Britta Merwin and Stephen Morgan join FOX Weather

Britta Merwin, morning KPRC 2 meteorologist and FOX 26 KRIV weekend morning weather meteorologist Stephen Morgan join FOX Weather.

FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s new AVOD streaming weather service, has signed six meteorologists to helm morning, daytime and evening programming across the platform, announced Sharri Berg, president of FOX Weather. Meteorologists Jason Frazer, Britta Merwin, Craig Herrera, Brigit Mahoney, Nick Kosir, and Stephen Morgan will lead the platform’s weather coverage once the streaming service launches later this year.

UPDATE
Britta Merwin and Stephen Morgan FOX Weather debut announced

In making the announcement, Berg said, “We are very excited to announce this first team of very talented meteorologists who will anchor our coverage from the FOX Weather studio headquarters in New York City. They each bring their own unique perspective and local experience from all regions across the country, as we begin to grow our national platform.”

Seasoned meteorologist and investigative reporter Jason Frazer will serve as the platform’s morning news co-host. Since 2019, Frazer has worked as a meteorologist for the NBC affiliated WKYC-TV in Cleveland, OH and previously, spent two years at FOX affiliate WTGS-TV in Savannah, GA where he covered several severe weather events, including Hurricanes Florence, Irma and Michael. He got his start in television news as a reporter, working for CBS affiliated stations in Rochester (WROC-TV), Columbus (WBNS-TV) and Hartford (WFSB-TV), where he was a part of the station’s investigative unit. He went on to work as an investigative reporter for WHDH-TV (NBC) in Boston and NECN, New England’s 24-hour cable network, where his reporting uncovered how landlords in Massachusetts were improperly placing young children on eviction notices, impacting their credit ratings. A graduate of Columbia University, Frazer completed the Broadcast Meteorology Program at Mississippi State University, earning his certificate in meteorology.

Britta Merwin joins FOX Weather

Emmy nominated meteorologist Britta Merwin joins FOX Weather from Houston’s KPRC-TV (NBC) and will serve as a morning co-host, alongside Frazer. A Texas native,  Merwin has spent the last seven years with KPRC-TV where she quickly rose through the ranks to become the station’s morning weather forecaster, covering major events, including 2017’s Hurricane Harvey and multiple devastating floods. A graduate of SUNY Stonybrook with a degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology, Merwin began her career in meteorology at News 12 Long Island. She later moved to NBC Weather Plus where she covered Hurricane Gustav and the 2008 midwestern floods for NBC’s national cable news networks, including MSNBC and CNBC.

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Five time local Emmy-award winning meteorologist Craig Herrera joins FOX Weather as a co-anchor of the platform’s key programming blocks. Most recently serving as Seattle’s KING-TV (NBC) meteorologist, Herrera is a Pacific Coast weather expert having covered every major weather event spanning San Diego to Seattle. An American Meteorology Society (AMS) sealed meteorologist, he was a part of the weekday morning news team at San Francisco’s KNTV-TV (NBC) on the weather reporting team at KCBS-TV, in Los Angeles and San Diego’s KGTV-TV (ABC). He received his certificate in Broadcast Meteorology from the University of Mississippi.

Joining FOX Weather from KTVI-TV, the FOX affiliated station in St. Louis, Missouri, Brigit Mahoney will serve as a co-anchor of lead programming dayparts for the service. Since 2016, she has been KTVI’s morning meteorologist where she tracked severe weather in mid-Missouri, keeping viewers up to date on impactful or dangerous weather. Based in the infamous Tornado Alley, she has covered a number of severe weather events throughout Missouri, often traveling into the devastation to provide firsthand reports of the aftermath.  Previously, she worked as a Stormtrack meteorologist at the ABC affiliate KMIZ-TV in Columbia, Missouri. Mahoney attended the University of Missouri, where she studied Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Science.

Joining FOX Weather from FOX affiliate WJZY-TV in Charlotte, N.C., meteorologist Nick Kosir will serve as co-host for the platform’s evening programming. With more than 2 million followers across both TikTok and Instagram, Kosir, also known as “The Dancing Weatherman,” has gained notoriety beyond his weather reporting as his viral dancing videos have become a pop culture phenomenon — one of which was featured in Lil Nas X’s open at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. A graduate of the University of Akron with a certificate in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University, Kosir most recently served as the morning meteorologist for FOX46’s Good Day Charlotte newscast, where he delivered daily weather reports and covered major events such as Tropical Storm Isaias. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Kosir worked at KBTV-TV, the FOX affiliated station in Beaumont, Texas and KMVT-TV, the CBS/CW affiliate in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Stephen Morgan joins FOX Weather 

Stephen Morgan joins FOX Weather as a co-host of the service’s main programming blocks. Most recently, Morgan has served as a meteorologist and reporter at FOX owned-and-operated KRIV-TV in Houston where he served as the station’s weekend morning weather anchor since 2019. Previously, he was an anchor and reporter for KRBK-TV, the FOX affiliated television station in Springfield, Missouri where he also filled in as a meteorologist and news content manager. This past winter, Morgan was a part of KRIV’s coverage of the historic Texas freeze that led to catastrophic power issues. Morgan graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in meteorology.

UPDATE OCTOBER 2021
Stephen Morgan talks FOX Weather and FOX 26 

UPDATE JULY 2021

Steven Romo and Stephen Morgan are engaged

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FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the AVOD platform FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for more than 19 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.

(This post was taken from a press release sent to me by FOX News Media)

CW39 Houston launches "NO WAIT WEATHER + TRAFFIC"

First ever show in the nation to solely focus on weather and traffic coverage debuts on CW39 Houston KIAH

Since arriving in late June, newly hired CW39 Houston KIAH News Operations Manager Scott Fitzgerald (formerly the KJRH Tulsa, Oklahoma news director) has already helped oversee lots of changes at one of Nexstar Media Group's newest stations.

