She is currently the anchor for Philadelphia's Fox 29. joined KRIV-TV in January 1990 as a weekend anchor and reporter. "Let me tell ya..@ChristineNoelTV has been one heck of a colleague and an even better friend. Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. KPRC 2 is pleased to announce the return of Emmy Award-winning Meteorologist Anthony Yanez to its morning newscast KPRC 2 News Today, following more than six years at KNBC, part of the NBC. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). KPRC 5 p.m. anchor Kris Gutierrez has left the Houston NBC affiliate after almost two years there. 1 most stressful city for workers in U.S. Can Alperen Sengun become a passable defender for the Rockets? 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.. In January 2015, KPRC dropped the "Local" and began calling themselves "Channel 2.". In November 2015, she left Channel 26 for Tampa's WFTS-TV as a news anchor. 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. Gutierrez said he left to help his parents who need more help these days.. The way I really got to see that, and see what Houston people are made of, was Hurricane Harvey . Addison Green, a meteorologist for KHOU, announced on Nov. 28 that he would leave the station after Nov. 30 to return to his home state of New York as a weekday meteorologist with News 12 in the New York City area. In Oct. 2019, after contract negotiations reportedly fell through, Reyna departed KPRC. Lauren Freeman Exits KPRC 2 Its sad to say Goodbye Houston but my last day w/ @KHOU is this TUE. She got married earlier this year. In 2015, she left Channel 13 to join her husband in New Haven, Conn. She's now a freelance reporter for ABC News One. Display as a link instead, joined KRIV-TV in 2004 as a reporter. Copyright 2023 Click2Houston.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. According to LinkedIn, Aragon also spearheaded KPRCs internal community outreach program which connects community leaders and businesses with newsroom team. 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. Its newscasts prior to the Post-Newsweek buyout were more traditional in comparison. 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Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, Kris Gutierrez Leaves KPRC After Two Years, An error has occurred, please try again later. (KPRC 2, Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. 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. Advertisement She is not only leaving the station, but she is also stepping away from the hectic schedules of broadcasting. Here is a part of what Aragon wrote on Facebook. Her last day on air was on June 19. KPRC 2 has a wealth of current and former talent, says KPRC 2 Vice President & General Manager Phil Lane. 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. While at KOCO 5, she covered the I-40 bridge collapse in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. amongst community leaders. Before moving Houston, I worked for news stations in Kansas City, MO; Charleston, WV; and Rapid City, SD. Cary Darling joined the Houston Chronicle in 2017 where he writes about arts, entertainment and pop culture, with an emphasis on film and media. His grandfather is Carl Reiner, left, and his dad is Rob Reiner. 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. Cox, a young mother at the time, was not found for more than a decade. Archer and his colleague and mentor Jack Cato were covering the scene when they were attacked. News anchor Lauren Freeman: "My New. Six 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. 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. ChannelTwoNews, who constructed KPRC-TV's set with the skyline, which was sprawled out ? I got word she was leaving and tonight her bio was removed from the channel 2 website. joined KHOU-TV in February 2012 as the weekday morning anchor. His father and grandfather did it," Reiner supposed. I joined KPRC in April 2018 from CBS 11 in Dallas, where I worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor. After ten years on the job, Cerota left for KPRC 2 in an anchor/reporter position. He is currently the co-host of "Early Today", NBC's early-morning news program. The station operates on digital channel 35, but its PSIP virtual channel is 2. Blue Dogs, Ojeda made a statement in June announcing she is leaving KPRC. In 2010, the station changed its slogan from "Right Here, Right Now" to "News at the Speed of Life". 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. Clear editor. Jake Reiner has worked at KPRC as a reporter. Christine Nol has announced she is leaving KPRC 2. Overall, as of early 2008, KPRC was third in the ratings behind KHOU and KTRK. Learn more about her here. They are curious to know if the anchor is retiring or if she is going for a different career opportunity. On Nov. 18, 2017, she announced she was leaving Channel 2 and heading back home to California. Its been a wonderful 2 years here! Fittingly for Reiner, the film -- hitting theaters July 13 -- is set in the world of journalism. Richardson came to KPRC 2 and Houston in August 2019 from WLWT 5 Cincinnati, Ohio where she was a reporter. I grew up listening to Vin Scully and idolized him. joined KPRC-TV in 1994 as a news reporter and fill-in weekend anchor. [6] Dr. Phil was replaced byThe Dr. Oz Show in the 3pm time slot. Then, in 2017, she announced she was becoming a real-estate agent and would be hosting a real-estate segment on KPRC-TV. In 1992, he joined KRIV-TV as an weekend anchor and reporter. Lauren Freeman announced that she is leaving KPRC 2 Houston in November 2022. Dave Froehlich joined KHOU as a morning news anchor in November after 8 years anchoring Good Day Austin on Fox 7. Vanessa Richardson has left KPRC 2 as a sports reporter/anchor according to colleague Keith Garvin. She left CW 39 in June 2006 for Chicago's WBBM-TV. KPRC moved the show to 12:35 a.m. later in 1998, and finally to his network slot in 2005, where he remained until his departure to host The Tonight Show. Here is a part of what Aragon wrote on Facebook: "After many months of reflection and prayer, I know this is the right time for me. KPRC 2 anchor Brandon Walker announces he is leaving the network; . 