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Why did I want to work in TV news? I’m sure this 1987 appearance of mine on KTRK 13’s Good Morning Houston was part of the reason. Take a look at Jan Glenn and Don Nelson in action!

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KTRK’s Allen has soft spot for 2011 Texans
Bob Allen has seen practically everything that passes for sports mythology in Houston over the past 40 years, so I was surprised when he said this week that the team he has most enjoyed following was the 2011 Texans.
- KTRK 13’s Bob Allen emptying his TV locker this year
- KTRK 13 sports director Bob Allen’s Hollywood fame

WFAA8’s next news director could be a first for D-FW market
WFAA8’s ongoing search for a new news director may be nearing an end. Uncle Barky blogs that Kurt Davis, executive news director at CBS affiliate KENS-TV, has emerged as a leading candidate.
- Newsy items from the D-FW television news scene

WFAA anchors before they came to News 8
WFAA 8 dug deep into the vault to find footage of WFAA anchors John McCaa and Shelly Slater and meteorologist Pete Delkus before they made it to News 8.

The back story: Dominique Sachse and Nick Florescu
KPRC anchor and fiance set a wedding date - Dominique Sachse and Nick Florescu.
- KPRC 2’s Dominique Sachse and Nick Florescu’s new wedding plans
- Dominique promotes heart health at Rockets game

Exclusive Holiday PPM Analysis: S.F., Dallas, Houston
Dallas’ Lite gives Kiss the old heave Ho-Ho-Ho and KODA/HOUSTON turned in mirror-image growth to DECEMBER.

Rich Lord Survives Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Rich Lord of SportsRadio 610 KILT is recovering from surgery to repair a torn retina.

KDFW Reporter Peter Daut Joins WSOC-WAXN
Peter Daut, a reporter at KDFW, is leaving Dallas for a position as morning anchor at WSOC-WAXN in Charlotte.

Channeling Marvin Zindler
The Dallas Morning News remembers KTRK Action 13’s Marvin Zindler.

WOAI may be making light side too light
WOAI-TV, which was thought of as San Antonio’s no-nonsense news station for decades - even to the point of seeming too stodgy - has done a dramatic turnaround in the past year-and-a-half.

S.A. radio vet Chris Duel axed from sports show
It came as a shock to S.A. listeners: Veteran local radio personality Chris Duel has been fired from his afternoon sports talk show.

KVUE-TV Goes North Again to Find Newest Reporter
If you want to work at Austin’s KVUE-TV news, a good bet would be first to get a job at KCEN-TV, the NBC affiliate in Waco. With the hiring of reporter Ashley Goudeau, KVUE News Director Frank Volpicella has turned to his “farm club” for the fourth time in recent years.

All-Comedy Station Hits Dallas Radio February 1
February 1, George Gimarc, the man behind KZEW’s late-great The Rock and Roll Alternative and The Edge, will take control of 1700 on your AM dial. And he will replace KKLF’s current programming, nothing more than a KLIF simulcast, with his own: all comedy, all the time.

New morning show debuts on Austin’s Greatest Hits
Bo Chase is now helming the wakeup shift on 98.9 FM Austin’s Greatest Hits, a station focused on oldies from the 1960s and ’70s. He debuted today in the 6 to 10 a.m. timeslot.
- Comings, goings at KUT-FM

S.A. TV beauty, ex-beau on upcoming ‘Amazing Race’
San Antonio TV personality Vanessa Macias and her ex-boyfriend, a former Boerne bar owner, joined together to try and win the million-dollar prize on “Amazing Race.”

Activists want climate change on TV weather reports
The fight for hearts and minds when it comes to climate change has moved to a new battleground: your television set.

How Rick Perry helped America discover the Texas Tribune
The nonprofit news site already had the governor covered when he announced his campaign for president. The reward was record pageviews and new funding.

The New iHeartRadio Adds College Radio Stations
Rice University’s Rice Radio is one of those stations.

For 26 Episodes in 1966
WFAA Played Host to the Funkiest, Most Soulful TV Show in America

Belo expands Rentrak TV audience counting deal
Texas-based media owner Belo Corp has renewed its StationView Essentials local TV ratings contract with Rentrak, and expanded the agreement to cover channels in more markets.

