Houston station dumps anchors and on-air reporters

Anchors away. A Houston TV station is doing away with anchors and on-camera reporters in favor of a new format called “NewsFix.” The Houston Chronicle reports that KIAH will launch the new show this fall. “NewsFix” will be a pilot program for owner Tribune Broadcasting. Tribune Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams developed the format, which he says will bring the company’s product out of the ’70s and into the 21st century. As you can imagine, not all the employees are happy, with one unidentified worker telling the Chronicle “It will be news for people who don’t watch news, which sounds a lot like opening a bar for people who don’t drink.”