UPDATE MAY 2021

'Houston Happens' launches on CW39 KIAH

"It feels a lot longer than six weeks, it's been a busy six weeks," Fitzgerald laughed when he told mikemcguff.com recounting his busy first summer in Houston. "But I'm very proud of what [the staff has] done. We were sitting here thinking if we were ready to launch the new show and we launched it, and literally an hour later, we went, 'we need a hurricane plan because there's a hurricane in four days.'"

That hurricane was Laura, which had the Gulf Coast states in a quandary for around a week in late August as the storm ultimately chose its path of unfortunate destruction near Cameron, Louisiana.

The other winds of media change transformed the nearly two-year-old channel 39 AM news show "Morning Dose" (and only newscast KIAH currently produces, the nightly newscast is produced by abc13 KTRK) and transformed it into "CW39 Houston NO WAIT WEATHER + TRAFFIC."

A few days before the storm hit, the staff debuted the new newscast. The weeks leading to that, they produced "Morning Dose" like usual on a temporary set, took a quick break at 10am and then started rehearsing for the new show.

While the anchor team remains the same (such as anchor Sharron Melton and traffic anchor Hannah Trippett) the focus of the show will be as the title implies, a nearly total focus on Houston weather and traffic coverage.

One personnel change will be meteorologist Maria Sotolongo who is leaving the TV biz for ranch life near College Station, TX. Spectrum News Austin and Spectrum News San Antonio meteorologist Adam Krueger will join CW39 in a few weeks to take her place.

Citing a desire to create a unique newscast in Nielsen's Designated Market Area (DMA) TV market #8, Fitzgerald and crew determined that Houston's legendary traffic and weather woes affects every local TV news viewer.

And from 6 to 10am, the "NO WAIT WEATHER + TRAFFIC" newscast has plenty of time to devote to the topics since that's the entire format of the show.

"The stories we do are related to people's commute," Fitzgerald added. "If you really think about it, getting to work is is a lot of people's lives."

The change in news format, also led to changes in the newscast studio. That includes a substantial investment in a larger set makeover, graphics package and upgraded weather system with new storm/lightning tracking software.

"A lot of folks around the country right now are talking about cutting and saving money," Fitzgerald told me. "And [the news set upgrade is] definitely an investment, not just visually, but the ability to tell stories. You know, we have a touch screen in play. We've got five or six different positions on the set now where we could tell a different story. The set also provides a way if we wanted to go in other avenues, we could pull parts of the set out and create a new place to, you know, to tell a story and do something with that."

Fitzgerald says you can't cover traffic from behind a desk, so the station also sends anchor Shannon LaNier to broadcast live from Houston freeways. At this point, two other live vehicles can be put into the mix if necessary.

And even though weather and traffic are actually in the name of the newscast, there are a few news items still in the mix here and there.

For example, Tuesday morning on the first day of school for many area districts, reporter Courtney Carpenter interviewed a principal in our pandemic world. Feature Maggie Flecknoe will continue reporting live and from inside the studio.

The KIAH management team thinks the revamped newscast is the first of its kind in the nation. That follows the history of the Houston CW affiliate. From producing a younger demo focused newscast under the 39News brand more than a decade ago, to totally dumping tradition for the anchor-less NewsFix format, the former Tribune owned station has always experimented to compete with the bigger television companies that run Houston stations.

Now that Nexstar has taken over, suddenly more resources are available as we saw during the before mentioned Hurricane Laura. If you were reading this blog before the storm made landfall, then you saw how "the largest local television broadcast and digital media company in the nation" sent in help from stations across Texas to allow channel 39, for the first time, to offer wall to wall expanded on-air coverage. By the way, in Texas alone, Nexstar owns stations in 13 markets.

That sudden boost from KIAH's new parent company, also gives the station more options to compete in the Houston market for the foreseeable future. Now it's just about time to implement those resources.

"I've got a list," Fitzgerald told me with a laugh. "Whenever I get that list, you know, shortened up. Yeah. We've got a long list."

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Kellianne Klass joins KIII 3NEWS Corpus Christi

Kellianne Klass is joining the KIII Corpus Christi weather team as meteorologist for 3NEWS First Edition, beginning Monday, March 9, 2026.

“I’m excited to bring my expertise to the KIII weather team, and help get your day started,” Klass said in a station online release. “Having covered some of the most powerful storms in recent years, I understand how critical timely, accurate information is, and I’m dedicated to bringing that to the community every day.”

Now back in the Lone Star State as part of her husband’s continued service in the U.S. Navy, Klass most recently worked for WESH 2 News Sunrise in Orlando, Florida, leaving in October 2025.

An Emmy Award–winning meteorologist, Klass brings nearly a decade of experience forecasting high-impact and extreme weather. In 2025, she was named “Best Weathercaster” by the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists. During her time in Florida, Klass covered a wide range of major weather events, including tornadoes, record-breaking cold, wildfires, sea breeze storms, devastating floods, and hurricanes Ian (2022), Idalia (2023), Helene (2024), and Milton (2024).

Klass joined the WESH First Warning Weather Team in July 2020 from Lubbock, where she served as the weekday morning and midday meteorologist at KAMC News. While there, she worked closely with the National Weather Service to produce educational reports on hazardous weather across Texas, helping viewers better prepare for severe conditions. Her efforts were recognized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which named her a Weather Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence in 2018.

She earned her degree in meteorology and atmospheric sciences from Penn State University. During college, she also freelanced as an on-air meteorologist at WHTM in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

“At KIII 3NEWS, it’s important that we bring the Coastal Bend the best weather forecasting and coverage possible,” News Director Jonathan Munson added. “Kellianne’s passion and depth of experience make her a fantastic addition to our team.”

“I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Kellianne to our team. Her knowledge and passion for meteorology will be a tremendous asset to everyone here in the Coastal Bend,” Chief Meteorologist Carly Smith said. “When we first met, she immediately brightened my day, and I can't wait for our First Edition viewers to get to know her.”

Anchor Lexis Greene will also be joining the morning newscast.

