Press Release

Austin’s favorite family friendly live music series, KUTX 98.9’s Rock the Park, is back at Mueller Lake Park with a curated mix of local artists including Being Dead, Charlie Faye & the Fanimals, Lesly Reynaga Rockaroni & Cheese, and THEBROSFRESH.Named "Best Kids and Family Wild Card" in the “Austin Chronicle’s” annual Readers’ Poll, KUTX’s Rock the Park is in its 12th season of bringing kids to the dance floor.

The “Tacos of Texas” podcast returns with a third season of examining Texas taco culture and the connective tissue between the people, foodways and the issues that are rooted in the culture.

How did Austin go from a sleepy college town to one of the hottest housing markets in the country? The podcast "Growth Machine: How Austin Engineered its Housing Market" takes a deep dive into a century of choices that brought us here.

The KUT and KUTX Holiday Sing-Along begins at 6 p.m., when crowds gather in front of the 45-foot Christmas tree at the south edge of the Capitol lawn to sing songs of the season. KUT and KUTX hosts will lead the songs. Complimentary keepsake song books will be available to attendees while supplies last.

Season two of the award-winning podcast “The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout” examines the lingering impact of the deadly 2021 winter storm and what has – and has not – been done to fix the state’s power grid.

Longtime KUT and KUTX radio personality John Aielli died today, July 31, 2022, at age 76.

Cimafunk will bring a party groove during SXSW to the historic Studio 6A, birthplace of “Austin City Limits,” along with several other artists for special “KUTX Live in Studio 6A” performances March 16 and 19 on The University of Texas campus.

KUT News will bring more stories from Central Texas to the national audience of the weekday newsmagazine program “1A” through “1A Remaking America, ” a two-year collaborative effort examining the local causes and effects of a nationally growing distrust in institutions.

Terry Foxx, a seasoned, award-winning program director with long-standing commercial radio experience, joins KUT 90.5 as director of programming and audience, where he will lead the station’s efforts to grow its listenership while engaging historically underserved Central Texans.

Producer and host Jerry Quijano permanently takes the “All Things Considered” host seat at KUT 90.5, Austin’s NPR station.