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“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.
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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.
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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.
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On May 3, 1971, KUT was among the first stations in the country to broadcast “All Things Considered,” a fledgling radio news program from an emergent journalism outfit called NPR. At its launch, the program was carried by about 88 member stations and heard by fewer than 2 million listeners nationwide.
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As the pandemic hits the one-year mark and Texas lifts its COVID venue occupancy restrictions and mask mandate, season 2 of the “Pause/Play” podcast documents how Austin’s music industry navigates the recovery phase of the pandemic.
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During February's Texas Freeze, KUT reporters filed stories from their homes – often without power, while caring for family members and battling broken pipes and freezing temperatures – to deliver clear, accurate information to Central Texans.
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We ask Teresa Frontado three questions: What are you listening to these days? Read anything interesting lately? And what are you loving about the ATX lately?
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Not even a pandemic can stand in the way of celebrating the heartbeat of Austin – music. All February long, KUTX 98.9, The Austin Music Experience, will use its platform to shine the spotlight on the Austin music scene when it needs it most for Love Austin Music Month.
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KUTX 98.9 celebrates Black History Month by spotlighting Black Austin musicians and music events.
