Upload or insert images from URL. His grandfather is Carl Reiner, left, and his dad is Rob Reiner. Rasta previously worked at Los Angeles' KABC-TV and was a weekend anchor for El Paso's KTSM-TV. 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. Charlie Van Dyke - voiceover for KPRC-TV (1980s-1994). Report: Houston is the No. In Oct. 2019, after contract negotiations reportedly fell through, Reyna departed KPRC. Previously, Surez was a senior media relations specialist for the Houston Independent School District. She specializes in Texas features, consumer and business news and local crime coverage. '@Ericsson_Marcus isn't used to a roof on his race car.The @CGRTeams driver spoke with the @MotorsportsNBC crew about his first #Rolex24 experience. I think variations of it emerged elsewhere on other network affiliates around the same time in the mid or late 80s. The station operates on digital channel 35, but its PSIP virtual channel is 2. She got married earlier this year. She departed for stations in San Antonio, Tulsa, and southern Illinois before arriving in Oklahoma City, according to her KOCO 5 profile. If you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. Amanda Cochran, Digital Special Projects Manager. amongst community leaders. ChannelTwoNews, who constructed NBC 2 KPRC-TV Houston'sset with the skyline, which was sprawled out ? Thursday, September 23, 2021 Jacob Rascon is leaving KPRC 2 Jacob Rascon is leaving KPRC 2 according to his weekend co-anchor Sofia Ojeda. 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 Rasta previously worked at Los Angeles' KABC-TV and was a weekend anchor for. "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. Longtime KPRC reporter Phil Archer began his television news career in 1976. joined KIAH-TV in July 2000 as an anchor and reporter. Two of KRPC 2's most beloved anchors, Christine Nol and Lauren Freeman, both recently announced their exits from the Houston news station. It is a dream communications position at one of the Top 5 tech companies in the world. His father and grandfather did it," Reiner supposed. ), KPRC 2 welcomes Daniella Guzman back to Houston news, Houstons own Daniella Guzman is returning to the Bayou City in Januar. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). The television station's call letters were changed to match its radio cousin on July 3, 1950. 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. No word on where Richardson is heading to. Though, this is incredibly bittersweet. On May 22, 2014, he announced he was retiring after a 22-year career with the station. Here's what they had to say. NBC 2 KPRC-TV Houston: Where are they now . Wasserman also received several complaints in person at KPRC's studios. Davis is a native of New Jersey and as a reporter covered breaking news. Then co-anchored news at 9am and noon with Kim Byrnes. 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. Archer and his colleague and mentor Jack Cato were covering the scene when they were attacked. Angry fans flooded KPRC's email system with a reported 4,000 e-mails. In January 2011, Barajas unceremoniously parted ways with Channel 26 after a 24-year career. "Coming from Los Angeles, you have a certain view of the world. 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. KPRC instead opted to air reruns of The Jenny Jones Show in this time slot. The KPRC was somewhat of a copy of the one that he haddesigned for KNBC in Los Angeles several years prior, with some minor tweaks. Reporter Sally Mamdooh has left KPRC 2. Rebecca Surez joined KXLN-TV in May 2011 as a news anchor and reporter. Charlie Zong is a reporter on the digital desk. It's completely different here," he said. He is a senior studying philosophy, computer science and journalism at Duke University. 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. 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. Joined KPRC 2 in October. He figured it would be something along the lines of, "Of course, he wants to go into acting. HOUSTON These are the anchors and reporters who joined Houstons home for news in 2021. 13 KTRK-TV, 1973-2007] Deceased. KPRC 2 has a wealth of current and former talent, says KPRC 2 Vice President & General Manager Phil Lane. Atkinson left Channel 2 in August 1988 to join Harris County Precinct 3 as an executive assistant. Archer was beaten, stabbed, and left unconscious in a street, awakening the next day in a hospital. A Houston Chronicle reporter and photographer joined the Northeastern Trail Riders Association to document the highlights and challenges of life on the trail during the group's 108-mile journey to the 2023 Houston Reporter Jake Reiner leaving KPRC/2 in August to pursue family business, Black trail riders head to Houston rodeo parade after grueling, joyful 6-day journey. 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. [6] KPRC has seen gains in the morning and at night, while the competition has dropped. 