Covering Houston and Texas TV, radio, newspaper and other medianoreply@blogger.com (mike mcguff)Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:52:20 -0500Blogger http://www.blogger.com11466125http://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/2027/02/brheanna-boudreaux-returns-to-houston.htmlHoustonSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:52:20 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-7203052443264167573Brheanna Boudreaux is returning to Houston television, joining KHOU 11 as a consumer reporter, mikemcguff.com has learned from multiple sources.Boudreaux has spent the last few years at TEGNA sister station WWL-TV 4 in New Orleans as a morning anchor.Houston viewers may already know Boudreaux from her previous stint at ABC13 KTRK, where she worked from 2019 to 2023 as a traffic anchor, fill-in mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/kprc-2-to-bring-back-morning-traffic.htmlHoustonSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:47:14 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-9821432827448892 KPRC 2 is bringing back the morning traffic anchor position in 2026.  Channel 2 hasn't had that position since Justina Latimer left in 2024, and, as I blogged at the time, the station apparently dropped it.Like Lanny Griffith says, "Treat it as a four-way stop. Huh!!"  And KLOL lovers will be happy to hear that Griffith has something in the works! Stay tuned!Back to KPRC mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/sydney-gray-joins-kxan-austin.htmlAustinSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:20:18 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-9118643030830668595Sydney Gray joined KXAN Austin in January 2026 as the station’s weekend morning anchor and reporter, marking a return to Texas television.- Jala Washington joins NBC DFW KXASBefore arriving in Austin, Gray spent three and a half years at WMC Action News 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, where she anchored weekend mornings. Gray previously worked in Texas as the morning anchor at NBC 23 KVEO in mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/where-is-scott-fisher.htmlAustinSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:06:14 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-484528017337132328 Scott Fisher, the FOX 7 Austin KTBC chief meteorologist, took to social media to let us know where he has been since going missing in 2026 and to thank viewers for their support.While I was on my blog break, I received inquiries from Austin TV viewers about Fisher's whereabouts.  One viewer told me that he had not seen Fisher since around February.Unfortunately, he has been missing from mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/madison-hartin-to-leave-kamc-lubbock.htmlTexasFri, 12 Jun 2026 23:51:31 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-6525118703005170234 Madison Hartin announced she is leaving her morning forecaster position with KAMC Lubbock as of June 19, 2026.A fun Hub City TV fact - Hartin is a cousin of KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock anchor Christy Hartin.  I will take this opportunity to say I am no relation to KFDX Wichita Falls sportscaster Tobin McDuff. And just to strengthen my ties to Lubbock readers of this blog, I have mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/jeremiah-stewart-joins-ktxs-12-abilene.htmlTexasFri, 12 Jun 2026 23:35:41 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-633199926107624140Jeremiah Stewart is joining KTXS 12 Abilene as the station’s new morning meteorologist in a return to TV news starting Monday, June 15, 2026.Stewart most recently worked at Fox West Texas KXVA in Abilene, where he joined in June 2025.While delivering weather coverage in the Big Country, he developed a passion for working directly with students and creating an impact beyond television, which led mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/houston-public-media-launches-galveston.htmlHoustonRadioThu, 11 Jun 2026 00:06:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-994912843655973448Houston Public Media has established a Galveston County News Bureau, expanding its hyperlocal reporting with an embedded journalist dedicated to reporting on the people, decisions and events shaping this growing county in Southeast Texas.Launched in response to audience research and feedback, the new bureau is the second for Houston Public Media and builds on the success of its Fort Bend County mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/hidden-tech-behind-nba-broadcast.htmlSan AntonioWed, 10 Jun 2026 04:55:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-6180897564213334023Go Spurs!mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/telemundo-houston-launches-new-30.htmlTue, 9 Jun 2026 21:53:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-1966709032514822849Houston, TX — June 9, 2026 — Telemundo Houston / KTMD today announced the expansion of its longstanding partnership with the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, marked by the launch of a new 30-minute Spanish-language television program, Conversaciones con Dra. Murillo, hosted by the Chamber’s President & CEO, Dr. Laura Murillo.The new program, which will be produced in collaboration with mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/ryan-baker-to-leave-cbs-chicago-2-wbbm.htmlMediaTue, 9 Jun 2026 17:42:31 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-6542451555312145313Ryan Baker will depart CBS Chicago 2 WBBM after nearly two decades, concluding an accomplished broadcasting career spanning more than 35 years, the station announced.Baker, a respected figure in the Chicago sports media landscape since joining CBS Chicago in 2008, will transition to the nonprofit sector as the new president and CEO of First Tee Greater Chicago, an organization dedicated to mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/kxan-austins-everything-promo-campaign.htmlAustinvideoTue, 9 Jun 2026 00:56:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-5848620098891050047mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/olivia-dance-joins-fox-26-houston.htmlHoustonSat, 6 Jun 2026 02:05:24 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-698565118844599354 Olivia Dance is joining FOX 26 Houston as a reporter in the summer of 2026, and even pulled out a cowgirl hat in her announcement video to prepare!Fitting, since the newbie TV reporters always seem to get assigned the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo beat.Before FOX 26, Dance spent four years as a reporter at FOX45 News WBFF in Baltimore, Maryland, her home state. Prior to Baltimore, Dance mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/jason-nguyen-named-kprc-2-early-evening.htmlHoustonSat, 6 Jun 2026 01:49:27 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-5188259168396618426Jason Nguyen was promoted to the KPRC 2 Houston's Early Evening Executive Reporter position in June 2026.While this sounds like an on-air position, it is not.  