KRIV Going Live at 5

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Fox owned-and-operated KRIV Houston is launching 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts weekdays starting Aug. 18.

Mike Barajas and Melinda Spaulding will anchor Fox26 News at 5:00 and Fox26News at 5:30, and Melissa Wilson will report “Healthworks” segments.

“This expansion is a natural next step for our station, allowing us to provide Houston viewers a full day of local news, weather and traffic,” vice president and general manager D’Artagnan Bebel said. “With the addition of Fox26 News at 5:00 and Fox26News at 5:30, KRIV will now produce the most hours of weekday news in the market.”

KRIV currently airs The Simpsons and Malcolm in the Middle from 5 p.m.-6 p.m.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.