Dave Ward leads celebration for Mickey Gilley

Dave Ward creates Honky Tonk Memories with Mickey Gilley

Kim Padgett, Mickey Gilley, Vicki Garcia and Dave Ward (Photo credit: Roswitha Vogler)

Dave Ward, longtime anchor of abc13 KTRK, was the Master of Ceremonies to honor a Houston-area legend. It was “a room full of roses,” yellow roses that is, as over 350 guests gathered for the Galleria Chamber of Commerce’s 11th Annual Texas Legends Gala honoring Texas country entertainer and recording artist Mickey Gilley on March 25, 2013 at the Omni Hotel at Riverway.

Attendees dressed in their Texas best mixed and mingled during the cocktail hour, which included a book signing with Mickey Gilley and JD Davis, author of Unconquered: The Saga of Cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley and a big board live auction featuring a trip to Branson to visit Mickey at his namesake theater, a weekend stay at Deer Lake Lodge Spa and Resort and luxury car rentals from Platinum Motor Cars. Part of the proceeds from the evening benefited the Galleria Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund.

Chamber board members and gala co-chairs Kim Padgett and Vicki Garcia-Lehner welcomed Ward, who along with Pasadena Mayor Johnny Isbell, presented the guest of honor with a proclamation on behalf of both the City of Houston and Pasadena, officially naming March 25th as “Mickey Gilley Day.” Longtime fellow country stars and friends Neal McCoy and The Gatlin Brothers stopped by to congratulate Gilley on his evening via video projection.

Next on stage was the Texas Legend himself, Mickey Gilley, who regaled an audience of admiring fans with stories from his life as a recording artist, entertainer and business man. Guests seated at tables draped in red and black décor, highlighted by gorgeous Yellow Rose of Texas arrangements by Lexis Florist sang along with Gilley as he performed the classics “You Don’t Know Me,” “Stand By Me,” “Solitary Man,” and Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.”

The surprise moment of the evening came when a giant, three-dimensional piano cake from For Heavens Cake was presented to Gilley in honor of his 77th birthday, celebrated earlier this month.

Guests for the evening included Galleria Chamber of Commerce Honorary Co-chairs Tony and Donna Vallone with Gala Auction Co-Chairs Brenda Cheney and Rhonda Schroeder, Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner “Cactus" Jack Cagle, Chief of Staff of Mayor of Pasadena Johnny Isabel Richard Scott and Sandra Scott, City of Houston Council Members Helena Brown and Jack Christie, Honorable Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart, Chamber Board Members Arthur Mooradian, Brett Binkley, Fred Stumpf, Lee and Corrine Vela, Mary Grace Gray, JD Busch, Kathryn Mumaw and Gabriele Merrill. Also, seen swaying to the music Sidney Evans, sportscaster Bob Allen, Bruce Padilla, Edward Sanchez, Sonia Soto, KTRK Miya Shay, Catarina Cron, Roland Maldonado, Sue Habib, Tracy Orolin and her steady Harry Faulkner.

Kim Padgett, Dave Ward and Vicki Garcia (Photo credit: Roswitha Vogler)

PICS: KTRK 13's Miya Shay & Gene Wu's engagement party

I told in April how KTRK 13's Miya Shay got engaged to Gene Wu. Wu is a prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and Democrat for Texas State Representative, District 137.

Friday night, the private wine cellar of Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House was buzzing with a good bit of the Houston media crowd to celebrate the couple's engagement.

KHOU 11’s Courtney Zubowski (a bridesmaid) was there with her boyfriend Dr. Eric Haas. Channel 13’s Tom Koch and wife Brenda, Channel 2’s Mary Benton, Channel 8’s Ernie Manouse, Jackson Hearn, the reality family of Dr. Franklin and Erica Rose, Galveston Daily News’ T.J. Aulds and Culturemap’s Clifford Pugh rounded out the media heavy crowd.

About 80 people showed up in total. The whole affair was orchestrated by bridesmaid Kim Padgett and co-hosted by several of Miya and Gene’s friends.

Seems like the media wedding season is in full swing!