"Sad news, I will miss waking you up on weekends," Greene posted.  "But good news-- I get to be apart of your weekday morning routine! I have officially joined First Edition Monday-Friday.  So if you don't already...Wake up with us 5a-9a."

Albert Ramon leaving KVUE Austin for?

UPDATE JUNE 15, 2020
Erika Lopez re-joins KVUE Austin

KVUE 24 Austin Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is heading to News Nation on WGN America

So where is Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon going after he leaves KVUE 24 Austin after a decade?

He just announced announced May 9th on Facebook he was leaving Austin and the TEGNA Texas station:

Hey friends, I have a life announcement to share with you all:

After an amazing 10 years in Austin, I will be leaving KVUE later this month. My last day on-air will be Wednesday, May 20th.

Working at KVUE has been the honor of a lifetime, especially the last 4 years serving as chief meteorologist. I love this station and this community so much, the decision to leave was not an easy one.

I've been blessed to make so many close friends here and work for managers who truly care about my career. This has been a dream job.

Earlier this year I told the management team that I would only leave KVUE for an opportunity I couldn't pass up and that's what has happened. My new employers are planning a big announcement, so I'll be able to tell you all the details about my next career move soon. The good news is that the new gig will still allow me to cover Texas weather extensively.

Thank you for allowing me to be a source for your weather information for the last decade here in Central Texas. I'm grateful for your support and trust over the years, but this isn't goodbye. You'll still be able to see me and follow me on social media for weather updates, especially when the weather turns rough.

Sincerely,
Albert

UPDATE JUNE 2, 2020
Albert Ramon is heading to News Nation

UPDATE MAY 18, 2020
KVUE says goodbye to Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon

Now Scott Jones at FTVLive is reporting that Ramon is heading to Nexstar Media Group's News Nation on WGN America. Yep, gone are the days of my youth watching Bozo and Cubs game from ChicagoLand.

Deadline is reporting the new primetime cable block of news will premiere from Chicago's WGN studios on September 1, 2020.

As for Ramon's new national gig in Chicago, Nexstar hasn't made an official announcement yet.

Ramon started at KVUE almost 11 years ago. In October of 2009 he was named the weekend morning/evening meteorologist/reporter eventually moving up to the chief job in April of 2016.

The Beeville native started in broadcasting in 2004 at K99 Country KRYS-FM Corpus Christi. Just a few months later he joined CBS 10 KZTV Corpus where he also worked his way up to chief meteorologist.

Earlier in 2020, Ramon was actually splitting his time at KVUE and TEGNA sister station KIII Corpus Christi where he was filling in for Bill Vessey who suffered a hemorrhagic stroke.



UPDATE JUNE 15, 2020
Erika Lopez re-joins KVUE Austin

CBS Los Angeles launches 'groundbreaking' AR/VR technology studio

JUNE 11, 2025 – LOS ANGELES – CBS Los Angeles is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking AR/VR technology studio, the seventh and most advanced of its kind within the CBS Stations Group. Officially debuting today, June 11, during the 9:00 AM newscast with meteorologist Paul Deanno, the technology-driven studio marks a transformative leap in how weather and sports are reported in Southern California.

Located in a newly built state-of-the-art KCAL News studio, the new studio is the largest technology-driven facility in the CBS Stations Group, spanning 68 feet by 50 feet, totaling 3,400 square feet. It is the first and only fully AR/VR-enabled news studio in Southern California, placing CBS Los Angeles at the forefront of immersive broadcast journalism. The nearest comparable facility is at CBS Bay Area/KPIX, underscoring CBS Los Angeles’ leadership in innovation across the region.

“CBS Los Angeles is proud to be the first in Southern California to bring this level of immersive storytelling to our viewers,” said Tim Wieland, regional president and general manager of CBS Los Angeles. “This new AR/VR studio redefines how we deliver weather and sports – making complex information more accessible, engaging and visually compelling. It’s a game-changer for our market and a testament to our commitment to innovation.”

CBS-owned stations across the country have embraced next-generation technology to elevate the viewer’s experience, particularly in weather reporting. CBS Bay Area was the first to pioneer the state-of-the-art AR/VR weather set, delivering unmatched clarity and insight in forecasting, later leading the way for the other stations to follow. Stations in New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami and Colorado are similarly leveraging AR/VR to enhance weather coverage, providing audiences with a more engaging and informative understanding of the conditions impacting their communities.

Jennifer Mitchell, president of CBS Stations, who has overseen the rollout of AR/VR studios across the Network, shared: “We began this journey two years ago with KPIX in the Bay Area, driven by a vision to invest in local journalism and deliver the news in ways that resonate with today’s audiences. Bringing this technology to the nation’s second-largest media market was a natural next step. This is about standing apart through innovation, and continuing to lead with purpose, creativity and cutting-edge storytelling.”

Throughout the day on June 11, viewers can expect to see the new studio in action across CBS Los Angeles’ programming, showcasing how AR/VR technology brings weather patterns, sports analysis and storytelling to life like never before.

This launch represents a bold step forward in local broadcasting, offering a first-of-its-kind experience that no other station in the region can match. 

With this investment, CBS Los Angeles continues to lead the way in delivering cutting-edge journalism that informs, inspires and connects communities.

(Taken from a release)

NBC 5 KXAS DFW wins Headliner Awards 2022

FORT WORTH / DALLAS, TX – (May 3, 2022) – The National Headliner Awards program, one of the oldest and largest annual awards programs in the country honoring the best in journalism, has recognized two eye-opening and in-depth NBC 5 Investigates series impacting North Texas and beyond: “Paper Tag Nation” and “Powerless.”

