About khou

Greg Hurst joined KHOU-TV in June 1999 from WABC-TV in New York, where he was a reporter and one of the station's lead anchors. During his more than 20 years on the job Greg has gained a wealth of experience covering stories around the world.

Greg has received a great deal of recognition for his coverage of the war with Iraq -- from the time he spent in the Iraqi desert with United States Marines, to foot patrol expeditions with the 3rd Infantry Division Terror Squad during fire fights on the streets of Baghdad, to excursions through Saddam's Presidential Palaces. Greg took viewers where few people have ever been.

Nationally and internationally, Greg has reported on everything from Washington politics, to the Pope in Mexico, from plane crashes, to floods and hurricanes. He's traveled coast to coast to report on earthquakes in California and the World Trade Center bombing in New York. Greg's work has also taken him abroad, reporting from the Kremlin in Russia, to the ruins of war in Viet Nam. His interest in politics has led him to serve as the moderator for numerous political debates, and has allowed him to cover every major political convention since the Reagan era.

Greg is also actively involved in the local community. He volunteers with the Lifeline Chaplaincy program, visiting cancer patients on a regular basis at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He also volunteers with the Small Steps Nurturing Center where he works with underprivileged children. Greg also devotes his time to the Medina Children's Home, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Star of Hope Homeless Shelter, the Cancer League, the American Heart Association and many others.

Greg was a reporter and anchor at KFMB-TV in San Diego, California before working 10 years in the news business in New York, He began his broadcast career at KATV-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1981. Greg is a native Texan and after years of traveling is happy to finally be home.