We begin extensive coverage tonight
with a live report from Ron Trevino,
Ron Trevino, Ron Trevino, Ron Trevino.
Ron Trevino is with one of our live eyes
to tell us more about it.
Ron Amanda. You can barely hear me.
I know I'm gonna place called Ferraris.
Who is Ron Trevino?
Ron is a complex personality,
true to the Nouveau Renaissance
man of the turn of the century.
He was friends with everyone.
He doesn't seek class, you know.
Some say class less sometimes some
say hungry searching for class,
some say needy very needy.
Ron brings Houston to the news and
see this is a very important thing.
The people who who bring the news
to to the folks here in town.
They've got to represent Houston,
and you've got to believe it,
and they've got to represent Texas,
and you've got to believe it,
and they've got to know that thing.
That special thing about Houstonians
and Texans they've got to get it.
And it's something that you
either got it or you don't.
You know, it's hard to learn.
And Ron's got it.
Being from here gives me a good
perspective on what the people of
Houston want and when it comes to the
news they want the most up-to-date
information and the facts so they
can. We're celebrating Ron's
40 years at KH OU because working
in the news business for 40
years is a big freaking deal.
Well, the thing about
Ronnie when he came here.
I don't know if he had aspirations of
being on the air honestly. You know,
everybody thinks of Ron now as the anchor,
and sometimes they think of him
previously as the reporter.
But way before anchoring and reporting.
Ron was a producer and he was
a heck of a producer.
He had thick black hair.
I don't know who asked him
to be on the air or why.
I don't know how that happened,
but Ronnie took to that.
Also, million landmines and Bosnia,
it's been everywhere.
He's been anchoring and reporting
in about every possible situation
you can be in in television.
That takes a lot of staying power,
takes a lot of tenacity.
Text is clear and concise.
He's a news man's news man. I respect that
he was good at, had hard nosed
journalism, but he was always doing
it with humor in The Newsroom.
And that's what makes the day easier.
One of my favorite
memories with Ron. He was the first
anchor I worked with on my very
first day at work here at KSU.
And of course I was so
nervous I was trembling.
I think my hand was shaking,
holding the weather clicker
and I could not have that day.
Could not have worked out.
Any better there is nobody
who can calm your nerves.
Better make you feel
like you should be there.
Any second one
you have ink all
over your. I remember
looking over my left shoulder
and there was somebody
super loud sunglasses on.
Wonka with swagger like he
owned the place, and I was like
Oh my God that's Ron Trevino.
Like how anger is a devo? But
you came and
introduced yourself. We
talked. I did an onset. Try out
with you and I got to
know you, and I realized
you are a devo. What's my favorite
memory of Ron? I mean, I mean,
yesterday day before yesterday,
10 years ago, I don't. That's my
favorite memory of Ron.
We had one shift I think.
Went about 8 hours on the desk and I was
asking some questions of this shrimper
out at sea and I just kept asking,
asking, asking, asking.
I thought to myself,
wait a minute hold on Ron was
sitting right to the side of me.
Let me let him ask some questions too.
So I turned to Ron and he's like.
He was just getting a little cat nap
there so I turned back around and it
kept asking questions and all of a
sudden about 3 questions in I hear
this booming voice from behind me.
Terry tell us. So what do you think the
impact will be on this ********* industry?
So he popped right back up.
One I can't choose one.
We have so many.
I mean, we played golf together.
You know anything superhero music related
like we just talk at anytime day or night.
You know just hit him up, he'll hit me up.
So just just talking general
shop whether it's work or not.
You know any conversation with
Ron is always a good one.
I remember one time he had just some
stuff had gone down and you know this is
before Ron and I really talked much but
he called me and it was on a weekend.
I was like why is Ron?
Call me on the weekend what the heck
and he literally just called me to ask.
You know, he's like, hey man,
just wanted to see how you're doing.
How's everything going?
And that's what I was like.
You know what? Ron Trevino?
He's a good guy.
I'm like, I know it's pregnant about
to leave and I'm waving goodbye runs
right there like he's always the
first person to show up at my wedding.
All of the photos I'm like
we're cutting the cake.
Here's Ron, you know, I'm like,
I mean somehow, but that's just him
caring so much about other people.
Yeah, I have met really incredible
journalists who burn out.
