“I first walked through the doors of ABC13 in 1978 as an intern,” says Melanie Lawson, a 45-year veteran of local television news along Texas’ Gulf Coast. “My first time on the air was a mistake. I had gone out and shadowed a reporter and asked if I could ask some questions and get some information.”
Lawson returned to KTRK-13 in Houston‘s studios, wrote up the story, got it edited, and handed it in. The producer put it on the air without anyone asking much of anything, but the News Director was irate and screamed at Lawson when he saw her reporting in the air. Yet, the story wasn’t so bad. Lawson stuck around … and after a brief trip to law school has enjoyed a robust career in local news at the ABC Owned Stations property.
Now, Lawson is preparing to say farewell to television broadcasting.
