Since the pandemic kicked off in March, one of the most common questions we get in the Ogle Mole in-box is "What happened to Alex Housden at Channel 5?"
If you remember correctly, Alex caused controversy in August 0f 2019 when she made the off-the-cuff remark that a baby gorilla at the OKC zoo kind of looked like her Black co-anchor, Jason Hackett. The clip made the rounds on the social media outrage circuit, and the next day Alex gave a tearful on-air apology to Jason that we think he accepted.
Surprisingly, KOCO didn't fire Alex or terminate her contract after the incident, and she awkwardly remained employed at the local ABC affiliate until March. Then, as the pandemic rolled into full gear, she quietly disappeared from the OKC airwaves, leading to all those "What happened to Alex Housden at Channel 5?" questions.
Well, I guess we now have an answer – Alex apparently moved back to her home-area of central Texas, started going by her married last name, took a job as a PIO for Bell County, and then resigned a few days later. Here's more: