Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

More birthday coverage for former Mayor Bob

March 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

Shelby Hodge reports on former Mayor Bob Lanier’s birthday bash: How sweet it was for former Mayor Bob Lanier — surrounded by 500 friends, praised on video by President George W. Bush along with 41

Fun Chron headlines – cont'd

March 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

Some Chron headlines are just too much fun to pass up: Area GLBT Center plans to have affair If heterosexuals can have affairs, why not everyone else?

Ratcliffe: DeLay knows some people

March 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle ran an odd story today from Austin bureau reporter R.G. Ratcliffe. The “news” of Ratcliffe’s report — to the extent I can figure it out — seems to be that Indian tribes in

Wayne is out of the building… for now

March 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Wayne Dolcefino rumor that we linked yesterday has now been confirmed by mainstream media, in the form of a Chronicle article by Bruce Westbrook: KTRK Channel 13 undercover reporter Wayne Dolcefino has gone under

Is Wayne Dolcefino out at KTRK?

March 16, 2005 Kevin Whited

Laurence Simon calls attention to a hot rumor on the message boards at TV Spy: Do not ever question the journalistic integrity of KTRK’s Undercover Reporter Wayne Dolcefino. For the past three months he and

HPD Chief says crime lab to be accredited soon

March 16, 2005 Kevin Whited

Police Chief Harold Hurtt said today that he anticipates Houston’s crime lab will be accredited within 90 days, according to AP coverage posted by KTRK-13: “I don’t think there will probably be another crime lab

Chronicle checks in on George Rodriguez

March 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today’s Chronicle carried an article on the case of George Rodriguez that, given past experience, set off warning bells. Here’s an excerpt: “I’m still not free,” Rodriguez says, squinting in the sun. “The DA considers

Tilman Fertitta talks gambling in Texas

March 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

blogHOUSTON favorite Bruce Nichols of the Dallas Morning News posts a good story on Houston restaurateur Tilman Fertitta, who seems to have been thinking quite a bit about gambling in Texas: If casino gambling comes

DeLay criticizes Washington Post over recent coverage

March 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R) came out swinging today, in a press conference devoted to smashing recent allegations and insinuations contained in a Washington Post column (picked up by the Chronicle here), and referenced

Thanks, blogHOUSTON readers

March 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

From time to time, bloggers and other alternative media point out that newspaper editors and publishers don’t always seem to have the highest regard for some of their most valuable readers. Until today, though, I