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. The station's 5 p.m. newscast at one time even reported finishing in fifth place, behind rival news stations KHOU and KTRK-TV, syndicated reruns of The Simpsons on KRIV, and a Spanish-language newscast on KXLN. Ojeda made a statement in June announcing she is leaving KPRC. August 25, 2014 in Houston Television. The DuMont network went defunct in 1956, though it had carriage on UHF station KNUZ-TV (now KIAH's frequency) for a while. See you in one week, Colorado! 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. Anchors Christine Nol and Lauren Freeman each recently announced their departures from Houston's KPRC 2. A University of Houston graduate, Reyna debuted on local television in 2006 as a traffic reporter with KPRC. "Over the past . "For instance, when I covered the Super Bowl where they sent me to Philadelphia to cover the Eagles fans. 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 station operates on digital channel 35, but its PSIP virtual channel is 2. I won't be on TV, but my goal was never to be on TV. UPDATE - Jacob Rascon moves to abc13 KTRK after KPRC 2 - Art Rascon to leave abc13 KTRK - Dominique Sachse to leave KPRC 2 Here is what Ojeda tweeted. After 16 years, Lorelle resigned her post after she was He co-anchored news from 6.30- 9am with Abby Eden. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Here is a part of what Aragon wrote on Facebook. Amanda Cochran is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist. 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. . 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. He took over the seat vacated by Bill Balleza who retired at the beginning of 2020. She did some freelance work for Fox 26 KRIV 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. pic.twitter.com/oGhlS5SAGu, Vanessa Richardson joins Houston Rockets TV, Vanessa Richardson and Paul Gallant replace Charlie Pallilo at ESPN 97.5. joined KHOU-TV in January 2008 as an investigative reporter and fill-in anchor. HOUSTON - KPRC 2 reporter Bill Spencer does not have a wardrobe malfunction -- his ties were cut for a reason. Stepping away from a main anchor job, while a difficult decision, is a small price to pay for family. Blue Dogs, Scholarship Fund." Gutierrez will also anchor KPRC 2 News at 5PM with Lauren Freeman. Anousah Rasta joined KPRC-TV as a reporter in October 2014 and later as a weekend morning anchor. She is a graduate of The College of New Jersey with a degree in Communications and is fluent in Spanish. Report: Houston is the No. In a statement regarding Freeman's retirement, Lane said: "Shes been a great team member and leader in the newsroom. Zubowski was previously a reporter and fill-in anchor at Phoenix's KTVK-TV. "I've always had a passion for acting and performing," he said Monday in a phone interview. 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. 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.. UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022Rose-Ann Aragon announced on Facebook she is now working for Microsoft. News stations don't typically like to promote the leaving of any anchors or reporters, especially if they decide to jump ship to a rival outlet. "I never thought I'd make that jump from (market) 125 to what, at the time, was number 10." A self-described cinephile, Balogun joined KPRC as a reporter in November. During the 19801982 run of the NBC soap opera. 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. After ten years on the job, Cerota left for KPRC 2 in an anchor/reporter position. About. His last day at the station will be Aug. 3. After a freelance stint at WFAA, she is now an anchor/reporter at WSB TV in Atlanta, Georgia. I start on 12/15. I'll be focusing on health, book reviews, educational stories, parenting, and even some home decor.". NOTE: The "Nightbeat" designation was used again to distinguish late newscasts beginning in the 1990s. If you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. KPRC STL tower off of U.S. Route 59in the Greater Sharpstown area ofHouston, Texas. She starts on Jan. 10. Joined KPRC 2 in October. You can read the note below. He left the station on March 24, 2017 and is now anchoring at Memphis' WREG-TV. This is a carousel. Two of KRPC 2's most beloved anchors, Christine Nol and Lauren Freeman, both recently announced their exits from the Houston news station. joined KTRK-TV in 1976 as a reporter and later an anchor. Draloc, Inc. Please know that Ive approached each day with excellence. Anyone else remembers Tranzana Halstead-Moreno, who used to do weekend morning newscasts for KPRC-TV from 1999 until 2003 ? Hey guys. Previously, she was a news anchor for Charlotte's WBTV-TV. KPRC began construction of its DTV transmission facilities in 1997. Station gm Jerry Martin sent an email to staff announcing the move. The British-born, San Antonio-raised journalist went to college in Houston and previously worked for Fox 26. 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. 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.