I've met journalists who have been
in this field for several decades,
like Ron, but maybe have lost.
The enthusiasm for it and just
are no longer motivated.
You know, by this business,
and that has never faded.
Ron has been constant.
He's been consistent and he
really does enjoy what he does
and every day it's like getting a
new Ron and that's really unique.
I can't. I can't let you're
in my house you've been in my
house on my TV for 40 years.
Maybe I never met you.
But I don't have to meet Ron in person.
I I I know who you are just through the
camera because you're you just you're open,
you're everything's out there not.
There's nothing hidden with Ron.
You come across
to the viewers as if
you were sitting truly in their living room,
sharing a moment with them and you
have that ability to reach through
the screen and almost hold a hand
when you're delivering the bad
news and also the ability to make
people smile and feel good when
you're delivering the great news,
you are the spirit of this town.
You are the spirit of this city.
The essence of it all.
You give Houston a voice.
You're Houston, through and
through and you're authentic
and you bring energy. And
that's what I love about you
because you are authentically.
You, you're Ronnie? T
you've always made me feel welcome.
You've always made me feel like a
major part of this team and I just
thank you so much for being warm for
being you and for really standing
for Houston like no one else.
You were incredibly kind you.
Guided me through stories.
You calmed me down when I was so nervous
about my first days here at Kahu.
And I can't thank you for that enough.
You are such a light in this newsroom
and in this state at the station,
you always bring a smile to everyone's faces.
You make everyone else feel so
comfortable and confident around you.
You are such
a joy to work with.
You bring so much happiness
and so many smiles to The Newsroom.
Like him? We've worked every day
part together from the morning to
late at night in the evening at
10:00 o'clock and I've always been
so blessed and so happy to join you
on the set in the studio because you
keep it light during those commercial
breaks during those newscasts,
especially on those days where
we need a little bit of levity,
you always deliver.
And I'm so thankful for that.
You're one of the funniest guys I know.
But when that camera light comes on?
You're a true professional and I don't
know how many times I try to get you
to just break loose and be funny when
that red light is on and when the
camera is on and you just won't do it.
True Pro, you're about the best pro I've
ever seen my friend and I'm just happy.
I know you. I love you buddy.
If I could have like a little pocket
sized Ron, I would just it would just
get him shrink him down to this size.
My little Ron, I just be with me all
day. He's just he's just like
that. She's so huggable.
I wrote you this haiku
to help celebrate
your 40 years here at Kaiju 11. Man
of the people. We know you through our TV.
Ron, you're a legend.
Thinking to myself,
how much longer are you going to go?
Are you gonna go another 40?
Ron I, I don't think
that's gonna be the case,
but he still has a lot left in
his tank and and I just
think the world of him.
And we think the world of the work
that he has done in the past.
What he does right now and
what he'll do in the future.
So congratulations on
40 years Dear Brother.
Wow, what a run Ron.
Congratulations
on your 40. Years
of being with Kate.
You've been here. 40 years,
don't you know when to quit
Ron? I am so excited about your
40th KU anniversary that I came
all the way out here to Africa
to say congratulations with the
wildlife here in Tanzania. Ronnie T.
We love you, you still got it.
40 years congratulations my man.
And remarkable you are setting
a milestone both in this city
and around the country.
Congrats big man,
holy cow Ron, 40 years
at KHU 11. Congratulations, congratulations
Ronnie. I love you man.
Love you and congratulations, and here's
to many more years in the business
to come. Roddy too.
Congratulations man for is it 40
years Ron congratulations my friend 40
years I wish you nothing but the
best and look forward to many
more years working with you.
We have gone from typewriters to Twitter
and we're still together.
And I'm glad to have been
there with you. I've learned
in a short period of time that you are one
of the best journalists in the country.
Thank you for your service to this
community and to this station.
Congratulations Ron.
Nothing compares to you,
man. As Prince said it, he
said it best. Nothing compares to you,
needto make congratulations on 40 years,
although I can't understand it
because you're only 45 years old.
It's been a remarkable 40
years here for you at KSU.
It's been great collaborating with you.
It's been great being your friend.
Let's go do some more.
I know you'll be here with a
Walker or we'll, whatever we'll,
we'll bring you in.
Congrats rob.