Jessica Michan, KTRK 13's Miya Shay and KPRC 2's Mary Benton (Photo: Roswitha Vogler)


KTRK 13's Brenda and Tom Koch (Photo: Roswitha Vogler)


Chau and Rob Todd (Photo: Roswitha Vogler)


KHOU 11’s Courtney Zubowski (a bridesmaid) with boyfriend Dr. Eric Haas (Photo: Roswitha Vogler)


Kim Padgett, Tom Flynn, KUHT 8’s Ernie Manouse, Jackson Hearn (Photo: Roswitha Vogler)


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KTRK 13 anchors play Santa

Gigi Huang, Andy Delary, Tom and Brenda Koch (Photo credit: Gary Fountain)

KTRK 13 anchors and management showed up in support for the Annual Joyful Toyful Fiesta (JTF) at Gigi’s Asian Bistro in early December.

Master of Ceremony and Auctioneer Tom Koch up’d the ante for a 18K white and yellow gold and diamond necklace donated I.W. Marks, a VIP trip to Las Vegas provided by Paige and Tilman Fertitta, a dinner party aboard a vintage train provided by Patrick Henry Creative, an exclusive vacation getaway to the Four Seasons Resort in Punta Mita, Mexico Donated by Mariette and Ron Woestemeyer, and a celebrity wine dinner with Channel 13’s Chef Tom Koch and wine connoisseur Fred Wahrlich.

More than 200 of Santa’s elves donated toys and treasure - doubling toys donations and raising more than $140,000. The multi-course dinner was underwritten by Gigi Huang, and chaired by Brenda and Tom Koch. Guests were treated to a performance by the Our Lady of Guadalupe School choir, a special visit from St. Nick himself, cigars from Chip Hight of Hight Cigars and holiday cookie goodie bags.

One hundred percent of all gifts and proceeds were presented to the local charities: Boys and Girls Harbor, Casa de Esperanza de Los Niños, Our Lady of Guadalupe School, The Forge for Families, and Volunteer Houston.

Playing Santa at the event: Founder Andy Delery, Board President Fred Wahrlich and Board Secretary and Treasurer Janet Wahrlich, Renee and John Hawkins, Elizabeth and Grant Harvey, Board members Carol and Dr. Tom Sawyer, Board member Kim Padgett, Isla and Tommy Reckling III, Board members Edie and Rob Saville, Laura and Dave Ward, Doe and Henry Florsheim, Tom Davis, Julie and Dr. David Brown, Anne and Ken Culotta, Joann and Bill Crassas, Beverle Gardner and Marc Ostrofsky, Norm and Lauren Nolasco, David and Stephanie Baird,

Joyful Toyful Fiesta, Inc, a 501 (c)(3) organization, was founded 22 years ago by David and Carmen Bridges and Andy Delery to provide Christmas presents to children in need in the greater Houston area. JTF has since distributed more than 44,000 toys to local children’s charities. In 2010, the organization distributed a total of $65,000 to Houston non-profit organizations. Each year various business locations serve as donation drop sites for Christmas gifts leading to the annual holiday party generously underwritten by Gigi Huang.

Laura and Dave Ward with Shelby Hodge (Photo credit: Gary Fountain)

Henry and Doe Florsheim (Photo credit: Gary Fountain)

Kim Padgett and Joann Crassas (Photo credit: Gary Fountain)

TV anchors named "Top 30 Influential Women of Houston"

KHOU 11 noted that main anchor Mia Gradney was honored as one of the 2019 Top 30 Influential Women of Houston.

According to its website, "The Top 30 Women celebrate the accomplishments and giving spirit of hundreds of diverse, influential and powerful women in Houston and the surrounding areas. But what really makes these women influential is their journey to the top. They have all taken risks, embraced falls, believed in themselves, and remained courageous and resilient throughout their climb."

