June 2008 - Page 5 of 11

Hoffman: Baker nominated to Texas Radio Hall of Fame

June 19, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Ken Hoffman checks in on former local talker Chris Baker: Veteran radio talker Chris Baker, the only local host ever to host two different shows on two different stations (KTRH and KPRC) at

Preserving the old county courthouse won't be cheap

June 19, 2008 Anne Linehan

Earlier this week, KTRK-13’s Ted Oberg looked into the rising cost of restoring Harris County’s historic courthouse: Inside the building is been gutted in preparation for a $65 million restoration to eventually house just state

Today was "Dump the Pump Day"

June 19, 2008 Anne Linehan

METRO blogger Mary Sit wants us to give transit a try: [Thursday] is the third annual, national Dump the Pump Day in which transit agencies nationwide are urging people to take public transit, save gas

Continental announces move to Star Alliance

June 19, 2008 Kevin Whited

Continental Airlines today announced intentions to move from its current alliance with SkyTeam to the Star Alliance (which includes United, Lufthansa, and Air Canada, among others): Continental Airlines today announced that it intends to transition

Shakeup at KHCW-39 news

June 18, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Barron reports on big changes to KHCW-39’s news operation, as the station gets ready to expand its evening newscast: Sherry Williams and Alan Hemberger will be replaced by Steve Simon and Mia

Metro gets okay to build its toy (Lose an Eye, It's a Sport)

June 18, 2008 Kevin Whited

Cory Crow critiques METRO’s (and now Council’s) blurry vision of Houston transit/mobility (Lose an Eye, It’s a Sport).

Fun with Houston's Leading Information Source (Lone Star Times)

June 18, 2008 Kevin Whited

Matt Bramanti complains about the Chron‘s Sunday delivery service, and hints at a special project for people who receive unsolicited/unwanted copies of the newspaper (Lone Star Times).

METRO cops bug reporter, METRO vote today (ABC13.com Political Blog)

June 18, 2008 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Miya Shay describes how she and a KTRK cameraman were harassed by Tom Lambert’s finest at a light-rail station (ABC13.com Political Blog). It’s surprising METRO didn’t break out the elite counterterror strike force to

Real Time Crime Center needs another $1 million

June 18, 2008 Anne Linehan

At the Houston Politics blog, Carolyn Feibel notes a budget item for HPD: $1.06 million for additional software for HPD’s crime analysis center. That’s the Real Time Crime Center MayorWhiteChiefHurtt touted as better than CompStat.

KHOU: DPS ready to audit HPD; Mayor says no; Congressmen critical

June 17, 2008 Kevin Whited

Last night, KHOU-11’s Mark Greenblatt continued his reporting on HPD’s recent difficulties in reporting crimes accurately. To recap the earlier stories: In the last year, the 11 News Defenders have uncovered crime after crime that