Joined KPRC 2 in October. On Dec. 4, 2017, it was announced she would be leaving Houston to join the Fox team in Los Angeles. 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. The native Texan and mother of five boys earned a BA in Communications from Baylor University and previously worked with Waco's KWTX News 10 and KCEN 6 News, Minneapolis' WFTC-TV, and Jacksonville's WJXT-TV Channel 4 News. "But I think what's most valuable is what you do with those connections, how you rise to the occasion. I start on 12/15. Hes also worked at Chicago CBS owned station WBBM, Fox News Channel, KVUEin Austin,KXIIin Sherman. Its newscasts prior to the Post-Newsweek buyout were more traditional in comparison. But it's more than a matter of simply changing stations or trading hurricanes for earthquakes and the Astros for the Dodgers. She did some freelance work for Fox 26 KRIV Vanessa Richardson appeared on NBC Sports coverage the 60th Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race at Daytona International Speedway the weekend of January 29, 2022. 13 & currently works for CBS 11 KHOU-TV Houston), Larry Audas, Ted Shaw & Lisa Malosky, etc.. February 18, 1992 10:00 PM Newscastwith Bill Balleza & Linda Lorelle (after she moved to weeknights from the weekends by either late 1991 or spring 1992: maybe ChannelTwoNews can help us out with this one). You cannot paste images directly. He co-anchored news from 6.30- 9am with Abby Eden. Previously, she was an advertiser for Group One Marketing and Houston's KTMD-TV.In 2012, she left Channel 2 to co-anchor Chicago's WMAQ-TV's weekday morning newscast. Shara Fryer works as a morning radio news anchor for KTRH 740-AM, at the radio studio. Houston native Daniella Guzman started at KPRC as a news intern and worked for a local Spanish-language station before KPRC hired her in 2006 as a reporter and weekend anchor, according to the station. https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2019 . (KPRC 2, Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. Julian Gill, Emma Balter, Joy Sewing, Marcy de Luna, Cary Darling and Andrew Dansby contributed to this report. Joined KPRC 2 in November. Houston media blogger Mike McGuff notes Gutierrez' exit comes a few weeks after his. She not only leaving the channel but she entirely is taking leave from the television world and wants to have family time. In September 2013, she announced she was leaving Channel 26 to join Chicago's WFLD-TV as an anchor and reporter. I took improv classes, took stand-up comedy classes and I was always wanting to perform.". Ladies& Gentlemen: Those who are or used to be fans of NBC 2 KPRC-TV Houston back in the good ole days, might remember these anchors or reporters, who worked for the NBC station. 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. Jennifer Broome joined KPRC-TV in August 2016 as the co-host for "Houston Life," Channel 2's new morning lifestyle program. Prior to the digital transition, KPRC was the only Houston station on the VHF dial that did not air on a cable channel matching the over-the-air analog channel, due to interference from the low-band VHF terrestrial signal. 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. KUSA 's morning anchor Christine Noel is leaving Denver for an opportunity in Houston, Texas, at KPRC. TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Brendan Keefe, chief investigative reporter at Tegna's WXIA Atlanta (and former KPRC 2 reporter), about how local news can rediscover creativity at every level even day-turn stories by looking at stories with fresh eyes. After spending over 23 years working as a Fox 4 anchor, Mark Alford announced he is leaving the anchor desk, FOX4 revealed. In a Facebook post announcing his latest move, Froehlich cited proximity to family as an advantage to working in Houston television. Your previous content has been restored. I want to prove to everyone that I belong here and that I'm good enough on my own.' Mamdooh joined KPRC in July of 2018 from KMGH Denver, Colorado. Sachse began her reporting career in local radio as a traffic announcer but later became one of Houstons most recognizable television faces. Here is a part of what Aragon wrote on Facebook. He had been with KRIV since 2019 and helped cover the deadly winter storm in February. By News anchor Lauren Freeman: "My New. joined KIAH-TV in July 2000 as an anchor and reporter. On Aug. 1, 2017, she announced she would be leaving Channel 2 and going back to Colorado. Previously, she was a reporter and fill-in anchor at Tucson's KGUN-TV. On June 12, 2009, the digital signal from KPRC Channel 35 was so strong that viewers in the Alexandria, Louisiana area woke up to find Channel 2.1 in place of KALB-TV Channel 5.1 on digital converter boxes as both channels broadcast on digital channel 35. 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. Lauren Freeman announced that she is leaving KPRC 2 Houston in November 2022. The move begins Monday, November 14, 2022. Then co-anchored news at 9am and noon with Kim Byrnes. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). Its been a wonderful 2 years here! Kris has been a valued member of our news team on two different occasions. amongst community leaders. I have to assume other NBC stations took similar versions of this set. KPRC anchor Dominique Sachse posted some shocking news this week. Cox, a young mother at the time, was not found for more than a decade. Go girl go!!". Dave Froehlich joined KHOU as a morning news anchor in November after 8 years anchoring Good Day Austin on Fox 7. "When I was growing up in LA, and in high school there, I was in all the plays and the musicals. 