Here is a list of the other honorees, some of which you will recognize if you regularly read my blog:

Icon Honorees:
Brenda W. Bazan- President and CEO, Houston First Corporation
The Honorable Dr. Teta V. Banks – National Chair, United Nations Association of the USA
The Honorable Lizzie Fletcher – Congresswoman, Texas’ Seventh Congressional District
Judy Foston-Stanford – President, Foston International Communications Inc.
Joyce L. Jacquet – Licensed Therapist and Counselor
Myrtle L. Jones, CPA – Senior Vice President of Tax, Halliburton Company
Melanie Lawson – Anchor/Reporter, KTRK-TV ABC 13
Kim Padgett – President, The Padgett Group
Lisa Trapani Shumate – Associate Vice President and General Manager, Houston Public Media
Vanessa E. Wyche – Deputy Director, NASA Johnson Space Center

Honorees:
Leanne Dobard Alvarez – President & CEO, The UPS Store at Shadow Creek – Pearland
Tracey L. Anthony – Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Crane Worldwide Logistics
Colleen D. Banks – Financial Professional, Wealth Development Strategies, LLC
Juliet Breeze, MD – CEO and Founder Next Level Urgent Care
Michelle Bythewood – President, Salata Salad Kitchen
Dr. Courtney Jacocks Chance – Co-owner/ General Dentist, Oaks Point Pediatric Dentistry
Jane E. Cheeks, IPMA-SCP – Director, City of Houston
Connie L. Cochran – Assistant Vice President of Alumni Relations & Special Events, Texas Southern University
Audrey Marie Cosby – First Lady, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Rachel Andress Davis, PharmD, RPh - Licensed Pharmacist, OptumRx, a division of United Health Group
Leona E. Filis – Founder/Managing Attorney, The Filis Law Firm, P.C.
Michelle Garrison – Chief Financial Officer, GetixHealth, LLC
Dr. Melissa N. Gonzalez – President, Houston Community College – Southeast
Mia Gradney – Emmy Award-Winning Journalist and Anchor, KHOU11
Addie Heyliger – Business Engagement Manager, CenterPoint Energy, Vice President, Fort Bend ISD Trustee
Tami Hunter – Advisor, ConocoPhillips
Kelly A. Irving – Associate Director Patient Care Services/Chief Nurse Executive, Michael E. DeBakey, VAMC
Olivera Jankovska – Global Citizenship Fellow, UNICEF
Dr. Grenita F. Lathan – Interim Superintendent, Houston Independent School District
Angela Lee – CEO, Evolution by Design
LaMonica Love – Attorney & Business Consultant, The Love Law Group & Consulting Services, PLLC
Christine Mack – Regional Head of Procurement, Americas, BP
Shawntell L. McWilliams – CEO, SM Global Consulting, LLC, Infinity Cleaning Solutions
Paula M. Mendoza – CEO, Possible Missions, Inc. & Pos Mis, Inc.
Jamila S. Mensah - Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US, LLP
Chau Nguyen, LMSW – Chief Public Strategies Officer, Houston Area Women’s Center
Eureka Patton – Owner, Massage Envy – Aliana
Eileen Perillo – Vice President Finance, Shell Energy Resources Company
Marilyn A. Rose – Accounting Administrator, Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Gabriella Rowe – CEO, Station Houston
Sherrie Sams – Founder & Executive Director, AFC Youth
Mya Smith-Edmonds – Owner/Operator, McDonald’s
Bridgette Smith-Lawson – Managing Attorney - Regions 5&6, The Department of Family and Protective Service- Office of General Counsel
Carolyn Watson – Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, JPMorgan Chase
Dr. Tamara L. Williams – President, Chamberlain University – Houston Campus
Jennifer St. Julian Wooden – Director, Humble Civic Center/Charles Bender Performing Arts Center
Dr. Janet Wormack – Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration, Houston Community College

The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee Community Achievement Award
Yolanda Ford – Mayor, City of Missouri City

Houston TV talents offer a peek at The Rose

The Rose "A Time to Care" Luncheon 2014 - April 22, 2014


Sonia Azad, Ruchi Mukerjee (Photo: Barfield Photography)

Deborah Duncan, Ernie Manouse (Photo: Barfield Photography)

Michelle Baden, Miya Shay, Lara Bell (Photo: Barfield Photography)
Guests enjoyed many generous moments at the Second Annual "A Time to Care" Luncheon benefitting The Rose at the Junior League of Houston on Tuesday afternoon. Co-chairs Jessica Rossman and Michelle Meissner were tickled pink when this year's Master of Ceremonies Ernie Manouse of PBS, along with more than 260 guests, helped raise more than $87,000 for advanced breast cancer screening, diagnostic services and access to treatment to more than 35,000 insured and uninsured women annually.

