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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The National Weather Service gives the San Antonio area a 50-50 shot at rain on Saturday and Sunday. -
El eclipse del 'anillo de fuego' atraerá visitantes e impulsará la economía de Texas Hill Country.
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The National Weather Service reported recent light rains nourished the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. But an aquifer expert said the region still needs a lot more water.
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It's so bad here that the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American ranks San Antonio as the fourth most challenging city in the U.S. for fall allergy sufferers and the fifth worst for spring allergies.
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A new exhibit that is literally on wheels at San Antonio International Airport is in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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The major route will see intersection closures at Santa Rosa Avenue and South Alamo Street for road work until November.
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One of the best places in the country to view next month’s solar eclipse could be a Home Depot parking lot in New Braunfels, according to a list published by Space.com.
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Home sales are down 4% year-to-date when 2023 is compared to 2022, according to the San Antonio Board of Realtors.
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San Antonio ocupa el tercer lugar entre las diez ciudades más pobres de los E.E.U.U.
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Rain chances taper off on Sunday night and the dry weather pattern returns by Monday.