However, Nguyen has appeared on the Channel 2 newscasts when needed. This would be like an executive producer role at another TV station, but from what I understand, it involves working more closely with field reporters.Nguyen takes mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/corbin-voges-leaves-kvii-amarillo.htmlTexasSat, 6 Jun 2026 01:17:08 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-8628573637648681073Corbin Voges is leaving his ABC 7 Chief Meteorologist role with KVII in Amarillo."I am not going anywhere, but I am getting out of TV," Voges posted.  "Again, I want to thank each and every one of you for being there through the highs and lows over the past 7 years. I want to thank KVII for taking a chance on me helping me grow personally and professionally. If you see me out in public, mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/buzz-adams-gets-hair-buzzed-by-spurs.htmlTexasSat, 6 Jun 2026 00:47:46 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-6739950574038435002Future broadcasters, listen up. Never make a bet you will regret.Who knows if 95.5 KLAQ El Paso morning show host Buzz Adams regrets getting his hair and eyebrows shaved off as part of a San Antonio Spurs bet with fellow staffer Nico, but it happened.Houston TV viewers might remember that back in 1995, ABC13 KTRK traffic anchor Don Nelson had the same thing happen to him!mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/stephania-jimenez-says-enough-with-10pm.htmlHoustonSat, 6 Jun 2026 00:27:31 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-5170382678860128518KPRC 2 evening anchor Stephania Jimenez announced she is leaving the Graham Media Group's top-rated 10pm newscast (May ratings) for a spell to work on the upcoming show ENOUGH, which the station has been promoting since earlier this year.ENOUGH was originally supposed to premiere on May 4, 2026.  You might have seen a mention of it in my break post. What was I doing during my break?  I mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/06/2026-edward-r-murrow-award-texas-winners.htmlTexasFri, 5 Jun 2026 17:38:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-4223481062933733104 Testing...testing...is this blog still on?Texas broadcast winners in the Radio Television Digital News Association's (RTNDA) 2026 Edward R. Murrow Awards for Region 6.CONGRATS!SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERSmike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/04/thanks-for-20-plus-years.htmlHoustonWed, 1 Apr 2026 22:20:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-7123001982393133930I want to thank all of my readers for a fun-filled 20-plus years of first covering the Houston media and then expanding to the rest of Texas.For now, I will be taking a break.  At the moment, I am handling a lot of projects for McGuff Media and my new company, Rise 4 It Marketing.  If you want to work with me on a video or web project, let me know.The blog has always been a hobby, mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/03/texas-tv-news-radio-job-march-2026.htmlAustindfwHoustonRadioSan AntonioTexasWed, 1 Apr 2026 02:30:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-2059930642717262673Send tips for the monthly Texas media job list here.DALLAS - FORT WORTHThis Texas Media Mogul Owns the Local News: Irving-based Nexstar controls more TV stations than any other company. CEO Perry Sook aims to grow it even bigger.Dallas officials feared WFAA-TV would leave downtown over parking dispute, emails show.After nearly 13 years, the WFAA newsroom said goodbye to assistant news director mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/03/kprc-drops-3pm-newscast.htmlHoustonTue, 31 Mar 2026 21:11:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-2098588922518109225KPRC 2 viewers are letting me know that the Graham Media Group's 3pm newscast has not been airing this week.  UPDATE: KPRC 2 tells me the 3pm newscast is on hiatus until Monday, April 13, while the staff is in newsroom training.According to KPRC's own TV listings, the newscast has been replaced by a half-hour of The Drew Barrymore Show and Entertainment Tonight.The Drew Barrymore Show mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/03/frito-katy-no-longer-on-1003-bull-kilt.htmlHoustonRadioTue, 31 Mar 2026 19:05:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-8763158205927833845“Frito & Katy” is no longer airing on 100.3 The Bull KILT Houston, as the show has been removed from the Audacy station's website.Multiple reports in radio industry trades say owner Audacy is currently undergoing nationwide layoffs, and Frito and Katy are included.Tucker “Frito” Young and Katy Dempsey joined 100.3 The Bull on January 10, 2025, taking the morning slot previously held by “The mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/03/ryan-shoptaugh-on-khou-11-houston.htmlHoustonTue, 31 Mar 2026 17:59:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-6330410073018243018I have been receiving reader questions about meteorologist Ryan Shoptaugh appearing on KHOU 11 in Houston, and if I have written about it.The answer is yes and no.I have not written about Shoptaugh doing some work for KHOU, but recently I covered how Shoptaugh was promoted to a TEGNA Multi-Market Meteorologist position based out of his old station, KENS 5 in San Antonio."Remaining based at KENS mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/01/noah-mckinney-leaves-ktab-abilene.htmlTexasTue, 31 Mar 2026 00:31:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-9185264448912374066Noah McKinney left his KTAB Abilene weekend anchor role at the end of December 2025.McKinney, Cisco native, started with the station as a production assistant later moving to spot news photographer and eventually senior reporter/weekend anchor.mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/03/pj-heussner-joins-dolcefino-media-from.htmlHoustonMon, 30 Mar 2026 00:10:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-1674490256043498689PJ Heussner joined Dolcefino Media as an investigative reporter in October 2025.The Houston native came from FOX 44 KWKT Waco/Temple/Killeen, where she had been a multimedia journalist (MMJ) and weekend anchor since April 2022.The Sam Houston State University grad worked for the student-run KSHU Cable Channel 7 news as the main anchor. She received the ‘Best Student Newscast’ award at the mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/03/texas-meteorologist-captures-meteor.htmldfwSun, 29 Mar 2026 19:31:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428954.post-5274570481229478591WFAA 8 Dallas - Fort Worth meteorologist Mariel Ruiz caught a meteor over Texas breaking apart while live on air last week, but didn't realize it until later.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mariel Ruiz | TV Meteorologist (@marielruizwx) mike@mikemcguff.com (mikemcguff)