KRIV Going Live at 5

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, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.