MOVING
LaMar Holliday joins WANE in Fort Wayne as a multimedia journalist. He comes to Indiana from Texas, where he worked as a general assignment reporter for KBMT in Beaumont.

Kristen Guilfoos moves to WSAW in Wausau, WI, where she’ll be the weekday morning anchor. Most recently, Guilfoos worked at KFDA in Amarillo as a weekend anchor.

NATIONAL
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- Amidst Rape Allegations, Greg Kelly Takes a Leave of Absence from WNYW
- A Year Later: Comcast Walked Its NBC Talk
- Police: Teens broke into CNN newsroom to check Facebook pages
- Local TV Stations Rally to Oppose Media Transparency

DIGITAL
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- Local Online News to Get TMZ Slant in L.A.
- Multicasters: Stations Leave Millions Behind
- How CNN’s iReport verifies its citizen content
- Alt Weeklies Mine Roots To Drive Web Rev

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- DFW reality TV show follows ‘American Pin Ups’
- Mix 102.9 KDMX lands Khloé Kardashian Odom
- NBC 5 Program Nominated for GLAAD Media Award
- Telemundo Houston KTMD hires Antonio Hernandez for morning news
- KPRC 2 hires Chris Best as assistant ND from KTVT-KTXA
- Where has KTRK 13 anchor Sharron Melton been?
- Fox 26 KRIV assistant ND Carolyn Mungo leaves station

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- Introducing ‘Sh*t News Reporters Say’
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Dave Ward fans flood KTRK with well wishes after fall takes Houston TV icon off the air
Dave Ward of KTRK Ch. 13 took a small, but nevertheless nasty, fall on set Friday only minutes before the evening newscast. Noted local media blogger Mike McGuff reported a mysterious change of venue and personnel during Friday night’s KTRK broadcast, as Melanie Lawson went through the day’s events from the newsroom rather than the typical desk area viewers know and love.
- Dave Ward recuperating, hopes to return to Channel 13 newscasts in early February

NBC Sports seeks incentives to put studio downtown
The NBC Sports Group is seeking about $2 million in state and local support to bring a major production studio and 135 jobs to downtown Houston.

Teresa Woodard leaving KTVI to work at WFAA in Dallas, her hometown
Popular KTVI (Channel 2) reporter and co-anchor, Teresa Woodard, is leaving the station to go back home to Dallas where she has lined up a job as a reporter at WFAA 8, the ABC affiliate.
- WFAA to Welcome Home Teresa Woodard

Hansen re-ups at WFAA8
WFAA8 sports anchor Dale Hansen’s three-year extension of an ongoing contract requires him to take a 32% pay cut

Reporter Julie Tam Leaving KXAS in Dallas
Sunday was reporter Julie Tam‘s last day on Dallas NBC OandO KXAS.

Sarah Lucero’s new bundle pays first visit to KENS 5 newsroom
Sarah Lucero and little Seve Elizabeth visited the KENS 5 newsroom.

KEYE-TV, KXAN-TV Short Staffed; Anybody Notice?
Bill Church has some observations about the Austin stations.

Sarah Frazier Named SVP/Market Manager For CBS Radio Houston
SARAH FRAZIER has been promoted to SVP/Market Manager, CBS RADIO/HOUSTON, it was announced today by CBS RADIO Pres./CEO DAN MASON.

Houston Christian non-com KSBJ pays $2.1M for Liberman’s KNTE-FM (96.9)
It will soon be “adios” to KNTE-FM’s current Spanish contemporary format.

Girl, Wanted, by Texas Watchdog’s Steve Miller, nominated for Edgar Allan Poe award
Texas Watchdog reporter Steve Miller has been nominated for the prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award.

Radio consultant Bob Cohen strengthens ties with Gow Broadcasting
Gow, which launched Yahoo! Sports Radio last August in partnership with Yahoo! Sports, has named Bob Cohen of Bob Cohen Strategies LLC to the board.

MegaTV Channel 55 in Houston, Texas Reveals Its 2012 Upfront Plans
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc., plans to hold its Upfront presentation for advertisers in Houston, Texas at 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at the MegaTV Channel 55 Broadcast Center.

Spurs will remain a Clear Channel property on WOAI
The San Antonio Spurs will remain on WOAI 1200 and the Rampage and Silver Stars will be aired on KTKR 760.

KUT’s John Aielli thanks listeners for their support
KUT’s John Aielli, 65, suffered a heart attack Jan. 4 and was off the air nearly two weeks while he recuperated at an area hospital.

Dallas company buys DFW area TV station
Dallas-based London Broadcasting Co. Inc. bought Dallas-Fort Worth area television station KTAQ-TV/Channel 47. It will become KTXD.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- David Sadof joins Third Rock radio at NASA.gov
- Weatherman’s bet with KHOU 11’s Gene Norman did not cost his job
- Daniella Guzman IS NBC5 WMAQ bound from KPRC 2
- VIDEO: KHOU 11 promotions for Shern-Min Chow and more

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Here are three new KHOU 11 promos just released.

KHOU 11 News (Then & Now)
A look back at how KHOU 11 News has brought you breaking news coverage over the years, and how our commitment to breaking news coverage continues today…

KHOU 11 News - Halfway Across…
Whether it’s halfway across the world, or halfway across town… KHOU 11 News is committed to bringing you the best coverage of news that affects your life!

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The Baltimore Sun’s TV critic David Zurawik writes that WMAR weatherman Justin Berk’s bet with KHOU 11 chief meteorologist Gene Norman did not cost him his job.

Let me start from the beginning now. TVSpy first wrote Friday how Berk and Norman made a bet about the Baltimore Ravens vs Houston Texans game. The website said the terms of the bet were Berk’s crab cakes against Norman’s barbecue sauce, which the loser must eat on the air in the opposing team’s gear.

Turns out that was the last day for Berk on air.

Zurawik blogs that the rumor for Berk’s departure was the bet with Norman, but the station denied that. You can read more about Berk’s dismissal here.

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ABC-13 faces critical ratings period without Dave Ward as he recovers from fall
Viewers flooded ABC-13’s website Tuesday with well wishes for the recovery of news mainstay Dave Ward, while the station faced an impending ratings period without a star anchor.
- KTRK 13’s Dave Ward falls, will be off news desk

Oops! KUSA’s Drew Soicher Says On Twitter He’s Going to KDFW, Then Takes It Back
A series of tweets over the last week has left KUSA sports anchor Drew Soicher with some explaining to do and now he says he owes Fox 4 KDFW sports director, Mike Doocy, a phone call.

Mary Benton, TV news reporter
Mary Benton is a TV news reporter with KPRC Channel 2 in Houston. “It was my calling to be a journalist,” Benton says of her career choice in this profile.

Behind enemy lines
Anchor Erik Barajas of KTRK 13 Houston joined The Vinny and Kenny Show on CBS radio at Sports Radio 105.7 WJZ-FM in Baltimore.

Wrapping up bowl ratings
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UH School of Theatre & Dance Lending Talents to CBS’ ‘48 Hours’
Alums, students and staff assisting with set construction, lighting and projections. The episode will air this Saturday, Jan. 21 on CBS. PREVIEW HERE

Photog blogger Turdpolisher writes first novel
Rick Portier (aka photog blogger Turdpolisher from the past) has polished off his first novel, Shooter in the Crosshairs. It’s about a photog who nearly killed his own career and is trying to climb back into the game. He’s stuck in small-market hell with a fresh-from-J-School reporter, and a despotic news director.
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Nick and Artie Show jumped out of the gate in 2012
Artie Lange, best known for his work on MADtv and The Howard Stern Show and Nick DiPaolo picked up by KILT-AM Sprts Radio 610 in Houston.

Southbound Food returns to Houston market on NewsRadio 740 KTRH
Southbound Food debuts on a new station, NewsRadio 740 – KTRH Saturday, Jan. 14.

‘The Prison Show’ Helps Texas Inmates Find Escape
The Prison Show has been trying for decades to relieve the harshness of the Texas penal system, which leads the country in executions and has the largest prison population of any state. The show broadcasts from KPFT in Houston, a nonprofit Pacifica Network radio station based in an old house near the city’s downtown.

