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KPRC announced on Nov. 1 that Guzman would be returning to the station to anchor the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts, replacing Dominique Sachse. Anyone else remembers Tranzana Halstead-Moreno, who used to do weekend morning newscasts for KPRC-TV from 1999 until 2003 ? The Emmy and National Edward R. Murrow Award winner covered other news too, as you can tell from the above video of her live report from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. It was only until I was at college that I really developed a passion for it," he said. He. ), KPRC 2 welcomes Daniella Guzman back to Houston news, Houstons own Daniella Guzman is returning to the Bayou City in Januar. He took over the seat vacated by Bill Balleza who retired at the beginning of 2020. ", While in college though, he discovered an appreciation for news that didn't involve balls, gloves and sweaty locker rooms. The video includes recordings of her bosses saying she should not have asked about hydroxychloroquine in an interview with Dr. Joseph Varon, chief of staff at United Memorial Medical Center, who used the drug as part of a cocktail to treat COVID-19 patients. Learn more about her. She spent 28 years at KPRC reporting on the streets and on the set, first as a traffic reporter and later as an anchor for primetime newscasts. Rose-Ann Aragon announced last night she is leaving her reporter position with KPRC 2 Houston. Zubowski was previously a reporter and fill-in anchor at Phoenix's KTVK-TV. He has no particular role prompting him to make the move to L.A. now and says, like a lot of other actors, he will take acting classes and get involved with improv. Though, this is incredibly bittersweet. Copyright 2023 Click2Houston.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. pic.twitter.com/HagK8cDxOb. Garcia, who graduated cum laude from Texas State University in San Marcos with a degree in electronic media, started her on-screen career at an ABC station in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. This new shift will allow her to bring her journalism skillset to an entirely new audience. FILE - A headshot of Steven Romo, a general assignments reporter with Houston's KTRK-TV. Likewise it did not carry the short primetime run of the poker series Face the Acein August 2009 (along with WDIV and Milwaukee's WTMJ-TV), pre-empting both episodes with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital programming. The Houston Post was bought by Hearst and absorbed into its Houston Chronicle, with the last edition printed in April 1995. Romo had been with KTRK since 2016. "We wish her all the best as she pursues her next chapter in life," Lane said. Before that, she received her journalism degree from Hope College in 2008 and after graduating, worked for WZZM 13 On Your Side News in Grand Rapids, Michigan before moving to Denver, Colorado to join KUSA's 9NEWS. If you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. joined KHOU-TV in January 2008 as an investigative reporter and fill-in anchor. He later became a news anchor for the now-defunct News 92 FM on KROI-FM. "After many months of reflection and prayer, I know this is the right time for me. Rilwan Balogun graduated from UT the University of Tennessee and has carved a path through television news starting in Phoenix, Arizona in 2015, followed by stops in Lansing, Michigan, in Greensboro, North Carolina, and in New Orleans, according to his Fox 8 New Orleans profile. Its been a wonderful 2 years here! Gutierrez returned to KPRC in March of 2020 to anchor with Dominique Sachse who herself left the TV biz in October 2021 to focus on her upcoming book and YouTube channel. Graham Media Group NBC affiliate KPRC Houston (DMA8) welcomes back a familiar face. tweeted Zach Lashway. She departed for stations in San Antonio, Tulsa, and southern Illinois before arriving in Oklahoma City, according to her KOCO 5 profile. Shara Fryer works as a morning radio news anchor for KTRH 740-AM, at the radio studio. In 1983, the Houston Post was sold to MediaNews Group, while the Hobby's broadcast holdings were reorganized as H&C Communications, making KPRC the flagship television station of H&C. In 1992, he joined KRIV-TV as an weekend anchor and reporter. Britta Merwin, who had been the morning meteorologist for KPRC, left in May to become morning co-host for Fox Weather, CultureMap reported at the time. They are curious to know if the anchor is retiring or if she is going for a different career opportunity. Cox, a young mother at the time, was not found for more than a decade. less. We took the time to compile a list of former Houston TV news anchors and their current whereabouts. Learn more about him here. years later, she graduated to a reporter and morning anchor position. During the controversy, KPRC hired longtime KHOU anchor Jerome Gray, who is African-American, and moved former anchor Khambrel Marshall to Executive Producer. She was then promoted to the weekday evening anchor A post shared by Lauren Freeman (@kprc2lauren), On Instagram, Freeman wrote that following her retirement, she is moving on to