KERA – North Texas Public Broadcasting

KERA News 90.1 FM was the No. 1 most-listened-to radio station in the Dallas-Fort Worth area last month, according to the latest Nielsen survey. This is the first time in our history that we have earned the top spot in our market. Of course, a great deal of critical breaking news happened during this time span, including on the presidential election. This means during historical moments for our nation, North Texans turned to and trusted KERA to deliver the facts. We are so honored to serve our community in this way —?every day, every year. Thank you for putting your trust in KERA!

Support shout-out: A big thank you to H-E-B / Central Market for its $7,500 grant to our Ready To Learn initiative. This grant will assist the KERA Kids education team as they serve 14,000 children, parents, caregivers, educators and community partners in the coming year, through workshops, events, and learning resources. Ready To Learn is an early childhood education program that promotes intergenerational learning in underserved communities.

JOB OPENING: Please share this hybrid role with your radio connections! The Radio Operations & Production Coordinator: → Is a member of our Radio Ops team, which helps ensure high quality broadcasts on all three of our radio stations. → Will help set up daily logs, work on automation systems, produce spots, and host on-air. See the full job description and salary range, and apply: https://ow.ly/pER950TEC4f

KERA Kids Education team members are out the community a lot this fall! On Tuesday, our Lisa Bracken and Erica Campos, M.L.S. presented to North Texas educators at the Region 10 Experiencing EdTech conference. Attendees learned: → How to navigate the PBS LearningMedia repository, which is full of free, high-quality educational resources for both classrooms and at-home learning. → How to integrate materials from the website (kera.pbslearningmedia.org) into lessons, library programs and family engagement events. KERA appreciates and supports local educators <3 #edtech #publicmedia

So nice talking with Krys Boyd on today's episode of Think from KERA – North Texas Public Broadcasting. Airing today on over 200 NPR stations! ?? https://lnkd.in/gwKhxAtm

We're glad to announce Jessica Waffles – aka Waffles – as the new Local Show host for KXT 91.7 FM! Waffles has served as photographer and contributor for our sister station since 2021, capturing the unique spirit of the North Texas music scene. Now she'll be able to continue highlighting and championing local musicians on the airwaves, as well as online. Learn more:

PHOTO: This week, KERA's Annie (Turner) Galloway, Mercedes M. Brown and Adelfa Cardenas are attending the Public Media Development & Marketing Conference in San Diego, building new relationships and gaining fresh insights (and nerding out at the KPBS photo booth!). Ensuring a thriving future for public media in North Texas starts with our employees?????? #PMDMC #publicmedia #publicradio #employeedevelopment #workplaceculture

We're honored to be one of 57 nonprofits chosen as a 2024 generational learning grant partner by Texas Mutual Insurance Company. The grant is part of an initiative that provides holistic wraparound support for working families, which is a great fit for our KERA Kids team: the grant will support our Ready To Learn early childhood education program in Bachman Lake and West Dallas. The program is built on an intergenerational, STEM-based, research-backed model that helps create Learning Neighborhoods, areas where learning takes place anywhere, anytime. We appreciate Texas Mutual's continued support of KERA education programs! See the other grant recipients and learn more: https://ow.ly/S9xC50SIENB

This month we're sharing 50th anniversary shoutouts from a few former KERA News 90.1 FM staff members who helped shape who we are today. Abby Goldstein got her start at KERA in 1989 as a part-time host of NPR's All Thing Considered. Then she led the radio station for six years as program director starting in 2000. We're so glad Abby G. is part of our story ?? → https://ow.ly/fqJi50SCP2O