Prior to joining the Features desk, he was the social media lead for HoustonChronicle.com and homepage producer for Chron.com. [17] She left CW 39 in June 2006 for Chicago's WBBM-TV. Davis is a native of New Jersey and as a reporter covered breaking news. KPRC was also one of the first stations to air telethons, raising $28,000 for the American Cancer Society in 1950. regional public relations manager at Lyondell-Basell. Previously, she was a reporter and fill-in anchor at Tucson's KGUN-TV. Though, this is incredibly bittersweet. During the impromptu segment, Hecker alleged that Fox Corporation prevented her from covering anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment and promised to release secret recordings to show what goes on behind the scenes at Fox. Project Veritas, a conservative group known for publishing undercover sting videos meant to expose what the group deems to be political bias in news media, released a video interview with Hecker. A valued part of our KPRC 2 News team, Christine joined us in February 2019 and has gone on to anchor our Noon & 4:00 p.m. newscasts, also. The latter is usually discouraged with non-compete clauses and the like. [citation needed]. READ ALSO:Houston TV news stars who left us in 2017. We wish her continued success as she moves on to the next chapter in her life; she will be missed." In September 2013, she announced she was leaving Channel 26 to join Chicago's WFLD-TV as an anchor and reporter. 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. A Harris County district judge has ruled in favor of KPRC-TV Channel 2 and three current or former station executives in a lawsuit filed by former anchor Wendy Corona. In May 1997, he left Channel 26 and joined KPRC-TV as a sports anchor and reporter. Jennifer Broome joined KPRC-TV in August 2016 as the co-host for "Houston Life," Channel 2's new morning lifestyle program. Joined KPRC 2 in October. I look forward to helping Houstonians get their day started bright and early and cant wait to reconnect with the community I love and have missed dearly.. KPRC-TV is the NBC affiliated television station with studios in the Greater Sharpstown area in Houston, Texas, owned and operated by Graham Media Group, a subsidiary of the Graham Holdings. Charlie Zong is a reporter on the digital desk. Three years later, KPRC culminated in the construction of a new set using the newsroom as a backdrop that was similar to the set atWSVN in Miami. What are people going to say about that? 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] He is currently a communications and media training instructor for The Ammerman Experience. Rose-Ann Aragon announced last night she is leaving her reporter position with KPRC 2 Houston. 12 pick, Tips for bringing your dog or cat on a flight, West Texans share apocalyptic photos of after massive dust storm, This Houston rodeo food vendor wants you to eat his rattlesnake. John-Henry Perera is a food writer for the Houston Chronicle. Steven Romo (who is married to Stephen Morgan, above) left his role as ABC13 weekend morning anchor and reporter to move to New York City with Morgan. He had worked for KHOU for two years. Shara Fryer works as a morning radio news anchor for KTRH 740-AM, at the radio studio. On Dec. 4, 2017, it was announced she would be leaving Houston to join the Fox team in Los Angeles. "And what's that going to say? According to the station's website, she went into marketing and public relations for a few years before returning to the news business. Rascon, who has co-anchored the midday and 5 p.m. newscast for 23 years, said he wanted to focus on personal and community service projects. It is a dream communications position at one of the Top 5 tech companies in the world. The umma cum laude University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign grad interned with ABC Newschannel 15 WICD and CBS WCIA 3 both in Champaign, IL with another internship at NBC 5 Chicago WMAQ. It's completely different here," he said. Previously, she was a news anchor for Charlotte's WBTV-TV. The Los Angeles-born son of a famous actor/director (Rob Reiner) and grandson of another (Carl Reiner), who opted not to get involved in the family business in favor of being a TV news reporter, is leaving his gig at Houston NBC affiliate KPRC/2 to return to Hollywood. In December 2013, he announced he was leaving CW 39 to become news director for Dallas' KDAF-TV. Previously, Surez was a senior media relations specialist for the Houston Independent School District. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2002/08/19/focus2.html, http://www.blackenterprise.com/mag/a-joint-venture/, http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bob-nicholas/6b/361/8bb. Clear editor. Jennifer Reyna joined KHOU on Nov. 1, covering weekday morning traffic from 4:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Traffic reporter Jennifer Reyna, known on social media as JRey, returned to Houston to join KHOU on Nov. 1, covering weekday early morning traffic from 4:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. alongside meteorologist Chita Craft and anchors Stephanie Simmons and Kimberly Davis. Swipe through to see a gallery of Houston TV anchors. The British-born, San Antonio-raised journalist went to college in Houston and previously worked for Fox 26. It was placed on Comcast cable 12 instead. Even though a lot of people looked at my rise in news as being attributed to the connections that come from my father, I felt that I had a chip on my shoulder to be like, 'You know what? While I am excited, there is no doubt - I will miss you all very much. "I am so grateful for your love and support and endless kind messages. 