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Mike McGuff of mikemcguff.com reported that Sally Ramirez was hired as KHOU-TV's new Executive News Director. She comes from TEGNA's KGW-TV in Portland, OR., where she had been working there since 2012. "We are thrilled to have Sally join us. She has a solid news background, a history of innovation & will be instrumental in transforming KHOU into a digital first newsroom," said Susan McEldoon, KHOU President & General Manager. She started her career in El Paso, TX as producer at KTSM-TV. She later worked as producer in Tucson, AZ's KVOA-TV & in Washington, D.C.'s WRC-TV. Ramirez also worked as an executive producer at WGN-TV in Chicago, IL & as a special projects producer in Sacramento, CA's KCRA-TV. She joined KGW-TV in 1998 as the station's executive producer before being promoted to assistant news director at the station. "I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining one of the finest group of journalists in the country. KHOU 11 has a long standing tradition of producing quality journalism on all platforms," Ramirez said. "Their solid investigative work has garnered national attention & awards throughout the years. I'm honored to lead this team." A native of Chicago, IL., Ramirez graduated from DePaul University in Chicago. She's married to Russ Lewis, the co-anchor of KGW Sunrise & has 2 teenage daughters. She'll begin her new job in mid-March & her husband, Russ will be joining the KHOU-TV on-air news team later this summer! http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2016/02/khou-11-sally-ramirez-news-director-russ-lewis-kgw.html

According to mikemcguff.com, Adam Bennett will be joining KHOU-TV & you can pretty much say that broadcasting the news runs in the Bennett family: http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2015/04/adam-bennett-joins-khou-11-from-keye.html http://www.khou.com/

For anyone who remembers the Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice protests in Houston, Texas during the mid 1980s, here's several clips of newscasts on Saturday, September 20, 1986 which consists of CBS 11, NBC 2 and Ch. 13 in that order:

Hello everyone. For those, who used to watch KHOU-TV back in the old days, here are list of former news anchors and reporters, who used to work at the CBS O&O station: Bill Balleza (now at KPRC-TV, NBC 2 since 1980) Steve Smith (retired) Marlene McClinton: walked out during the 5pm newscasts on live TV back in July 1999. Neil Frank (1987-2008): Retired Sylvan Rodriguez (1987-2000): deceased Claire Casedemont (messes up her last name) Felicia Jeter Dan Moody Vicente Arenas (now with CBS News in Miami) Courtney Zubowski-Haas Lucy Noland (2007-2011): later went to KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles and now in Philadelphia Lisa Foronda (1997-2006) Jerome Gray (later went to KPRC-TV NBC 2; now working with METRO) Gene Norman: mysteriously got sent packing for controversial tweet, calling Chita Johnson"Blondie". Giff Neilsen (now living in Utah) Lisa Chavarria (now with WFLD-TV Fox 32 Chicago) Nydia Han (weekends) in late 80s and early 90s Dan Meador (weather) Jessica Savitch Jeff McShan Butch Alsandor (Sports) If I've forgotten anyone, let me know.

With Courtney Zubowski and Katherine Whaley leaving KHOU-TV for "new opportunities". There's been rumors going on that some people don't like the Gannett ownership at KHOU and are leaving the station, changing things such as forcing reporters and others to carry their own stuff to do news reports, kicking out longtime people, who've been at formerly-owned Belo stations for 2 or 3 decades. There's also the part of demoting weekday or weeknight anchors to sideline reporters, which is considered an insult. What's y'all take on the ongoing turnover at Gannett stations such as KHOU ?

Ladies and gentlemen, it appears the DWI case against KHOU-TV CBS 11 morning news anchor Ron Trevino has been dismissed as of Monday according to the Harris County Clerk's office. The main reason for the dismissal was being marked "Other." http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2014/06/ron-trevinos-dwi-case-dismissed.html?m=1 http://www.khou.com/ KHOU-TV management still standing behind Trevino. Reaction from anyone regarding the DWI case against Trevino being dismissed?