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. Romo had been with KTRK since 2016. And no, it's not because he had to jump out of a vehicle like Bond and had to. If you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. Hed worked at KPRC once before between 2003 and 2007. About. May 17th, 1989 6:00 PM Newscast with Bill Balleza & Jan Carson: Last time anyone saw Nicholas on TV was back in May 2008 during the Ron Stone tribute. Spell her name right. Amanda Cochran, Digital Special Projects Manager. joined KRIV-TV as a reporter in February 2014. Jake Reiner is trading one H-Town for another. He had worked for KHOU for two years. HOUSTON - These are the anchors and reporters who joined Houston's home for news in 2021. Prior to KPRC 2, Ojeda served as an anchor/reporter at WNEP 6 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, anchor/reporter at WTEM 18 in Elmira, New York, and anchor/reporter at WIVT/WBGH NewsChannel 34 in Binghamton, New York. One actually ended up at the TV station in Victoriaa little overten years ago and they definitely got a good amount of use out of it before they switched to one that was more HD friendly. Copyright 2023 Click2Houston.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. It was placed on Comcast cable 12 instead. In December 2013, he announced he was leaving CW 39 to become news director for Dallas' KDAF-TV. Romo had been with KTRK since 2016. However, the station still delays Last Call with Carson Daly until 2:05, showing infomercials at 12:35 a.m. in the show's network timeslot. 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. joined KPRC-TV as a reporter in May 1982. Beyond career considerations and love of the Dodgers, Reiner says it's also a matter of just wanting to go home. joined KRIV-TV in 2004 as a reporter. After 35 years in Houston, Nielsen left for Utah to serve as the general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. "It feels like a form of performance and I got that adrenaline rush from doing that, anchoring and reporting.". "Coming from Los Angeles, you have a certain view of the world. In January 2015, KPRC dropped the "Local" and began calling themselves "Channel 2.". In 1994, when Post-Newsweek Stations bought KPRC, the newscasts were rechristened "News 2 Houston". Richardson came to KPRC 2 and Houston in August 2019 from WLWT 5 Cincinnati, Ohio where she was a reporter. UPDATE SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 Vanessa Richardson joins Houston Rockets TV UPDATE FEBRUARY 09, 2022 Vanessa Richardson and Paul Gallant replace Charlie Pallilo at ESPN 97.5 Baseball was something I was passionate about," he said. His company is still quite active in set fabrication and design and they provide many of the sets for stations owned by Gray Television. Houston truly is a special place and one I will hold near and dear to my heart. 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. This was a fact not lost on O'Brien, who visited various parts of Houston including the main bus terminal to watch an episode of his own show with Houstonians in a classic and hilarious skit. Previously, he was Springfield's KRBK-TV. She is a graduate of The College of New Jersey with a degree in Communications and is fluent in Spanish. Anyone else remembers Tranzana Halstead-Moreno, who used to do weekend morning newscasts for KPRC-TV from 1999 until 2003 ? The station originated from studios on Post Oak Road near what would later become the Galleria shopping complex in Uptown Houston. At his retirement Archer was Houstons longest-running TV reporter on air and had helped cover major news events in the city for over four decades, ranging from natural disasters to political scandals. "While it's bittersweet, I'm excited to move my craft online," she wrote on Instagram. ), (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. Previously, she was a reporter, then anchor at ABC 13 KTRK from 1980 to 2006. What kind of doctor is Benita Zahn? 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. 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. Report: Houston is the No. Eleven days after killing Cox, Reece attacked, sexual assaulted and murdered Tiffany Johnston, a newlywed, at a car wash in . KPRC however consistently ranks number one in ratings among young men ages 2535 in Houston, which is KPRC newscast's target audience. Houston pitmaster goes viral after hilarious TV interview, 'Call me a Nazi': Former Houston pastor calls for state book ban, Houston is in for dust and gray skies as Texas haboob arrives, Former KHOU anchor turns layoff into lucrative real estate career, The only Houston rodeo food guide you'll need, Report: Houston ranked No. In 2014, Mena left Channel 2 to become an ABC News correspondent. Reporter Sally Mamdooh has left KPRC 2. After college, he spent two and a half years at a station in Salinas, Calif., and then got the call to make the leap to Houston in late 2015. The father and daughter would watch sports together. He is a senior studying philosophy, computer science and journalism at Duke University. The Wichita Falls native moved to Houston in 1969 and studied journalism at the University of Houston before joining KPRC as a police beat reporter. T he night before her final newscast on KPRC Channel 2, Dominique Sachse was royally fted by colleagues, friends and family in a sendoff hosted by Steak 48 in Houston's River Oaks District . She's the CMO for the YMCA of Greater Houston now: http://www.naydo.org/about-us/naydo-council/trazanna-moreno,-apr,-chief-communications-officer,-ymca-of-greater-houston.html. The station operates on digital channel 35, but its PSIP virtual channel is 2. 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. In January 2014, she parted ways with Channel 13 and joined the now-defunct News 92 FM. If you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. The Houston Post was bought by Hearst and absorbed into its Houston Chronicle, with the last edition printed in April 1995. ". Then this big news drops. KPRC was the first station in Houston with weather radar, videotape for field reporting, the first TV station with a fully staffed Austin news bureau, and the first TV station in Houston to hire female and African-American reporters. Previously, Surez was a senior media relations specialist for the Houston Independent School District. Alford became passionate about news and entertainment reporting watching role models Walter Cronkite and Johnny Carson. The latest Houston news, weather and sports from KPRC 2. 