The series “Paper Tag Nation” won first place in Broadcast or Cable Television Stations Documentary or Series of Reports on the Same Subject. NBC5 Senior Investigative Reporter Scott Friedman, Producer Eva Parks, and Photographer Jose Sanchez exposed how security gaps at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) have allowed criminals to obtain and sell hundreds of thousands of temporary license plates, some of which were then used on cars involved in other serious crimes. NBC 5’s reporting used the DMV’s own records to show how licensed car “dealers” with no storefronts continued to issue temporary plates in massive numbers even though they did not appear to be selling cars. The reports sparked new calls for reform, and since the series began in early November 2021, the head of the Texas DMV has resigned, a board that supervises the agency has promised sweeping changes, and the Texas legislature has launched hearings aimed at halting the widespread abuse of temporary plates.

A National Headliner Award Judge said, “KXAS (NBC 5) uncovers a huge scam operating right under your nose – or at least on the bumper in front of you. Texas temporary tags are being sold fraudulently on a $200 million black market abetted by a lack of oversight at the Texas DMV. KXAS pioneered media oversight into the DMV database in exposing this scam.”

“Our team is dedicated to identifying fraud, critical safety concerns, and holding public officials accountable,” said Freidman. “Our goal is to produce stories that spark conversations about how we can generate real change in North Texas, when needed. I am proud of the impact of my team’s work on this important issue.”

“Powerless” placed third in the Broadcast or Cable Television Stations Public Service category. The series examined the events of Texas’ power grid failures during winter 2021 and exposed how ERCOT’s electricity forecasting methods during inclement weather could put North Texans at risk of even more power outages.  The reporting also revealed how the gas industry profited while downplaying its role in the winter crisis.

“It’s an honor for our hard-working NBC 5 Investigates team to be recognized with another prestigious award. We are proud of their tireless and relentless work,” said John Stone, NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 Vice President of News. “While ‘Powerless’ was powerful, revealing deep concerns about ERCOT and pushed for accountability, ‘Paper Tag Nation’ continues to generate legal action, as lawmakers take steps to address these issues impacting Texas and beyond.”

Click Here for all available online content regarding “Paper Tag Nation”

Click Here for all available online content regarding “Powerless”

For complete details on all the winners and categories, please access The Press Club of Atlantic City’s 88th National Headliner Awards awardee list here.

About NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS is the NBCUniversal Local station serving the communities of North Texas with quality local news, weather forecasts, consumer and investigative reports and sports and entertainment programming across all platforms, including the station’s dedicated website NBCDFW.com, its mobile app, social media channels and on COZI TV (Digital 5.2) NBCLX (Digital 5.3) and OXYGEN (Digital 5.4) the station’s multicast channels. 

(This post taken from a release sent to me by KXAS)

Erika Lopez re-joins KVUE Austin

KHOU 11 noon and 4pm meteorologist Erika Lopez re-joins KVUE Austin as chief meteorologist

Well that was fast! KVUE Austin just announced that KHOU 11 meteorologist Erika Lopez is moving back to the Austin TEGNA station and becoming its chief meteorologist beginning Monday, June 22.

UPDATE AUGUST 2022
Erika Lopez to leave KVUE Austin


Lopez just got to KHOU from KVUE in April 2019!

“I am so excited to be back serving the Austin and Central Texas community," Lopez told KVUE. "Austin and KVUE always felt like home, and I am so thankful for this opportunity to lead the KVUE Storm Team in keeping us all prepared and safe during severe weather."

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I heard she was popular in Austin...this proves that!

Lopez takes over for former chief met Albert Ramon who left KVUE for the upcoming News Nation on WGN America.

“Erika is one of the most talented and dedicated meteorologists in the business,” Ramon told KVUE. “With experience in multiple TV markets in Texas, including Austin, KVUE viewers will be in good hands under Chief Meteorologist Erika Lopez’s leadership at KVUE.”

Lopez joined KVUE in 2017 from Weather Nation TV located Denver, Colorado.

She previously worked for KAVU Victoria.

Raised in Phoenix, Lopez graduated with a BS in Meteorology from Arizona State University.

(Thanks Daniel!)

HAPPENING THE SAME DAY
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Erika Lopez to leave KVUE Austin

Erika Lopez announced she is leaving her KVUE Austin chief meteorologist role in August 2022.

UPDATE
Erika Lopez joins OTA Talent as TV agent

VIDEO: Erika Lopez signs off KVUE Austin

Here is a portion of Lopez posted on Facebook:

"Aug 12th will be my last day on air and with KVUE! 

I have made this decision with full support from my husband and managers to allow me to focus on this cutie patootie of a baby, Odie. 

I’m beyond excited for this next chapter of my life and look forward to all of the exciting adventures ahead with my new little fam. 

Don’t know if this will be forever, but it’s what is best and will make me the happiest right now.

See y’all for 2 more weeks on KVUE!"

Speaking her baby, recently we saw Lopez do the KVUE weather with Odie!

Odie was born to Lopez and husband Otto Staudt (of the Staudt Brothers fame) in December 2021. Lopez did a great gender reveal on-air.

Lopez did two tour of duties at KVUE Austin.  

Austin television viewers first saw Lopez on Daybreak from 2017 to 2019.

Lopez then joined KHOU 11 which is KVUE's TEGNA Houston sister-station.  In Houston, Lopez was the noon and 4pm meteorologist. 

When Albert Ramon left KVUE for News Nation, Lopez returned to KVUE as chief meteorologist in 2020.

Prior to Austin, Lopez worked for Weather Nation out of Denver, Colorado.

The Arizona State University grad and Phoenix native got her start in the TV biz at KAVU Victoria.

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Dr. Neil Frank, 94, has died

Dr. Neil Frank, 94, KHOU 11 Houston's former chief meteorologist and, before that, the director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), passed away, the station reported early Christmas Eve morning.

Last night, Channel 11 posted that Dr. Frank entered hospice care.

Dr. Frank, or "Doc" as his colleagues called him on-air, widely regarded as the nation’s foremost authority on hurricanes and tropical storms, served as chief meteorologist at KHOU, anchoring weathercasts weekdays at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. from June 1987 to June 2008.

