{"id":126144,"date":"2026-01-16T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/126144\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:00:10","slug":"hello-houston-january-16-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/126144\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Houston (January 16, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"HelloHello Houston: Where Houston Talks!<\/p>\n

On today’s Hello Houston, we’re joined by Houston Emergency Center<\/a> Director Roderick Jackson<\/a> in the first hour of the show, who explains how the center stays ready when Houstonians need help the most.<\/p>\n

Then, we talk with actor, singer, and comedian John O’Hurley<\/a>, best known for playing J. Peterman in Seinfeld, who tells us more about his film and television career, as well as his upcoming one-man show here in Houston.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n

In the show’s second hour, legendary Houston sportswriter and Texas Hall of Famer, John McClain<\/a>, joins us, along with film producer Rob Lynch, to discuss The PVIL Story: Separate…But Equal<\/a>, a sports documentary he’s hosting about the Prairie View Interscholastic League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And finally, we share a list of events happening this MLK Day weekend in Houston for our regular Friday feature, “Last Minute Plans.”<\/p>\n

And, as always, Ernie and guest host Doris Childress<\/a> discuss today’s top headlines at the top of each hour, including a new poll showing Texas State Rep. James Talarico leading U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic Senate primary, President Trump threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act if the anti-ICE protests in Minnesota continue, and more.<\/p>\n

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