KPRC

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KPRC is a television station based in Houston, Texas, but broadcasts from Missouri City, Texas, where its transmitter is located. The station operates on analog channel 2 and digital channel 31. KPRC is affiliated with the NBC television network.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Noted personalities 3 External links

History

The station first broadcast on January 1, 1949, as KLEE-TV. It was the first television station in Houston and the 12th in the United States. The call letters were changed to KPRC (noted to stand for Kotton Port Rail Center) in 1950.

Because of its affiliation with NBC, KPRC was the first station in Houston to broadcast the first color program in Houston and was subsequently the first to broadcast in full color.

The station and its radio counterpart, KPRC-AM (which came on the air in 1952) were owned by H&C Communications; from their inception until 1994, when the stations were sold. KPRC-TV was acquired by the Washington Post Company. KPRC-AM is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications. In the early 2005 KPRC ratings went into a steep decline and never recovered. For most of the time since then, KPRC has been in third place behind KTRK and KHOU.

Noted personalities

Current personalities:

• Emily Akin, consumer reporter.
• Sara Allen, anchor.
• Phil Archer, reporter.
• Don Armstrong, traffic reporter/anchor.
• Robert Arnold, investigative reporter.
• Lisa Baldwin, anchor/reporter.
• Bill Balleza, anchor.
• Mary Benton, reporter.
• Frank Billingsley, chief meteorologist.
• Amy Davis, investigative reporter.
• Stephen Dean, investigative reporter.
• Wes Hohenstein, meteorologist.
• Cynthia Hunt, reporter.
• Linda Lorelle, anchor.
• Krista Marino, health reporter.
• Steve Mark, sports reporter.
• Khambrel Marshall, anchor.
• Randy McIlvoy, sports director.
• Rachel McNeill, anchor/reporter.
• Dominique Sachse, anchor.
• Anthony Yanez, meteorologist.
• Courtney Zavala, reporter.

Past personalities:

"Big 2 News" advertisement from TV Guide featuring Ron Stone.  The c.1972-1985 station logo is also visible. 

Larry Audas, anchor/reporter.

Kay Bailey, reporter. (Channel 2's first female reporter)

Jan Carson, anchor.

Jack Cato, reporter.

Pauline Chou, anchor/reporter.

Shern-Min Chow, anchor/reporter.

Doug Johnson, chief meteorologist.

Rob Johnson, anchor/reporter.

Brette Lea, anchor/reporter.

Gasia Mikaelian, anchor/reporter.

Bob Nicholas, anchor.

Dan O'Rourke, anchor/reporter.

Craig Roberts, sports director.

Janet Shamlian, anchor.

Orelon Sidney, meteorologist.

Steve Smith, anchor.

Ron Stone, anchor.

Chris Wragge, sports director.

External links

• Official site
• Snopes.com article about a KLEE-TV phantom broadcast