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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The in-person festival is another step toward a return to normal for Austin and its economy.
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SXSW sigue con sus planes de aplicar las políticas de COVID que estableció hace varios meses. Los asistentes tendrán que mostrar una prueba de vacunación o un resultado negativo en la prueba de COVID para los eventos acreditados y gratuitos abiertos al público. Habrá pruebas disponibles en el lugar.
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Two years ago yesterday, Austin officials canceled the festival, making it one of the first major events in the country called off because of what would become the coronavirus pandemic.
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El área estaba en la etapa 5, el nivel de amenaza más alto, apenas la semana pasada, pero con la mejora dramática de las cifras de hospitalización y las tasas de infección, APH bajó el nivel de amenaza por tercera vez en ocho días.
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The area was in Stage 5, the highest threat level, just last week, but with dramatically improved hospitalization numbers and infection rates, APH downgraded the threat level for the third time in eight days.
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Austin fans, or supporters as they prefer, made Q2 one of the most vibrant atmospheres in Major League Soccer in their first season. Now they ready themselves for their second act.
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It was the Jaguars' first loss of the season. And even though it wasn’t the result they wanted, the team made history.
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After a year's delay, the Ann Richards School band will march in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Harwell was a member of Austin's broadcast community for nearly 50 years. He died Nov. 2 at 69.
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In the 1930s, regulating industries was seen as essential to prevent another Great Depression. Later as America soured on regulation, Texas energy execs saw themselves as part of the solution.