Covering Houston and Texas TV, radio, newspaper and other medianoreply@blogger.com (mike mcguff)Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:14:39 -0500Blogger http://www.blogger.com11695125http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/en-usnocopyright mikemcguff.commikemcguff,Michael,McGuff,Houston,TV,technologyThe mikemcguff blog podcast will mostly feature technology issues, but you never know when it might lose control and just be entertaining.The mikemcguff blog podcast will mostly feature technology issues, but you never know when it might lose control and just be entertaining.mikemcguffmike@mikemcguff.commikemcguffhttp://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/10/dalaun-dillard-leaves-fox-26-houston.htmlHoustonWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:37:29 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-8537592846904938486FOX 26 Houston KRIV morning anchor DaLaun Dillard is leaving the station Friday, October 23, 2026, ending his three-year run.Dillard announced his departure in an Instagram post, reflecting on his time in Houston and the connection he built with viewers.“Some chapters are harder to close than others,” Dillard wrote. “This Friday will mark the end of my chapter at FOX 26.”The television journalistmike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/10/major-changes-at-majic-1021-and-979-box.htmlHoustonRadioWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:37:19 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-3541962153170566515Radio One Houston is making major programming and leadership changes at Majic 102.1 KMJQ and 97.9 The Box KBXX, including new management roles and a significant change to The Box's afternoon drive lineup.The changes come as Urban One, the parent company of Radio One, expands its presence in the Dallas radio market through a $22 million agreement to acquire KKDA-FM K104 and KRNB-FM 105.7 from mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/10/ksbjs-bill-ingram-honored-with-bill.htmlHoustonRadioWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:37:10 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-347950692996845301 Longtime 89.3 KSBJ personality Bill Ingram was honored with a special recognition for his incredible contributions to radio and the Houston community. On October 14, 2026, Montgomery County, the City of Humble, the City of Houston, and the State of Texas officially proclaimed October 14 as Bill Ingram Day in recognition of his decades of service in broadcasting.With 50 years in radio, 30 ofmike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/10/randy-klein-named-kcen-6-news-director.htmlTexasWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:36:57 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-3302364751744079204Randy Klein is joining KCEN 6 News Waco, Temple, Killeen as news director, bringing more than 30 years of local news and digital media leadership experience.Klein will begin his new role November 9, 2026, leading the station's newsroom.Here is what no TEGNA press release will tell you - Klein is more responsible for this very blog you are reading!  He was the KTRK manager who took a chance mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/10/three-houston-radio-stations-win-2026.htmlHoustonRadioWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:36:33 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-7351076094570850964 Three Houston radio stations are celebrating national recognition after winning honors at the 2026 NAB Marconi Radio Awards.The National Association of Broadcasters announced the winners during a ceremony at the Edison Ballroom in New York, held on the eve of NAB Show New York.The Houston winners and their respective categories are:- 93Q KKBQ-FM — Country Station of the Year- 104.1 KRBE-FM — CHRmike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/10/alejandro-sanchez-joins-telemundo-las.htmlTexasWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:36:14 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-938004562755999437Telemundo Las Vegas / KBLR, part of NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group, announced that Alejandro Sánchez has joined Noticiero Telemundo Las Vegas as a multimedia journalist, beginning Monday, October 19, 2026.Sánchez joins Telemundo Las Vegas from Telemundo 40 Rio Grande Valley, where he served as a multimedia journalist covering stories affecting communities along the U.S.