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>>> WELCOME BACK.
CHECKING OUT THIS VIEW THERE OF
MILLER OUTDOOR THEATER.
SO NICE AND GREEN OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW HER AS PART OF KPRC'S
EVENING NEWS TEAM BUT BEFORE SHE
WAS DELIVERING THE TOP STORIES
OF THE DAY, DOMINIQUE SACHSE WAS
TRACKING HOUSTON'S TRAFFIC ON
THE RADIO.
>> SO MUCH I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT
THIS INCREDIBLE WOMAN.
HOW DID THIS HOMETOWN GIRL END
UP ON THE NEWS DESK?
WELL, WHY DON'T WE FIND OUT.
DOMINIQUE SACHSE, THANKS FOR
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THANKS FOR MAKING ME LIKE
FEEL LIKE A PRINCESS -- I FEEL
LIKE CINDERELLA.
>> YOU LOOK DIVINE.
YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD NEW LOOK.
NEW AND IMPROVED
JENNIFER BROOME.
>> I'M SASSY.
>> I'M SAD SHE'S LEAVING.
WANT MORE OF THIS.
>> LET'S GO BACK TO THE VERY
BEGINNING, BECAUSE I'M SURE A
LOT OF PEOPLE, EVEN THOUGH THEY
KNOW YOU FROM TELEVISION, AND
YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, THEY
PERSONAL STORY.
BUT YOU WERE BORN IN MIAMI,
>> RIGHT.
>> ENDED UP HERE IN HOUSTON.
>> I DID.
I GREW UP HERE.
WE MOVED HERE WHEN I WAS 8.
SO AS WE HOUSTONIANS SAY, I GOT
HERE SOON ENOUGH, RIGHT.
SINCE I GOT HERE AT 8, I
CONSIDER MYSELF PRETTY MUCH --
>> LOOK AT YOU.
>> I WAS A BLONDIE!
>> IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.
BECAUSE --
>> LOOK AT THE RED PATENT
LEATHER DRESS!
>> THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR FASHION
>> MY NANA.
80s.
SO THIS WOMAN ROCKED IT AND I
WOULD GO RAID HER CLOSET.
SHE WOULD ALSO KNIT SWEATERS FOR
ME, SO SHE HAD THE FASHION GENE.
AND MY MOTHER IS VERY STYLISH
BUT SHE DIDN'T CARE AS MUCH
ABOUT IT AS MY NANA DID.
MY MOM SAID IT SKIPPED A
GENERATION.
>> YOU TAKE CHANCES BUT YOU
ALWAYS KEEP IT VERY CLASSY.
AND I THINK THAT'S JUST SUCH A
WONDERFUL THING FOR --
ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS TO LEARN AS
THEY'RE GROWING UP, EVEN GETTING
INTO THEIR 20s.
KEEP IT CLASSY.
>> KEEP IT CLASSY.
IF YOU ALWAYS ERR ON THE SIDE OF
CLASS, IT IS NO-FAIL.
AND IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT YOU
SHOULDN'T TRY SOME TRENDS, BUT I
WOULD RATHER APPLY ONE TREND
WITH A CLASSY LOOK THAN GO TOO
FAR THE OTHER WAY.
>> IS IT TRUE THAT AT 13 YEARS
OLD, YOU STARTED DOING JOBS JUST
AROUND LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD?
>> I DID.
I ACTUALLY -- MY FIRST JOB,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE
THIS, BUT IN THE THIRD DOWN HOME
COMPLEX WHERE WE LIVED, A BUNCH
CONSTRUCTION.
SO WE WOULD PAINT THE GARAGES,
WE WOULD PAINT THE SWIMMING
POOL, THE BOYS WOULD TAR THE
DRIVEWAYS.
>> DID YOU WEAR A HARD HAT?
>> NO, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I WAS HAPPY TO GET A PAYCHECK,
GETTING MY TAN ON.
13 1/2 ON.
I'VE NEVER STOPPED.
>> HOW DO YOU FIND BALANCE,
GOING FROM YOUR YEARS IN RADIO,
THEN GETTING INTO TV, NOW WITH
SIX CHILDREN YOU AND YOUR
HUSBAND HAVE, YOU KNOW -- HOW DO
YOU DO IT?
>> YOU KNOW, DAY BY DAY.
DAY BY DAY.