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The newest addition to the KPRC news team hails from Nashville, Tennessee. 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. She specializes in Texas features, consumer and business news and local crime coverage. Born in Lima, Peru, Sofia moved to the U.S. as a child, growing up in New Jersey. "Over the past . In January 2011, Barajas unceremoniously parted ways with Channel 26 after a 24-year career. She then made the move to California in 2014 to. But he concedes he has something the majority of his twentysomething aspiring thespians don't: connections. Now, Reiner -- who has been taking improv classes at Houston's Station Theaterand performing locally since moving here in early 2016 -- is going to get the chance to do what he originally dreamed of doing a decade ago. "I never thought I'd make that jump from (market) 125 to what, at the time, was number 10." Following her retirement, Daniella Guzman and Keith Garvin will begin anchoring KPRC 2 News at 5 p.m. starting Monday. That particular set was not designed solely for NBC affiliates, however. 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Previously Vargas was a reporter for CNN in Los Angeles. UPDATE SEPTEMBER 26, 2022Vanessa Richardson joins Houston Rockets TV, UPDATE FEBRUARY 09, 2022Vanessa Richardson and Paul Gallant replace Charlie Pallilo at ESPN 97.5, "Bidding farewell to KPRC2 Vanessa Richardson whose last night on air at KPRC2 was last night," Garvin posted on Facebook. This new role allows me to stay in Houston. Fittingly for Reiner, the film -- hitting theaters July 13 -- is set in the world of journalism. Over three decades, Koch, pronounced Cook, covered 10 hurricanes and a dozen national political conventions, as well as reporting from Rome and the Baikonur space port in Kazakhstan. Reiner also didn't want to hear what people would say if he went into acting. "Let me tell ya..@ChristineNoelTV has been one heck of a colleague and an even better friend. It included clips from Ch. Yesterday, my social feeds were full of the recently posted KPRC 2 "Space Reporter" job opening. Rita Garcia joined ABC13 on July 26, hosting weekday morning news from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. Texas native Rita Garcia returned to Houston television on July 26 to host ABC13s weekday morning news with co-anchor Samica Knight and meteorologist Elita Loresca from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. Garcia, who replaces longtime anchor Tom Koch, had once worked at Fox 26 before moving to Los Angeles to anchor the Good Day LA morning show on Fox 11. Dominique Sachse, an Emmy Award-winning evening anchor for KPRC, announced at the end of September her departure from the station on Oct. 29. Well, makes sense to me now due to the fact Aragon is on the channel 2 space beat. Anousah Rasta joined KPRC-TV as a reporter in October 2014 and later as a weekend morning anchor. KPRC however consistently ranks number one in ratings among young men ages 2535 in Houston, which is KPRC newscast's target audience. 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. HOUSTON - These are the anchors and reporters who joined Houston's home for news in 2021. Pasted as rich text. Hecker is now a news personality, according to her social media accounts. After ten years on the job, Cerota left for KPRC 2 in an anchor/reporter position. WELCOME TO KPRC 2, RILWAN BALOGUN! Previously, he was Springfield's KRBK-TV. A Houston native, Froehlich began his television career as a production assistant with KPRC in 1999 before debuting on air as an anchor and reporter at KREX in Grand Junction, Colorado. With anchors such as Ron Stone, Bill Balleza, Jan Carson, Linda Lorelle, Dan O'Rourke, Bob Nicholas, weatherman Doug Johnson and sports anchors Ron Franklin and Craig Roberts, the station's newscasts, while usually in second place, often competed for and even placed first at times. (KPRC 2, Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. She is currently a weekday evening news anchor for Tampa's WTSP-TV. joined KRIV-TV in April 2010 as a morning news anchor and reporter. He says he decided not to pursue acting professionally after he failed to get into NYU's Tisch School of Drama after high school. Rose-Ann Aragon announced last night she is leaving her reporter position with KPRC 2 Houston. In November 2013, he announced he was leaving Channel 26 to become assistant news director for Charlotte's WJZY-TV. Ojeda made a statement in June announcing she is leaving KPRC. You cannot paste images directly. Blue Dogs, See his KPRC 2 bio page here. Beyond career considerations and love of the Dodgers, Reiner says it's also a matter of just wanting to go home. I think variations of it emerged elsewhere on other network affiliates around the same time in the mid or late 80s. Richardson credits her interest in reporting from her father, who was a stay-at-home dad due to an illness. NBC 2 KPRC-TV Houston: Where are they now . Where is this clip from? During the controversy, KPRC hired longtime KHOU anchor Jerome Gray, who is African-American, and moved former anchor Khambrel Marshall to Executive Producer. He figured it would be something along the lines of, "Of course, he wants to go into acting. 