"When I became chief meteorologist, he continued to return and share his deep well of expertise with me," wrote KHOU 11 chief meteorologist David Paul.  "Let me tell you, I was so very grateful to have that pillar of knowledge to lean on when a big storm was coming. I learned something new from him every time. His expertise, concern and care for Houston, and that smile -- that's what we'll miss the most about Dr. Neil Frank."

Known for his signature flat top haircut look, Houston radio listeners of a particular vintage will remember the tribute song "I wish I had a Neil Frank haircut" by John Lander and the Q Morning Zoo on the former 93Q KKBQ. 

Television weather was Dr. Frank's second career. He led the National Hurricane Center for 13 years before that. 

A central figure in communicating life-saving tropical weather information to meteorologists, government officials, and media outlets nationwide, Dr. Frank began his professional journey in the United States Air Force, where he trained as a weather officer. After leaving the Air Force in 1957, he pursued advanced studies in tropical meteorology at Florida State University, earning both a master’s degree and a Ph.D.

Dr. Frank joined the National Weather Service in 1961 and became a hurricane forecaster at the newly formed National Hurricane Center in 1968. He was appointed director of the NHC in 1974, a role that brought him international recognition. During his tenure, he held several global meteorological assignments, including serving as chairman of the International Hurricane Committee, which coordinated hurricane warning procedures for Central and North American countries. He also participated in an international tropical meteorology experiment off the coast of Africa.

A respected leader in his field, Dr. Frank served on the boards of numerous professional organizations and was elected to a three-year term on the council of the American Meteorological Society in 1989. His expertise was sought by the U.S. Senate, which invited him to testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in 1987. He authored numerous professional papers on tropical meteorology and was featured in national publications, including Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic. In 1989, he received first place in the Texas Press Awards for Best Weathercast.

Born in Kansas, Dr. Frank earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Southwestern College. Although he initially planned a career in sports—enrolling in college to play basketball and become a coach—his path shifted toward science after encouragement from faculty, ultimately leading him into meteorology through the Air Force weather program.

He is survived by his childhood sweetheart, Velma, whom he married in 1952. Together, they had three children, ten grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. Among them is singer-songwriter Forrest Frank, his grandson.

* This post has been updated.  It initially reported that Dr. Neil Frank had entered hospice care and has been changed to notify readers about his death.

KTRK 13's Ed Brandon on 24 hour news radio in Houston

Former KTRK 13 weathercaster Ed Brandon (now fill-in weatherman) wrote a nice historical piece on Houston's news radio landscape through the years. Brandon arrived to work at channel 13 in 1972 and has seen the news radio stations come and go. Nice to have Ed back as a mikemcguff.com guest blogger once again.

Here is more from Ed Brandon:

"The Bayou City will join the nation’s other major cities where you can hear a local, live all-news-radio station. It’s KROI, 92.1FM. News 92 FM.

New York has had 1010 WINS, and others, for years. There’s KCBS in San Francisco, WBBM in Chicago and Los Angeles’ KNX. In all of the nation’s other major cities, there has always been the opportunity to listen on the road or at home to a local radio station which provides constant news, weather and sports, some of it from networks but most of it live and local.

Houston has been without such a station since the very early 1980s. In 1975, KLYX-FM (formerly K”MSC” for Manned Spacecraft Center) was the local affiliate for an NBC radio experiment called the News and Information Service. Among its voices was Don Armstrong, later on KPRC radio and television. The NBC effort lasted until early 1977. (The KLYX frequency, 102.1 FM, became, and remains, home to the phenomenally successful music station KMJQ. That’s Majic 102 to the average listener).

For a brief period, KEYH provided news during daylight hours at 850AM. That frequency is now home to a Spanish language music station.

KTRH 740 AM and KPRC 950 AM came closest to the all news model over the years. When they were separately owned by local companies, each programmed lengthy drive-time news blocks. Since each station broadcast talk programs during non drive-time hours, however, neither was an ALL news radio station. Each has been absorbed by the Clear Channel conglomerate and has gradually shed most of its news broadcasts. KPRC even proudly promoted itself as a station where you WOULD NOT hear news or traffic reports. (Traffic reports are now appearing occasionally at 950 AM.)

That all changes... The new station promises continuous news broadcasts. Equally encouraging is the station’s hiring of some of Houston’s most prominent broadcast journalists, many of them shoved out of the Clear Channel [and other Houston] stations. The premiere attraction is the morning news block to be presented by J.P Pritchard and Lana Hughes. The team is a long-time fixture of Houston morning radio. J.P. and Lana have both been inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.

For most broadcast journalists in the city and for news junkies, too, News 92 FM should fill a big hole in the radio dial. The owner, Radio One, is a newcomer to the all-news format, but with that staff and their experience, it’s hard to see how they could screw it up. The website went up on Wednesday. NEWS92FM.COM. The site will provide a live stream of the station."

-  Ed Brandon

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This is Mike McGuff again.  As I mentioned Thursday, News 92 KROI debuts Monday 11/21/2011 at 5am.

I would like to add my two cents as well. Over the years of my talking to Houston radio professionals, I've learned it has been thought by radio companies that an all news format would not work here. The companies believed this town was too blue collar and not receptive to 24 hour news radio. They said it might work in New York, Chicago and other major cities where there was more of a white collar audience. Frankly, I don't buy into that belief. I think there is a hunger here for news. The only issue now is that the public is shifting away from broadcasting and using the Internet/mobile apps for news more and more. What a great experiment News 92 will be.

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- Former KTRK 13 staffers talk Marvin Zindler's legacy (PHOTOS)
- Remembering Houston's Marvin Zindler

Erika Lopez joins OTA Talent as TV agent

Former KVUE Austin chief meteorologist Erika Lopez has dropped weather forecasting to work as a TV talent agent with OTA Talent.

"I am honored to join OTA Talent as a bilingual agent," Lopez said in a press release.   "Utilizing my broadcasting career, skills, and experiences, along with being a part of one of the top TV News Talent Agencies in the country, my clients and I will be unstoppable at achieving their career goals."

