For a complete list of Houston area media, consult a local media directory available in public libraries.

DAILY & SELECTED NON-DAILY NEWSPAPERS

[Most news outlets now prefer to receive releases by email. Note too that personnel listings may become obsolete.]

Houston Peace News (monthly except July/August)

Jacquelyn Battiste and Lee Loe, editors

Battiste: 713.812.9640, jacbat@pdq.net; Loe: 713/524-2682, leeloe@igc.org

Free Press Houston (twice monthly)
1503 Chartres
Houston, TX 77003
713.527.0014
editors@freepresshouston.com

Houston Chronicle (daily)
801 Texas Ave.,
Houston 77002
Switchboard: 713.362.7171
City Desk: 713.362.6806
FAX: 713.362.6806
citydesk@chron.com
State Desk: 713.362.6806
Letters to the editor may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed:
Viewpoints Editor
c/o Houston Chronicle
P.O. Box 4260
Houston 77210
FAX 713.220.3575
viewpoints@chron.com

El Dia (Spanish language daily)
6120 Tarnef, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77074
FAX 713.772.8999   Ph. 713.772.8900

newsdesk@eldiausa.com
Editor in Chief: Noe Paz

Galveston County Daily News
8522 Teichman Rd.
Galveston, TX 77554
FAX 409.740.3421   Ph. 281.488.1009
Editor: Heber Taylor

The Daily Cougar (Monday thru Friday; twice weekly in summer)
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77004
FAX 713.743.5384   Ph. 713.743.5360

Texas Catholic Herald (every other week). Second largest circulation in area
1700 San Jacinto
Houston, TX 77002
FAX 713.659.3444   Ph. 659.5461

tch@diogh.org
Executive Editor: Erik Noriega

Houston Press (weekly). Largest weekly circulation. Local focus exclusively
1621 Milam St., Suite 100
Houston 77002
FAX 713.280.2496   Ph. 713.280.2400
Editor: Margaret Downing; Managing Editor: Lisa Gray

Forward Times (African American weekly)
P.O. Box 8346
Houston, TX 77288-8346
FAX: 713.526.3170   Ph. 713.526.4727
forwardtimes@forwardtimes.com
Editor/publisher: Lenora Carter

Houston Defender (African American weekly)
3030 S. Loop West #320
Houston, TX 77054
FAX 713.663.7116   Ph. 713.663.6996
Publisher: Sonny Messiah-Jiles

Houston Informer & Texas Freeman (African American weekly)
5445 Almeda Rd. #415
Houston, TX 77004
FAX 713.528.4448   Ph. 713.528.4442
houstoninformer@yahoo.com
Publisher: Pluria Marshall, Jr.

African-American News & Issues (statewide African American weekly)

6130 Wheatley St.
Houston, TX 77091
Ph. 713.692.1892
news@aframnews.com

The Ebony Voice (African American weekly)

P.O. Box 307
Missouri City, TX 77459
FAX 817.274.8023   Ph. 281.433.1602
Publisher: Kamron Pruitt

Houston Sun (African American weekly)

1520 Isabella St.
Houston, TX 77004
FAX 713.524.6786   Ph. 713.524.0786
info@houstonsub.com
Publisher/editor: Lonal Robinson

La Informacion/Tu Casa/El Periodico Buena Suerte (Spanish language weekly)
6065 Hillcroft, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77081
Box 740726
Houston, TX 77274
FAX 713.272.0011   Ph. 713.272.0100
Editor: Emilio Martinez-Paula

Jewish Herald-Voice (weekly)
3403 Audley
Houston TX 77098-1923
Box 153
Houston, TX 77001-0158
FAX 713.630.0404   Ph. 713.630.0391
Publisher: Joseph W. Samuels

Korean Journal/Korean Community Journal (weekly)
1249 Blalock Rd., Suite 201
Houston, TX 77055
FAX 713.467.9241   Ph. 713.973.8655
Contact: Mr. Sonny Choi

Ngay Nay (Vietnamese weekly)
3121 San Jacinto
Houston, TX 77004
FAX 713.526.8537   Ph. 713.526.5352
Contact: T.T. Trac, editor

Las Noticias de Fort Bend (Spanish language weekly)
924 Third St
Rosenberg, TX 77471
FAX 281.342.1911   Ph. 281.342.1622
Editor/publisher: Joe R. Morales