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. Kimberly Davis joined KHOU in June as a morning anchor for #HTownRush. Reiner, 27, wants out of the news business and into show business. She did some freelance work for Fox 26 KRIV "I realized the most fun that I had reporting was when I could be creative and do interesting live shots, and ad lib," he said. In a Facebook post announcing his latest move, Froehlich cited proximity to family as an advantage to working in Houston television. However, Late Nightdid return to KPRC in 1996 but on a delayed basis. Heres the text of Martins email which Gutierrez posted to social media: Today we say goodbye to a friend and colleague, Kris Gutierrez. A valued part of our KPRC 2 News team, Christine joined us in February 2019 and has gone on to anchor our Noon & 4:00 p.m. newscasts, also filling in at 5, 6 & 10 p.m. During her time at KPRC 2, Christine has covered numerous stories, including the 2020/21 Tokyo Olympics, the Astros 2021 trip to the World Series, and played a pivotal role in our Bells for Abigail series. Every day for two and a half hours, Conflenti hosts live news, covering breaking news and special initiatives. Show business runs in reporter Jake Reiner's family. years later, she graduated to a reporter and morning anchor position. This is a carousel. This new shift will allow her to bring her journalism skillset to an entirely new audience. I took improv classes, took stand-up comedy classes and I was always wanting to perform.". That's what people should think about when they think of Houston.". FILE - A headshot of Steven Romo, a general assignments reporter with Houston's KTRK-TV. On Nov. 18, 2017, she announced she was leaving Channel 2 and heading back home to California. Prior to. KPRC anchor Dominique Sachse posted some shocking news this week. joined KRIV-TV in October 2007 as an anchor. "I'm gonna miss this one A LOT!!" Gundetection data raises concernsAftermath | West Texas town looks like Mars after dust stormGrind | Houston is the No. Jan Carson was recently doing some business stuff in the private sector. Last night was the final day for NBC 2 KPRC-TV Houston Weekend Sports Reporter Lainie Fritz, who left the station after 3 years. Angry fans flooded KPRC's email system with a reported 4,000 e-mails. Hed worked at KPRC once before between 2003 and 2007. I never really watched the news. Two of KRPC 2's most beloved anchors, Christine Nol and Lauren Freeman, both recently announced their exits from the Houston news station. From the bottom of my heart - thank you for always believing in and supporting me.". While in college, I covered sports with the UNL HuskerVision production staff. Anyone else remembers Tranzana Halstead-Moreno, who used to do weekend morning newscasts for KPRC-TV from 1999 until 2003 ? The Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist crossed 25 states reporting on the 2016 elections for NBC News, and he was also sent to England, Turkey and Spain. Though, this is incredibly bittersweet. He was formerly the single anchor of WCAU's NBC 10 News at 6 p.m., as well as the co-anchor of NBC 10 News at 4 p.m. with Dawn Timmeney and NBC 10 News at 11 p.m. with Renee Chenault-Fattah. Tony Kovaleski (1997-2001) [now with KNTV-TV], Linda Lorelle (1989-2006): Weekend Anchor & later Weekday Evening Anchor [now with KUHT-TV's Red, White & Blue show], 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], Spencer Tillman (1987-1997) [later went to WABC-TV & currently with CBS Sports], Chris Wragge (1998-2004) [later went to WCBS-TV], Paula Zahn (1981-1983) [formerly with CBS News & CNN], Marvin Zindler (1950-1954) [later went to Ch. After ten years on the job, Cerota left for KPRC 2 in an anchor/reporter position. joined KHOU-TV in January 2008 as an investigative reporter and fill-in anchor. Its newscasts prior to the Post-Newsweek buyout were more traditional in comparison. Previously, Simon was a general assignment reporter for Miami's WSVN-TV. LPMs replace the old diary method of measuring ratings. "But I think what's most valuable is what you do with those connections, how you rise to the occasion. For the latest and best from Chron, sign up for our daily newsletter here. amongst community leaders. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). "We wish her all the best as she pursues her next chapter in life," Lane said. Outside of TV news, Aragon also works with the UniPro - Pilipino American Unity for Progress as a Texas advisor. Paste as plain text instead, Then co-anchored news at 9am and noon with Kim Byrnes. Hurst later became the anchor for the evening and night newscasts. In addition, he has freelanced for a number of publications including the Los Angeles Times and Dallas Morning News. Archer and his colleague and mentor Jack Cato were covering the scene when they were attacked. In June 2011, she announced she was leaving Channel 11 to anchor the newscasts at Los Angeles' KNBC-TV. In November 2015, she left Channel 26 for Tampa's WFTS-TV as a news anchor. His company is still quite active in set fabrication and design and they provide many of the sets for stations owned by Gray Television. The former anchor filed a lawsuit against the station, citing breach of contract and defamation. ), (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. She graduated from Rowan University. Amanda Cochran is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist. After this point, KPRC won more awards and competed with KHOU and KTRK, even occasionally beating KTRK in the ratings at 10 p.m.In its early years under the direction news director Ray Miller the station was usually first in the ratings. Learn more about her. Spell her name right. Alford became passionate about news and entertainment reporting watching role models Walter Cronkite and Johnny Carson. joined KPRC-TV as a reporter in May 1982. I'll be focusing on health, book reviews, educational stories, parenting, and even some home decor.". HPD | Surveillance or savior? She was then promoted to the weekday evening anchor On July 19, 2008 during its 6 p.m. newscast, KPRC debuted its newscast in High Definition. Me & @KHOULauren debut Sun AM show in 1/2020, so its fitting we worked 1 last time. The 4:30 a.m. show is anchored by Owen Conflenti with meteorologist Anthony Yanez. demoted to the afternoon newscast, a decision that was not met favorably Meteorologist Anthony Yanez Anthony Yanez (Anthony Yanez) Returned to KPRC 2 in September 2021. He went on to become a sports anchor and reporter for KRIV-TV in August 1998. CBS 17 morning anchor left the station in July 2019 for a job at KPRC, the NBC affiliate in Houston. The station operates on digital channel 35, but its PSIP virtual channel is 2. Freeman's last day in TV news was on Friday, while Monday. Previously, Broome was a meteorologist with Denver's KDVR-TV from October 2010 to 2016. "When I was growing up in LA, and in high school there, I was in all the plays and the musicals. Freeman's last day in TV news was on Friday, while Monday marks the start of Nol's final week at KPRC 2. She is currently the anchor for Philadelphia's Fox 29. joined KRIV-TV in January 1990 as a weekend anchor and reporter. The DuMont network went defunct in 1956, though it had carriage on UHF station KNUZ-TV (now KIAH's frequency) for a while. In February, he announced he would be signing off for the last time on March 4. Ultimately, I wasn't getting that on a consistent basis from doing news.". Scholarship Fund." Reporter Sally Mamdooh has left KPRC 2. Joined KPRC 2 in February 2021. She has since pursued gigs with various non-profit groups and has done work as a correspondent for CBS News. Since June 2013, she is the I have to assume other NBC stations took similar versions of this set. Texas andWKBN in Youngstown, Ohio. KPRC 5 p.m. anchor Kris Gutierrez has left the Houston NBC affiliate after almost two years there. UPDATE: KBH currently served as US Ambassador to NATO under POTUS Donald Trump. "I've always had a passion for acting and performing," he said Monday in a phone interview. Dave Froehlich joined KHOU as a morning news anchor in November after 8 years anchoring Good Day Austin on Fox 7. 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HOUSTON We are excited to announce that former KPRC 2 weekend news anchor Sofia Ojeda will return to anchor KPRC 2 News Today alongside Owen Conflenti, and anchor Lisa Hernandez will be promoted to the Midday, Noon and 4 p.m. newscasts. . 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. JP has been with the paper for close to 10 years and is responsible for trending and buzzy food coverage, including guides and other fun things. Rita Garcia joined KRIV-TV in 2011 as a reporter and later a weekday morning anchor. position. I won't be on TV, but my goal was never to be on TV. He is currently the executive producer of investigations and special projects for Charlotte's WCNC-TV. 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. Lauren Freeman Exits KPRC 2 The Houston Post was bought by Hearst and absorbed into its Houston Chronicle, with the last edition printed in April 1995. By Jake Reiner is trading one H-Town for another. KPRC-TV is the NBC affiliated television station with studios in the Greater Sharpstown area in Houston, Texas,[1][2] owned and operated by Graham Media Group, a subsidiary of the Graham Holdings. After 40 years of ownership by the Hobby family, KPRC was sold to the Washington Post in April 1994. From 1985 to 1992, the station used the newscast title "Channel Two News", and broadcast round-the-clock updates throughout the day, including during NBC primetime programming. Sachse began her reporting career in local radio as a traffic announcer but later became one of Houstons most recognizable television faces. 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