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Good Morning HAIF family. It looks like Jason Isbell got triggered & called out Fox 26 weekday morning anchor Sally MacDonald over a possible conflict of interest, when Isbell on Twitter put MacDonald on full-blast by mentioning MacDonald's ties to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion following the artist's cancellation of a Wednesday show at the venue. Isbell's record label, Southeastern Records, tweeted a statement confirming the cancellations Tuesday evening, stating the venue wouldn't comply with the artist's updated safety precautions asking venues to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 tests for entry. https://twitter.com/SoutheasternRec/status/1425223993745944583 Soon after, Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston weekday morning anchor Sally MacDonald offered a rebuttal to Southeastern Records' claims by replying with a graphic from Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion stating the issue that led to the cancellation was timing, rather than an unwillingness on part of the venue to introduce additional safety measures. https://twitter.com/SallyMacFox26/status/1425234853667160077 Isbell responded by strongly refuting MacDonald & the venue's version of events, stating that the owner of Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion refused to try to implement additional safety standards. Houston Twitter users were quick to note a certain link between MacDonald & the venue--namely that Sally MacDonald is the daughter of Jerry MacDonald, President & CEO of Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. https://twitter.com/Krisand74/status/1425286102353469452 https://twitter.com/JPughMI/status/1425288334671241216 Isbell also joined in on pointing out the blatant conflict of interest in reference to MacDonald & her family: https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell/status/1425283658836025347 https://www.chron.com/culture/music/article/Houston-Jason-Isbell-concert-Cynthia-Wood-Pavilion-16379190.php https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/jason-isbell-pushes-back-on-venue-s-reason-for-16380047 Let me know your thoughts on the situation including folks on Twitter calling out MacDonald for the potential conflict of interest.

Former Ch. 13 Meteorologist Casey Curry, who recently left the ABC O&O Station after 11 years, was seen today doing the weather segment for FOX 26 KRIV-TV during the 12:00 PM, Noon Newscasts with anchor Jose Grinan. As of September 20th, there's still NO word of whenever Lisa Vaughn will ever return over there. On Monday, Curry was guest co-hosting on NBC 2 KPRC-TV's "Houston Life" TV Show at the Galleria. It appears that every Houston TV Station is courting Curry very hard BIGLY & we'll find out soon where she lands. Where do y'all see her ending up & give me your thoughts ? http://mikemcuff.blogspot.com/2017/09/casey-curry-does-weather-on-fox-26-kriv.html

Ladies & Gentlemen, this comes as no surprise, but Natasha Geigel will be joining Fox 26 according to sources, who confirmed the story to Mike McGuff of mikemcguff.com. http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2016/03/natasha-geigel-joins-fox-26-kriv.html Reaction on the news development ?

Looks like the exodus of Fox 26 KRIV-TV continues. First we've seen Kristine Galvan leaving due to health concerns, then Caitlin Espinosa leaving for a job with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Department & now, we're seeing reporter Ashley Johnson leaving the Fox 26 family & going to WWOR-TV New Jersey! Is there something going on over there inside the station & how's it's being run? http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2016/01/fox-26s-ashley-johnson-is-leaving.html

First, we've seen Phillip Mena leaving KPRC-TV NBC 2 for ABC News & Jeremy Diesel leaving KHOU-TV CBS 11 for the private sector. Now Mike McGuff of mikemcguff.com has reported that Fox 26 reporter Maria Corrales is OUT at Fox 26 after only just 1 year with the station. McGuff also reported that Corrales' bio has been wiped clean from the Fox 26 website, her station's Facebook page deleted. Plus, there's no recent activity going on with her Twitter account. She joined Fox 26 in February 2014 after more than 8 years with Univision 45 KXLN-TV, where she worked both as a reporter & producer. Before that, she also worked as a Media Specialist/Bilingual Spokesperson for Harris County's Public Health & Environmental Services in Houston; she interned both with Telemundo 48 KTMD-TV & Ch. 13 KTRK-TV (ABC). She's also a Houston native & graduated from both Milby High School & the University of Houston. http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2015/04/maria-corrales-gone-from-fox-26-kriv.html Reaction on Corrales' exit from Fox 26 after just 1 year ?

Ladies & Gentlemen, we've got a new weather anchor for the weekend morning newscasts at Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston. Lindsey Day was hired by the station in helping starting your day on the station's weekend morning newscasts. She replaces Caitlin Espinosa, who left Fox 26 for health reasons and recently started her own YouTube channel earlier this year. Day comes from KOZL-TV Springfield, MO. Previously, she worked with WCTV-TV Tallahassee, FL. Her 1st day with Fox 26 on March 16th! http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2015/03/lindsey-day-joins-fox-26-kriv.html?m=1 http://www.myfoxhouston.com/ Reaction of Day joining the Fox 26 weather anchor team?

According to mikemcguff.com, Fox 26 weekend morning meteorologist Caitlin Espinosa is leaving the green screen for good & calling it a TV career after 8 years. "The past 6 months I have been dealing with personal health issues, & I took it as a sign to leave the TV industry," Espinosa told mikemcguff.com. "My health is good now but I need a job with fewer environmental stresses. The cold studio, long unusual hours really made things worse for me." Don't expect any goodbye videos for Espinosa just yet. She said that she signed a contract extension with Fox 26 to helping out until the station finds a replacement. McGuff heard other Houston weather people are interested in her job. http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2015/01/caitlin-espinosa-to-leave-fox-26-kriv-youtube.html?m=1 http://www.myfoxhouston.com/