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Top Mike McGuff abc13.com photo assignments 2009
You won't see much of these anymore since I left abc13.com KTRK, but enjoy some of my photo assignments from 2009. I got to flex my photo skills (and sometimes Flash work) in what I considered to be the favorite part of my job. PICS: Body Art Ex...
Mike McGuff on 950 KPRC today at 9am
Just want to let you know I will be on "The World According to Garf" on 950 KPRC (listen live online at the950.com) to talk about my Top Houston media moments of 2009 (also recently featured on CultureMap.com by Caroline Gallay). Tune in around 9:20a...
Top 11 Houston Restaurant Openings of the Decade
Robb Walsh of The Houston Press breaks down the top 11 Houston restaurant openings of the decade. SEE THEM> Mike McGuff Blog ...
The 10 Biggest Non-Bummers Of The Decade In Houston
A more positive follow up to yesterday's bummer post. SEE THE LIST> Mike McGuff Blog ...
Top Houston media moments of 2009 PART 2
A thing I saved for this week was the fact that Michael Garfield aka "The High Tech Texan" moved into all kinds of new endeavors this year. First he went Monday through Friday on 950 KPRC from 9-11am. Then he became a Houston Chronicle City bright...
The 10 Biggest Houston Bummers Of The Decade
Richard Connelly of The Houston Press gives us a dose of reality when it comes to the last decade: A lot of great things happened in Houston in the ten years of The Oughts, but a lot of bad things happened too. It's called "life," people. SEE THE LI...
Top 5 Houston grocery store openings and closings of the decade
Katharine Shilcutt of the Houston Press takes a look at how the grocery store scene has changed over the decade in Houston. She's right, Randall's is not the same. Top 5 Grocery Store Openings of the Decade Top 5 Grocery Store Closings of the Dec...
Top Houston media moments of 2009
2009 was a wild year in the Houston media world. We saw top anchors leave television stations and big time radio DJs jump ship! I went through my blog to showcase some of the moments I thought were worth remembering. Click on the links to read the p...
Matt Lavine resurfaces on KHOU 11 in Houston
You never know who will show up on Houston TV during the holidays. Meteorologist Matt Lavine (formerly of Fox 26 KRIV) was performing weather duties on KHOU Channel 11 again this weekend. This is surprising since he told me last May (the last time...
Santa dumps loads of money off at Sunny 99.1 KODA due to Christmas music
Every year Sunny 99.1 KODA (some in the past have referred to the station as KOMA because it used to play really slow music) plays Christmas music at this time. KIAH 39 reporter Steve Simon takes a look at how Clear Channel rakes in the cash ...
Mike McGuff gets called out by future city council member
Don't look to me for picks on political winners. I made the prediction that Roseann Rogers aka The Buzz Lady (former KPRC 2 and current KTBU 55) had a great shot at winning the race for Bellaire City Council, Position 3. With her years on Houston t...
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo named North America\'s top attendance getter
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a massive event in this city. It's one of the few things still Texas about Houston. It made the top of a fair attendance list based on its crowd size according to carnivalwarehouse.com: Surging to the top sp...
Car filled with Christmas lights on the inside
KPRC Channel 2's Ryan Korsgard reports on a Houston woman who decorates the inside of her car with lights and other items for Christmas. Talk about an Art Car in reverse I guess: It started with an inverter to power the lights and it grew. Now the...
Houston gets Comcast Fancast Xfinity
Get ready for 12,000 hours of online content on demand from Comcast reports the Houston Business Journal: Comcast Corp. on Tuesday is making available its On Demand Online experience to Houston customers as part of a nationwide rollout. The 1 mill...
KISS in Houston, Guns N\' Roses Tour, Big 4 Thrash, Beach Boys and more
KISS photos from Houston concert - KISS Houston show review - More KISS photos - KISS Snubbed By ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH And ANTHRAX To Share Stage In Europe - SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Members Comment On 'Big Four' E...