-Mexico mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/10/brandon-walker-returns-to-kprc-2-houston.htmlHoustonFri, 2 Oct 2026 10:56:11 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-3808885663252362592Brandon Walker is returning to KPRC 2 Houston to join the ENOUGH team on October 12, 2026. “Brandon already understands Houston, but more importantly, he understands the responsibility that comes with telling the stories of this community,” said Ana Lastra, KPRC 2 News Director. “He is a relentless reporter, a gifted storyteller and a journalist who knows how to ask difficult questions whilemike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2027/06/charly-edsitty-joins-arizonas-family.htmlHoustonThu, 1 Oct 2026 12:47:37 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-3859034252524023090 Charly Edsitty is returning to Phoenix, where her television career began, to take on a new role as a morning anchor at Arizona's Family KTVK 3TV and KPHO CBS 5 after leaving ABC13 KTRK Houston.Here is what Edsitty said in her announcement:"Hey, Arizona! I am excited to share that I’ll be joining the very talented team at Arizona’s Family on October 12th! I am elated to finally bemike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/texas-tv-radio-job-moves-september-2026.htmlAustindfwHoustonRadioSan AntonioTexasThu, 1 Oct 2026 00:04:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-6329867349183378152Send tips for the monthly Texas media job list here.- Houston, DFW and San Antonio TV baby news- Texas media layoffs in Fort Worth and San Antonio- Texas TV anchors welcome and announce babies- 2026 Lone Star EMMY NominationsDALLAS - FORT WORTHYonni Rude is the new Urban One Dallas Operations Manager, overseeing 97.9 The Beat KBFB, K104 KKDA, and Smooth 105.7 KRNB.Sarah mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/greg-kerr-joins-kcen-6-waco-temple.htmlTexasWed, 30 Sep 2026 16:30:37 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-3308855347878276312Greg Kerr announced he is returning to Texas television news at KCEN 6 Waco-Temple-Killeen, this time in the mornings alongside Lindsay Liepman.“5am comes quickly, but I’m back at it!” Kerr announced on social media. “I’ve joined Lindsay Liepman and the KCEN morning team in the Waco/Temple market.”Kerr also thanked his wife, Sheryl Kerr, for her support as he made what he described as a “major” mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/darby-brown-leaves-cbs-austin-for.htmlAustinTue, 29 Sep 2026 10:33:32 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-4508005189119672565 Darby Brown is leaving CBS Austin KEYE in September 2026 after two years as a sports anchor and reporter.Brown announced she is heading home to Phoenix, Arizona, to join the sports team at 12News KPNX next week.“This move closes the chapter on nearly a decade of sports reporting all across the Lone Star State,” Brown wrote on Instagram. “I gave everything I had to my jobs and communities, and mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/2026-lone-star-emmy-nominations.htmlTexasMon, 28 Sep 2026 21:44:41 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-8213351632320879443 Congrats to the 2026 Lone Star EMMY Nominees.SEE THE LISTmike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/runaway-radio-featured-in-houston.htmlHoustonKLOLMon, 28 Sep 2026 15:34:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-3998718414348634889It's an honor to have my Runaway Radio documentary featured in the Houston Chronicle's "From 'Urban Cowboy' to 'Boyhood,' the 30 Houston films every Houstonian should see."Thanks to arts and entertainment editor Cary Darling for including us.Never did I think that, when I started what was known as the 101 KLOL documentary, it would one day be featured on the same page as some of my Houston mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2027/05/alex-garcia-and-chuck-miketinac-no.htmlSan AntonioSun, 27 Sep 2026 22:39:37 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-2685070694228923114Alex Garcia and Chuck Miketinac's bios have been removed from the FOX 29 San Antonio KABB website.Miketinac has officially marked his time with FOX SA as ended on LinkedIn.In early September 2026, when Sinclair Broadcast Group conducted layoffs at its San Antonio duopoly, FTV heard Garcia and Miketinac might have been unfortunately cut, but both were still on the station's website mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/brandon-schaff-joins-kvue-austin-and.htmlAustinSun, 27 Sep 2026 22:20:14 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-2921168777840880072Brandon Schaff is joining KVUE Austin as a reporter after spending the past year at TEGNA's sister station, WTHR, in Indianapolis.Schaff announced the move on Instagram, saying his next chapter is bringing him back to Texas, where he will join his fiancée, meteorologist Kristin Walla, at KVUE.“Today is my last day at WTHR,” Schaff wrote. “My next chapter takes me back to Texas. I’ll be rejoining mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/kristin-walla-joined-kvue-austin.htmlAustinSun, 27 Sep 2026 22:11:42 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-8684721092859925616Kristin Walla joined KVUE in Austin in May 2026 as a weekend evening meteorologist.