Samuel King
Transportation ReporterSamuel comes to Austin from Kansas City, where he covered Missouri state politics for member station KCUR. Before that, he spent 14 years in television news in markets like Minneapolis, New York City and Tyler, Texas. Samuel has frequently covered transportation and mobility issues in cities large and small. He has won Associated Press awards for spot news coverage and investigative reporting.
A native of Queens, New York, Samuel also spent time growing up in Alabama. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.
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Trains rolled into Capital Metro’s new Downtown Station on Monday morning for the first time. The $37 million project beat its expected timeline by six…
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Read this story in English.KUT y Austin Monitor realizaron una serie de foros esta semana con los candidatos a cinco puestos en el Concejo de la Ciudad.…
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Lee esta historia en español. KUT and the Austin Monitor wrapped up a series of forums this week with the candidates for five City Council seats. Among…
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Read this story in English.Además de varias vacantes para el Concejo de la Ciudad, una banca en el Senado de Estados Unidos y la carrera presidencial, los…
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Lee esta historia en español. In addition to several City Council races, a U.S. Senate seat and the presidential race, Austin voters must decide whether…
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The City of Austin and Capital Metro have partnered to revamp the Austin BCycle bike-share program. It’s now called MetroBike, a sign of integration into…
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As the Austin City Council looks at ways to combat gentrification and promote more affordable housing ahead of a proposed transit expansion, a new mapping…
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The way Austinites pay for street parking is changing Tuesday. The Austin Transportation Department is shifting to a "pay-by-plate" model that will manage…
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Austin voters will decide in November whether to raise property taxes to help pay for Project Connect, the transit expansion plan. Leaders promise the…
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Airline capacity is slowly being added at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, but it's still far below normal. That means it may be awhile before the…