morning show, for the NBC affiliate, in South Texas. It was challenging and rewarding. I appreciate our managers and everyone who made the show happen daily, but most of all, I’m thankful to our viewers.

I gained amazing friends that I will truly miss, as well as the talented group of journalists working every day to bring you the news.

I’m excited for the future and hope you’ll continue following me as I prepare for my next move!"

Gray started with KVEO in August of 2020 for a brand new morning newscast.

She came from KMTV 3 Omaha, Nebraska where she was an MMJ/fill-in anchor.

Her start in the TV biz came from KXII 12 as a bureau reporter.

The Oklahoma State University grad interned with KTUL 9 Tulsa.

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) member's love for TV started in the DFW area where she grew up and reported for Frisco-ISD TV.  

Rubén Juárez joins KVEO - CBS 4 RGV

Rubén Juárez returns the Rio Grande Valley, this time as the sports director of Local 23 KVEO and CBS 4 KGBT.

UPDATE DECEMBER 2025
Ruben Juarez leaves NBC 23 KVEO RGV

"Excited to announce that I’ll be the Sports Director at @cbs4rgv + @kveo23," Juárez tweeted.  "Looking forward to telling sports stories in the #RGV once again!"

Juárez returns to Texas from WOOD TV8 Grand Rapids, Michigan where he was a general assignment reporter.

Before that, Juárez was a sports anchor/reporter and news reporter at KRGV Channel 5 News Weslaco, Texas. While at KRGV, Juárez was a weekday sports anchor in Spanish and Spanish/English language reporter. According to his bio, he was KRGV's first Spanish sports anchor and the first bilingual sports reporter.

Juárez got his start in TV as a sports reporter for with WLFI Lafayette, Indiana, the home of Axl Rose.

The Grand Valley State University grad interned at KFOR News 4 Oklahoma City and WOOD TV 8.

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Ruben Juarez leaves NBC 23 KVEO RGV

Ruben Juarez has apparently departed his role as sports director at NBC 23 KVEO and CBS 4 in the Rio Grande Valley, as his biography has been removed from the stations’ combined website.

- Frank McCaffrey signs off NBC 23 KVEO RGV

Juarez joined KVEO and CBS 4 as sports director in January 2022, returning to a market. 

A Grand Rapids, Michigan native, Juarez previously spent four years in the Rio Grande Valley as a bilingual sports anchor and reporter for KRGV Channel 5 News.

Before rejoining the Valley stations, Juarez worked at WOOD-TV, the NBC affiliate in his hometown of Grand Rapids, where he served as a general assignment reporter. During his tenure there, he became the station’s first reporter to regularly produce Spanish-language stories.

He also served as a sports reporter at WLFI in Lafayette, Indiana.

Juarez discovered his passion for sports journalism at an early age, inspired by a conversation with his second-grade teacher in the late 1990s. While still in high school, he landed his first job in the field as a sports clerk at The Grand Rapids Press, answering phones and taking stats.

Juarez is a graduate of Grand Valley State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 2011. He also interned at KFOR News 4 in Oklahoma City and at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids.

Houston, TX media moves of 2020

Where did your favorite Houston or Texas anchor/reporter leave or come from during 2020?

JANUARY

Barbi Leo joins KIII 

KHOU 11 launches its first ever Sunday morning newscast

Anayeli Ruiz joins KHOU

Madd Hatta Show on 97.9 The Box cancelled

Jessie Watt joins Mix 96.5’s “The Morning Mix” 

Lisa Hernandez leaves KHOU 11

Chauncy Glover adds 6:30pm news duties

Brandi Smith new KHOU Saturday morning anchor

Larry Seward leaves KHOU

Sophia Beausoleil leaves KPRC 2

Matthew Seedorff joins FOX 26 KRIV

Hannah Mackenzie joins KPRC 2

Heather Sullivan joins FOX 26

Katherine Marchand leaves abc13 KTRK

Sophia Beausoleil joins NBC 5 KXAS

Bill Balleza signs off KPRC 2

VIDEO: Bill Balleza's goodbye on last KPRC 2 newscast

FEBRUARY

Raven Ambers joins abc13 KTRK

Luis Gerardo Nuñez joins “Noticiero Telemundo Houston” at 4pm and 4:30pm

MARCH

Anavid Reyes joins KPRC 

Kevin Roth joins abc13 KTRK

Kris Gutierrez rejoins KPRC 2

"The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show” returns to Houston on RadioNOW 92.1

