Jimmy Maas
Assistant Program DirectorJimmy became the assistant news director after years of hosting and reporting on business, sports, and odd stuff around Austin.
He grew up in Austin where he studied at its finest institutions. He moved to New York where he worked for some of its biggest media conglomerates.
Since joining the KUT News team, he has won awards and received several years of "meets and sometimes exceeds expectations" in employee reviews. You can email him at jmaas@kut.org.
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From remembering the words to starting on the right note, it takes a lot of work to earn one of the coveted spots to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Round Rock Express game. -
This is free to enter and mostly for bragging rights, but we'll do something special for the winner. -
The third-ranked Longhorns are competing for the first time in the College Football Playoff. A win against Washington would propel Texas to their first championship game appearance since 2010. -
The "Drum" is essentially being taken apart piece by piece to make way for hospital facilities. It is expected to be completely demolished by October. -
Climate change is creating giant temperature swings from infrastructure-crippling freezes in winter to record streaks of 100-plus-degree days in the summer in Austin. How might we adapt our immediate environment, backyards, parks, etc., to mitigate the effects of the larger changes at work.KUT Considers: Climate Change and You is a live discussion with Andrea DeLong-Amaya of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, arborist Roy Johnson from St. Edward's University, landscape architect Jennifer Orr of Studio Balcones, and John Hart Asher host Austin PBS’ "The Central Texas Gardener." Moderated by Mose Buchele. Recorded November 14, 2023, at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. -
Austin F.C. goalkeeper Brad Stuver, R&B singer Melát, and team V.P. for community impact Trennis Jones discuss how the team managed to become a cultural touchstone in such a short amount of time. KUT's Jimmy Maas and Juan García moderate.This event was taped live at the Loren Hotel at Lady Bird Lake on July 25, 2023. -
Both showed a lot of promise early on. Then they fizzled. -
#11 Texas travels to Tuscaloosa this weekend to take on 3rd-ranked Alabama.There are echoes of storied programs and coaches here… Bear Bryant and Darrell Royal, Mack Brown and Nick Saban. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was Alabama’s offensive coordinator for their last national championship.Every year this would be a huge name-brand, grade-A matchup on the college football calendar.
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Al oeste de Austin, es posible que hayas visto una colección de torres con sus luces rojas parpadeando por la noche. -
Off to Austin’s west, you may have seen a collection of towers with their red lights blinking through the night.
