Blue Dogs Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Good Morning HAIF family. Here's a Discussion Megathread on Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) Where is Kaitlin Monte ? She hasn't been seen on TV in a long while. Now Mike McGuff of mikemcguff.com mentioned a few weeks ago that Monte was on vacation, but there hasn't been any new developments since. Her recent post on Instagram from June 15th: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1sdtxJqHy/ Is Kaitlin coming back to Fox 26 or what ? @J Money @G33kn @H-Town @K.C.Y. @W. Ruiz @Fabianna @e_mathews @S Bennett @D Hightower @C. Nevill @MikeRichardson @ChannelTwoNews @fahadmp @gabe116 @Gabby @H-Town Genius @j_cuevas713 Edited August 1, 2022 by Blue Dogs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) BREAKING NEWS: Kaitlin Monte officially leaves Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston after 6 years. https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2022/08/kaitlin-monte-leaves-fox-26-houston.html?m=1 Bold Prediction: Rashi Vats will be her permanent replacement & Kaitlin will head back home to NY St, possibly working at Fox News. Edited August 1, 2022 by Blue Dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 Fox 26's Isiah Carey's script on the inflation crisis impact has been getting lots of press lately: https://www.lmtonline.com/news/houston-texas/article/Houston-anchor-Isiah-Carey-inflation-delicate flower-slap-17348813.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 Live-stream of Fox 26's "Parent to Parent" with Rashi Vats: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 "The Nightcap" with Carolyn Sanchez debuts next Monday night 11:30 PM CST. https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2022/09/Nightcap-Carolina-Sanchez-fox-26.html?m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) This came out of nowhere,but Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston reporter Tiffany Justice has left the station. https://www.instagram.com/p/ClPZaYjpr7Q/ https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2022/11/tiffany-justice-leaves-fox-26-houston.html?m=1 Edited November 30, 2022 by Blue Dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Segment from "The Nightcap": Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 @editor @Vhammonds @ChannelTwoNews @HTOWN LIVE @Gabby @j_cuevas713 Caroline Collins will be doing 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM newscasts with Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston beginning January 2nd, 2023. She'll also be doing "The News Edge: Early Edition" 6:00 PM & "The News Edge" 10:00 PM. How long do y'all think Caroline stays with Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston ? A.) 6 years B.) 12 years C.) 20 years D.) Too Soon to Tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 12/26/2022 at 6:16 PM, Blue Dogs said: @editor @Vhammonds @ChannelTwoNews @HTOWN LIVE @Gabby @j_cuevas713 Caroline Collins will be doing 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM newscasts with Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston beginning January 2nd, 2023. How long do y'all think Caroline stays with Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston ? A.) 6 years B.) 12 years C.) 20 years D.) Too Soon to Tell I'm going with option E: I have no idea. I've been trying to watch more local TV news lately, but it's just the same old thing on every channel. And not even the "same old thing" as in they all cover the same stories. I mean the same old thing I used to put on the local news when I was doing it almost 25 years ago. Another random shooting. Another random fire. Another random outrage group trying to make a name for itself and mug for the camera. Same old stuff from day to day. It seems like the consultants have convinced local news directors to shift from "News that matters" to "New you can use" to "Here's what you should be afraid of today!" The only difference between now and 25 years ago is that now, there's traffic in the evening newscasts. Who is that for? With the exception of the morning news, people don't turn on the TV to see what the traffic is like. Even if they did, by the time they got in their car and on the freeway, the traffic has changed. Traffic is just filler content because it's cheaper than hiring more writers and reporters. Also, where are the news helicopters? As far as I can tell, only 13 has one. It used to be that every station except 26 and 39 had one. And 39's excuse was that it was a startup and the owners made the news director choose between a satellite truck and a helicopter. The only station doing anything different is KHOU, but even that is superficial. It's at least visually different, even though it's a standard package that's used at all of its owners' stations. Every other station is putting out news using the same methods, the same visuals, the same rundowns as when I was doing it. The best local news in Houston these days is the dead tree edition of the Chronicle, which is really not saying very much. Seriously, how many hamburger reviews does one city need? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 2:49 PM, editor said: I'm going with option E: I have no idea. I've been trying to watch more local TV news lately, but it's just the same old thing on every channel. And not even the "same old thing" as in they all cover the same stories. I mean the same old thing I used to put on the local news when I was doing it almost 25 years ago. Another random shooting. Another random fire. Another random outrage group trying to make a name for itself and mug for the camera. Same old stuff from day to day. It seems like the consultants have convinced local news directors to shift from "News that matters" to "New you can use" to "Here's what you should be afraid of today!" The only difference between now and 25 years ago is that now, there's traffic in the evening newscasts. Who is that for? With the exception of the morning news, people don't turn on the TV to see what the traffic is like. Even if they did, by the time they got in their car and on the freeway, the traffic has changed. Traffic is just filler content because it's cheaper than hiring more writers and reporters. Also, where are the news helicopters? As far as I can tell, only 13 has one. It used to be that every station except 26 and 39 had one. And 39's excuse was that it was a startup and the owners made the news director choose between a satellite truck and a helicopter. The only station doing anything different is KHOU, but even that is superficial. It's at least visually different, even though it's a standard package that's used at all of its owners' stations. Every other station is putting out news using the same methods, the same visuals, the same rundowns as when I was doing it. The best local news in Houston these days is the dead tree edition of the Chronicle, which is really not saying very much. Seriously, how many hamburger reviews does one city need? I'm amazed that Fox 26 has NOT picked a permanent replacement for Christy'ann Uribe, who was the Weekday Traffic Anchor before she left. I know Coco Dominguez briefly did Traffic during 5:00 PM newscasts before she moved to doing "The Buzz" entertainment segments. I still like to know if Jose Grinan & Denise Middleton are coming back ? 