KPRC 2 photojournalist John Treadgold talks 44 year Houston TV career

APRIL

MaryAnn Martinez leaves KPRC 2

Roxie Bustamante joins abc13 KTRK

Taniya Wright leaves KPRC 2

Lisa Hernandez joins KPRC 2

Michael Lopardi joins KPRC 2

MAY 

Roula Christie launches syndicated 'Weekends with Roula'

Albert Ramon leaving KVUE Austin for News Nation

Niku Kazori leaves KENS 5 San Antonio

Chris Pruitt named VP and GM of CW39 KIAH

Jennifer Sanders joins KXAN Austin

Sally Mamdooh leaves KPRC 2

Russ McCaskey and Jennifer Lindgren among CBS 11 KTVT layoffs

CW33 KDAF DFW launching Morning After with Ron Corning and Jenny Anchondo

John Labus leaves 740 KTRH

JUNE 

Steve Simon exits CW39 KIAH 

Leslie Mouton leaves KSAT 12

Brett Buffington leaves KHOU 11

Niccole Caan new KENS 5 consumer investigative reporter

Juan Beltran exits abc13 KTRK

Lori Bruffett promoted to KBTX GM

Ron “The Show” Hughley joins SportsRadio 610 KILT

Chrisdyann Uribe leaves FOX 26 

Erika Lopez re-joins KVUE Austin

Mike Lee promoted to VP-GM of KWKT & KYLE Waco/Temple/Bryan

NBC 5 KXAS launches "Texas Today," Dallas-Fort Worth’s New Lifestyle Program 

Mark Garcia named VP & GM of KMID Midland/Odessa

James Brown leaves KBMT Beaumont

Hannah Mackenzie leaves KPRC 2

KPRC 2's "Houston Life" moves to 3pm

Houston Public Media experiences staff cuts due to COVID-19 budget shortfalls 

Ramon J. Pineda to lead KRIS Corpus Christi

Sally Ramirez to leave KHOU 11

Russ Lewis to retire from KHOU

JULY 

José Santos leaves Telemundo Houston

Big changes at KRIS 6 Corpus Christi 

Trey Serna leaves CW39 KIAH

Daniel Aguilar takes over as Newscenter 25 KAVU Victoria GM, James Munoz as news director

Deneige Broom returns to WFTV 9

Re’Chelle Turner joins KPRC 2

Newscenter25 KAVU's announces new anchor lineup

KVUE Austin shifts Bryan Mays and Mike Rush

Faith Woodard joins KVEO Brownsville

Mary Kate Hamilton joins KOSA Midland-Odessa

Bailey Vaughn joins KTEN 10

Breanna Barrs leaves FOX 29 KABB

AUGUST

Madd Hatta to advise KTSU The Vibe

Andrew Tate joins KTEN Sherman

Isaac Williams joins NBC 23 KVEO Brownsville

Joe Puma joins KVII Amarillo

Mark Silberstein joins KRIS Corpus Christi

Kalyn Norwood to leave KVUE 24

Brandon Hamilton leaves KWTX 10

Chinedu Ogu joins Great Day Houston

Stephanie Serna named KSAT 12 morning anchor

Elise Hu: From KVUE to VICE News

Joe Sam joins Houston Life

Deborah Wrigley to leave abc13 KTRK

KHOU's Sally Ramirez to executive produce CNBC's “The News With Shepard Smith”

Lainie Fritz leaves TV sports behind for now

Sydney Hernández joins Local 23 KVEO as evening anchor

SEPTEMBER

FOX 26 KRIV debuts “The NewsEdge Early Edition” at 6pm with Kaitlin Monte

Maria Sotolongo leaves CW39 KIAH

Adam Krueger joins CW39 Houston

KVEO Brownsville debuts first-ever Latina anchor team

Collin Myers exits abc13 KTRK

Bob Slovak leaves abc13 KTRK

CW39 Houston NO WAIT WEATHER + TRAFFIC

Lee Sausley announces KRIS 6 retirement

KBTX Bryan-College Station's "Brazos Valley This Morning" teams up newlywed anchors Kathleen and Josh Ninke

