Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

blogHOUSTON gathering rescheduled for June 7

June 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

The blogHOUSTON gathering has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 7. We’ll meet up for Happy Hour at Byzantio on West Gray, starting at 5 pm and going until we’re tired. Byzantio has various Greek snacks,

Hoffman: Koch returns to double duty on KTRK

June 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Ken Hoffman comments on a recent quiet reshuffling of KTRK-13’s morning news broadcast: A few years ago, I had lunch with the general manager of a station. We were talking about Channel 13’s

TXDOT to boost Spur speed limit, Deathramp 527 danger

June 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

Remember when Spur 527 began to re-open in phases, and immediately people began complaining about the dangerous new entrance ramp from Milam to the Spur (and on to the Southwest Freeway)? Some of us named

Chron copy editors called out on corrections page

June 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

From time to time, we’ve seen errors in the Chronicle that we’ve suspected of being introduced by editors, something we’ve had confirmed more than once by reporters. Some of those reporters must be getting pretty

Officer who criticized HPD chase policy fired

June 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRH-740 and the KHOU-11 news blog were two of the first news outlets to report yesterday that Tom Nixon has been fired by the Houston Police Department. Officer Nixon got himself in hot water when

City settles one lawsuit, prepares to bring another

June 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Dan Feldstein reports that the city recently settled a case that challenged the city’s affirmative-action contracting programs: Ten years ago, sod and seed subcontractor Robert Kossman made front-page news by saying the city

KHOU films brazen parking-pay-station thieves downtown

June 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 apparently caught a man robbing one of the pay stations located in a downtown parking lot: A KHOU photographer taped Yevik’s lot in the wee hours of Friday morning and recorded video of a

Elam interviews Shelley Sekula-Gibbs

June 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

Chris Elam has posted an interview with Shelley Sekula-Gibbs conducted at the State Republican Convention, where Dr. Sekula-Gibbs is touting her Congressional candidacy. The Doctor-Councilwoman seems determined to get the message out regarding her recent

Local talker/pol expands reach to Dallas

June 1, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack reports that local talker and pol Dan Patrick has bought a Dallas radio station: Dan Patrick, whose years as a conservative radio pundit helped him win a Republican state Senate nomination,

Clemens signs?

May 31, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Giff Neilsen is reporting that Roger Clemens has signed with the Astros, and that the deal will be announced at an 11 am press conference. That’s great news for the Astros.