Houston is hosting the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four and KHOU is carrying the action. We've been in March Madness mode for a while. I've done a couple of previous stories on the historic Blue Triangle Community Center being selected as this year's host city "Legacy Project." This story is from the day a basketball court renovation was revealed. I even did my look-live intro and outro (me at the beginning and end of main story) dribbling and MAKING a basket (on my first take haha).
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Father accused of killing own daughter during pursuit
Covering unbelievable things people to do to others is part of what we do as reporters. This story is among those that boggle the mind. A Harris County father in a dispute with his toddler's mother is accused of killing the 2 year-old during a pursuit with deputies. The little girl's mother says he even Facetimed himself harming the child. It's always difficult and delicate approaching families after tragic incidents. In this case, the girl's mother and grandfather shared their thoughts with me about the crime and the toddler whose life was cut so short.
1998 "wig shop murder" victim's family fighting to keep killer locked up
1998. It was my first full year working in post-college broadcast news. I was in Georgia. Meanwhile, one of Houston's most infamous murders occurred on Black Friday that same year. It became known as the "wig shop murder." 52 year-old Manuela Silverio was killed after a then 19 year-old entered Wigs By Andre' in a brazen daytime attack with no clear motive other than to inflict pain. Silverio's throat was slashed after she was stabbed. The shop's owner was also stabbed 14 times and her husband injured as well. The now 44 year-old convict, Dror Golberg, has his first opportunity at parole later this year, nearly 25 years after the crime. I interviewed Silverio's daughters and a former police officer about their quest to keep him in prison.
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