KPRC-TV
Houston, Texas
Branding	KPRC Local 2
Slogan	Where Local News Comes First
Analog channel	2 (VHF)
Digital channel	35 (UHF)
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	Post-Newsweek Stations
Founded	January 1, 1949
Call letters meaning	Post Radio Company
Former affiliations	CBS (1949-53), ABC (1949-54)
Effective radiated power
Website	www.click2houston.com

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History

The station first broadcast on January 1, 1949, as KLEE-TV (KPRC has repeatedly said that the callsign has no meaning and came from nowhere when being thought up). It was the first television station in Houston and the 12th in the United States. It was owned by the Hobby family, owners of the Houston Post, who had signed on KPRC radio in 1925 as Houston's first radio station. The television station changed its calls to match its radio cousin in 1950. It has been an NBC affiliate from the very first day, though it carried secondary affiliations with CBS until 1953 (when KGUL-TV, now KHOU-TV, signed on) and with ABC until 1954 (when KTRK-TV, signed on). January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Houston Post was a newspaper in Houston, Texas established on February 19, 1880, by Gail Borden Johnson. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... KHOU-TV is the local CBS affiliate in Houston, Texas, owned by Belo Corporation. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... KTRK TV is a television station in Houston, Texas, affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company network. ...

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.

In 1983, the Post was sold and eventually closed, while the Hobbys' broadcast holdings were reorganized as H&C Communications. After 40 years of ownership by the Hobby family, KPRC was sold to the Washington Post in 1994. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... H&C Communications is a now defunct corporation that owned a number of television stations throughout the United States. ... ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Newscast titles

• The News reporter with Steve Smith (1970-1973)
• Big 2 News (1973-1980)
• 2 News (1980-1984)
• Channel Two News (1984-1993)
• Channel 2 News (1993-1995)
• News 2 Houston (1995-2004)
• Local 2 News (2004-present)

Noted personalities

Current personalities:

• Sara Allen, anchor/reporter.
• 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.
• Owen Conflenti, anchor.
• Amy Davis, investigative reporter.
• Stephen Dean, investigative reporter.
• Wes Hohenstein, meteorologist.
• Cynthia Hunt, reporter.
• Linda Lorelle, anchor.
• Steve Mark, sports reporter.
• Khambrel Marshall, anchor.
• Randy McIlvoy, sports director.
• Rachel McNeill, anchor/reporter.
• Dominique Sachse, anchor.
• Anthony Yanez, meteorologist.
• Courtney Zavala, reporter.
• Radar, "The Weather Dog".

Past personalities:

1975 "Big 2 News" advertisement from TV Guide featuring Ron Stone. The c.1972-1980 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.
• Paula Zahn, anchor.

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External links

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