Deborah Duncan of KHOU's Great Day Houston set the mood as she welcomed guests to the Second Annual "A Time to Care" Luncheon. Guests enjoyed a three course meal and refreshments while Ernie Manouse and luncheon speaker Dan Moore, CEO of Cyberonics, sat down for an open and engaging conversation about the importance of taking the time to care for the ones who matter the most, whether they be friends, family or employees.

Texas State Representative Gene Wu presented The Rose with a resolution that recognizes the nonprofit breast cancer organization and its second annual fundraising luncheon. The resolution states that those associated with the event should be extended best wishes for continued success.

For a sweet take-home treat, Mister French's Gourmet Bakery provided each guest with its sugar vanilla cookies. The cookies were meticulously hand decorated to the smallest detail and designed specifically for the event by Scott French himself. For every table, centerpieces included of assorted pink flowers in a glass vase were underwritten by Kroger. To thank all the heart-warming guests, bright fuchsia pink and green pashminas covered the Junior League of Houston Tea Room's chairs and were generously underwritten by Randall's.

Time flies with United Airlines as the raffle drawing for round trip business class tickets (anywhere in the U.S. Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America or Europe) raised $20,000. The raffle winner of the United Airline tickets was Amy Carr. Guests also opened up their big hearts and purchased raffle tickets for five fabulous packages that included spa treatments, dining, entertainment, getaways and more.

Those taking time to care included: The Rose Co-Founder and CEO Dorothy Gibbons, board members Myrleen Knott, Chair, Donna Mittendorf, Vice Chair, Tom Watson, Eileen Campbell along with guests Lara Bell, Bruce Padilla, Diane Caplan, KTRK's Sonia Azad and Miya Shay, Laurette Veres, Kim Padgett, Shelley Ludwick, Josh Espinedo, Kari Gonzales, Edward Sanchez, Peter Remington, Gracie Cavnar, Leisa Holland Nelson, Dana Kervin Clark, Beth Wilson, Texas State Representative Gene Wu, Ruchi Mukerjee, Kay King, Tina Governale, and Helen Perry.

(This post was taken from a release sent to me by The Padgett Group)

Hot Houston media singles ready to mingle

Friday is allegedly the end of the world according to the media hyped Maya calendar prophecy. It's also when CultureMap's Most Eligible Bachelors and Bachelorettes party is. Connection?

Singles ready to mingle in time for the apocalypse?

Don't worry, Houston media is representing. Some hot Houston TV, radio, print and PR singles are looking for love and cupid might strike faster than a huge ratings spike during sweeps.

Houston TV, radio and print most eligible singles

Taylor Byrne Dodge - My Table Magazine
Al Farb - 93Q KKBQ
Lauren Finklestein - Mix 96.5 KHMX
Lily Jang - KHOU 11
Katie McCall - KTRK 13
Charles Miller - Great Day Houston/KHOU 11
Rebecca Spera - Mirror Mirror/Live Well/KTRK 13

Houston PR most eligible singles

Deborah Elias - event planner
Betsy Ellison - public relations
Travis Harper - PR Newswire
Meg McGuire - PR, Charming Charlie
Kathryn McNiel - political consultant
Kim Padgett - public relations
Todd Ramos - fashion producer
Laura Sussman - public relations
Ashley Wyatt - public relations

There are way more Eligible Bachelors and Bachelorettes who are not media types. For full details of who's hot and where to party with them, click here.

KVUE met leaves, WFAA anchor accident, former KHOU 11 anchor up for Daytime Emmy and more

KVUE 24 forecaster uprooted by love
KVUE's Meghan Danahey announced Monday she is leaving the station.

