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KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley to retire on June 28, 2024: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/05/15/forecast-for-houston-weather-icon-frank-billingsley-retirement/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/frank-billingsley-weatherman-leaving-houston-kprc-19458258.php

I'm surprised that Antenna TV and Rewind TV are not included in their FAST service.

Former KNBC sportscaster Fred Roggin will join KMIR-TV (NBC Palm Springs) on January 2, 2024. He'll host his own program called The Roggin Report. https://nbcpalmsprings.com/2023/12/21/the-roggin-report-coming-to-nbc-palm-springs-january-2nd/

From January 2023, former KNBC weathercaster Fritz Coleman's Media Path Podcast featuring Kelly Lange:

Some KPRC-TV videos from 1980: Big 2 News Conference (5/4/1980) https://texasarchive.org/2022_00065?b=0 Big 2 News at Ten (8/13/1980; erroneously says from 9/13/80, Hurricane Bonnie mentioned in weather segment was in August) https://texasarchive.org/2022_00054?b=0 Big 2 News (9/14/1980) https://texasarchive.org/2022_00081?b=0 KPRC-TV’s newscasts became 2News (said as Channel 2 News on-air) not too long after 9/14/80.

KAGS-LD in Bryan/College Station has been simulcasting newscasts from KCEN in Waco/Temple for some time now. https://www.kagstv.com/video/news/live_stream/kags-at-10/499-3a8c3d61-df79-4b4c-8e61-3842f1108c01 https://www.kagstv.com/tv-listings

Some KPRC promos from 1982 (including some for 2NEWS):

Talk show featuring KNBC news anchor Kelly Lange and screenwriter/TV producer Gail Parent. The Kelly and Gail show aired on KNBC during the 1990-91 television season: More videos of the Kelly and Gail show are on Gail Parent's YouTube page.

KABC-TV report on Hare Krishna from November 1982:

KPRC 2 traffic reporter Anavid Reyes will depart the station in April: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpdcRAHpkJb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Also in April, Scripps' ABC station KRHD in Bryan/College Station will switch from channel 40 to channel 15: https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2023/03/15-abc-debuts-on-krhd-bcs-in-april.html

Former Today in L.A. (KNBC) weathercaster Christopher Nance had died in October 2021. His daughter, Noella Bergener, was on the “The Real Housewives of Orange County.” https://www.ocregister.com/2021/12/01/the-newest-real-housewives-of-orange-county-star-had-a-fairy-tale-life-then-it-fell-apart/

KPRC Channel 2 News Update from September 1980:

Former KNBC sportscaster Ross Porter visits virtually with former KNBC anchor Kelly Lange:

Challenger Disaster coverage from KABC-TV in Los Angeles (starts at 14:22): Challenger Disaster coverage from KGO-TV in San Francisco (with an appearance by Bob Boudreaux of KTRK-TV in Houston):

KTRK Sunday Night Newscast open and top story from September 1981: KNBC aircheck with some promos and NightLive news opening from November 1992:

Another one from KNBC is heading to KPRC-TV. Daniella Guzman will return to KPRC and replace Dominique Sachse on KPRC's 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. newscasts. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/11/01/kprc-2-welcomes-daniella-guzman-back-to-houston-news/%3foutputType=amp

Former KPRC-TV traffic reporter Jennifer Reyna will be joining KHOU-TV. Her first day will be on November 1st. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.khou.com/amp/article/about-us/jennifer-reyna-khou-11/285-da8bbb1b-05ea-42cb-bf68-1a38daeb1d85

Anthony Yanez is returning to KPRC after six years at KNBC. His first day back on KPRC will be on September 6th: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/07/19/kprc-2-welcomes-long-time-meteorologist-anthony-yanez-back-to-houstons-morning-news/ Eric Braate departed KPRC in late August for WNBC in New York City: https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2021/08/eric-braate-leaves-kprc.html In the meantime, former KTRK weathercaster Casey Curry has been lending a helping hand on KPRCs weekend newscasts:

KTRK traffic reporter Kathrine Whaley will depart the station to spend more time with her family. Her last day is March 25th. https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2021/03/katherine-whaley-leaves-abc13-ktrk.html?fbclid=IwAR2j7PCHxcvxfYJDwbKKLJe4NsXX_iIEufqIM82M7xROfq4kv1QR-raR54w

Former CBS News correspondent Maggie Rodriguez has joined WFLA-TV in Tampa, where she has been named the new co-host of their local program Daytime. https://www.wfla.com/daytime/maggie-rodriguez-named-co-host-of-daytime/

KCBS' Live at 5 in 1986 with Jess Marlow, Colleen Williams and consumer editor Tom Vacar:

WCIV-DT2 should do the same thing and drop "ABC 4" for ABC Charleston or ABC 8 (WCIV-DT2's cable position)

From forty years ago today, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster:

Former KHOU anchor Lisa Hernandez has been named as Taniya Wright's replacement: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/04/21/lisa-hernandez-to-co-anchor-kprc-2-morning-newscast/%3foutputType=amp

Taniya Wright has departed from KPRC-TV. Whether she resigned or was dismissed is currently unclear; the station did not make an official comment. https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2020/04/taniya-wright-leaves-kprc-2.html Her bio has been removed from KPRC's website this afternoon. https://www.click2houston.com/team/