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  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Googling Santorum: The Chron's TexasSparkle Makes a Horrifying Discovery

    TexasSparkle is the highlight of the Houston Chronicle's "Anyone Can Blog" page. Kathleen McKinley is her real name, and she's a person who thinks Sarah Palin is a serious individual, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh make sense, etc., etc. Her bio says she is a "co-host [of] SmartGirlNation on FTRadio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Glen Rice Allegedly Slept with Sarah Palin (w/ VIDEO)

    Sarah Palin in her Michigan-fan days.​Okay, I'll admit that might have been the most duplicitous headline of a post ever, not because Sarah Palin and Glen Rice didn't sleep together (They apparently did, back in the late '80's. More on that in a minute) but because the "w/ VIDEO" would seem to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Comment of the Day: The Death of News Radio in Houston

    ​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    KTRH All But Says Goodbye to News, Welcomes More Right-Wing Blather

    The Houston Chronicle's David Barron just reported that longtime KTRH news anchors J.P. Pritchard and Lana Hughes are leaving the station in favor of new hosts Mike Patrick and Lois Melkonian. In case you need an introduction to Mike Patrick, check out the above video where he personifies the term ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Bill O'Reilly, Battle Rapper: The Blowhard's Illest Beefs

    "I got dirt on you, doggy!" ​Pac and Biggie... Nas and Jigga... Bill O'Reilly and every rapper who has had some commercial success. You can't exclude O'Reilly from battle rap, he is a heavy-hitting contender in the hip-hop arena. Remember when he insisted that people boycott Pepsi products be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Donald Trump, Bible-Hoarder: The "Very Nice" Places He Keeps Them

    People just keep giving him Bibles​I hate to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but does anyone else think that Donald Trump's "presidential campaign" is nothing more than a clever ruse to publicize his television show, NBC's Celebrity Apprentice? I know, I sound like a crazed nut right now wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    KIAH's "NewsFix": The Anticipated TV News Revolution Begins Saturday, But We Won't Be Covering It

    What NewsFix is...will be revealed Saturday​The world, or at least that portion of it peopled by journalists, is mightily anticipating Channel 39's Saturday night newscast. Why would they care about a weekend newscast that Houston barely watches? Because most of them will be gleefully hoping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Ally ASL Goes National Via ABC News, Yahoo!

    ​Rocks Off is a modest sort of music blog. We generally need both of our arms for typing, so we don't want to risk breaking one of them patting ourselves on the back. But once in a while, through hard work, dumb luck or (most often) some combination of the two, we push over the first domino in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Hard Freeze Tonight: The Only Tips You Will Ever Need (As Long As It Stays Warm)

    Don't forget to wrap your icicles​There are hard-freeze warnings for tonight in the Houston area. That means Houston must brace itself for an overwhelming barrage of tips on how to deal with temperatures in the 20s, or maybe the very low 30s. There are tips like the first one on KHOU's list, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Jerome Gray Out At Channel 2, Report Says

    Photo from KPRCJerome Gray: Contract not renewed​Jerome Gray, who has been a TV presence in Houston for more than 20 years, has told the Houston Chronicle that KPRC is not renewing his contract. Gray has been the co-anchor on the station's 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts; he came over from KHOU i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Channel 39 Will No Longer Be Like The Onion's TV News

    ONN's Brandon Armstrong: not wanted in Houston​Big, bold changes are coming to television news in Houston. For the fourth, fifth, 18th time? Who knows?Next up in the bold-changes batting box will be Channel 39, KIAH, which is owned by the Tribune Company. And the Tribune Company has a "chief innov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    What Rhymes With Anahuac? We Ask The Rapping Weatherman

    Nick Kosir, Beaumont's Rapping Weatherman, has a posse​We wrote about Beaumont's rapping weatherman Nick Kosir last week, and as we mentioned then, we weren't the first to do so. ESPN2's Sports Nation, The Huffington Post and the ever-illustrious Ryan Seacrest have all recognized Kosir for his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Teenage Werewolves: A City's Shame

    The above clip is not from The Onion; it may be from the files of Teens Pulling Pranks On Reporters.At any rate, you owe it to yourself to watch these marvelous four minutes from a San Antonio news station.And then read the comments that the clip brought forth from Gawker, after the jump.