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 2:49 PM, editor said: Also, where are the news helicopters? As far as I can tell, only 13 has one. It used to be that every station except 26 and 39 had one. And 39's excuse was that it was a startup and the owners made the news director choose between a satellite truck and a helicopter. 26 was pretty well known for having one back in the day. They kept it up in the air during the morning news to cover traffic when the big-3 had gone to their national programs. I think Todd Duplantis was the one that did the reports from in the sky back then. For whatever reason, I still remember their commercials tagline: "Don't Drive Before You See It Live..." There was some notoriety attached to their chopper as well. I recall it crashed west of Downtown one night after their newscast had ended around the end of 2000 or so. Montrose area, maybe? I also recall recording the event as they stuck with it for at least a couple of hours, so it's on a tape in a box of mine somewhere. It was later replaced. Like pretty much every station in town at some point, Don Armstrong was their traffic guy later on. I don't recall if he's on 11 or 13 now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingen Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 8/1/2022 at 5:00 PM, Blue Dogs said: BREAKING NEWS: Kaitlin Monte officially leaves Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston after 6 years. https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2022/08/kaitlin-monte-leaves-fox-26-houston.html?m=1 Bold Prediction: Rashi Vats will be her permanent replacement & Kaitlin will head back home to NY St, possibly working at Fox News. Still lives in Houston and works for Wounded Warrior now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 2:21 PM, stingen said: Still lives in Houston and works for Wounded Warrior now. Now that's good news to hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 Denise Middleton is BACK on Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston according to Mike McGuff of mikemcguff.com https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2023/04/denise-middleton-returns-to-fox-26.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 BREAKING: JONATHAN MARTIN LEAVING FOX 26 KRIV-TV HOUSTON AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2023/04/jonathan-martin-to-leave-fox-26-houston.html https://www.instagram.com/p/CrQ6WS0MAcZ/ Big question is who's going to replace Martin ? Will they stick with Rashi Vats & Caroline Collins being the co-anchors for the 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM newscasts or will they go outside the box & hire someone else to fill Martin's job ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 Final Sign-Off from Jonathan Martin on Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) BREAKING NEWS: JOSE GRINAN RETIRING FROM FOX 26 KRIV-TV HOUSTON AFTER 30 YEARS AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH We knew this was bound to happen one way or another, but after 30 years, Weekday Morning anchor Jose Grinan will be retiring from the Fox O&O Station effective at the end of next month. https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2023/05/jose-grinan-to-retire-from-fox-26.html https://www.instagram.com/p/CsCbVrGrqvM/ Big question is who'll replace Grinan on Weekday Mornings ? Will they go inside Fox 26 & find an easy replacement OR will they go outside of Houston & TX by looking nationwide ? @ChannelTwoNews @editor @Edith Adam Edited May 12, 2023 by editor Edited due to copyright. Remember to summarize and link. Don't copy and paste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 It's the end of an era: Sports Director Mark Berman will be retiring from Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston after 37 years with the Fox O&O Station effective June 12th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 End of an era, indeed. Berman's the last of that generation of local sportscasters, and hopefully will enjoy a well-deserved retirement. As an aside, after reading that tweet I can't help wondering if GM D'Artagnan Bebel has three brothers named Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 I first hear Mark Berman on KIKK-FM when he was Barry Warner's sidekick 40+ years ago. That was some of the best sports programming ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted May 17, 2023 Author Share Posted May 17, 2023 On 5/13/2023 at 5:45 PM, mkultra25 said: End of an era, indeed. Berman's the last of that generation of local sportscasters, and hopefully will enjoy a well-deserved retirement. As an aside, after reading that tweet I can't help wondering if GM D'Artagnan Bebel has three brothers named Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Any chance Nate Griffin gets the job replacing Berman ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 Gabby Hart's emotional abandoned baby story: https://twitter.com/GabbyHartNews/status/1661198619750400001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 Sports Director Mark Berman has officially signed off after 37 years with Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston. Here's a video segment of Fox 26 Morning After Show: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted June 25, 2023 Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 Friday, June 23rd, 2023: Sign-Off from Weekeday Morning Anchor Jose Grinan on Friday morning as he ends his broadcasting career after 30 years with Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 Friday, June 23rd, 2023: Live Stream of the Fox 26 After Show celebrating the retirement of long-time Weekday Morning Anchor Jose Grinan: https://www.facebook.com/fox26houston/videos/242607101847676 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 @Blue Dogs You seem to have a keen interest in KRIV. Are you a current/former employee, or just a fan? I knew a couple of former 26 employees who remembered their time there very fondly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 6/28/2023 at 11:12 AM, editor said: @Blue Dogs You seem to have a keen interest in KRIV. Are you a current/former employee, or just a fan? I knew a couple of former 26 employees who remembered their time there very fondly. I'm a fan of Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston. My cousin, who's from Houston told me that he noticed Taslin Alfonso bringing up her time with Fox 26 including her great memories with Jose Grinan on the Weekday Morning newscast, etc., during an interview with Melissa Wilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share Posted September 4, 2023 Meteorologist Lena Maria Arango leaving Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston after just two years with the Fox O&O Station. Arango said she'll be staying in Houston. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/meteorologist-lena-arango-leaving-fox-26-houston-18345870.php Wondering who'll take Arango's place 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 Aaron Fernandez-Wische has been named VP Content Creation & Distribution for Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston according to Mike McGuff of mikemcguff.com https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2023/10/aaron-fernandez-wische-named-fox-26.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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