▁using ▁on - air ▁anch ors ▁and ▁rep or ters , ▁it ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁" h appy ▁talk " ▁segments ▁between ▁news ▁blocks ▁to ▁dev ote ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁stories , ▁while ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁photo j ournal ists ▁that ▁write ▁and ▁edit ▁each ▁story . ▁Trib une ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁format ▁on ▁Dallas ▁sister ▁station ▁K D AF , ▁but ▁ended ▁up ▁offering ▁the ▁idea ▁to ▁K IA H ▁( then ▁without ▁a ▁news ▁director , ▁following ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Ky An n ▁Lewis ▁for ▁a ▁producer ▁role ▁at ▁The ▁Daily ▁B uzz ) ▁after ▁being ▁rejected ▁by ▁station ▁management . ▁Gary ▁J aff e ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁K IA H ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁" im ag iner " ▁( or ▁news ▁director ) ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁La unch ▁in ▁Houston ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Trib une ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁premi ere ▁News F ix ▁on ▁K IA H ▁that ▁September , ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁format ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁other ▁stations ▁" that ▁don ' t ▁have ▁a ▁strong ▁legacy ▁news ▁product ▁or ▁where ▁the ▁local ▁news ▁tradition ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁as ▁strong ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁other ▁mark ets " ▁if ▁News F ix ▁proved ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁Houston ▁market . ▁Station ▁employees ▁were ▁informed ▁that ▁the ▁reboot ed ▁new sc ast ▁would ▁feature ▁" fast - p ac ed ▁stories , ▁added ▁special ▁effects ▁and