"Erika is a true professional with the industry knowledge to guide her clients to success," added OTA Vice President Kimberly Price.  "She is also a ‘people person’ who genuinely connects with anyone who has the pleasure of working with her."

Lopez signed off from KVUE Austin in August 2022.

She returned to KVUE after working at KHOU 11 Houston.

Before Austin, she worked for Weather Nation.

The Arizona State University grad's first TV job was with KAVU Victoria. 

NBC 5 KXAS DFW marks its 75th anniversary

NBC 5 KXAS Fort Worth - Dallas marks its 75th anniversary on September 27, 2023. 

On September 27, 1948, channel 5 WBAP-TV, became the first TV station to go on the air in Texas and the entire Southwest according to the station. 

It was the first facility in the nation specifically designed for television production and broadcasting.

President Harry S. Truman, who was campaigning in Fort Worth, was featured in the new station's first broadcast. 

Here are select NBC 5 firsts and milestones:

    First television station to go on the air in the State of Texas and the Southwest

    First facility in the nation to be specifically designed for television production and broadcasting

    First live local news report in 1948

    First live local sports in 1948

    First local station weather center in the United States in 1949

    First color broadcast in Texas in 1954

    First color tape recorder in Texas in 1959

    First all-color news film in 1966

    First 30-minute local TV news magazine program “Texas ‘70s” in 1970

    First live intercontinental satellite report in 1977

    First Texas station to debut closed-captioning newscast for deaf and hearing-impaired viewers in 1989

    First commercial TV station to offer full online computer access in 1995

    First Southwest station to offer viewers news delivered via email in 1997

    First Texas station to air a live sporting event via High-Definition Television (HDTV) in 1997

    First TV station in Texas to have its own S-Band radar in 2016

    First TV station in Texas to use geographic overlay technology with the news helicopter in 2018

“NBC 5 continues to empower our audience using the highest journalistic ethics and standards,” said Tony Canales, President and General Manager of NBC 5 and Telemundo 39. “The station remains a broadcasting leader in delivering to our viewers the very best in programming and local, national and international news coverage, highlighted by an unwavering commitment to community service.”

Every Friday this month, NBC 5 News at 4 pm will air stories looking back at different aspects of the station’s history, including the evolution of news, news technology, weather forecasting, investigative journalism, community impact efforts, and a conversation with the first female general talk show host in the Southwest, Bobbie Wygant. These stories can also be found on the station’s streaming platforms. 

KXAS is now co-located in NBCUniversal Local’s state-of-the-art facility in Fort Worth alongside its sister station Telemundo 39/KXTX. 

Scott Padgett to leave CBS News Texas

Scott Padgett dropped a big announcement on LinkedIn that he is leaving his position as chief meteorologist at CBS 11 KTVT Dallas-Fort Worth (also known as CBS News Texas).

UPDATE MAY 2025
Scott Padgett joining CBS New York's First Alert Weather

Here is a portion of what Padgett posted:

"I have some exciting but also bittersweet news to share. I am very happy living and working here in North Texas but I have an exciting career opportunity that I've been working on for many years that has my time at KTVT coming to an end. 

That said, the Chief Meteorologist position is open here and it is a rare opportunity to lead a First Alert Meteorology team in the number 4 market in the nation. 

[cut]

While my story at CBS News Texas may be coming to an end, my story in forecasting the weather and sharing my love for meteorology continues."

In the summer of 2024, Padgett switched his evening schedule to mornings for its reimagined AM newscast. The chief met joined KTVT in September 2013 on the morning newscast, moving to evenings in 2016.

Before his tenure in Texas, Padgett spent five years at WPLG Local 10 Miami, where he anchored morning and noon newscasts and led hurricane coverage alongside former National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield.

Padgett also served as Chief Meteorologist at KOKH FOX 25  Oklahoma City from 2006 to 2008, where he led the station’s storm coverage and organized storm-chasing teams. Prior to that, he was part of Sinclair Broadcast Group’s NewsCentral project, delivering forecasts for multiple markets across the country, including WVTV Milwaukee, KVWB Las Vegas, WTTA Tampa, and WTTO Birmingham.

Earlier in his career, the Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology grad worked 

- Meteorologist for LEX 18 WLEX Lexington, Kentucky

- Meteorologist, Feature Reporter for WPSD Local 6 Paducah

- Meteorologist, Feature Reporter WBKO Bowling Green, Kentucky

- Meteorologist for KFXA Fox 28 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The EMMY Award-nominated Padgett is a member of both the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society. He was awarded the AMS Seal of Approval in 2006. 

Meteorologist Erin Moran left the station in February, with Lauren Bostwick filling in.

(Thanks, FTV Live)

Texas TV & radio job moves August 2016

DALLAS - FORT WORTH

WFAA 8's Shelly Slater leaving as anchor to spend more time with children.

Mike Garber out as CBS11 KTVT news director.

WFAA's Carla Wade joins KTNV.

NBC 5 KXAS adds Wayne Carter to its consumer investigative unit from WREG Memphis.

NBC 5 KXAS has hired Larry Collins from WBFF in Baltimore.

Homa Bash is leaving WEWS in Cleveland to work at KXAS in Dallas.

Reporter Philip Townsend leaving WFAA 8 for return to WVEC Norfolk, VA.

CBS11 KTVT adds Brittany Jeffers to reporting team.

WFAA 8 Producer Amanda McNew leaves to become Grapevine PD Media Manager.

HOUSTON

Bill Worrell planning retirement, Craig Ackerman to take over road TV duties.

Univision-owned KXLN Houston (DMA 10) has added meteorologist Anthony Ortíz Rodríguez to its news team.

Former KPRC 2 weekend sports anchor Simone Eli joins The Steve Shannon morning show with Simone Eli on Tuscaloosa, Alabama's 95.3 THE BEAR mornings 5-10am.

Former SportsRadio 610 KILT morning host Josh Innes out at 94.1 Sportsradio WIP.