AND IT'S REALLY BALANCE --
BALANCE IS SUCH AN IMPERFECT AND
FLAWED WORD BECAUSE THERE'S NO
SUCH THING ON A DAILY BASIS.
YOU NEVER ACHIEVE PERFECT
BALANCE.
BUT I SORT OF TAKE A WEEK AND I
FEEL THAT IF I GAVE IT MY ALL IN
MY CAREER, IF I FELT PRESENT AND
I WAS THERE FOR MY CHILDREN IN A
WAY THAT THEY NEEDED, FOR MY
HUSBAND, YOU KNOW -- MAYBE MORE
ON ONE DAY FOR THE KIDS, MAYBE
MORE ON THE NEXT DAY FOR THE
HUSBAND, AND THEN I KIND OF LOOK
BACK AND I REFLECT ON MY WEEK,
DID I FEEL PRESENT IN
EVERYBODY'S LIVES AND MY OWN.
>> YOU MEDITATE, DON'T YOU?
[LAUGHTER]
MINUTES.
I STILL HAVE A MILLION
QUESTIONS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW QUICKLY THIS
TIME IS GOING.
BUT YOU PREVIOUSLY WERE ON THE
RADIO.
>> I WAS A DISC JOCKEY FOR A
COUPLE YEARS AT M 96.5.
>> AND THEN YOU STARTED IN
KIDNAPPER
>> 1993 -- AT KPRC?
>> IN 1993.
WHO IS THAT PERSON.
THE TRAFFIC PERSON.
>> YOUR LUCKY BREAK WAS YOU WERE
ASKED TO FILL IN AS ANCHOR FOR A
WEEK AND MANAGEMENT DECIDED --
>> WE WERE GOING THROUGH A HUGE
CHANGE.
THE HOBBYIES OWNED US AND POST
NEWS WEEK WAS BUYING US.
MY BIG RED HAIR!
>> AS WE'RE SEEING ALL THESE
PICTURES, OF YOU THROUGH THE
YEARS, WHAT'S BEEN THE TOUGHEST
STORY FOR YOU TO COVER?
>> OH, MY.
YOU KNOW, I WILL NEVER FORGET
TROPICAL STORM ALLISON AND IT'S
VERY POINT GUARDIANT TALKING
ABOUT THIS NOW -- POIGNANT
TALKING ABOUT THIS NOW IN THE
GULF.
THE AFTERMATH OF TROPICAL STORM
ALLISON.
AND I WAS ON AIR OVERNIGHT AND
AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING WE SENT
OUR CHOPPER UP AND I REMEMBER
THE FIRST AERIAL SHOTS IN THE
MORNING.
AND YOU COULDN'T SEE HOMES OR
YOU COULD SEE JUST THE ROOFTOPS
OF HOMES.
THEIR ROOFS.
>> ALL THE WINDOWS SHATTERED.
>> DESPERATE FOR HELP.
PEOPLE ON BOATS.
AND IT WAS THE IMPACT AND THE
LOSS OF PROPERTY, THE LOSS OF
LIFE THAT WAS DEVASTATING.
BUT THAT'S ALSO WHERE THE NEWS
BUSINESS IS SO GREAT.
WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE A
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR YOUR VIEWER TO
ACCESS.
THAT'S WHERE I THINK NEWS
STATIONS REALLY GET TO SHINE IN
THAT KIND OF COVERAGE, BECAUSE
YOU ARE -- YOU ARE A LIFELINE TO
>> YEAH.
WELL, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE NOW --
WE SEE YOU ON THE AIR WITH RANDY
AND BILL AND FLAMING.
YOU'RE FRIENDS IN REAL LIFE.
>> WE ARE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS
AND I FEEL SO BLESSED TO HAVE
THE RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE IT
SHOWS.
WE HANG OUT.
YOU KNOW, WE GO TO --
>> LOOK AT YOU.
>> WE CALL IT OUR TV DINNER.
>> WE'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU BACK
BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY MORE
QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
YOU CAN ALWAYS WATCH DOMINIQUE
RIGHT HERE ON KPRC CHANNEL 2.
YOU CAN ALSO KEEP UP WITH HER
YOUTUBE VLOG BY SEARCHING
DOMINIQUE SACHSE TV.
GET ALL HER BEAUTY TIPS WHILE I --
WHILE YOU CAN.
>> THANK YOU.
PRINCESS.