Vibrant and trusted Houston media personalities Ernie Manouse and Frank Billingsley, along with Celeste Diaz Schurman, are serving up smart conversations, heartfelt storytelling, and occasional dad jokes every weekday on Houston Public Media. Hello, Houston! is their new show that blends the affable gravitas of the two beloved media veterans with the bustling energy of Houston. Manouse and Billingsley consider the show to be more than just a gig. It’s a return to form, a reinvention, and a love letter to the city that they’ve both helped shape.
A staple format for any public-media outlet, Hello, Houston! didn’t emerge from thin air. Like a phoenix, this program was born from the ashes of Town Square, the community-driven show that held space for the important conversations happening during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“When we were far enough away from COVID, Houston Public Media wanted to come back with something,” Manouse explains. “They wanted to still do what we were doing, but build a bigger imprint using all this technology.”…