WFAA8 anchor Cynthia Izaguirre's nose survives hard punch from garage door
Cynthia Izaguirre, co-anchor of Dallas-based WFAA8's Daybreak, will be missing in action this week after a garage door got the best of her nose.

Former KHOU 11 anchor Sandra Gin up for Emmy award
Gin will find out if she won a Daytime Emmy for the legal television program Cristina’s Court.

Katharine Shilcutt Will Be the Next Food Critic at the Houston Press
No surprise to me! Congrats.

Kim Padgett wins Media Relations Professional of the Year
Announcement made at Houston chapter of PRSA Excalibur Awards

Changes at 1560 The Game KGOW
Richard Topper is no longer general manager at KGOW.

Houston media members dress up as toys

KHOU-TV's Chita Johnson, KTRK-TV's Andy Cerota, KHOU-TV's Courtney Zubowski, Event Co-Chair Joan Schnitzer Levy, KUHT-TV's Ernie Manouse, KTRK-TV's Miya Shay, KTRK-TV's Tom Koch (emcee and head auctioneer) and kneeling is KTRK-TV's Casey Curry at the 31st Annual ESCAPE Celebrity Serve Benefit at Tony's. 

Who let the toys out? Houston media personalities were out “toying around” as Barbie Doll, Sesame Street and Toy Story characters at Tony’s for the 31st Annual “Toy Box” ESCAPE Celebrity Serve Benefit Sunday night. But the monies raised meant serious business for the ESCAPE Family Resource Center, whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect before a child is hurt. No “play money” here: corporate and individual sponsorships, topped by a high-bidding “live” auction and limited edition raffle, generated a whopping $323,000 for ESCAPE coffers.

With Co-Chairs Joan Schnitzer Levy and Gerald Franklin at the helm and Janice and Bob McNair, founder, chairman and CEO of the HOUSTON TEXANS, as the “Hometown Superstar” headliners, the colorful, fun-filled dinner was destined for “To Infinity and Beyond” success. Tony’s was transformed into a virtual toy box, with curly-Q and toy-animal balloons and play toys as centerpieces and local media celebrities and personalities decked out in creative Toy Box togs and ESCAPE aprons. The celebs’ mission: to sell “Buzz Lightyear” specialty drinks, limited edition raffle tickets and various trinkets and candies to support ESCAPE’s bottom line.

Longtime, deeply committed ESCAPE supporters Kristi (who previously worked in radio and had a mini reunion with News 92 FM Radio’s Lanny Griffith, a celebrity server) and John D. Schiller Jr., (Executive Committee member of ESCAPE), whose Energy XXI company was the top (“Starship”) sponsor of the benefit, were the high bidders on more than one “live” auction items, including an NFL Football autographed on-the-spot by Bob McNair, and a spur-of-the-moment package offered up by actor Lee Majors and his wife, Faith. -- dinner for six with the Majors! The Majors, who are new Houstonians, were table guests of Joan Schnitzer Levy and husband Irvin. Majors is famous for his role as TV’s “$6 Million Man.”

Restaurateur Tony Vallone welcomed an overflow crowd of 300 ESCAPE supporters who filled the entire restaurant. Guests raved about the exquisite menu complemented by wines generously donated by Becker Vineyards. In addition to the 25 or so media celebrities lined up by Celebrity Chair Kim Padgett and make-believe action figures like G.I. Joe (Stylist Todd Ramos) and adorably made-up Toy Soldier Edward Sanchez, there were some very real-life action heroes in the house, namely NASA astronauts Gene Cernan (and wife, Jan), and Walt Cunningham (and wife, Dot). KHOU-TV anchor Chita Johnson, KHOU-TV Reporter Courtney Zubowski, KTRK-TV Meteorologist Casey Curry and KUHT-TV Host Ernie Manouse (who assisted KTRK-TV Anchor and Emcee Tom Koch with auctioneer duties) were centers of attention in their Barbie Doll, Woody (sans “Buzz Lightyear”), Candyland and Ernie (sans “Bert”) personas. Other Celebrity Servers on tap: Buzz Lady Roseann Rogers, KTRK-TV reporter Andy Cerota, KIKK/FOX 26’s Cleverley Stone, Absolutely! Memorial’s Lara Bell, Shara Fryer, The 9-5-0 Radio’s Michael Garfield, Houston Chronicle Society Writer Lindsey Love and KTRK-TV Reporter Miya Shay. Susan Farb Morris, a.k.a. the PR Fairy, came dressed as a PR Fairy Princess, complete with a tiara.