KETK Tyler launches new 4 and 4:30pm newscasts

Laura Laughead joins KAMC Lubbock

Bria Bell returns to Dallas at Spectrum News

KRGV Rio Grande Valley hires Marianela Aguirre and Hugo Magallan

Mayde Gomez joins FOX 29 San Antonio KABB

KXAN's CW Austin debuts weather and traffic AM news

Rashi Vats's 5pm anchor journey

Jessica Hunt leaves KSAT 12

OCTOBER

Mike Capps: From KPRC to WFAA, ABC and CNN

Spectrum News 1 to serve DFW/Wichita Falls and other parts of Texas

Lauren Westbrook returns to KWTX 10 Waco

The Mike McGuff blog is 15 years old!

DECEMBER

KHOU Taps Roldan, Boslow and Klein to Lead Content Team in Houston, Texas

Kyle Claude named Houston Public Media Executive Director of Content Operations

Russ McCaskey joins WINK News Florida after KTVT

Ashley Paredez joins ABC 15 KNXV Phoenix

Andrea Parquet-Taylor named vice president and news director at CBS Los Angeles

Jerrel ‘Hardbody Kiotti’ Brown leaves 97.9 The Box

Simone De Alba takes over for Irene Cruz News 4 SA WOAI

Mike Gillaspia joins KIII after KRIS

Brett Anthony joins KYTX CBS19

Carrigan Chauvin joins CW39 KIAH

Courtney Carpenter leaves CW39 KIAH

Karsen Buschjost joins Big 2 News KMID Midland/Odessa

Brenda Matute joins 12News KBMT Beaumont

Brenda Matute joined 12News KBMT - K-JAC Beaumont as 4pm, 6pm and 10pm co-anchor from NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley morning anchor. 

Matute started with KBMT on September 6, 2022.

Here is a portion what Matute posted on Facebook when joining 12News Beaumont.

 

"They run such a well oiled news machine and I cannot wait to get in on the momentum. As a bonus I get to live just down the street from my family and friends in Houston after spending years apart. I truly feel blessed.  And I’m looking forward to telling the stories of Southeast Texas these next few years!"

When Matute left KVEO in August 2022, she posted the following on Instagram:

"It’s been a bittersweet journey and I can’t help but feel grateful today.  We got the opportunity to launch a new morning show in the Rio Grande Valley and I worked alongside some pretty wonderful people. Most importantly, we served a unique community. It’s been the opportunity of a lifetime. While today closes a zany chapter in life, a new one unfolds. For now, I’m calling it the ‘bumming it out for a bit’ spell. And I think it will be good for me. Ciao Valley!"

Matute joined the Nexstar Media Group owned KVEO in August 2020 from KZTV Action 10 News /  KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi where she was a reporter/fill-in anchor.

She got her TV news biz start with KIDY/KXVA San Angelo as a morning show producer and then reporter. 

The University of Houston grad worked for ESPN 97.5 KFNC Houston while in school.

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Mark Garcia named NBC23 KVEO and CBS 4 GM

Mark Garcia has been named general manager of NBC23 KVEO and CBS 4 Rio Grande Valley, according to a source.

He arrives from Nexstar Media Group sister station Big 2 News KMID Midland-Odessa, where he's been since 2020.

Before KMID, Garcia was Senior Vice President and General Manager at Entravision Communications in McAllen. Those stations included KFXV-LD (FOX), KNVO-TV (UNIV), KTFV-CA (UNIMAS), and KCWT-CA (CW).

Prior to Entravision, Garcia served as Sales Director for KTSM 9 News El Paso and National Sales Manager for Entravision’s Dallas-based 11 radio stations. 

The University of Texas at El Paso grad began his sales career with Southwest Golf in El Paso.

Amanda Atwell to leave KVEO Local 23/CBS 4 RGV

Amanda Atwell, the Sports Director for KVEO Local 23/CBS 4 Rio Grande Valley, announced she is leaving the stations in late November 2021. 

Here is what Atwell posted to Twitter on October 9, 2021 (I have held this closer to her departure):

"My last day at CBS4/Local 23 will be November 30th. When I moved to the valley in December 2019, I was truly optimistic about the future. Coming from Amarillo, I was ready for a new challenge, and new experience. Come January, we were bought by a new company. Come March, a global pandemic struck. A wise coworker once told me: the only thing you can guarantee in this industry is change. If you follow me closely, you know I've struggled on and off with my mental heath over the last year. I would be lying if I sad I'm OK. But if this last year has taught me everything - it's that your priorities can change. Your dreams can change. And that's okay."