Social Embed Makes Houston News Stickier
Belo’s KHOU in Houston has embedded Facebook and Twitter features into its iPad news app, giving users a full mobile social media experience and enticing them to stay with the app much longer than the average three-minute visit.
- Facebook commenting coming to KHOU.com

KXAN’s Jim Swift Still Spinning Yarns After 34 Years
Austin TV news has reporters of all shapes and sizes and skill sets. KXAN-TV’s Jim Swift is more than a reporter. He’s a story teller. And he’s been doing it for 34 years.

New KVUE Crime & Courts Reporter Returns Home to Texas
KVUE-TV’s newest reporter is a native Houstonian happy to be back in Texas. Jessica Holloway, 27, is covering the police and courts beat.

New KVET morning show debuts
nne Hudson, who works evenings at sister station KASE 101, will team up with “The Roadhouse” host Chris Mosser weekdays from 5 to 10 a.m.
They replace longtime KVET-FM host Bob Cole, who departed the station last month after 20 years on the air.

Documentary covers KTRH host
Documentary “Vox Pop: The Story of Parks Johnson” tells tale of former 740 KTRH host who was behind the microphone during World War II.

Houston, We Have a Problem: Let’s Talk Radio in Houston
Why aren’t there more Black radio stations in Houston?

Former local news anchor dies at 66
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KIAH dumps Universal Sports
Universal Sports has disappeared from the air on KIAH’s (Channel 39) 39.3 over-the-air signal and from channel 319 on Comcast.

‘Texas Trib’ Ropes In Funds and Readers
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Belo Promotes Valentine and Weir
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KTMD Houston Names McAlone Sales VP
Former Univision account exec Michael McAlone is tapped to lead sales efforts at Telemundo’s Houston O&O.

Craig James Debuts in Senate Debate
Former ESPN broadcaster and SMU star running back Craig James, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, made his debut in the first major Republican debate on Thursday in Austin, TX.

The Live Well Network Adds Two New Shows to Winter Schedule
The Live Well Network (airing on .2 channels like KTRK 13.2 and WFAA 8.3), announces the January 14 premiere of “My Family Recipe Rocks!” hosted by TV personality, actor and former *NSYNC star Joey Fatone, and “We Owe What?” hosted by award-winning financial expert Mary Caraccioli.

KRIS Files Complaint with FCC against Time Warner
KRIS Communications filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission in Washington DC.

NATIONAL
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DIGITAL
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- KHOU 11 puts Lily Jang in mornings from KCPQ Q13 Seattle
- KUHT 8’s InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse back and nationwide
- KPRC 2 anchors use tablet for scripts on air
- KCOH owner Michael Petrizzo passes away
- Houston WikiLeaks debate for for journalists lawyers and others 1/28/2012
- KTRK 13 moves anchors to newsroom for a night?
- KTRK 13’s Art Rascon’s son Jacob to KNBC Los Angeles
- KHOU 11’s Mark Greenblatt joins ABC News

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I told you in April how Jacob Rascon started reporting at KFOX 14 El Paso. Name sound familiar? Houston viewers know Jacob’s dad as KTRK 13 Live at Five anchor Art Rascon.

And just like his father before him, Jacob Rascon is now California bound. That’s right, the younger Rascon hasn’t been reporting a year yet for KFOX and he’s already landed a gig in television market number 2 at KNBC 4 Los Angeles. (Former KHOU anchor Lucy Noland left for KNBC too).

“We love El Paso and didn’t expect to leave so soon,” Jacob Rascon told mikemcguff.com. “But my family and I are thrilled about this opportunity.”

As I blogged before, Rascon showed up in El Paso ready for the big time. Back then, I wrote Rascon looked like a clone of his father in appearance and reporting style. A reader commented the term “Ras-clone.” Clever.

Jacob will work as an Inland Empire bureau reporter for the station. (Former KHOU 11 and KIAH 39 reporter Leticia Juarez left Houston to cover the Inland Empire for KABC.) He tells me this is an MMJ position (aka one man band) but he will probably have a photographer some of the time.

Rascon’s are no strangers to TV audiences in the Inland Empire or Los Angeles in general. Jacob tells me his uncle Dan Rascon worked as an Inland Empire reporter for KNBC in the past (Dan is now at KUTV). Before Jacob’s father, Art, worked for CBS News as a network correspondent and eventually KTRK 13, he worked for KABC.

