FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2014 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – A new collection of insightful and exciting programs premieres this August on KERA 90.1 FM, the public broadcasting station of North Texas. Starting at 9pm Sunday Aug. 3, Wits joins KERA’s popular weekend lineup. The live weekly program brings world-class comedians, actors and musicians to the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2014 DALLAS/FORT WORTH — KXT 91.7 FM, in partnership with Live Nation, announces indie-rockers Death Cab for Cutie will headline KXT’s Summer Cut: The Happy Funtime Fest on Friday, August 15, 2014, at Gexa Energy Pavilion. KXT’s third-annual fest also features eclectic folk artist Iron & Wine, The Hold Steady and up-and-coming […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2014 North Texas has the largest onshore natural gas field in the state, and some experts believe it may be the largest in the country. So when a swarm of earthquakes hit the cities of Azle and Reno six months ago, local residents started asking questions. Scientists have linked the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2014 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – On the June episode of KERA’s CEO, host Lee Cullum talks with Catherine Monson, CEO of FASTSIGNS International, Inc., about how she is positioning the company for expansion well beyond its 550 worldwide locations. Monson details the difficulties she faced taking over the helm during the […]
On February 27 at 7pm KERA’s Krys Boyd Moderates Free Public Forum on Asset Poverty in North Texas at Dallas City Performance Hall DALLAS/FORT WORTH – Imagine being so close to the financial edge that a single life event could push you and your family over. According to a study by the Corporation for Enterprise Development, 29 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2014 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – On the February episode of KERA’s CEO, host Lee Cullum talks with Ken Hersh, CEO of NGP Energy Capital Management, who details the company’s oil and gas ventures and shares his strategy of keeping a steady pace in the boom and bust industry. “I don’t like […]
DALLAS/FORT WORTH – The four candidates in the Republican Primary for Texas Lieutenant Governor will square off in The Texas Debates: Race for Lieutenant Governor on Monday, January 27, 2014, at 8:00 p.m. CT. The one-hour live debate between Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, State Senator Dan Patrick, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8, 2014 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – How are North Texas teachers challenging and inspiring students to succeed? Innovation. KERA, the North Texas public broadcasting station, premieres Teaching the Future: A KERA American Graduate Special on Thursday, January 16 at 7 p.m. on KERA TV. For a teacher, education is so much more than […]
Former foreign correspondent for NPR lands in North Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2013 Dallas/Fort Worth – KERA, the public broadcasting station of North Texas, is pleased to announce that Doualy Xaykaothao (pronounced “Dwah-hlee Sigh-kow-tao”) has joined the KERA News team as a full-time Senior Reporter. Mary Anne Alhadeff, president and CEO of North Texas […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2013 DALLAS/FORT WORTH — KERA News presents The 50th: Remembering John F. Kennedy, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy, beginning Friday, November 22 at 11 a.m. on KERA FM. This special broadcast will include two hours of live anchored coverage of the memorial event at Dealey Plaza […]