On November 22, 2021, Atwell revealed she joined Dave Campbell's Texas Football as the new Senior Partner Services Coordinator.

She joined KVEO/CBS 4 in November of 2019.

The University of Texas at Austin grad previously worked as a:

- Weekend Sports Anchor - KVII/ABC 7 Amarillo

- Weekend sports talk show host - 95.7 KPUR Amarillo "The Armadillo"

- Multimedia Journalist - KTBS 3 News – Shreveport, LA

- Contributing writer - SB Nation

During school, Atwell interned with Time Warner Cable News and KXAN Austin.

*updated

Faith Woodard joins KVEO Brownsville

Faith Woodard joins the Rio Grande Valley's KVEO as a weekday evening news anchor from WBOC 16 Salisbury, Md 

Weekend anchor/reporter Faith Woodard announces she's left WBOC 16 Salisbury, Md, "Delmarva's News Leader," and moving to Texas join KVEO Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley as a weekday evening anchor.

"God is good, I’m blessed and ready to hit the ground running," Woodard tweeted. "Thank you to my news directors for such an amazing opportunity."

Woodard joined WBOC in June 2018 as a reporter.

This was just after graduating from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism of May the same year.

While at Columbia, the Florida native served as the president of the Association of Black Journalists. She also interned at NBC Universal, USA Today and Starfish Media Group.

Woodard graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. with a bachelor's degree in English.

As an undergrad, Woodard was a four year starter and captain on the Georgetown Women’s Basketball Team.

Karina Vargas joins KOMO Seattle

Karina Vargas has left her weekend anchor/reporter position with NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley.

After leaving KVEO, Vargas changed her Twitter bio to note she is joining KOMO Seattle as a reporter.

Here is what Vargas posted on Instagram about her Texas TV departure:

"What a journey it’s been. It’s my last few weeks in the RGV and it’s a very bittersweet moment. 

The valley has grown on me in so many ways from the lifelong friendships I’ve made to the experience I’ve gained as a journalist. 

Needless to say the 956 will forever hold a special place in my heart. 

To everyone I’ve met here, each one of you has made this journey special. Thank you, and stay tuned for what’s next."

Vargas joined KVEO as a multi-media journalist (MMJ)/reporter in September 2019 and was promoted to weekend anchor in August 2020.

The California State University, Northridge grad worked for ABC7 KABC Los Angeles as a news assistant and intern. 

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Jeremiah Wilcox leaves NBC 23 KVEO RGV

Jeremiah Wilcox has left NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley where he was evening anchor with Sonya Hill.

Wilcox joined KVEO in August 2020 as a reporter.  He was promoted to weekend anchor in 2020 and evening anchor in April 2021.

Before Texas, the Detroit native started his TV reporting career with KIMT News 3 Mason City, Iowa.

The Wayne State University grad interned with MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" (later worked there as a production assistant) and NBC 4 New York WNBC. 

Stay tuned for what he does next.

Brenda Medina leaves KTSM El Paso

Brenda Medina signed off from her morning anchor role at KTSM 9 News El Paso this week.

UPDATE DECEMBER 2023
Natassia Paloma and Trevor Thompson leaving KTSM 9 News El Paso

Here is what Medina posted on social:

"Borderland! Thank you ALL so much for allowing me to keep you up to date with news impacting our community. 

From west El Paso to the tip of Texas and everything else in between, I truly love and enjoy covering our border. 

This season of my life has me stepping aside in my career for my family. 

It’s definitely not a goodbye, but instead a see you later. Hope you continue to follow along in my journey! Un fuerte abrazo."

As I blogged in October 2022, Medina gave birth to her fourth child. 

"It’s a sad day here at KTSM because Brenda Medina TV is leaving us," posted co-anchor Trevor Thompson. "But she will forever be part of the KTSM family, and we’ll always remember the great things she taught us!" 

Medina joined KTSM in September 2021 after working four years as the 5 and 10pm anchor for NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley.

Previous to KVEO, Medina worked in TV for KGNS 8 Laredo as a news anchor and KFOX14 News El Paso as a reporter/traffic anchor.