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2009

    Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders LIVE

    Elizabeth Vargas takes audiences onto the battlefield

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Channel 39's Anchor Wants You To Watch Her (Doing The News, Possibly)

    ​For a couple of weeks now, commuters on the Loop near Meyerland have been seeing a billboard featuring a lovely looking black woman leaning seductively into the camera, a come-hither look on her face, with the caption "Watch me at 9." Her autographed first name just increases the intimate intensi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Beyonce Scheduled to Perform at Michael Jackson Memorial

    Daniel Kramer ABC News is reporting that Beyonce, who sang tributes to Michael Jackson at her Toyota Center concert and at New Orleans' Essence Music Festival over the weekend, will perform at Jackson's funeral in Los Angeles this afternoon. Also expected to attend are Justin Timberlake, P Diddy, Sm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Houston's Top Ten Female TV Reporters, Based On A Highly Scientific And Professional System

    Our own Miss Pop Rocks wrote an entry some time ago about the Secret Lives of Houston's Hottest Male Newscasters, which seemed...incomplete to me somehow.I wasn't sure of the exact problem until she followed it up with the admission of her crush on KPRC's Jennifer Reyna, then I realized that by not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Missing NASA Tool Bag Found! Launch A Rescue Mission!

    The famous $100,000 tool bag lost by an astronaut on the current shuttle mission has been found!And no, not by that nut from Minnesota who's been calling media outlets all over to say the bag is up for sale on eBay.It's been found in space, streaking through the night.An amateur astronomer in Ontari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Fox Calls It For Obama. People Desperately Look Up How To Spell "Shadenfreude"

    The famous $100,000 tool bag lost by an astronaut on the current shuttle mission has been found!And no, not by that nut from Minnesota who's been calling media outlets all over to say the bag is up for sale on eBay.It's been found in space, streaking through the night.An amateur astronomer in Ontari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2008

    Darian Ward, Reporter (On "Friday Night Lights")

    The famous $100,000 tool bag lost by an astronaut on the current shuttle mission has been found!And no, not by that nut from Minnesota who's been calling media outlets all over to say the bag is up for sale on eBay.It's been found in space, streaking through the night.An amateur astronomer in Ontari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    Rappers and Republicans: Still the Same?

    The famous $100,000 tool bag lost by an astronaut on the current shuttle mission has been found!And no, not by that nut from Minnesota who's been calling media outlets all over to say the bag is up for sale on eBay.It's been found in space, streaking through the night.An amateur astronomer in Ontari ... More >>

  • Music

    June 12, 2008

    What Do Shepard Smith and Soulja Boy have in common?

    Wack's here to tell you: more than you might expect

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008

    Say It Ain’t So, Dr. Frank

    Wack's here to tell you: more than you might expect

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2008

    Houstoned Video: Texas Sinkhole

    Wack's here to tell you: more than you might expect

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    Straight Talk with World Net Daily

    Wack's here to tell you: more than you might expect

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Radio on the TV: Chamillionaire Debuts New Video

    Wack's here to tell you: more than you might expect

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2007

    That Man Makes a Mean Lemonade

    Wack's here to tell you: more than you might expect

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Sexy Newscaster

    Wack's here to tell you: more than you might expect

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003
  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003
  • Film

    May 22, 2003

    Power Play

    Jim Carrey goes from physical to metaphysical comedy in Bruce Almighty

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    Jailhouse Mock

    Pot calls kettle black! Tonight on KHOU!

  • News

    February 13, 2003

    Protesting Peace

    Plus: Been There, Din That; No Smut Glut; Cursory Check

  • News

    January 9, 2003

    Man of the Year

    If Chronicle coverage is any indication, Texans owner Bob McNair is 2002's VIP

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Local TV News Anchor

    Gina Gaston, KTRK-TV, Channel 13

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Delayed DeLay

    He didn't duck an airport mob

  • Culture

    May 10, 2001

    The Product

    Heath Ledger's in no rush to be a star. Why's everyone else in a hurry?

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    Booster Shot

    A proposed Medical Center project gets big, big play

  • Music

    November 23, 2000

    Volume, Volume, Volume

    COC may be edging toward the mainstream, but the metal specialists still refuse to conform

  • News

    October 19, 2000

    More of the Same

    Houston braces for an invasion of TV news

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    Rubber Fetish

    Glory days for KHOU and Anna Werner

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Local TV News Anchor

    Lisa Foronda, KHOU-TV Channel 11

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Weathercaster

    Chuck George, KPRC-TV Channel 2

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    Starting from Scratch

    Chuck George, KPRC-TV Channel 2

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Insider

    Unhappy Talk TV. At KHOU, the hit tune is "Take This Job and Shove It!"

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    In the Line of Fire

    During the Branch Davidian siege, a Waco TV reporter risked his life to help federal agents -- then was falsely accused of setting them up. Before the compound burned, his career was in ashes.

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    The Mean Spirit of Texas?

    Two veteran TV news reporters accuse Channel 11 of age discrimination

  • Film

    July 18, 1996

    Clonesome Blues

    No, says Multiplicity, you don't want to be two places at once

  • News

    March 9, 1995

    Pay TV

    Inside Houston tries to go inside your wallet

  • News

    September 8, 1994

    Changing Channels

    For decades, 13 ruled the Houston airwaves. Now 11 is coming on strong. Is KTRK's broadcast dynasty losing its hold?

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