- Meet Walla's fiancé, who is joining her at KVUEI was not blogging when Walla headed to Central Texas, so here you go now.You will also catch Walla on KVUE's weekday midday newscasts.Walla began her television career at KIII in Corpus Christi in 2022, where she served as a weekend meteorologist for more than mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/cathy-hernandez-always-houston-texans.htmlHoustonSat, 26 Sep 2026 22:55:36 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-5543980692173669243Cathy Hernandez is going back to her roots, before she joined the KPRC 2 anchor desk, and returning to the Houston Texans sidelines where she was an NFL cheerleader...at least for one game.Here is what Hernandez posted:"Houston, I’M BACK.Before I was an anchor, reporter and mama, I was a Houston Texans cheerleader! Still crazy to think about!I’m heading back to the field October 4 for the Houstonmike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/karen-hua-joins-abc-news.htmlHoustonSat, 26 Sep 2026 22:55:26 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-4509384114089475093Karen Hua joined ABC News in Washington, D.C., as a national reporter in May 2026 while I was on a blogging break.TV viewers may remember Hua as the Houston-based national reporter for CBS News, a position she held before CBS parent company Paramount's layoffs earlier this year.Hua joined CBS News in February 2025, relocating to Houston from NBC10 Philadelphia (WCAU), where she spent three years mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/tynisha-jackson-joins-spectrum-news-1.htmldfwSat, 26 Sep 2026 22:55:08 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-9082770662086929486 Tynisha Jackson joined Spectrum News 1 in Dallas as a multimedia journalist (MMJ), returning to North Texas after spending the past three years working in Roanoke, Virginia.An Arlington native, Jackson joined Spectrum News 1 in September 2026."I’m HOME! Excited to share that I’ve joined the team at Spectrum News 1 in Dallas as a reporter," Jackson posted. "I can’t wait to start telling stories mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/brett-anthony-joins-ky3-springfield.htmlTexasSat, 26 Sep 2026 22:54:41 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-451127201601838082Brett Anthony left his CBS19 KYTX Tyler chief meteorologist role in September 2026 for the same job with KY3 KYTV Springfield, Missouri.KY3 announced that Anthony will lead the station's First Alert Weather team beginning this fall. He succeeds longtime Chief Meteorologist Ron Hearst, who is retiring after 38 years serving viewers across the Ozarks.Anthony joined CBS19 in December 2020.Before mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/texas-tv-anchors-welcome-and-announce.htmldfwHoustonSan AntonioSat, 26 Sep 2026 22:53:34 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-1644430475611519971In August, FOX 4 KDFW Dallas-Fort Worth meteorologist Kylie Capps announced she was expecting her first baby. In September, fellow Good Day team member and anchor Shannon Murray is expecting Baby #2. Her daughter was born in 2024. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shannon Murray (@shannonjo) NBC 5 KXAS Dallas-Fort Worth's lifestyle show Texas Today host Cleo Greene mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/dominique-leh-joins-fox-7-austin.htmlAustinFri, 25 Sep 2026 16:55:28 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-5369308150301203112 Dominique Leh has joined FOX 7 Austin KTBC as a reporter, moving from Waco in September 2026.Leh made her on-air debut at FOX 7 and shared the news on Instagram:“Well Central Texas I didn’t go far! Say Hello to your newest reporter at Fox 7 in Austin!Last night I made my on-air debut, and now I get the honor of serving this community which I’m really excited about, and I’m ready to hit the mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/lets-talk-about-caroline-collins.htmlHoustonFri, 25 Sep 2026 01:28:45 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-8851996933607191101When I first saw FOX 26 Houston KRIV evening anchor Caroline Collins' posts on social media about her directing or "punching" her own streaming show, I had no desire to write about it, because it was being done in Houston **FIVE YEARS AGO**.And who knows where else they were doing it before that. If memory serves, KLTV in East Texas did a solo-anchor streaming show back in the late 2000s!!! And mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/ex-san-antonio-tv-reporter-goes-viral.htmlSan AntonioFri, 25 Sep 2026 00:40:09 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-6075302564973286803Former News 4 San Antonio WOAI investigative reporter turned attorney Mariah Medina is going viral in what the syndicated show Inside Edition called the "Right to Bare Arms."I was on Inside Edition today 🙂 pic.twitter.com/KQyIlVI25m— Mariah Medina (@MMedinanews) September 24, 2026 A tweet about Judge Yolanda Huff calling Medina's shoulderless J. Crew dress “inappropriate” in her mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/09/andrew-latty-latimer-104-krbe-houston.htmlHoustonRadioThu, 24 Sep 2026 23:33:24 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-4847686751035158965Andrew "Latty" Latimer is living his dream job as one of 104.1 KRBE Houston's newest DJs. - 104.1 KRBE gets a new look"It’s kind of a surreal situation for me because I grew up in Houston listening to that station and winning concert tickets and movie passes, now I’m the one giving them away," Latty told mikemcguff.comGrowing up in Sugar Land, Latty says working for KRBE feels surreal."mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)