Phaedra Cook will soon be the former Houston Press food editor.

- KPRC 2 Houston Life anchors Derrick Shore and Jennifer Broome
- Phil Archer hits 40 years at KPRC 2
- Dave Ward to move on from abc13 KTRK
- Jace Larson leaving KPRC 2
- Blake Mathews joins KHOU 11 weather
- Dave Ward on KTRK abc13: "They seemed like they really wanted me to make my exit."
- Josh Marshall joins KHOU 11
- Lance Roberts Radio Show Moves to Mornings on AM 700-KSEV
- Michael Saunders named 93.7 KQBT The Beat program director; Urban Brand Coordinator
- Susan Schiller named FOX 26 KRIV news director
- Jason Miles joins KHOU 11
- Keli Rabon joins KHOU 11
- Paul Pendergraft retires from News 88.7 KUHF

SAN ANTONIO

Brian Alonzo, meteorologist/weather and Traffic producer for KSAT-TV, has become the Weekend Meteorologist for KETK-TV/KFXK-TV in Tyler, TX.

AUSTIN

Joe Barlow named The CW Austin entertainment reporter.

Former KPRC 2 EP (current KVUE assistant news director) Jenelle Shriner named news director at KPLC Lake Charles, La.

AROUND TEXAS

KLBK Lubbock sports reporter/anchor Gene Dumont moves to become a sports reporter for Razorback Nation.

KETK Tyler anchor/reporter Brittni Thomason leaves to become a reporter at KWCH 12 Wichita, Kansas.

After 20 years on the Nightbeat, News Channel 25 KXXV’s Ann Harder stepped down as the 10 p.m. news anchor. Harder will continue to co-anchor the 5 p.m. and the 6 p.m. newscast.

Tashara Parker has been hired by TEGNA-owned Tyler, Texas, CBS affiliate KYTX as an evening anchor.

KCBD Channel 11 Lubbock Weather Anchor/Reporter Niku Kazori joins WCBD Charleston, SC.

KFXK Tyler weekday morning anchor/reporter Kristen Chapman moves to WPEC West Palm Beach as a reporter/MMJ.

KYTX Tyler reporter Destiny McKeiver is leaving the station for WJXT Jacksonville.

David Tillery Named GM Of KTEN.


REMEMBERING

Galveston Daily News mourns death of Managing Editor Scott Williams.


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Fox 26 KRIV: Is 'Glee' Gay Teen Propaganda?
"Is TV too gay?" Thus is the question posed by Houston FOX affiliate KRIV-26 in a provocative interview which has GLAAD — and Glee fans — up in arms.

TV reporter arrested
WOAI reporter Angel Covarrubias was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated according to the San Antonio Express News.

Kids take on-air TV moms in stride
How do the kids of even more visible San Antonio moms, such as the ones on television, react? Are they proud, blasé or — yikes! — embarrassed?

Dallas-based CW33 adds five on-air News Team reporters
The "News Team" page on Dallas-based KDAF CW33's website has five on-air reporter additions.

Alex "Pr!mo" Luster got himself a documentary from the street art life
I've been following Alex "Pr!mo" Luster's Stick 'Em Up! documentary since he was at Fox 26 KRIV, moved to KTRK 13 and is now screening the film! It's great to see him get big media coverage.

Fox 26 anchor makes Comedy Central
Fox 26 KRIV anchor Damali Keith on Comedy Central's Colbert Report (Thanks Krystal)

Two Austin TV stations now starting morning news at 4:30am
KVUE and KTBC bumped up the start time for their early news by 30 minutes, joining a growing list of stations across the nation.

Heidi Jones, Ex-Weather Anchor Accused Of Fake Rape Claim, Was Not Read Rights
The Daily News reports that former WABC (and KTRK 13) meteorologist Heidi Jones, was not read her Miranda rights before being questioned, according to the DA and her attorney.

KKHH's Kaden Gets Into A Flag Fuss With Landlord
CBS Top 40 KKHH (HOT 95-7)/HOUSTON afternooner KADEN has run afoul of the law -- but not just any law -- this one is from his landlord regarding the display of American flags!

"DFW Nonstop" launches on NBC 5
KXAS-TV NBC 5 Dallas-Ft. Worth debuted DFW Nonstop, a new 24/7 local news and lifestyle channel 5/4 on digital channel 5.2. It features a unique lineup of locally produced news and lifestyle programs geared for North Texas viewers.

NY Senator Chuck Schumer Feels the Awesome Power of Michael Berry
Take that, New York Senator Chuck Schumer!!! You insult Houston at your peril while 740 KTRH and 950 KPRC host Michael Berry's here to defend it!!!
- Space shuttling between Houston and New York - let the insults begin

Adrian Hummel Finds Ways To Sneak Local Content Into His Power FM Show
KPWR-89.7 FM Power FM jock Adrian Hummel holds a lot of noble titles in our local music scene. The most important, perhaps, is this one: "Really Good Guy."

KHOU 11 News talent struts for Star of Hope fashion show
KHOU 11 anchors Shern-Min Chow and Sherry Williams plus reporter Courtney Zubowski wowed the crowd while Great Day Houston's Deborah Duncan and sports anchor Butch Alsandor got big applause when they stepped onto the stage at the Star of Hope fashion show.

App of the Week: Ranking Nine Popular Weather Apps
As technology provides us with more and more access to all kinds of technical data, it makes sense that smartphone technology should start serving up some pretty nice weather apps.