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) grad interned with WFLA News Channel 8 Tampa, Florida.

In between KGNs and KVEO, Medina worked as the spokesperson for the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.

Now for the item in Medina's bio that REALLY caught my attention...she cheers on both the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Astros! 

Texas TV news and radio job moves August 2022

 

Send tips for the monthly Texas media job list here.

- 2022 Lone Star Regional Sports EMMY® Awardees
- 2022 Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductees
- 2022 Texas National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

K-104 KKDA's 'DeDe In The Morning' Show' Looking For Its Next Star.

WFAA 8 assistant sports director Jose Gant retires after 42 years with the station. 

KERA Adds Jamie Jackson As Local 'Morning Edition' Host, Paul DeBenedetto As Managing Dir./Daily News.

NBC5 KXAS Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell celebrates 10 years with the station.

Allie Spillyards and Candace Sweat renew their agreements as reporters with NBC 5 KXAS. - Napoli Management Group

Reporter Erin Jones signs a new agreement with CBS O&O KTVT in Dallas. - NWT

Nataly Keomoungkhoun leaves the Dallas Morning News for D Magazine.

Troy Hughes leaving 105.3 The Fan KRLD.

KETK and FOX 51 News Tyler news producer Steffon Nickson joins FOX 4 KDFW.

- Tim Ryan retires from FOX 4 KDFW
- Tashara Parker wins best Dallas TV news anchor honors
- Tisia Muzinga joins FOX 4 KDFW
- Tiffany Liou gives birth
- “Miles in the Morning” let go from 98.7 KLUV
- Brandon Todd promoted to FOX 4 'Good Day' Tim Ryan anchor seat
- Terrance Friday leaves FOX 4 KDFW
- Tim Ryan signs off from FOX 4 KDFW 
- Texas political podcast Y'all-itics celebrates 1 million downloads

HOUSTON

Isiah Carey's script concerning the impact of inflation gets lots of press.

Owen Conflenti celebrates 17 years as KPRC 2 morning anchor.

Chita Craft and engineer Mark West celebrate 11 years at KHOU 11.

Evening anchor Keith Garvin celebrates 10 years with KPRC 2.

Cox Media Group Regional Vice President Keith Lawless leaves.

Senior engineer Andy Hudack retires after 47 years with COX Media Group Houston.

Raj Mankad promoted to Houston Chronicle deputy opinion editor who columnist Lisa Falkenberg believes is the first South Asian to grace the masthead of the newspaper.

Brady Stone joins the Houston Chronicle as weekend digital producer. 

Houston Business Journal names Sofia Gonzalez as new economic development, education, DEI reporter.

Matthew Seedorff enters into a new agreement as a Reporter for KRIV, the FOX O&O in Houston.  - NWT

Krista Garvin leaves abc13 KTRK to work as a FOX News field producer.

- Kaitlin Monte leaves FOX 26 Houston

- Christi Myers anchoring at KAMC Lubbock?

- Justin Stapleton talks with Houston Moms

- Cathy Hernandez is pregnant with baby #2

- Houston Life throws Courtney Zavala a foam party

- Mike Iscovitz talks weather myths

- Houston Life changes in Summer 2022

- Idolina Peralez joins CW39

- Danielle Grossman joins KPRC 2

- Seth Kovar joins CW39 Houston

- Stephanie Whitfield gives birth to baby #3

- Katherine Whaley gives birth to baby #2

- Rose-Ann Aragon to leave KPRC 2

- Rose-Ann Aragon is engaged

- Britta Merwin and Stephen Morgan return to Houston

- Christine Noël shares sad news
- Tex the dog leaves KPRC 2
- Christine Noël's honeymoon and other Texas wedding news
- Phil Lane named KPRC 2 GM
- Lynne Cook joins Houston Public Media

SAN ANTONIO

Don Harris and David Chancellor celebrate 28 years together at News 4 San Antonio WOAI.

Courtney Friedman celebrates 8 years as a weekend anchor/reporter with KSAT 12.

Audrey Castoreno celebrates 7 years at KENS 5.

- Marvin Hurst is married
- Mia Montgomery joins KSAT San Antonio
- Camelia Juarez joins KSAT San Antonio

AUSTIN

CBS Austin KEYE evening anchor Hema Mullur to also attend the University of Texas at Austin law school in addition to TV news.

