FOX 26 Names Randall Newsome Weekend Anchor
The Houston station hires Newsome, a former Baltimore and Indianapolis anchor, to replace Tom Zizka, who retired in May.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in People
FOX 26 has announced Randall Newsome as its new weekend anchor and reporter, succeeding Tom Zizka, who retired in May after nearly 28 years at the station. Station general manager Aaron Fernandez-Wische announced the hire on Wednesday.
Why it matters
The hire fills a longtime anchor vacancy at the Houston station and returns Newsome, who was born in Houston, to Texas after nearly four years at WMAR-TV in Baltimore.
Zizka's tenure at FOX 26 lasted nearly 28 years before his May retirement, and Newsome's prior tenure at WMAR-TV in Baltimore lasted nearly four years. The extraction does not specify a start date for Newsome at FOX 26.
The players
Randall Newsome
A broadcast journalist born in Houston and raised in Fort Worth, Newsome began his TV career at KTVE/KARD in Monroe, Louisiana, and has since worked at WISH-TV and WMAR-TV.
Tom Zizka
A longtime FOX 26 anchor whose nearly 28-year tenure at the Houston station ended with his retirement in May.
Aaron Fernandez-Wische
The FOX 26 station leader who announced Newsome's hire on LinkedIn on Wednesday.
The details
Newsome co-anchored Good Morning Maryland at WMAR-TV beginning in January 2023 and signed off with co-anchor Megan Knight in August as the station moved toward anchorless newscasts and laid off employees. He also spent more than four years at WISH-TV in Indianapolis, where he created the Gr8 Comeback series.
Timeline
January 2023: Newsome begins co-anchoring Good Morning Maryland at WMAR-TV.
May: Tom Zizka retires after nearly 28 years at FOX 26.
August: Newsome and Megan Knight sign off from WMAR-TV.
Wednesday, November 5, 2026: FOX 26 announces Newsome as its new weekend anchor.
Industry Shift
Newsome's departure came as WMAR-TV moved toward anchorless newscasts and laid off employees, a change in on-air staffing at the Baltimore station. His return to Texas places him at a Houston station that is still hiring dedicated weekend anchors.
For Houston viewers, the hire means a familiar local anchor is returning to the weekend lineup after Zizka's retirement. Viewers who watched Newsome in Baltimore or Indianapolis will now find him on FOX 26 instead.
The takeaway
A station's leadership changes can reshape its weekend lineup, so viewers who follow a particular anchor may want to track announcements from their local stations directly. Newsome's move shows how local journalists often return to their home markets after time elsewhere.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Chron.
