"KPRC was the only top 10 (market) station that I got a look from and the only one that offered me a gig and I was absolutely floored by that," he said. But he concedes he has something the majority of his twentysomething aspiring thespians don't: connections. Lake ( born December) is an Albany, New York-based television news anchor and historical narrative nonfiction author. HOUSTON - These are the anchors and reporters who joined Houston's home for news in 2021. After ten years on the job, Cerota left for KPRC 2 in an anchor/reporter position. This race was especially notable as the winner was Dale Earnhardt, Jr., whose father died at the same track in the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 only months before. joined KRIV-TV in October 2007 as an anchor. Art Rascon will depart from ABC13 at the end of the year. Atkinson left Channel 2 in August 1988 to join Harris County Precinct 3 as an executive assistant. "And what's that going to say? In May 1988, Mark left Channel 11. Learn more about him. That's what people should think about when they think of Houston.". 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. Originally from Los Angeles and a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, he has been a features reporter or editor at the Orange County Register, Miami Herald, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In March 2017, HISD announced she had rejoined the district as their chief communications officer. Kimberly Davis joined KHOU in June as a morning anchor for #HTownRush. See his KPRC 2 bio page here. Hailing from West Michigan, Nol first joined KPRC 2 in 2019 and went on to anchor the station's noon and 4 p.m. newscasts. Roswitha Vogler/Photography by Roswitha Vogler. Blue Dogs, pic.twitter.com/Vs2m7H4H2R. Joined KPRC 2 in October. Now the city's residents have many questions about her departure. Our news team should be proud of the work weve accomplished together, at a time when viewers expected it more than ever. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Previously, Noland was an anchor for New York City's WNYW-TV. Aragon's last day on air with KPRC will be Saturday August 27, 2022. "After many months of reflection and prayer, I know this is the right time for me. According to a user of the Daly Planet blog, the first 30 minutes of the 2007 NFL Kickoff game between the New Orleans Saints and theIndianapolis Colts was shown with default audio in Spanish rather than English.Scroll down to the "comments" section of the page KPRC inadvertenly aired the secondary audio program provided by Telemundo (also owned by NBC's parent company, NBC Universal). According to LinkedIn, Aragon also spearheaded KPRCs internal community outreach program which connects community leaders and businesses with newsroom team. KPRC 2 has a wealth of current and former talent, says KPRC 2 Vice President & General Manager Phil Lane. Previously, she worked for CBS Philly as an evening reporter and fill-in anchor, according to KHOU. This global pandemic has been a constant reminder that work will always be there, but time with family isnt guaranteed forever, said Gutierrez. Sachse began her reporting career in local radio as a traffic announcer but later became one of Houstons most recognizable television faces. Previously, she was a reporter and fill-in anchor at Tucson's KGUN-TV. However the agreement with the Miss Texas organization was made before NASCAR and NBC came to their agreement to carry races in 1999, and despite the wide breadth of time to reschedule, Miss Texas refused to renegotiate or renege on the agreement and allow KPRC to carry the pageant at a new time or on tape delay to accommodate one of NASCAR's tentpole events. 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. (Houston is now the seventh largest TV media market, according to Nielsen.). The latest Houston news, weather and sports from KPRC 2. I grew up listening to Vin Scully and idolized him. Learn more about her here. Previously, she was a news anchor for Charlotte's WBTV-TV. Is Owen Conflenti Leaving KPRC? Houston media blogger Mike McGuff notes Gutierrez' exit comes a few weeks after his. Before ABC13, Rascon had worked as a national correspondent for CBS News and as a reporter for ABC7 in Los Angeles, according to ABC13. Aragon joined KPRC in May 2017 from WCPO 9 Cincinnati, Ohio where she was a multi-media journalist (MMJ). Since June 2013, she is the 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. 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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. Kay Bailey Hutchison (1967-1972): first female TV reporter at the station; later went on to serve in the TX House of Representatives (1973-1977); won 5 statewide elections as TX State Treasurer (1991-1993) & United States Senator (1993-2013): her last campaign ended embarrassingly as she got crushed by Governor Perry in the March 2nd, 2010 GOP Gubernatorial Primary by 20 + percentage points. Prior to. "I am so grateful for your love and support and endless kind messages. *Below is a photo of NBC 2 's studio set with the downtown skyline sprawled out, which consisted from 1988 until 1995. He figured it would be something along the lines of, "Of course, he wants to go into acting. That particular set was not designed solely for NBC affiliates, however. 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. Since 2004, KPRC has been branded "Local 2. 