Alana Gomez Dong November 30, 2009

Today was Alana Gomez Dong’s last day at KPRC…she’s heading to Boston. We wish her the best!
I finally made it out to a going away party. Usually, I am sleeping when they are going on. Cafe Adobe, good times.
Amanda used to work the morning shift; I still see her in the newsroom at times typing [...]

Local 2 Mornings and Today November 21, 2009

I have the BEST job and am so thankful for it!!

Houston Highways November 19, 2009

By popular demand…
I’ve created this list for those of you who are new to Houston. Welcome! Yes, it’s true and often confusing…every one of our freeways has “another name.” We have about 16 major highways which you can read more about by heading to wikipedia’s website.

Highway 6                          turns into FM 1960

Check Out The Smallest Art On Earth November 18, 2009

To read more about Willard Wigan…head to his website: http://www.willard-wigan.com/about-willard-wigan.aspx

Festival of Lights November 15, 2009

Right before Santa Claus parachuted from a plane…Frank and I were hanging out reading over scripts and saying hello to everyone. By the way, if you took a picture with Frank or me, you will be able to find those pictures on click2houston.com by the end of this week. I’ll post the link here.
UPDATE: THERE [...]

Frank Billingsley and Jen Reyna at Festival of Lights November 13, 2009

This Saturday will mark my first visit to The Festival Of Lights. It sounds awesome! I’ll be in the middle of Moody Gardens as Santa Claus makes an early visit to flip the switch…ta-da…ONE MILLION LIGHTS! May the holiday season begin.
There’s ice skating, ballet/performances and holiday films. It sounds like there’s a little something for [...]

WatchD.O.G.S-Dad’s Mentoring November 12, 2009

I met some wonderful people while on this story. Tyrina Gleinser, my photographer and I took a trip up to Conroe to see what all of the hype was about…HUNDREDS of fathers were pumped up and ready to make a positive impact on the lives of children around them. Take a [...]

Northeast Part of Beltway November 12, 2009

Q:

A:
“The portion of the road your viewer asked about was completed a number of years ago by the state. The state built it as a frontage road with two lanes in each direction. The Harris County Toll Road Authority is completing the section as a toll road. When it is complete it will link to [...]

Katy Frwy Issue Causing Delays On Alternate Routes November 10, 2009

Do you normally take I-10 the Katy Freeway into town? Then you’ve probably noticed the construction and delays approaching downtown. So after the weekend, you probably thought to take another route into work to avoid sitting in a parking lot.
Your Options: Memorial Drive, Washington Ave, Allen Parkway, 59 Southwest Frwy, North Loop
Personally, I am a [...]

I-10 East In Downtown: Construction November 6, 2009

TXDOT BEGINS REHAB WORK ON IH 10 EAST IN DOWNTOWN

DOWNTOWN HOV LANE TO OPEN TO ALL PASSENGER VEHICLES DURING IH 10 EAST CONSTRUCTION

(Houston) – The HOV lane is open to all traffic, with the exception of heavy trucks, for the next three months while IH 10 eastbound through-traffic is reduced to a single lane [...]

From my POV… November 5, 2009

My alarm goes off around 3AM. Once I get to work, I touch up for camera, put on my mic and IFB set and start on a bowl of fruit. There’s usually some combo of banana, kiwi, blueberries, strawberries, apple or oranges. Obviously, any fruit will do. Then it’s off to the set at 5:01AM. [...]

290 Northwest Frwy: Construction begins… November 3, 2009

Improvements Begin on US 290 HOUSTON –
Work has begun on the first of two projects on US 290. The project consists of widening the existing pavement to add extra lanes on the US 290 eastbound and westbound mainlanes between West Little York and Fairbanks N. Houston, as well as re-striping the existing pavement to add additional lanes along [...]