Semana (Spanish language weekly)
6601 Tarnef
Houston, TX 77074
Ph. 713.774-7681

US Asia News
12129 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77072
FAX 281.498.2728   Ph. 281.498.4310
Contact: Tim Wong, editor

Voice of Asia
9730 Town Park Dr., Suite 102
Houston, TX 77036
Ph. 713.988.5140
Voiceasia@aol.com

La Voz de Houston
801 Texas St
Houston, TX 77002
Ph. 713.664-4404

Prairie View A&M University The Panther
Box 156
Prairie View, TX 77446
FAX 409.857.2340   Ph. 409.857.2132

The TSU Herald (semi-monthly)
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne
Houston, Texas 77004
FAX 713.527.7188  Ph. 713.313.7315

TELEVISION STATIONS

KPRC (Channel 2)
8181 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
FAX 713.771.4930   Ph. 713.222.2222

E-mail desk@kprc.com
News Director: Larry Blackerby; Assignments manager: Moe Gordon
PSAs: Mike Stewart; prerecorded preferred, 60 secs or fewer

KUHF (Channel 8 Public TV)
4343 Elgin Blvd.
Houston, TX 77004
FAX 713.743.8867  Ph. 713.748.8888

 

KHOU (Channel 11)
1945 Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77019
FAX 713.520.7763   Ph. 713.521.4384
assignments@khou.com
Executive News Director: Pete Biaz
PSAs: Wendy Burkeen, prerecorded preferred, 60 secs or fewer; Beta

KTRK (Channel 13)
3310 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
FAX 713.664.0013   Ph. 713.666.0713

E-mail ktrk.news.releases@abc.com
VP News: David Strickland; Assignments manager: Doug Schurtz
PSAs: prerecorded 60 secs or fewer, Beta

KRIV (Channel 26)
4261 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77027
FAX 713.479.2859   Ph. 713.479.2600
newsdesk@fox26.com
News Director: Kathy Williams
PSAs: Lisa Whitlock; prerecorded 60 secs or fewer

KCHV (Channel 30, Spanish language)

5120 Woodway Dr., Suite 10025

Houston, TX 77056

FAX 713.840.0345  Ph. 713.840.0103

KHWB (Channel 39)

7700 Westpark

Houston, TX 77063
FAX 713.787.0528  Ph. 713.781.3939
khcwnews@tribune.com

News Director: Joe Nolan; Assignments manager: Mason Turner

PSAs: Yolanda Green; prerecorded Beta only

KXLN (Channel 45, Spanish language)
9440 Kirby Dr.
Houston, TX 77054
FAX 713.965.2701   Ph. 713.965.2600

univision45@univision.net

News Director: Ray Chavez; Assignments editor: Fabian Gutierrez
PSAs: Grace Olivares; prerecorded in Spanish, 30 secs, 3/4 inch

KTMB-TV Telemundo (Channel 48, Spanish language)
3903 Stoneybrook
Houston, TX 77063
FAX 713.974.5875   Ph. 713.974.4848
PSAs: prerecorded preferred, 60 secs or fewer

Houston MediaSource

2302 Texas Ave.

Houston, TX 77003

FAX: 713.524.3823   Ph. 713.524.7700

Stevel@houston-mediasource.org

Manages the public access cable channel. Groups can produce their own programs. MediaSource offers production workshops to train citizens.

SELECTED RADIO STATIONS

KPFT-FM (90.1)
419 Lovett St.
Houston, TX 77006
Ph. 713.526.4000
news@kpft.org

KTRH-AM (740)
2000 W. Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
FAX 713.212.8958   Ph. 713.212.8000 

ktrhnews@aol.com

KUHF-FM (88.7 public radio)

4343 Elgin

Houston, TX 77004

FAX 713.743.1818   Ph. 713.743.0887

news@kuhf.org

News Director: Paul Pendergraft

PSAs: Rob Cahill, written only, 30 secs.

KCOH-AM (1430) (predominately African American audience)
5011 Almeda Rd.
Houston, TX 77004
FAX 713.521.0769   Ph. 713.522.1001
News Director & host of Person to Person: Michael Harris
PSAs: Travis Gardner; written by mail, 60 secs. or fewer