A KPRC Channel 2 meteorologist is no longer with the Houston NBC affiliate after she criticized the station and some of her coworkers in an Instagram post this month.
Brittany Begley confirmed her departure in a follow-up post Wednesday, where she describer her path from traffic reporter to meteorologist.
“I’m not disagreeing with the separation,” Begley said in her Instagram post, noting a June 19 article by the New York Post about the situation and detailing her career path from Sacramento to Houston. “I’m not afraid of being disliked for saying what others won’t — especially when living paycheck to paycheck.”
Begley told the Chronicle that she was fired from the station, saying “I do disagree with how the weekends were handled after several attempts to make it better for all.”
KPRC News Director Ana Lastra confirmed Begley’s departure and wished her well.
“As a matter of policy, we do not comment on personnel matters,” Lastra said in a written statement.
A representative with the station did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sean McLaughlin, vice president and general manager, acknowledged Begley’s Instagram in the New York Post story, stating the station is “committed to fostering a positive workplace.”
Begley began her position as a meteorologist at KPRC in 2024, working as a freelance meteorologist for a San Francisco station and as an anchor, meteorologist and reporter for an ABC-affiliate station in Sacramento, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Her June 7 Instagram post showed Begley sitting near an opened refrigerator and included a caption in which she took shots at TV news.
“Sorry, but I’m tired of coming home to an empty refrigerator,” she wrote. “Honestly, I don’t belong here anymore. Too many things I just can’t ignore…Never won an Emmy because the markets I worked in never thought traffic reporting was worthy of one. After the pandemic, I told myself that when I die, at least I’ll know I stood for something – even if the industry never technically thought I was worthy.”
The post continued with Begley being critical of KPRC, which she claimed was “normalizing” poor behavior by other staff members and not punishing them.
“I won’t apologize for wanting a bigger share of this market so I can actually advocate for people like me,” Begley wrote. “That way I can eventually hire the folks like you and me — qualified, driven, but hearing nothing back. The ones with empty refrigerators who deserve so much better.”