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Election on TV: S.A.’s Scott and Norah; Stewart-Colbert, more
TV's election night faces SAN ANTONIO – When it comes to TV’s election night coverage, 9 p.m. seems to be the witching hour — but which network should you watch? A brief roundup of broadcast...
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WOAI radio cuts! News vet among casualties
SAN ANTONIO – It’s more like unhappy holidays for some San Antonio radio voices. The local iHeartMedia Christmas-month cuts seem to be mounting. Several from WOAI-AM’s news team are the latest...
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New S.A. TV forecaster has NBC experience, radiant smile
SAN ANTONIO — WOAI-TV finally has hired a permanent weathercaster to handle Albert Flores’ old morning post after viewers have been treated to half a year of fill-in forecasters. Moreover, the new hire...
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S.A. radio legend dead at 93
SAN ANTONIO – Whenever I’d watch Les Nessman on “WKRP in Cincinnati,” I’d think fondly of San Antonio’s own farm and ranch icon, Bill McReynolds. But unlike the fictional Ohio-based farm reporter who...
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New Year’s on TV! Anchor is S.A.’s answer to Dick Clark
Beamer, other New Year's Eve hosts SAN ANTONIO — You could call him San Antonio’s answer to Dick Clark. . .or a local — and taller — version of Ryan Seacrest. Year after year, San Antonio anchorman...
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Sweeps debut! KENS-TV opts for sexy ‘swingers’
KENS-TV's 'swingers' report SAN ANTONIO – Mercy! After KENS-TV was slapped last sweeps period with what could be called one of its worst ratings showings for local news – it fell to No. 3 in some...
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Super Bowl sets ratings record and was mega-hit in S.A.
Game photos: Super Bowl XLIX SAN ANTONIO – It was a spectacular ratings touchdown — both locally and nationally. This year’s adrenaline-pumping Super Bowl, complete with a dramatic finish by the...
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S.A. news vet leaving WOAI-TV — again
WOAI reporter's fitness journey SAN ANTONIO – You could call WOAI-TV news veteran Randy Escamilla a human boomerang — considering all the times he’s left the station and come back. Escamilla’s latest...
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Major anchor, weather changes at WOAI/KABB
Past, present anchors at WOAI/KABB ANTONIO – WOAI/KABB is introducing a new weekend team that will lead the newscasts on both stations. That’s right, both stations. The anticipated anchor-sharing is...
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S.A. TV panic! Where are missing anchors?
Missing S.A. anchors SAN ANTONIO – It never fails. When viewers notice their favorite anchors have been missing from their usual newscasts for days on end, they push the panic button. Next stop? My...
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S.A. radio talk host gets sax-y
S.A. radio's Joe 'Pags' SAN ANTONIO – Most know Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo as a San Antonio talk show host whose political leanings are well to the right. There’s a whole other side to radio pundit Pags,...
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S.A.’s new husband-wife TV news duo
WOAI-TV's news couple SAN ANTONIO – Local TV recently gained a new morning traffic reporter — and her new job comes with a fun distinction. She’s now part of the city’s only husband-and-wife team on...
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S.A. dancers up next on NBC’s ‘Talent’
'AGT': S.A. and Texas acts SAN ANTONIO – Keep an eye out for a San Antonio-based Latin dance group on the upcoming edition of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” The local hoofers will be part of Tuesday’s...
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Is KENS-TV’s Lucero the child of S.A. anchor legend?
Sarah Lucero and Martha Buchanan SAN ANTONIO – It’s happened for years to both KENS-TV anchorwoman Sarah Lucero and Martha Buchanan, the S.A. television news legend of the 1960s and ‘70s. People keep...
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Another S.A. TV pregnancy! WOAI couple shares happy news
Claudia Garofalo SAN ANTONIO – The mystery of the missing morning TV personality has been solved. Claudia Garofalo vanished from her traffic reporter post on WOAI/KABB a several weeks back for a...
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Two S.A. TV staples jumping to new jobs
S.A. TV gains and losses SAN ANTONIO – Two lovely San Antonio television staples are jumping to exciting new gigs. One even bagged a television news job at the ABC-owned station in the country’s No. 2...
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S.A. legends, current voices make radio hall of fame
2015 S.A. Radio Hall of Fame SAN ANTONIO – A bevy of impressive local radio personalities got inducted into the San Antonio Radio Hall of Fame on Saturday. Among those honored were two who are still...
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A new baby for S.A. TV news couple!
WOAI-TV's news couple SAN ANTONIO – Their long wait is finally over. The reward, an early Christmas present, arrived Tuesday night. That’s when WOAI-TV morning news couple Mike and Claudia Garofalo...
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Another San Antonio TV newscast to bow in January
S.A.'s midday newscasts SAN ANTONIO — If you think the market already is saturated with local TV news, you’ll love today’s announcement: Another news half-hour will launch in San Antonio on Jan. 25....
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Death of San Antonio radio staple touches many
Betsy Britton through the years SAN ANTONIO — Members of San Antonio’s radio community are grieving over the loss of one of their own. S.A. radio’s Betsy Britton. Photo courtesy of Saundra Reyna....
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