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Monday, August 18th was a history making day for FOX26 News. We launched our 5 & 5:30 pm newscasts after months of hard work and rehearsals.

What makes us different?

• The newscasts are interactive
• Traffic that's interactive including live streaming and phoners from commuters and the folks waiting at home
• Photos of "Your Houston" taken by you and your neighbors
• Your Family Matters: every day women comment on the days' news
• FOX FACE OFF: two newsmakers go head to head on controversial topics

So thanks for spending Your Time with us. Check out our behind the scenes photo gallery !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Behind the Scenes of Creating FOX26 News at 5 and FOX26 News at 5:30 ...   If you've ever been in a newsroom you know that they are busy places !  Our place is especially busy because we're counting down to the launch of our two new newscasts on August 18th.   The FOXFAMILY SCRAPBOOKER is teaming up with MYTECHGUY over the next couple of weeks to bring you an exclusive behind the scenes peek at all the hard work going on.

July 18: 5/5:30 p.m. News Team on FOX 26 Morning News

Click here for more.

We've got two new sets of videos for you.  One is our creative promotion department brainstorming ( have you seen their "Your Time" promo campaign?). The others are Mike and Melinda shooting a Predator Check Back to School Safety Day promo. Click here to see the videos on our new 5/5:30 p.m. special page!

Before we sign off today, we're looking for members of our new Commuter Club for the new newscasts.  If you are commuting between 5-6pm and would be interested in possibly doing cell phone traffic reports, let us.  Just reply via this blog with:

• First name
• Commuter route you generally take ( from where to where )
• Best email contact

Many of you have called us, blogged us, and emailed us wondering where to find Melinda these days.  Well, she's all over the place for us... anchoring the noon and occasionally the 9pm news..... some of you are bumping into her on the streets as well.

Throughout November, you'll see Melinda doing FOX IN FOCUS reports on lots great stories---some of which have come from YOU.

If you've got a story from your community share it with her........right now she's getting lots of interaction from parents who are experiencing speeders in their neighborhoods.  How about yours?  Got a problem speed zone in our neighbhorhood ? Answer here and I'll pass it on to her!

Lots of ooo-ing and ah-ing this week in the newsroom !  Design director Katharine Landmeier brought new baby boy Mateo to the newsroom to visit.

Katharine is one of those great behind the scenes employees you don't see----but she's all about what we look like on the air.  

Katharine looked great-----appears to be skinnier than ever !!!!  She and her hubby Omar have an adorable little baby.

Got a new baby in the house ???? Share your pictures here !!!!

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Here's an exclusive sneak peek at the newest member of our on air FOX26 Family. As you've probably read, Sibila Vargas joins Pattie, Jose, Tom, Erin, Lanny, Mike and the rest of the gang on FOX26 Morning News 5-9am beginning October 1st.

Today, she was here in the station hanging out with her new colleagues and preparing for her launch. Beginning Monday, Sept. 17, you'll be able to go to....right here on myfoxhouston.com to keep up with everything Sibila as we countdown to her launch. You'll be able to:

* email your welcome to Sibila
* See her video profile in English and Spanish
* Learn all about her
* Tell her about YOUR Houston neighborhood

In the meantime, check out this Sibila photo gallery courtesy of MYTECH GUY ( this guy does everything !) and keep checking back with myfoxhouston.com for updates.

Click here to see more photos!

Hello everyone. Our scrapbook update has some beautiful pictures of Melissa Wilson, newborn Caleb and his big brother Zach. Melissa wanted us to share that she is enjoying this time she's having with her family and sends her good wishes to viewers and colleagues. It's hard to scoop Isiah Carey's Insite, but sources tell the FOXFAMILYSCRAPBOOKER that Melissa will be back on the air on August 21st ! You can continue to leave your well wishes and comments for Melissa on this blog. She is reading them regularly!

The keeper of the FOX Family Scrapbook has been on vacation----but I'm back and wanted to introduce you to our newest on air employee.  Duarte Geraldino joined our staff last Monday ---he had his first on air report on Wednesday, the 4th of July on FOX26 Morning News 5-9am.  Duarte joins us from a Baltimore station but the NYC area is home.  Duarte is a highly regarded reporter who speaks fluent Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.  Please check him out and send us your feedback!
 
And finally I've been off but busy !  Spoke to Melissa Wilson while on vacation and she's sending some new pictures of Caleb very soon.

Congratulations to FOX26 editor David Canada and his beautiful bride Maria !!! Surrounded by family, frienids and colleagues----they recently tied the knot at a sunrise service on the beach in Galveston. David is a pro here. Our editors and photographers have had huge technical challenges this year as we've upgraded our camera and editing format. David, who works the early, early, early shift---is one of a group of fantasitc editors. Join me in congratulating David and Maria !

The arrival of Melissa's new baby delayed your meeting Kevin Collins.  Kevin has to be one of the most positive people in the building, city and state.

You can tell he was "raised right" and treats every single person with dignity and respect.

His famous catch phrase in the newsroom is "Let's make it Happen" and he does.

Got anybody like that at work ?  Shoot us some info about them on this blog.  Next Friday 5/8 we'll pick someone and surprise them with a cool FOXRAD umbrella and hat.....maybe with a camera.  No phone numbers or addresses....just tell us why they're great and if your nominee wins, we'll email you !

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As promised, here's the picture of little Caleb !  Melissa let us take video and photos today---and she looked great !  Welcome Caleb !

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I told you guys the behind the scenes people here at FOX26 are mult talented !  Check out Ruben Dominguez.  A year ago he was our assignment editor.  Now he's that plus an on air star doing: American Idol reports ( he even got to go to L.A. ! ), traffic reports, helicopter reports, music reports for our web site----and whatever else our bosses think of.

Would you like Ruben and his guitar to perform at your school, wedding, bat mitvah ?  No guarantees, but write in !  We'll see what we can do.  Tell the scrapbooker in 26 words or less why he should attend YOUR event.

Thanks for all of the feedback about assignment editor Aaron Johnson. Based on the feedback, he was the perfect person to kick off our FOX FAMILY SCRAPBOOK.....Your chance to peek inside our newsroom and meet the behind the scenes folks.

Today, we feature Stuart Green. He's being shy in this picture but he's not in the newsroom! Stuart has been here for more than 15 years. He's an awesome TD (technical director) and proud husband and father.

Stuart and the other TDs sit next to the director in the control room during the newscasts. The TD gets the right shots and graphics on the air for us.

We've got lots of people behind the scenes here:

Photographers

Engineers

Live truck operators

Editors

Web staffers

What work groups would you like to know more about?????