Texas Monthly Names Sammy Zaborowski Texas Country Reporter Producer

The La Porte native will shoot, write and edit for the long-running program while searching for ordinary Texans doing extraordinary things.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Rodeo

Isometric editorial illustration of a tripod-mounted cinema camera on a prairie block, with a straight road running toward distant oak forms under warm light. — Texas Monthly has named La Porte native Sammy Zaborowski producer of its long-running Texas Country Reporter program, where he will shoot, write, and edit segments. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Texas Monthly announced that Sammy Zaborowski has been named producer of Texas Country Reporter. Zaborowski will shoot, write and edit segments for the program and help find ordinary Texans doing extraordinary things.

Why it matters

The appointment fills a production role on a long-running Texas program that profiles people and places across the state. It also brings in a producer with multimedia experience in sports, festival production and broadcast.

Zaborowski's background includes work as a multimedia specialist for Houston Dynamo Football Club, a production assistant role at ESPN, and a video editor position for the Texas Tribune Festival. The announcement does not specify when Zaborowski's first episodes will air.

The players

Texas Monthly

Texas Monthly is an Austin-based magazine covering Texas politics, culture, and lifestyle, and it owns the Texas Country Reporter brand in this announcement.

Texas Country Reporter

Texas Country Reporter is a long-running television program that features stories about Texas people, places, and traditions.

Sammy Zaborowski

Sammy Zaborowski is a La Porte native and University of Texas at Austin alum whose prior work includes ESPN production and a 2024 Lone Star Emmy win.

The details

Zaborowski produced player interviews and shot dozens of live Houston Dynamo games, using cinema cameras. At ESPN, Zaborowski served as an editor on the segment "Texas Volleyball Repeats as Back-to-Back National Champions," which won a 2024 Lone Star Emmy. Zaborowski is a University of Texas at Austin alum and previously worked as a production intern at the Texas Film Commission.

2024: Zaborowski wins a Lone Star Emmy for the ESPN volleyball segment.
November 10, 2026: Texas Monthly announces Zaborowski as the new producer of Texas Country Reporter.

Season Trajectory

Texas Country Reporter has built its identity on finding ordinary Texans with extraordinary stories, a format that has persisted as the program has changed hands. Zaborowski's arrival adds a producer with sports and live-event experience to a show rooted in rural and small-town storytelling.

Viewers can watch Texas Country Reporter on the program's broadcast schedule once Zaborowski's segments air. The announcement does not specify which platforms or markets will carry the new episodes.

The takeaway

A producer with experience across sports, festivals, and broadcast news is taking on a role built around finding Texas stories worth telling, which keeps the program's focus on ordinary people in the state.