NATIONAL MEDIA
- Paula Abdul added to The X Factor judges panel
- Erin Burnett’s Teary CNBC Sign-off
- Troubled OWN Axes CEO Norman | Houston connection
- Head of MTV Networks Resigns Abruptly
- Scott Pelley named anchor of "CBS Evening News"
- MORE 'SITUATION' COMING TO MTV
- Nepotism on parade: Holt’s son hired as weekend anchor at NBC 5
- In Cable Niches, Less Reality and More Original Shows

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- Is KHOU 11 getting a 4pm newscast?
- Rowdy Yates talks his Houston radio career at KILT and KIKK with Mike McGuff

KPRC 2's new dog, Tex, joins Houston Life

KPRC 2 gets another dog, but this one will not be about the weather


Remember Radar the Weather Dog? Well, unfortunately Radar has passed away, but now KPRC is adopting a new pup according to the following press release:

UPDATE AUGUST 2022
Tex the dog leaves KPRC 2

KPRC 2 is pleased to announce the addition of Tex to the Houston Life family.

Tex, a 10-week-old male Maltipoo who was adopted from the Houston SPCA, will make his Houston Life debut this Thursday, August 16, at 1PM, and will continue to make regular appearances on Houston Life.

KPRC 2’s addition of a station dog coincides with NBC/Telemundo’s third annual Clear the Shelters initiative taking place this Saturday, August 18, at pet shelters & rescue groups here in Houston and across the nation. On this day, participating animal shelters will offer no-cost or reduced fee adoptions or waived pet spaying and neutering fees.

“We’re proud to welcome Tex to the Houston Life family as a way to advocate for adopting pets from our overcrowded local shelters. We know our viewers will help us make Tex feel right at home as they follow his adventures on Houston Life and on social media,” said KPRC 2 Vice President/General Manager Jerry Martin.

Tex’s introduction as Houston Life’s mascot follows in the paw prints of Radar the Weather Dog, adopted by KPRC 2 in 2004 from the Houston Humane Society. Following his on-air retirement, Radar remained a member of the KPRC 2 family until his passing in 2016.

While Tex will spend his days running the hallways of the KPRC 2 studios, he will go home nightly with a station employee. Viewers can follow his adventures on HoustonLife.tv, through the Houston Life Facebook page, and using #TVTex.

Adam Krueger joined by Slim Thug

Slim Thug joined CW39 Houston KIAH's Adam Krueger for his "Sneaking Words in the Weather" segment on "NO WAIT WEATHER + TRAFFIC" after Paul Wall requested a song!

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"When @slimthug drops by, and @paulwallbaby asks for a song, you make it happen," Krueger posted.

Who is Mike Jones?

This isn't the only time Still Tippin' has been featured on a Houston TV newscast.

Sneaking lyrics into his weather forecasts has landed Krueger on CBS' "The Talk", a Snoop Dogg shoutout and a guest spot forecasting for News Nation.

Krueger joined CW39 Houston in 2020.

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Six degrees of separation Houston TV style

A simple video of two KHOU staffers working at KAVU Victoria in the past sends McGuff on an obsessive quest to connect the dots - STOP HIM before he hurts himself!

Look what I found!! 😂 It’s baby @ErikaLopezKHOU and baby Janelle!! Awww.. and now we’re reunited!! 🙌🙌 Thanks @SallyKHOU11 !! 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/OKGFVBEnxY

— Janelle Bludau (@JanelleKHOU) August 12, 2019

KHOU 11 reporter Janelle Bludau went into the Newscenter 25 KAVU Victoria vault to pull out some old footage of her time anchoring there with current channel 11 meteorologist and colleague Erika Lopez.

This video probably would have been from around 2014 because that was the year the two overlapped at KAVU.

Bludau began her career as a web producer at the Victoria station but wrote in her bio she was quickly promoted to an on-air role. In this video, Bludau was the station's weekend anchor.

Lopez also appears to have started her TV career at KAVU where she worked as the station's weekend meteorologist and reporter during the week.

The duo would move on to other jobs - Bludau to CBS/NBC Duopoly KGPE/KSEE Fresno, Lopez to Weather Nation TV in Denver, CO.

In April 2019, they were brought back together by KHOU news director Sally Ramirez when Lopez came to Houston from KVUE Austin.

Now this type of thing can quickly become one of those six degrees of separation things minus the Bacon. I would imagine that abc13 KTRK morning consumer reporter Chelsey Hernandez was the KAVU morning anchor around this time too.

Oh...and another six degrees thing, Bludau was born and raised in Hallettsville, TX. What other famous Houston TV anchor was raised in the same town?

Give up?

The answer is 740 KTRH morning anchor (and former abc13 KTRK anchor) Shara Fryer!

OK, I need to stop there. This six degrees bit might start getting out of hand!

What if I start doing this to all the new hires?

Erika Lopez joins KHOU 11

KVUE Austin Daybreak Meteorologist Erika Lopez is joining KHOU 11

The Austin TEGNA station is sending one of its own to its sister station in Houston.

UPDATE AUGUST 2022
Erika Lopez to leave KVUE Austin

 

KVUE morning meteorologist Erika Lopez announced on Facebook she is joining KHOU 11 this month as the noon and 4pm met.

"I have been holding off on this announcement because it’s a tough one....I am sad to announce that I only have one week left on KVUE Daybreak 💔 My last day will be Tuesday April 16th.

Although, I am excited to announce that I will be joining our sister station not too far away KHOU 11 News! 👏🏼.

This business is a crazy but adventurous one. I fell in love with Austin and could call it my home forever. However, God surprises with opportunities when least expected. And I’m ready for this next chapter of new adventures, challenges, experiences and growing 🙂

KVUE Daybreak viewers will always have a special place in my heart!!!"

Lopez joined KVUE in February 2017 from Weather Nation TV in Denver, Colorado. Before that she worked for KAVU Victoria.

According to her bio, Lopez was born and raised in Phoenix. She graduated with a BS in Meteorology from Arizona State University.

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(Thanks Super Dave!)

Texas TV celebrates National Weatherperson's Day

Today, February 5th, is National Weatherperson's Day, commemorating the 1744 birth of John Jeffries, one of America's first weather observers.

According to the National Weather Service, this day recognizes the men and women who collectively provide Americans with the best weather, water, and climate forecasts and warning services of any nation.

Here is a roundup of how Texas TV stations celebrated from videos I could find on YouTube.