Pete Sousa

Waco

Host at The Payoff with Pete

Play-by-Play Broadcaster and News Anchor at ESPN

Former NBA PR flack turned @espn pxp - 2x AP Award Winner

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Former daycare worker helps students get back on their feet

Aug 15, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

RIESEL, Texas - This Be Remarkable takes us out to Riesel where we had the pleasure to meet with Gloria Tanner. Tanner works with Riesel ISD as an aide in the in-school-suspension helping kids get back on the right path and always having an open door. “She can help the good kids and the needy kids, and we are so proud of her and how she does that,” DL Wilson said. Tanner brings her experience from working in daycares to the Riesel ISD.
One-time pet project turns into full-on animal saving rescue mission

May 17, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

GATESVILLE, Texas - This week’s Be Remarkable takes us out to Gatesville, where a one time “pet project” has turned into a full-on animal saving rescue mission. Seventeen-year-old Charlie Sommerfield started Charlie’s Wags and Whiskers because she noticed an overwhelming number of stray and abandoned cats in her area, where shelters are sometimes over-flowing.
Couple in their 80s serves those who no longer have a voice

Mar 15, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

Troy, Texas - This week’s Be Remarkable takes us out to Troy City Hall, where a couple in their 80′s continues to walk the road of happy destiny, serving family, friends, and folks they didn’t even know, who no longer have a voice. “She had mentioned that you guys have a heart for just going out and cleaning up different gravesites, trash debris, grass clippings, making sure it’s all well-kept,” Linda McMillan, Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers.
Special Report: Inside new Isaiah House 117 in Waco

Mar 11, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - As recently as two years ago, Texas Child Protective Services reported nearly 500 children who had been removed from their homes out of concern for their safety ended up living in unlicensed placements. That means kids sleeping in offices, cars or hotels, while CPS rallies to find a foster home. And right in McLennan County, it was just recently reported that an average of 10 kids a week are thrust into that very same situation.
Local veteran makes sure veterans are seen and respected

Jan 12, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

WACO, Texas - This week’s Be Remarkable takes us to Waco, where a local veteran has been making sure our service members are seen and respected for putting their lives on the line for America. It’s a mission that was molded by George Banks’ personal experience. “I can spot a veteran from a mile away and I will stop; are you a veteran? Thank you for your service, welcome home. It means, excuse me a second,” George Banks, Be Remarkable Winner.
Woman pioneers animal rescue mission unlike any other

Dec 15, 2023 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

TEMPLE, Texas - This week’s Be Remarkable takes us out to Temple, where a woman has pioneered an animal rescue mission unlike any other. “Pearls Place is actually a medical rescue. We take in dogs that are going to be euthanized, in hospice or been hit by cars, skin issues,” Lisa Kathan, Be Remarkable Winner. Pearls Place was started by Lisa almost 25 years ago but her servant’s heart had started beating long before that.
Local woman keeps citizens warm during winter months

Dec 1, 2023 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa
Daniel Stark Law Firm asks people to vote for Central Texas Volunteer Fire Department donation

Nov 7, 2023 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Daniel Stark Law is asking people to vote for one of three volunteer fire departments to receive a $5,000 donation for life-saving tools. The initiative is called Project Axtell, a mission to help volunteer fire departments get equipment that could save lives.
Superwoman brings cats back to life and into homes

Sep 19, 2023 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

This week’s Be Remarkable takes us to Waco where a superwoman is coming to the rescue, fostering hundreds of cats back to life and into homes. “And so every day, you know, I just get up and I see the request, I see the need and I just do it. And sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes you know, it’s hard. Sometimes I want to give up, but I can’t because I know they need me. So that’s what keeps me going,” Madison Ohler, Be Remarkable Winner.
Animal rescuer does everything she can to save lives

Jul 17, 2023 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

This week's Be Remarkable takes us out to Waco, where a voice for the voiceless, on the frontlines of animal rescue is doing everything she can to save lives.