other adventures, like attending her kids' sports events, spending more time with her family, and starting a new business. https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2019 . In 2015, she left Channel 13 to join her husband in New Haven, Conn. She's now a freelance reporter for ABC News One. Since LPMs went live in October 2007, the ratings picture has changed in Houston. Ivory Hecker left Fox 26 on June 15, a day after going off-script during a live broadcast at 5 p.m. to accuse Fox Corporation of censorship. and composed himself in the 15-minute window before GPS data shows he left the property to visit his ailing mother, the . If I had to guess, I think the designer of the set was Gil Jimenez, who is still based in San Diego. Sometimes the local TV faces you've watched for a good number of years simply vanish from sight with no explanation. The television station's call letters were changed to match its radio cousin on July 3, 1950. After 16 years, Lorelle resigned her post after she was 1 most stressful city for workers in U.S. Can Alperen Sengun become a passable defender for the Rockets? Copyright 2023 Click2Houston.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. Then co-anchored news at 9am and noon with Kim Byrnes. Houston media blogger Mike McGuff notes Gutierrez exit comes a few weeks after his co-anchor Daniella Guzman re-joined the station from KNBC in Los Angeles. After ten years on the job, Cerota left for KPRC 2 in an anchor/reporter position. I cant wait to get back to what I love at the place I call home. She has since pursued gigs with various non-profit groups and has done work as a correspondent for CBS News. Rasta previously worked at Los Angeles' KABC-TV and was a weekend anchor for El Paso's KTSM-TV. The station continues to hold the rights to the series until September 2011 and has not subleased the program to another station, leaving the program airing without a critical top 10 market. I joined KPRC in April 2018 from CBS 11 in Dallas, where I worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor. Kris has been a valued member of our news team on two different occasions. John-Henry Perera is a food writer for the Houston Chronicle. Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle Show More Show Less 50 of 54 Linda Lorelle (right) joined KPRC 2 in 1989 as a . Blue Dogs, Jerome Gray was hired at KPRC 2 in 2005 as a senior news editor and anchor. Kimberly Davis joined KHOU in June as a morning anchor for #HTownRush. In May 1988, Mark left Channel 11. KPRC STL tower off of U.S. Route 59in the Greater Sharpstown area ofHouston, Texas. On Instagram Monday, Nol wrote: "Winter is coming.. and so am I. Richardson came to KPRC 2 and Houston in August 2019 from WLWT 5 Cincinnati, Ohio where she was a reporter. "I'm gonna miss this one A LOT!!" The station also saw ratings decline in the mornings and also at 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. KPRC was also hit with a boycott by black civil rights activist Quanell X and others after the demotion of two African-American anchors. Davis is a native of New Jersey and as a reporter covered breaking news. She also works on Houston PBS' "Red, White and Blue.". Previously, Broome was a meteorologist with Denver's KDVR-TV from October 2010 to 2016. After spending over 23 years working as a Fox 4 anchor, Mark Alford announced he is leaving the anchor desk, FOX4 revealed. Charlie Zong is a reporter on the digital desk. He is a senior studying philosophy, computer science and journalism at Duke University. KUSA 's morning anchor Christine Noel is leaving Denver for an opportunity in Houston, Texas, at KPRC. She not only leaving the channel but she entirely is taking leave from the television world and wants to have family time. Sylvia Perez (1985-1989): Weekend Anchor/Health Reporter (formerly with ABC 7 WLS-TV Chicago, IL & FOX 32 WFLD-TV Chicago, IL) John Quinones (1975-1978) [now with ABC News] Jacque Reid (1997-2000) [later with BET Nightly News] Janet Shanilan (1995-1997) [currently with NBC News] *Below is a photo of NBC 2 's studio set with the downtown skyline sprawled out, which consisted from 1988 until 1995. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. The University of Indianapolis grad also worked as an on-court emcee for the Indiana Pacers, a digital specialist for WTHR Indianapolis and as a broadcaster for UI's 88.7 FM WICR and UIndy TV. Here's what Lauren Freeman said about leaving KPRC 2. Thank You, Kris you will be missed by our viewers and your co-workers. He is currently the executive producer of investigations and special projects for Charlotte's WCNC-TV. However, Late Nightdid return to KPRC in 1996 but on a delayed basis. Mamdooh joined KPRC in July of 2018 from KMGH Denver, Colorado. [17] Houstons own Daniella Guzman is returning to the Bayou City in January to share the news with you at 6 and 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. The race was aired on tape-delay later that night on independent station KNWS-TV, (with permission from NBC) following its scheduled live airing of a Houston Astros game. 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