As for Art, he is naturally very proud of his son’s accomplishments.

“My wife Patti and I are thrilled for Jacob and his family,” Art Rascon told mikemcguff.com. “This is a terrific, and I might add a challenging opportunity for him. Having worked at ABC in Los Angles, I know well the shark tank he is diving into.

“He’s a solid journalist, has a bright future, and as a father I couldn’t be more proud. I look forward to continuing our near daily conversations about his journalistic adventures.”

Above is Jacob Rascon’s latest KFOX demo reel for your viewing pleasure. Congrats on the new gig.

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Friday night I was watching a documentary on KUHT 8 PBS about The National Film Registry followed by the KISS Gene Simmons interview with Ernie Manouse that I had DVR’ed earlier in the week. But maybe I should have been watching a few channels up the dial.

Here is what an anonymous reader emailed me after the Friday 10pm newscast:

Something very strange happened on the Friday, January 13th 10pm news on ABC 13. During primetime, there were news teases that ran which were obviously recorded by Dave Ward. Then at 10pm, Melanie Lawson anchored the news from their newsroom. It seems something happened to Dave Ward and they were unable to recover, so the news was read from the newsroom. Any idea what happened?

Here is video of Melanie Lawson anchoring from the newsroom just as the reader mentioned.

Being that it is the weekend, we are not getting answers on this. But I would guess there was some technical problem that forced the crew to do the news from the newsroom where there is only one talent seat. I blogged before about how this happened years ago and Gina Gaston anchored from the newsroom.

Last time I saw KTRK 13 get hijacked by technical problems, the station announced it on social media. However this time, there apparently was no delay in getting the show on the air so I would assume there was no reason to make any online statements.

Hopefully all is well for the station’s Chevron Houston Marathon coverage Sunday morning.

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I did not know that KUHT 8’s InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse was on 100 PBS station across the US. Here I thought it was just a good local Houston show. Well Manouse is back with a big roster of guests for the show’s 10th season starting this month:

At 10:30 p.m., Thursday, January 12, the 10th season of the HoustonPBS nationally syndicated award-winning series, InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse, launches with an all-new lineup. Currently airing on more than 100 PBS stations throughout the country, Emmy award-winning host Ernie Manouse continues his conversations with guests from across the pop landscape. Joining Manouse this season are actors Kate Walsh and Marsha Mason, Rocker Gene Simmons and PBS luminaries Jim Lehrer and Bill Moyers to name a few.

“It’s amazing how time flies,” said Manouse. “It seems like just yesterday we sat down with Anne Rice, Patti LuPone and Frankie Avalon to launch our first season, and in little over a month, we will air our 150th episode. As with our other seasons, we continue talking to some of Houston and the nation’s most intriguing cultural icons - from arts to entertainment, from literature to politics – in a season of InnerVIEWS there is always something for everyone!”

Other guests this season include: best-selling author Charlaine Harris (True Blood); Soap Star Kim Zimmer; and legendary photographer Greg Gorman.

“Each episode offers an intimate conversation, where our guests feel comfortable enough to share their unique, personal, and surprising life stories in a warm, comfortable and open way unique to television interviews,” continues Manouse.

InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse airs at 10:30pm every Thursday night on HoustonPBS, with re-broadcasts at 2:30pm on Sundays. For national airdates and times, check with your local PBS stations.

Complete List of Season #10 InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse Guests
1/12/12 - KISS’ Gene Simmons
1/19/12 – PBS NewsHours’ Jim Lehrer
1/26/12 – Actress Kate Walsh (Private Practice & Grey’s Anatomy)
2/2/12 - Photographer Greg Gorman
2/9/12 – Trumpeter Chris Botti (Repeat from past season)
2/16/12 – Actress Loretta Divine (Dreamgirls, What Women Want & Eli Stone)
2/23/12 - PBS’ Bill Moyers (InnerVIEWS… 150th Episode)
3/1/12 – Activist, Actress and Film Maker Alana Stewart (Farrah’s Story)
3/22/12 - Soap Star Kim Zimmer (Guiding Light)
3/29/12 - Gospel Singer Yolanda Adams
4/5/12 – Actor/director Martin Sheen (West Wing) and Emilio Estevez (Breakfast Club, Young Guns & The Outsiders)
4/12/12 - Actress Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl, The Middle)
4/19/12 – Broadway composer Jerry Herman (Hello Dolly!, Mame, & La Cage aux Folles) (from past season)
4/26/12 - Publisher Larry Flint
5/3/12 - Author Charlaine Harris (The Southern Vampire Mysteries- inspiration for HBO’s True Blood)

