Jennifer Stayton
Host, Morning EditionJennifer feels very lucky to have been born and raised in Austin, Texas. An English teacher at her high school once suggested to the class that they tune in to KUT 90.5 for Paul Ray’s “Twine Time.” She has been a public radio fan ever since.
Her original career path – Psychology – took a back seat to radio after she started volunteering at the Williams College student radio station during her time there.
Jennifer has worked for commercial and public radio stations in news, production, music, and sales in Austin; Syracuse, New York; and Western Massachusetts. She has a Master’s Degree from Syracuse University in Radio-Television-Film. Jennifer has won awards from the Syracuse Press Club, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters and Women Communicators of Austin.
Jennifer has been the local anchor and host of “Morning Edition” on KUT since May, 2004.
Jennifer serves on the Advisory Committee for KTSW 89.9 at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. She is also a member, mentor and Board member of Women Communicators of Austin.
You can email her at jstayton@kut.org.
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Austin-based illustrator Marian Henley and writer Ruth Pennebaker say their Blue Hour Dames Instagram account is "two friends talking/laughing/wailing about age ever since they got old." They hope people will re-think their, um, antiquated ideas about aging. -
Anecdotally, we hear that people are crankier and more anxious during this summer's extreme heat. But what's really going on? KUT talks with a licensed professional counselor from Integral Care about how the heat can affect our mental as well as physical health and what we can do about it.
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As we sweat through a streak of triple-digit days, Laura Patiño says the city is preparing for things to get worse. It's working on a heat resilience playbook centered on equity.
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The federal emergency expires at the end of the day. Austin Public Health officials remind people COVID is still circulating and asks them to do what they can to prevent its spread.
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As warmer weather may make last winter's storm a distant memory, questions linger about what went wrong with the City of Austin's response — and who is ultimately responsible.
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Hay's latest work Horse, the solos will have its United States premiere Saturday at the McCullough Theatre.
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Melva K. Williams took over as the seventh president and chief executive officer in August. Her goals are to grow the HBCU's campus, enrollment and partnerships with Austin's tech community. But first, she has to make sure HT can provide every accepted student with housing.
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Texas Democrats are hoping to recapture any statewide office for the first time in 28 years in this year's midterm election. Mary Beth Rogers was on the front lines the last time Texas elected a Democratic governor.
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Some of Texas' abortion laws right now are criminal. Some are civil. Some are recently passed laws. Some have been on the books for decades. One thing is clear: Abortion is banned with limited exceptions.
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is an extremely difficult topic to discuss, but not talking about it doesn't help, says neuropsychotherapist Bella Rockman.