According to Lidya K. Osadchey, CEO of the ESCAPE Family Resource Center, the Celebrity Serve Benefit is a major annual source of funding for the 501(c)(3) nonprofit and is held in April as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. For more info about ESCAPE, call (713) 942-9500, ext. 14, or go to http://www.learntoparent.org.

This post was written by guest blogger Susan Farb Morris.

Houston media members don feather boas and are ready to serve

KHOU-TV Sports Anchor Bob Allen with KHOU-TV celebrity servers:  Lily Jang, Katherine Whaley and Courtney Zubowski with Chita Johnson

Houston media was out in force Sunday night at Tony's. It was to raise funds for the ESCAPE Family Resource Center at the 32nd Annual ESCAPE Celebrity Serve “Color My World” Benefit. ESCAPE is a non-profit that's mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect in the Houston area.

These TV and radio personalities joined folks from the worlds of sports, philanthropy, politics, business and space exploration by donning aprons and feather boas to be charitable celebrity servers.

Texas energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens served as CEO (Celebrity Executive Officer) at the event and directed the Houston celebrity servers who mingled with guests.

Some of the 30+ celebrities were:
- Astronauts Walt Cunningham and Gene Cernan
- Newly named KHOU-TV Sports Anchor Bob Allen
- Stylish Lynn Wyatt
- Tae Kwan Do Silver and Bronze Olympic Medalists/siblings Mark and Diana Lopez
- Parents-to-be Miya Shay, KTRK-TV reporter, and her husband, Texas State Rep. Gene Wu

Wu presented a House Resolution commending ESCAPE’s work that was read in the Texas Legislature.

Also on tap was KHOU-TV reporter and newlywed Courtney Zubowski - a scene-stealer with her rainbow-hued locks, eyelashes and furry boots. Other notables on tap included KHOU's Chita Johnson, Lily Jang and Katherine Whaley, KTRK abc13's The Buzz Lady Roseann Rogers, KPRC AM 950's Michael Garfield, singer Scott Gertner, KPRC-TV Anchor Andy Cerota, pro basketball player Jonathan Bender, CBS Radio/FOX 26 TV’s Cleverley Stone, pro football player Devard Darling and stylist Edward Sanchez.

Tony’s stunning interior design was a canvas of balloon-laden tables bursting in primary colors. The room’s centerpiece was an impressive four-foot tall balloon sculpture on the table of Texas energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens, special guest of dear friends Schnitzer Levy and her husband, Irvin.

The party crowd included: ESCAPE Board Chair Dennis Price and wife Vicki, Irvin Levy, Evelyn Franklin, Faith and Lee Majors, Hon. Bonnie Crane Hellums and her husband, former Houston Oiler Carel Stith, Louise and Dr. Denton Cooley, Hon. Meca Walker, Commissioner R. Jack Cagle, Erica and Charles Harris, Regina Rogers, KTRH Radio Anchor Shara Fryer and husband, Barry Silverman, Marjorie Evans, Shantel and David Ferdman, Dene Hofheinz Anton, Celebrity Chair and ESCAPE Board Member Kim Padgett, Susan and David Morris, Clemencia and Jordan Larimore and ESCAPE CEO Lidya K. Osadchey.

Co-Chair Gerald Franklin, who personally greeted all the guests at the door, said close to 300 guests attended and brought in $288,000 $300,000 for ESCAPE. Franklin is a co-founder of ESCAPE, which dates back to 1983.

Miya Shay and husband, State Rep. Gene Wu, with ESCAPE CEO Lidya Osadchey

Actor Lee Majors ($6-Million Man who is now on "Dallas"), his wife, Faith, Texas energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens (he's on the far right -- special guest for the Celebrity Serve Benefit evening) and his date, Toni Brinker.  