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Texans’ playoff win draws massive TV audience
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Fox anchor Jose Grinan ties the knot
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Shawn Rutherford Gone From KXAN TV
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KHOU 11 studio demolished…the old one at least
A big boom could be heard at the Texas Medical Center on Sunday as demolition crews brought down a 20-story building that used to be home to KHOU 11 News.

Another Belo split completed
It’s been nearly four years since Belo Corporation split in two, with the newspaper side being spun off into a new company, A.H. Belo Corporation. Now the two have finally divided up their real estate holdings.

Dynamo, KPRC-TV reach historic agreement to broadcast games for 2012 season
The Houston Dynamo and Houston’s NBC affiliate, KPRC-TV, have reached an agreement to broadcast six regular season matches for the 2012 season. KPRC will exclusively air a “Match of the Month” on the station’s main channel, KPRC Local 2, and feature Dynamo ancillary programming on its digital channel throughout the season.

Billy The Kidd Signs Multi-Year Clear Channel Deal
CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40 KHKS (106.1 KISS-FM)/DALLAS APD/MD/afternoon jock and syndicated PREMIUM CHOICE jock BILLY THE KIDD has signed a multi-year deal that will allow him to continue kicking ass for the company for the foreseeable future.

Mark Shecterle Named NSM At News 92 FM/Houston
RADIO ONE News KROI (NEWS 92 FM)/HOUSTON has named METRO NETWORKS regional Dir./Sales MARK SHECTERLE as GSM. SHECTERLE is a former VP/GM of crosstown Top 40 KRBE when it was owned by SUSQUEHANNA.

KEYE News Crawl Delivers Old News
KEYE-TV made the crawl even less important Tuesday on its 10 p.m. newscast when it ran stories that were several days old.

All That Jazz
Critics say KTSU has lost its listeners, not to mention its soul, by ditching its cutting-edge music and many of its veteran DJs.

5 Replacements for The Jim Rome Show
​Jim Rome is done in the Houston sports-talk radio market after KILT-AM 610 dropped the popular The Jim Rome Show last week.
Rome’s show had become more than a little tedious in recent years, so replacing it should be easy; here are five replacements that would make for riveting programming in Rome’s vacated three-hour hole.

Say howdy to freshly scrubbed Hank-FM at KTFW, outside Fort Worth
LKCM Radio Group’s KTFW-FM (92.1 FM) relaunched Friday, January 6 at 6 a.m., as Hank-FM, a broad country-based format in the realm of variety hits Jack and Bob.

Shout out to Houston journalist Matt Sampsell
He’s former sports reporter/ anchor from FOX 26 who has transferred his skills to the radio. Matt now works as a general assignment report for the new News 92 radio in Houston.

A Tim and Bob Gallery
Often referred to as Houston’s first morning duo, Tim and Bob were together on KPRC for over a decade.

Disney, Comcast Set Major Carriage Deal
The 10-year agreement provides Xfinity TV customers broad access to sports, news and entertainment content across multiple screens in and out of the home. Also included are retransmission consent rights for the seven ABC O&Os (KTRK).

KTMD drops Inmigrante for new rerun channel
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“Kat Country” KATP Amarillo, Texas, Adopts Jockless Presentation
Townsquare Media’s KATP (Kat Country 102) Amarillo, Texas, has let its air staff go and is adopting a Jack-FM like, jockless presentation, while keeping the format country, according to Radio Info.

MOVING
Napoli Management Group let’s us know LoriAna Hernandez renews her agreement with KTBC in Austin as primary anchor.

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DIGITAL
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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- KHOU 11’s Christine Haas to KNSD 7 NBC San Diego
- Oprah to air Joel Osteen interview with tough questions
- New 740 KTRH and 950 KTRH lineup schedule 2012
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