Calling It Quits in Houston
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Longtime KPRC Anchor Bill Balleza has announced he will retire from the station.
Not this week, or in two weeks, but in January 2020.
Balleza joined KPRC in 1980 as a reporter and anchor and has been the main anchor since 1990.
He has shared the anchor desk with respected newscasters Paula Zahn, Jan Carson, Linda Lorelle and his current co-anchor Dominique Sachse since 2001.
“It’s never easy saying goodbye to a family member, and even more difficult losing an icon,” said KPRC 2 Vice President/General Manager Jerry Martin in a release. “For over 35 years on the anchor desk Bill capitalized the “J” in journalism for our newsroom. It is only fitting that he is retiring at the top of his game with both our 6pm and 10 pm newscasts leading the market since 2017.”
