After nearly three decades on Houston's KPRC 2, anchor Dominique Sachse is leaving the show. The anchor will sign off for the last time at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 on KPRC 2, the show announced in a news release Thursday.
The Houston Chronicle reports the Emmy award-winning journalist began her career in local radio as a metro traffic reporter and joined KPRC in 1993 as a morning show traffic correspondent. Sachse went on to anchor KPRC 2 News at 6 and 10 p.m. During her tenure, she was honored with the title "Best Television Personality" by the Houston Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television in 2002 and 2007.
Sachse wrote in a statement about everything she will miss working on the show.
"I have spent most of my adult life at KPRC, and the staff here is like family to me," she wrote. "It takes a team effort to produce a quality news product, and I’m so proud of this team’s character, integrity, and accomplishments. But it’s mainly service to community, which is how I’ve always seen my role and will continue to do so in my new endeavors. I sincerely can’t thank the viewers enough for welcoming me into their homes for as long as they have and making me feel like their friend or neighbor. Truly blessed.”
KPRC vice president and general manager Jerry Martin added his own well wishes in the release.
"You always know that days like this will come in the television business," Martin wrote. "That doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to someone who feels like Houston’s sweetheart. We wish Dominique all the best; she will always be considered a Houston institution and a part of our KPRC 2 family.”
Sachse's next focus will be a book titled "Life Makeover: Embrace the Bold, Beautiful, and Blessed You," which she has been working on since 2018, according to the release. She also plans to continue sharing videos on her YouTube channel, which has amassed 1.52 million subscribers.
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