 Bob Allen, Tom Koch, Todd Ramos, Houston Chronicle's Lindsey Love, Ernie Manouse and Roseann Rogers

http://www.learntoparent.org

KTRK's Miya Shay and Gene Wu's wedding photos

KTRK 13 reporter Miya Shay and Harris County District Attorney’s Office prosecutor/Democrat candidate for Texas State Representative, District 137 Gene Wu were married in Houston, but they also had a ceremony at Villa Verano in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico last weekend. You can read more about the couple's wedding in the New York Times.

Congrats Miya and Gene!


Photo credit Jillian Mitchell www.jillianmitchell.net


Photo credit Jillian Mitchell www.jillianmitchell.net


Whet Smith, Jason Luong, Kim Padgett, Stephen Louis, Courtney Zubowski, Gene Wu, Miya Shay, Toby Hamrick, Jessica Rossman, Windy Hamrick, Jeff Shell, Laurette Veres
Photo credit Jillian Mitchell www.jillianmitchell.net


Photo credit Jillian Mitchell www.jillianmitchell.net



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Texas TV & radio job moves September 2016

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

KTVT has promoted Scott Padgett to chief meteorologist, effective immediately. He joins Doug Dunbar and Kaley O’Kelley weekdays on the CBS 11 News at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.

Ashleigh Barry, most recently at KPHO and KTVK in Phoenix, will join the KXAS/Channel 5 news team in early October.

Analía Fiestas and Andrea Aguirre Alvarado have joined Telemundo-owned station KXTX as video journalists.

HOUSTON

Rockets Announce Changes to Broadcast Team for 2016-17

Laura Elder has been named managing editor of The Galveston County Daily News.

Houston Public Media News 88.7 Health & Science desk reporter Carrie Feibel is leaving Houston to become the health editor at KQED in San Francisco. Carrie’s last day at the station will be Oct. 5. Houston Public Media is committed to continue offering insightful and leading-edge health coverage and will be filling the position.

Steven F. Hotze, M.D., founder and CEO of Hotze Health & Wellness Center, Hotze Vitamins and Hotze Pharmacy, has returned to Houston radio with “Dr. Hotze’s Wellness Revolution,” a new talk show airing weekdays from 1-2 pm CT on KPRC-AM 950 and iHeartRadio online. Dr. Hotze is the best-selling author of "Hormones, Health, and Happiness" (Forrest Publishing, 2005) and "Hypothyroidism, Health & Happiness" (Advantage Media, 2013). He has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows across the nation, including ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates, “CBS Morning Show” and the Biography Channel.

KPRC 2 news producer Cody Schultz moves to New York to work at the Fox Business channel.

Brian Holson is the new sales commercial producer at KPRC 2.

Former KPRC 2 reporter Sylvia Perez joins Fox 32 Chicago WFLD as weekend morning anchor.

- Deborah Wrigley returns to KTRK abc13
- Jose Grinan...why aren't you on FOX 26?
- Jason Bristol Joins KHOU 11 Sports Team
- Lauren Tostenson leaves KHOU 11
- Andrea Watkins to leave FOX 26 KRIV
- GM Roger Bare to leave KIAH CW39

SAN ANTONIO

KENS 5 reporter Dillon Collier jumped to his longtime "dream" job at No. 1 local TV news outlet KSAT.

Former "Survivor" champ Kim Spradlin has waved goodbye to her second TV act -- KENS' 'Great Day SA' -- to focus on mommy duties and interior designing.

AUSTIN

Longtime 90.5 KUT-FM radio host Bob Branson announced his official retirement.

Former UT football player Emmanuel Acho joins Fox 7 morning team.

Univision San Antonio news and operations supervisor Ismael Martínez heads to Univision 62 Austin.

AROUND TEXAS

Kristen Chapman joins WPEC West Palm Beach, Fla. as an MMJ from KETK Tyler.

KLTV Tyler meteorologist Sarah Fletcher joins KWCH Wichita, Kansas.

REMEMBERING

Jim Pruett of Rock 101 KLOL's Stevens and Pruett has died

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