▁news ▁department ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁( then ▁as ▁W B ▁affili ate ▁K H W B ). ▁By ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁K IA H ▁had ▁expanded ▁its ▁news ▁programming ▁to ▁include ▁an ▁hour - long ▁early ▁evening ▁new sc ast , ▁with ▁( l ater ▁ab orted ) ▁plans ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁week day ▁morning ▁new sc ast ▁earlier ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Trib une ▁Company ▁chief ▁innov ation ▁officer ▁Lee ▁Abr ams ▁( who ▁res igned ▁in ▁October ▁following ▁compla ints ▁surrounding ▁an ▁in app ropri ate ▁company - wide ▁e - mail ) ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁K IA H ▁news ▁executive ▁producer ▁Gary ▁J aff e , ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁new sc asts ▁Abr ams ▁de emed ▁to ▁follow ▁" the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁television ▁play book ". ▁The ▁Houston ▁out let ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁pilot ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁format ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁News F ix , ▁described ▁by ▁then - K IA H ▁general ▁manager ▁Roger ▁B are ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁TV S py ▁as ▁" a ▁news re el ▁updated ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ," ▁which ▁would ▁only ▁util ize ▁an ▁off - camera ▁narr ator ▁to ▁provide ▁continu ity ▁for ▁story ▁and ▁segment ▁packages , ▁requiring ▁a ▁far ▁smaller ▁staff ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁broadcast s ▁compared ▁to ▁traditional ▁local ▁news ▁programs . ▁As ▁a ▁by product ▁of ▁not