Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

Chron columnist embraces gossip, innuendo

June 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

The latest piece from Chronicle metro/state columnist Rick Casey contains this stellar bit of work: Unfortunately, I was unable to reach Jefferson on Tuesday, partly because by the time Keel and Ellis told at length

Report details more problems with HPD crime lab

June 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Roma Khanna and Steve McVicker report on the latest damning revelations about the HPD crime lab: Houston Police Department crime lab analysts fabricated findings in at least four drug cases, an independent investigator

Pithy thoughts on "olds"

May 31, 2005 Kevin Whited

I rolled back into town last night from nearly a week of camping, and am pleased to see that Anne’s held down the fort wonderfully. Indeed, her radio appearance was so good I might well

An early jump on the weekend

May 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

I’m getting an early jump on the weekend, away from the internet. Anne Linehan will be posting while I’m away, and will also be doing the BizRadio1320 show this Saturday, so be sure to tune

James Howard Gibbons: The tough, smart LiveJournalist!

May 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

Chronicle editorial page editor James Howard Gibbons has posted another Editorial LiveJournal entry on his editorial page today. Sure, he can call it a Sounding Board article, but any column that uses “I” as much

Mayor White unveils budget proposal

May 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles has filed an early report on Mayor White’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year: The $1.69 billion preliminary budget — a five percent increase over the current fiscal year that

Barron examines latest sports talk radio ratings

May 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

The first Arbitron ratings are out since KBME-790’s flip to its current sports talk format, and the station appears to be doing well. The Chronicle‘s David Barron examines the numbers: The broadest audience measurement, persons

KPRC-950 drops Newsweek radio program

May 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

Ken Charles, regional vice president of programming for Clear Channel Houston, has announced that as of this past Sunday, he has pulled the program Newsweek on the Air from KPRC-950. Charles says that the program

Student asks city to fight murders, shootings, other crime

May 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

We can now add a high-school student troubled about rampant crime in his southwest Houston neighborhood to the blogHOUSTON chorus wondering when Mayor White and his council plan to address the Houston Police Department’s manpower

Hines issues a correction, retreats to France

May 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Coven-obsessed D.C. columnist issued a correction today for that embarrassing gaffe from last week’s column: My Wednesday column about the “nuclear option” contained the wrong supermajority normally required in the Senate to cut