Audacy’s Talk Radio 1370 partners with Westlake High School to Broadcast a Weekly Pregame Show.

Leslie Rangel renews her agreement as a weekday morning anchor for KTBC in Austin. - Napoli Management Group.

John-Carlos Estrada re-signs with CBS Austin KEYE as morning anchor.

Meteorologist Avery Tomasco celebrates five years at CBS Austin.

What decades in multicultural media taught new Austin PBS leader Luis Patiño.

Haya Panjwani joins KUT as Travis County reporter.

KXAN uses stylized words, visuals to describe its city, evening team.

KXAN Weekend Morning News Producer Tom Vazquez joins Travis County Judge Andy Brown's office as communications advisor. 

Faster Than Sound: KAZI, "The Voice of Austin," Perseveres for 40 Years.

- Erika Lopez to leave KVUE Austin

- Stephanie Gilbert gives birth

- KXAN's weekend morning show celebrates 30th anniversary

- Christian Flores joins 7News WJLA Washington, DC

- Chelsey Khan joins CBS Austin

- Erika Lopez signs off KVUE Austin
- Britt Moreno is pregnant
- Erica Brennes joins KXAN Austin

AROUND TEXAS

Stellar Turnout, Rave Reviews for 2022 TAB Show.

KAVU celebrated Don Brubaker Day with carrot cake, sandwiches, and chips. Saturday, August 27, 2022 marks Brubaker's 38th Anniversary at the Victoria Television Group.

Brent McClure, the General Manager of KFDA (CBS) in Amarillo, Texas, will now also oversee Gray’s television stations in Lubbock, Sherman, and Wichita Falls, Texas.

Ariana Parra joins KFOX14 News and KDBC CBS 4 El Paso as morning reporter.

Joey Chaparro Named Regional Promotions Dir. For Audacy's Texas/Louisiana Region.

Michael A. Cantu leaves KWTX Waco/Temple/Killeen as an MMJ to return to KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock.

KFDM Beaumont anchor Kimberly Rusley named a 2022 Woman of Integrity by the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas.

KTSM 9 El Paso Chief Meteorologist Monica Cortez celebrates 9 years.

KTRE sports' Caleb Beames leaves to join Lufkin ISD. 

KNTU McKinney, TX Shifts To Indie/Alternative Music.

Brandon Michael Returns to KYKX/Longview, TX As PD/Director Of Content.

Sean Bellafiore signs a new agreement as Morning Meteorologist at KWTX in Waco.  - NWT

Adam Hooper renews as Evening Anchor/Executive Producer at KWKT in Waco.  - NWT

Bryan Broadcasting Representation At The 2022 Texas Association Of Broadcasters Convention.

Gissel Olivas announces she has left her reporter/assistant producer role with Telemundo Amarillo KEYU and NewsChannel 10 KFDA. 

Hip Hop format “We 102.9” KVWE Amarillo flipped to “Panhandle Sports Star.”

Kelsey Bigelow joins KRHD Bryan/College Station as a Reporter/MMJ. 

Ferrill Gibbs has joined KBTX News 3 Bryan-College Station as director of podcasting.

Bryce Brauneisen promoted to KYTX KYTX CBS19 Tyler, Texas sports anchor/reporter.

ABC project focuses on impact, healing from Robb tragedy.

Robert Szot joins KTEN Sherman as a part-time weather anchor.

Preston C. Moore joins KFDA NewsChannel 10 Amarillo as sports reporter/anchor.

 

Natasha Isabel Trindade joins KVEO Rio Grande Valley as a reporter.

- Iris Karami leaves KVEO CBS 4 Rio Grande Valley

- Karina Garcia joins KAVU Victoria

- Berkeley Taylor joins KTEN 10 Sherman

- Darryl Bruffett celebrates 35 years at KBTX

- Dylan Morgan joins 12 KXII Sherman

- Alan Harwell retires, Larissa Liska joins KRIS 6 Corpus Christi

- Faith Woodard joins THV11 Little Rock

- Rosemary Montañez promoted to KVIA El Paso weekend anchor

- Brenda Matute leaves NBC 23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley

- Karina Vargas joins KOMO Seattle

- Erin Hunter promoted to KLST weekend anchor

- Brenda Medina expecting baby #4

- Fallon Appleton leaves KBTX 3

- Jen Phillips joins KAMC Lubbock

- Brenda Teele joins KXII 12 Sherman

- 'Noticias Telemundo Texas' to air in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, McAllen and El Paso

- Abby Green promoted to KRBC Abilene evening anchor

- Big changes at KVEO Rio Grande Valley 
- Cat rescued by KIII 3 News Corpus Christi
- Almiya White joins WSOC 9 Charlotte, NC

REMEMBERING

Former ABC 7 Amarillo News Director, VP of Amarillo EDC dies at age 66.