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. Kimberly Davis joined KHOU in June as a morning anchor for #HTownRush. Reiner has dabbled in film acting before, largely with small roles in his dad's movies, including "Flipped," "Being Charlie" and the upcoming "Shock and Awe," starring Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson and James Marsden. Copyright 2023 Click2Houston.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. Swipe through to see a gallery of Houston TV anchors. She enjoys binge-watching anime and films makeup tutorials in her spare time. Advertisement She is not only leaving the station, but she is also stepping away from the hectic schedules of broadcasting. In March 1972, KPRC-TV moved into its state-of-the-art studios on the Southwest Freeway in Houston's Sharpstown neighborhood, where it remains to this day. [17] The latter is usually discouraged with non-compete clauses and the like. 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. Last night was the final day for NBC 2 KPRC-TV Houston Weekend Sports Reporter Lainie Fritz, who left the station after 3 years. This is a carousel. ), KPRC 2 welcomes Daniella Guzman back to Houston news, Houstons own Daniella Guzman is returning to the Bayou City in Januar. joined KHOU-TV in May 2007 as an anchor. Thursday, September 23, 2021 Jacob Rascon is leaving KPRC 2 Jacob Rascon is leaving KPRC 2 according to his weekend co-anchor Sofia Ojeda. Because of its affiliation with NBC, KPRC was the first station in Houston to broadcast the first color program in Houston and was subsequently the first to broadcast in full color.The station first broadcast on January 1, 1949, as KLEE-TV, and was owned by hotelier W. Albert Lee. "Over the past . No word on where Richardson is heading to. and composed himself in the 15-minute window before GPS data shows he left the property to visit his ailing mother, the . 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. Draloc, Inc. Lauren Freeman Exits KPRC 2 On Instagram Monday, Nol wrote: "Winter is coming.. and so am I. before going on to do real estate and work on the "Linda Lorelle Im thrilled that Sofia will be returning to KPRC 2 News Today and so happy to be able to promote Lisa to the afternoons where she will continue her great work as an important and valuable part of our team.. Ive accepted a job w/ @News12 as one of the weekday meteorologists. When the station elected to not renew her contract, she moved on to READ ALSO:Houston TV news stars who left us in 2017. "There is such a sense of community . tweeted Zach Lashway. Anchors Christine Nol and Lauren Freeman each recently announced their departures from Houston's KPRC 2. 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. I'll be focusing on health, book reviews, educational stories, parenting, and even some home decor.". Atkinson left Channel 2 in August 1988 to join Harris County Precinct 3 as an executive assistant. 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. Paste as plain text instead, A University of Houston graduate, Reyna debuted on local television in 2006 as a traffic reporter with KPRC. My family is of Jamaican descent, but . ", A post shared by Christine Noel (@christinenoeltv), While she hasn't confirmed her next career move, Nol recently hinted on social media that she might be returning to Colorado. 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. Famous journalist Sofia is leaving the KPRC after 7 years of attachment with the channel. He is now an anchor/correspondent with NBC. "Let me tell ya..@ChristineNoelTV has been one heck of a colleague and an even better friend. 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. "I'm a huge Dodgers fan. Anousah Rasta joined KPRC-TV as a reporter in October 2014 and later as a weekend morning anchor. [2] Non Comcast systems on the outer edges of the Houston media market had placed KPRC on cable channel 2. Learn more about him. UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022Rose-Ann Aragon announced on Facebook she is now working for Microsoft. 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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. "We wish her all the best as she pursues her next chapter in life," Lane said. A view of the KPRC tower in Houston in this undated drone image. Here's another photo of NBC 2's sprawled set back on November 15th, 1992 during the weekend newscast with Sher-Min Chow (who used to work for Ch. KPRC-TV has been an NBC affiliate from the very first day since NBC Radio had good relations with its radio counterpart. Since LPMs went live in October 2007, the ratings picture has changed in Houston. KPRC is also among a handful of NBC affiliates that does not air Poker After Dark. Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. 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. 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. Starting Monday, 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. He later became a news anchor for the now-defunct News 92 FM on KROI-FM. *Anyone else I left out, just let me know immediately & give your take on others, who used to work for NBC 2 KPRC-TV Houston. Its sad to say Goodbye Houston but my last day w/ @KHOU is this TUE. 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. Meteorologist Stephen Morgan (who is married to Steven Romo, below)left Fox 26 in October to join the FOX Weather team in New York City. She previously hosted segments on syndicated radio "The Bob & Tom Show.". A Houston native, he joined the Houston Chronicle as a summer 2021 intern. 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