“Black Austin Matters,” the latest podcast from KUT and KUTX Studios, aims to give voice to the daily experiences of Black Austinites, while deepening mutual understanding throughout the broader Austin community.

Show your love for Austin music by seeing a show, buying local music at a local record store, or supporting one of the many non-profits that serve Austin musicians during Love Austin Music Month, January 2022.

The KUT & KUTX Holiday Sing-Along and Downtown Tree Lighting Return, Dec. 4. The women of KUTX 98.9 will lead the crowd in singing songs of the season, followed by the downtown tree lighting and a performance by Austin band Los Coast.

A KUT story about the self-proclaimed godfather of Austin clubbing won a National Edward R. Murrow award from the Radio Television Digital News Association.

“The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout,” a new podcast from the award-winning KUT newsroom in Austin, looks at more than a century of events that led up to the February blackout— and what happens now.

"Tacos of Texas" takes a deep dive into Mexican food culture in Texas – through the lens of America’s love for tacos, shining a spotlight on Texas taco culture and the connective tissue between the people making them and some of the issues Texans are talking about.

After 10 years of managing and booking the Cactus Cafe, KUT and KUTX will revert management to the University Unions on Aug. 31. The Unions plan to keep the Cactus open and the music flowing.

StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, will team up with KUT Radio next month as part of its Military Voices Initiative. Together, they will honor Central Texas’s veteran and military community by recording and preserving their stories.

KUT News and “Texas Standard” won six regional Murrow Awards in the Region 6 (Oklahoma and Texas) large market radio category. Regional winners automatically advance to the national Edward R. Murrow Awards competition, which will be presented in October.

Corrie MacLaggan, managing editor of the pioneering digital news site The Texas Tribune, will become the new statewide managing editor for the public radio stations of The Texas Newsroom.