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On Oct. 5, 2010, Vargas announced she was leaving Channel 26 to anchor Los Angeles' KCBS-TV. The latest Houston news, weather and sports from KPRC 2. Yesterday, my social feeds were full of the recently posted KPRC 2 "Space Reporter" job opening. A post shared by Lauren Freeman Roth (@laurenfreemanroth). joined KPRC-TV as a reporter in May 1982. [citation needed]. In April 2014, she joined KRIV-TV as a reporter and fill-in anchor. Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. This set was referred to as the "News Center" and was used on-air until 2006, though the physical newsroom still exists in the same area. 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. The three studios located within the building are suspended from the ground to reduce vibration. 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 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. Stepping away from a main anchor job, while a difficult decision, is a small price to pay for family. Funny enough, I had a post scheduled this very morning about Aragon's engagement! Analog 2 was broadcasting instructions on how to obtain and set up a converter box until July 12, 2009. In March 2017, HISD announced she had rejoined the district as their chief communications officer. He is currently the executive producer of investigations and special projects for Charlotte's WCNC-TV. That's what people should think about when they think of Houston.". As much as he is appreciative of KPRC and Texas -- "I love Houston," he says, "the people are just so nice here" -- the rush he now gets from reporting the news is not as intense as he'd like it to be. This new role allows me to stay in 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. His grandfather is Carl Reiner, left, and his dad is Rob Reiner. KPRC STL tower off of U.S. Route 59in the Greater Sharpstown area ofHouston, Texas. On Aug. 19, 2017, she finally left Channel 26 to join Texas Southern University as vice president of university advancement. On Dec. 4, 2017, it was announced she would be leaving Houston to join the Fox team in Los Angeles. 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The 4:30 a.m. show is anchored by Owen Conflenti with meteorologist Anthony Yanez. Kimberly Davis joined KHOU in June as a morning anchor for #HTownRush. NOTE: The "Nightbeat" designation was used again to distinguish late newscasts beginning in the 1990s. On July 19, 2008 during its 6 p.m. newscast, KPRC debuted its newscast in High Definition. In 1978, one year after army veteran Jos Campos Torres was found dead in Buffalo Bayou after being beaten and killed by Houston police officers who were sentenced to a year of probation, tensions erupted during a Cinco de Mayo event at Moody Park. The newest addition to the KPRC news team hails from Nashville, Tennessee. Previously, she was an anchor and reporter for Sacramento's KTXL-TV. Then co-anchored news at 9am and noon with Kim Byrnes. Longtime anchor Freeman, signed off on Friday for the last time after 25 years in the broadcasting business, including 16 years at KPRC 2. 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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. Learn more about him. *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. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. Prior to joining the Features desk, he was the social media lead for HoustonChronicle.com and homepage producer for Chron.com. On September 14, 2009 KPRC-TV removed Dr. Phil from its schedule, due to management concerns over the show's declining ratings and an overdependence on tabloid content such as true crime stories which had little to do with Houston or the program's gimmick shows for sweepsmonths, and had veered away from the original focus of the series on solving common psychological problems. 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. Hurst later became the anchor for the evening and night newscasts. The station's digital signal, UHF 35, is multiplexed: KPRC-TV ended programming on its analog signal, on VHF channel 2, on June 12, 2009, as part of the DTV transition in the United States,[4] and remained on its current pre-transition channel number, 35 [5] PSIP is used to display KPRC-TV's virtual channel as 2. 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 . Draloc, Inc. Kriss last day will be February 2, 2022. The latest Houston news, weather and sports from KPRC 2. But there are things about Houston that he will take with him. Here are some of the changes that made the news. [6] KPRC has seen gains in the morning and at night, while the competition has dropped. I won't be on TV, but my goal was never to be on TV. Charlie Van Dyke - voiceover for KPRC-TV (1980s-1994). During her nearly four years at KPRC, Nol covered the Tokyo Olympics, the Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series, as well as KPRC 2's "Bells for Abigail" series. 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Thursday, September 23, 2021 Jacob Rascon is leaving KPRC 2 Jacob Rascon is leaving KPRC 2 according to his weekend co-anchor Sofia Ojeda. Learn more about him here. Houston media blogger Mike McGuff notes Gutierrez' exit comes a few weeks after his. Gutierrez returned to the station in March 2020 from KXAS in Dallas. 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. She is a graduate of The College of New Jersey with a degree in Communications and is fluent in Spanish. WELCOME TO KPRC 2, RILWAN BALOGUN! Hecker is now a news personality, according to her social media accounts. 1 most stressful city for workers in U.S.Change | Crosby ISD adopts 4-day school week, a first in Harris County. KPRC anchor Dominique Sachse posted some shocking news this week. 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. Houston viewers will remember Ojeda from her seven years reporting, and most recently anchoring KPRC 2 News Today Weekends. Aragon's last day on air with KPRC will be Saturday August 27, 2022. But it's more than a matter of simply changing stations or trading hurricanes for earthquakes and the Astros for the Dodgers. Outside of TV news, Aragon also works with the UniPro - Pilipino American Unity for Progress as a Texas advisor. 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. And no, it's not because he had to jump out of a vehicle like Bond and had to. Previously, Surez was a senior media relations specialist for the Houston Independent School District. READ ALSO:Houston TV news stars who left us in 2017. She is currently the news anchor for WUSA-TV in Washington D.C. joined KHOU-TV in December 1984 as a sports anchor and reporter. While in college, I covered sports with the UNL HuskerVision production staff. Hed worked at KPRC once before between 2003 and 2007. ), KPRC 2 welcomes Daniella Guzman back to Houston news, Houstons own Daniella Guzman is returning to the Bayou City in Januar. He is now an anchor/correspondent with NBC. John-Henry Perera is a food writer for the Houston Chronicle. Since LPMs went live in October 2007, the ratings picture has changed in Houston. Show business runs in reporter Jake Reiner's family. Amanda Cochran is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist. Well, makes sense to me now due to the fact Aragon is on the channel 2 space beat. Instead, he indulged his second love, sports, and studied broadcasting at Syracuse University. One of the most notorious pre-emption occurred on July 7, 2001 when KPRC did not air NBC Sports' live coverage of the NASCAR Nextel (then Winston) Cup Series Pepsi 400 from Daytona International Speedway. Then this big news drops. 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. "I have benefited from those connections," he said. For the latest and best from Chron, sign up for our daily newsletter here. 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. Report: Houston is the No. 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. Where is this clip from? He went on to become a sports anchor and reporter for KRIV-TV in August 1998. Shara Fryer works as a morning radio news anchor for KTRH 740-AM, at the radio studio. In May 2008, KPRC announced Marshall would move back on air as Weekend Meteorologist. He took over the seat vacated by Bill Balleza who retired at the beginning of 2020. joined KRIV-TV in August 1986 as a reporter and anchor. "I'm a huge Dodgers fan. "Coming from Los Angeles, you have a certain view of the world. I was also told Richardson said something about leaving during KPRC's last "Sports Sunday" show. She first came to Houston in March 2006 as a co-anchor of KPRC 2 News Today and has since gone on to anchor multiple newscasts, including KPRC 2 News at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Jennifer Broome joined KPRC-TV in August 2016 as the co-host for "Houston Life," Channel 2's new morning lifestyle program. Upload or insert images from URL. joined KRIV-TV in November 2004 as a news anchor. In 2012, Guzman left Houston for Chicago to co-anchor WMAQ's morning newscast with Stefan Holt, son of NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt. She is currently a weekday evening news anchor for Tampa's WTSP-TV. After a freelance stint at WFAA, she is now an anchor/reporter at WSB TV in Atlanta, Georgia. The move begins Monday, November 14, 2022. The father and daughter would watch sports together. Mamdooh joined KPRC in July of 2018 from KMGH Denver, Colorado. Former KTRK 13 reporter Andy Cerota started at the station in 2003. Anousah Rasta joined KPRC-TV as a reporter in October 2014 and later as a weekend morning anchor. On Aug. 1, 2017, she announced she would be leaving Channel 2 and going back to Colorado. 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. Texas andWKBN in Youngstown, Ohio. It's completely different here," he said. He later became a news anchor for the now-defunct News 92 FM on KROI-FM. We took the time to compile a list of former Houston TV news anchors and their current whereabouts. Romo had been with KTRK since 2016. She starts on Jan. 10. ChannelTwoNews, who constructed NBC 2 KPRC-TV Houston'sset with the skyline, which was sprawled out ? Rasta previously worked at Los Angeles' KABC-TV and was a weekend anchor for El Paso's KTSM-TV. She also works on Houston PBS' "Red, White and Blue.". In a statement regarding Freeman's retirement, Lane said: "Shes been a great team member and leader in the newsroom. Longtime KPRC reporter Phil Archer began his television news career in 1976. But he concedes he has something the majority of his twentysomething aspiring thespians don't: connections. Swipe through to see a gallery of Houston TV anchors. 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, she was a news anchor for Charlotte's WBTV-TV. "After many months of reflection and prayer, I know this is the right time for me. NBC 2'sset also had the blue background during The Scene at Five from 1988 until 1989. Jerome Gray was hired at KPRC 2 in 2005 as a senior news editor and anchor. Lee never did reasonably well with his station, and on June 1, 1950, KLEE-TV was purchased by the Hobby family, owners of the Houston Post, who had signed on KPRC radio in 1925 as Houston's first radio station. Freeman's last day in TV news was on Friday, while Monday marks the start of Nol's final week at KPRC 2. 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. 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. Julian Gill, Emma Balter, Joy Sewing, Marcy de Luna, Cary Darling and Andrew Dansby contributed to this report. "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. 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