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Thank you, Phil: Look back at the 44-year career of KPRC 2 senior reporter Phil Archer
Read full article: Thank you, Phil: Look back at the 44-year career of KPRC 2 senior reporter Phil ArcherAfter telling Houston’s story for more than four decades, KPRC 2 senior reporter Phil Archer is retiring. All this week, KPRC 2 has been looking back at the 44 years Archer spent at the station. KPRC 2 legends meet againKPRC 2 anchor Bill Balleza came out of his own retirement to turn the tables on Archer and interview him. Four decades as Houston’s newsmanArcher started his career at KPRC 2 as an overnight police-beat reporter. Read alsoKPRC 2 viewers share their well-wishes for PhilAdPhil Archer Day declared in HoustonKPRC 2 senior reporter Phil Archer reflects on career and reunites with rescued dog on ‘Houston Life’
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Phil Archer Day declared in Houston
Read full article: Phil Archer Day declared in HoustonA proclamation from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner declares March 4, 2021, as Phil Archer day in Houston. HOUSTON – KPRC 2′s senior reporter Phil Archer is retiring this week after nearly 45 years of telling Houston’s story. In honor of Archer’s years of service, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has declared March 4 “Phil Archer Day” in the city. “Phil Archer truly represents the vitality and character of Houston, having dedicated over four decades to keeping the residents of Houston informed on worldwide, national, state and local happenings,” Turner wrote in his proclamation. “You’ve been such a part of my life, me getting to watch you all these years,” Abbott said.
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Send Phil Archer your well-wishes
Read full article: Send Phil Archer your well-wishesAdJanet Dominguez: Congratulations Phil Enjoy Your Retirement Relax, Read, take a trip, Enjoy Family Thank you for your 45 yrs. Enjoy retirement, Phil. Happy retirement Phil!!!! Robin: Wishing you a very happy retirement Mr. Phil Archer you will be missed ❤️Richard Kranz: Thanks for the great 45-year ride. Nicholas Nilson: HAPPY RETIREMENT PHIL Archer!!!
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KPRC 2’s Phil Archer retiring after telling Houston’s story for nearly 45 years
Read full article: KPRC 2’s Phil Archer retiring after telling Houston’s story for nearly 45 yearsHOUSTON – After nearly 45 years of covering the news in Houston, KPRC 2 senior reporter Phil Archer is retiring. Archer, a native of Wichita Falls, began his career with KPRC 2 in 1976, starting out as a police beat reporter and photographer. He has won awards from the Associated Press, UPI, Houston Press Club, Houston Fire Department, Association for Retarded Citizens, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, and American Quarter Horse Association. In 1978, he received the Perringer Award from the Texas Association of Broadcasters after being stabbed and hospitalized while covering the Moody Park Riot. Veteran reporter KPRC2 Phil Archer discusses when he was stabbed during the Moody Park riots in May 1978.