Houston-area movie theater gets motion seats
According to a press release I received, Santikos Theatres' Silverado 19 in Tomball will get some movie theater seats that move with the film's action: With its unique, patented technology, « D-BOX Motion Code™ » uses motion codes specifically p...
VIDEO: The view of a radio talk show host from 950 KPRC Houston
The High Tech Texan Michael Garfield gave me a tour of the 950 KPRC studio in Houston. See what a radio talk host sees during a show. RELATED AUDIO: Mike McGuff's appearance on 950 KPRC> Mike McGuff Blog ...
Places closing in Houston
Famous NASA area bar Outpost Tavern is closing reports Swamplot. This place was featured in the movie Space Cowboys. READ MORE And Houston is set to lose some bookstores. Certain Borders stores and Waldenbooks (yes some still exist) locations are ...
Westbury is a hot neighborhood says Financial Times
The Houston Press tips us off to an article in the Financial Times about how hot of a neighborhood Westbury is: Momentum is building in Westbury, a 20-minute drive from downtown. Here the tree-lined streets sell suburbia: they are quiet, close to go...
Christmas tree that looks nice and easy to take down
Miya Shay had a great idea. Instead of chopping down or buying a Christmas tree, she painted one! Cleanup would only require a sponge and water. And if you are one of those people who have a neighbor that goes WAY out on the Christmas lights ...
Free Whataburger food through December
You know me, I like free food and I like Whataburger. What can I say, I'm a Texan...I will not apologize for it. Well two things I like have come together for the holidays: Sign up today and you'll receive a coupon for free food valid every other d...
AUDIO: Mike McGuff on 950 KPRC
I was back with Michael Garfield The High Tech Texan this past Saturday on 950 KPRC Houston and this time Laurence Simon/Crap Mariner joined in the fun! We had a lot of guests on like former KTRK anchor Mark Garay, Marc Nathan soon to be a former H...
Baskin-Robbins sprinkles more stores in Houston
The Houston Business Journal reports that ice cream shop Baskin-Robbins is opening seven new stores but is looking to open even more: Approximately 40 new stores could be supported throughout Houston and the surrounding area, and would be scheduled ...
Willis resident wins big on Wheel of Fortune
Willis, TX resident Nicole Lambeth just won big on Wheel of Fortune: During the actual taping Nicole was amused when host Pat Sajak mispronounced the name of her hometown. “He called it Willies,” she said. Nicole chose not to correct him, but...
Links to my 950 KPRC appearance Saturday
Here are items I talked about on Michael Garfield's 950 KPRC High Tech Texan Show Saturday: - New FTC blogging guidelines in effect - KHOU 11 makes Net news for Wii traffic remote - Techy holiday gift guide - Houston TV News Industry Examiner with ...
Why Buc-ees is so popular
I think this photo I took of a sign over a Buc-ee's gas pump explains why this place has a cult-like following in Texas.> Mike McGuff Blog ...
Demoted TV journalists going to court in effort to get jobs back
Former KPRC 2 anchor Wendy Corona is mentioned in an American Journalism Review article on demoted television journalists going to court against their old stations: Taking legal action against your employer and going public about it used to be rare ...
More changes at 790 KBME
I told you about 610 KILT hosts Matt Jackson and Adam Wexler leaving for the new 790 KBME morning show. We also heard current Sports Animal host Ted DeLuca might do middays. Now for what really happened: Former Houston talk show host Matt Thomas...
Houston\'s Bush Intercontinental Airport gets high marks
I've been to various airports around the world and always find Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport to be near the top of the list. Been to LAX anyone? Yikes. Well Tina Brown's Daily Beast says that IAH is actually very good. SEE THE RATING ...
Texas TV station sweeps month ratings are in
All the blood, sweat, tears and gin has paid off for TV newsroom staffers during the month of November. We now know sweeps month ratings results for Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin. HOUSTON Channel 13 leads in most Nove...
