Frank Billingsley’s latest chapter in Houston media has come to an end. After a little more than a year with Houston Public Media, the longtime TV meteorologist is stepping away from Hello Houston, the outlet’s daily talk show focused on local news, culture and community.
The multi-platform program launched in 2025 and marked its first anniversary this week. Billingsley joined the organization in November 2024 as an executive producer and helped bring the show to life alongside hosts Celeste Diaz Schurman and Ernie Manouse.
His name has since been removed from both the station’s website and the show’s host listings.
“Frank Billingsley notified staff that he would be stepping down as co-host of Hello Houston. Frank shared that his husband retired last summer and he will be joining him in retirement,” station manager Laurie Johnson Ramirez said in a statement shared with Chron. His final day at Houston Public Media is set for April 3.
Ramirez said Billingsley “helped launch our new multiplatform talk show,” and, alongside his co-hosts, “has played a huge role in its success”
“We want to thank Frank for his energy, creativity and dedication over the last year and a half,” Ramirez said. “I am sure our radio, digital and YouTube audience will agree with me that he has made an indelible mark on Houston Public Media and Hello Houston.”
Billingsley has not publicly commented on his departure.
Before his move into public radio, Billingsley spent more than three decades delivering weather forecasts to Houston viewers. He served as chief meteorologist at KPRC 2 from 1995 until his departure in June 2024, becoming one of the city’s most recognizable on-air personalities. Earlier in his career, he spent six years at ABC 13.