Former CBS 11 anchor & reporter Uma Pemmaraju dies at 64.

Longtime KTVU San Francisco anchor and reporter Leslie Griffith dies (originally from Houston-area).

NBC 23 KVEO weather and anchor changes 2024

NBC23 KVEO Rio Grande Valley is undergoing significant changes in weather and anchor roles this summer of 2024.

Morning meteorologist Jessica Kirk moves to evenings for the NBC 23 Valley Storm Team in the 4pm, 6:30pm, and 10pm newscasts after Freddy Vela headed to KXAN Austin. The Florida State University grad started as a weekend meteorologist at sister station CBS 4 in June 2022.

Meteorologist Brianna Medina takes Kirk's NBC 23 morning schedule after weekend evenings with CBS 4 since August 2023. A University of Incarnate Word grad, Medina is pursuing her master’s degree at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Adam Cardona left NBC 23 mornings a few months ago, so Jeremiah Marshall from CBS 4 weekends is now anchoring the AM newscast. Marshall joined CBS4 in August 2022.

The Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi grad worked for KTVE/KARD in Monroe, LA, KRIS/KZTV Corpus Christi and ABC 27 News in Harrisburg Pennsylvania.

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Texas Governor’s Debate September 30th at 7pm

Debate Will be the Only Face-to-Face Meeting Between Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke

Live Statewide Debate Coverage Will Reach More Than Twelve Million Viewers

IRVING, TX (September 20, 2022) – Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that it will host a multi-market live telecast of a debate between the candidates for Texas Governor, Republican incumbent Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke. 

The debate is the only scheduled face-to-face meeting between the two candidates. “YOUR LOCAL ELECTION HEADQUARTERS: TEXAS GOVERNOR’S DEBATE” will take place on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, at 7 p.m. CT, at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley campus in Edinburg, TX. The debate will be telecast throughout the state and on Nexstar’s national cable news network, NewsNation.

Produced by KXAN-TV (Austin) and KVEO-TV (Harlingen), the hour-long debate will be available via broadcast or digital live stream in every county of the state, potentially bringing together 12 million viewers across Texas. The debate will air on local Nexstar television stations serving 14 markets across Texas, including KDAF-TV in Dallas/Ft. Worth, KIAH-TV in Houston, KTSM-TV in El Paso, KMID-TV in Midland/Odessa, KAMC-TV in Lubbock, KAMR-TV in Amarillo, KSAN-TV in San Angelo, KRBC-TV in Abilene, KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls, KETK-TV in Tyler/Longview, KWKT-TV in Waco/Temple/Bryan, KXAN-TV in Austin, KTAL-TV in Texarkana, and KVEO-TV in Harlingen/Weslaco/Brownsville/McAllen. Nexstar is partnering with Graham Media’s KSAT-TV in San Antonio to make the debate available in the state’s third largest market (see table below for more information). In addition, radio stations throughout the country will be provided free access to the debate.

The debate will be hosted by KXAN-TV News anchor Britt Moreno and feature questions from a panel of journalists, including Sally Hernandez of KXAN-TV, Gromer Jeffers of The Dallas Morning News, and Steve Spriester of KSAT-TV San Antonio. 

The panel will pose questions to each candidate, including several submitted from voters in advance, focused on such topics as immigration, gun violence, and abortion rights.

In addition, a group of undecided voters in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area will watch the debate as it happens and give real-time feedback on candidates’ responses, which viewers will be able to see live on the websites of all Nexstar stations serving Texas.

The election for Texas Governor will take place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Voters must register to vote by Tuesday, October 11th. To register to vote, please visit: https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to- vote/. For more information regarding the upcoming elections, including early voting dates, polling locations and voter identification requirements please visit:   https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/reqvr.shtml.

(This post was taken from a release)