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. He left the station on March 24, 2017 and is now anchoring at Memphis' WREG-TV. In May 2008, KPRC announced Marshall would move back on air as Weekend Meteorologist. She left CW 39 in June 2006 for Chicago's WBBM-TV. joined KRIV-TV in April 2010 as a morning news anchor and reporter. His father and grandfather did it," Reiner supposed. She then made the move to California in 2014 to. Previously, Jang was a morning news anchor and reporter for Seattle's KCPQ-TV. From there, the station saw its ratings slip dramatically. Archer was beaten, stabbed, and left unconscious in a street, awakening the next day in a hospital. Eleven days after killing Cox, Reece attacked, sexual assaulted and murdered Tiffany Johnston, a newlywed, at a car wash in . Gayle Anderson (1986-1991): "2 On Your Side" Reporter/Midday Anchor (now with KTLA-TV), Wes Hohenstein (2003-2006): (Weekday Morning Meteorologist): [now with WNCN-TV in Raleigh, NC]. In January 2015, KPRC dropped the "Local" and began calling themselves "Channel 2.". "But I think what's most valuable is what you do with those connections, how you rise to the occasion. The station originated from studios on Post Oak Road near what would later become the Galleria shopping complex in Uptown Houston. ChannelTwoNews, who constructed KPRC-TV's set with the skyline, which was sprawled out ? Due to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) VHF freeze, KPRC, the only Houston television station for four more years, carried secondary affiliations withCBS, ABC and DuMont[3] until KGUL-TV (now KHOU-TV) and KXYZ (now KTRK-TV) signed on and respectively took over CBS and ABC full time. "It feels like a form of performance and I got that adrenaline rush from doing that, anchoring and reporting.". Learn. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. In her announcement, Sachse said she would focus on her social media presence, including a YouTube channel with over 1.5 million subscribers, and a book slated for release on April 5, 2022 titled Life Makeover: Embrace the Bold, Beautiful, and Blessed You.. Previously, he was an administrative assistant in the U.S. District Court. It is a dream communications position at one of the Top 5 tech companies in the world. Here's one picture of NBC 2's logo with background with the TX State flag: You can post now and register later. He had been with KRIV since 2019 and helped cover the deadly winter storm in February. Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. Reporter Sally Mamdooh has left KPRC 2. Go girl go!!". 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. Prior to KPRC 2, Hernandez anchored in Houston for 8 years. He took over the seat vacated by Bill Balleza who retired at the beginning of 2020. Previously Vargas was a reporter for CNN in Los Angeles. Anoushah Rasta Anousah Rasta joined KPRC-TV as a reporter in October 2014 and later as a weekend morning anchor. KPRC, and then general manager, Steve Wasserman (now atWPTV in West Palm Beach, Florida) had a contract to air the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant live. 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. 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. August 25, 2014 in Houston Television. After 16 years, Lorelle resigned her post after she was Station gm Jerry Martin sent an email to staff announcing the move. Mamdooh joined KPRC in July of 2018 from KMGH Denver, 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. His company is still quite active in set fabrication and design and they provide many of the sets for stations owned by Gray Television. less. Conan's replacement, Jimmy Fallon, currently airs in his network appointed 11:35 p.m.(CST) slot. In June 2011, she announced she was leaving Channel 11 to anchor the newscasts at Los Angeles' KNBC-TV. 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). In January 2014, she parted ways with Channel 13 and joined the now-defunct News 92 FM. KUSA 's morning anchor Christine Noel is leaving Denver for an opportunity in Houston, Texas, at KPRC. Richardson came to KPRC 2 and Houston in August 2019 from WLWT 5 Cincinnati, Ohio where she was a reporter. ", In a statement, KPRC 2 Vice President and General Manager Phil Lane thanked Nol for her hard work and professionalism. Then, in 2017, she announced she was becoming a real-estate agent and would be hosting a real-estate segment on KPRC-TV. "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. 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 September 2013, she announced she was leaving Channel 26 to join Chicago's WFLD-TV as an anchor and reporter. 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 4:30 a.m. show is anchored by Owen Conflenti with meteorologist Anthony Yanez. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a company focused on solving problems and empowering people from all walks to life to make an impact and achieve. Baseball was something I was passionate about," he said. Ive accepted a job w/ @News12 as one of the weekday meteorologists. position. Born in Lima, Peru, Sofia moved to the U.S. as a child, growing up in New Jersey. News anchor Lauren Freeman: "My New. News anchors for KPRC in the 1990's included Brett Lea (who had anchored at KRPC-TV's former sister station under H&C Communications ownership, WTVF in Nashville), future Chicago news anchor Rob Johnson and Khambrel Marshall, a former sportscaster for KPRC's then-sister station WPLG-TV and news anchor at WCIX/WFOR-TV in Miami. 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. 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. Sometimes the local TV faces you've watched for a good number of years simply vanish from sight with no explanation. On Feb. 2, 2015, he announced his retirement after a 39-year career at Channel 13. joined KTRK-TV in September 2008 as an anchor and reporter. Previously, Barguiarena was a reporter for KHOU-TV and an anchor for Telemundo's KTMD-TV. She plans to spend her weekends with her family now instead of working. 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? Kprc will be Saturday August 27, 2022, Noland was an administrative assistant in world. S morning anchor for news in 2021 since 2019 and helped cover the deadly winter in... 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