Brian Kirkpatrick
General Assignment Reporterbrian@tpr.org
Twitter: @TPRBrian
Brian Kirkpatrick has been a journalist in Texas most of his life, covering San Antonio news since 1993, including the deadly October 1998 flooding, the arrival of the Toyota plant in 2003, and the base closure and realignments in 2005.
He also served as news director and anchor at KTSA and Metro Networks, and was previously the "Morning Edition" anchor at Texas Public Radio. His early career included work as a news anchor and production assistant for the Texas State News Network/Dallas Cowboys Radio Network in Dallas, from 1988-1993. During his years at TSN, he helped cover the Luby’s mass shooting in Killeen and the Branch Davidian standoff at Mount Carmel. Kirkpatrick read his first newscast on a small radio station in the Hill Country as a teenager in 1981.
Brian returns to reporting after teaching high school journalism at Harlandale High School in San Antonio for the past seven years.
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It's the first time the Alamo has had dedicated space for learning opportunities. -
Bexar County commissioners approved a deal to finance the baseball stadium that will also give the county a park on two parcels of land near the San Pedro Creek Culture Park. -
The National Weather Service reports 2 to 4 inches of rain is possible with 6 inches in isolated areas. -
The therapy dogs work a lot in courtrooms to help soothe and calm witnesses, juries, and judges. -
Texas Public Radio talked to Spurs fans downtown after the Silver & Black eliminated the Portland Trailblazers from the playoffs on Tuesday night. -
Bexar County Manager David Smith blamed a number of factors for the projected loss of property tax revenue during a long-range financial forecast presentation on Tuesday for county commissioners. -
A cold front on Wednesday should improve the city's air quality. -
The San Antonio Botanical Garden will pitch in to plant trees on the waterway. -
A cold front is expected mid-week in the San Antonio area. -
Overtime and outside housing costs for inmates has been running in the tens-of-millions of dollars in recent years.
