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 farm known as "Greenies" will promote healthy gardening, cooking, and eating and relieve some food insecurity. -
San Antonio River Authority y la compañía de hielo local están tratando de refrescar la ciudad para Navidad. -
The San Antonio River Authority and local ice company are trying to cool off the city for Christmas.
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TxDOT announced details of a construction moratorium for the holidays -
La construcción en la calle Santa Rosa, entre las calles Dolorosa y Houston, continuará hasta fin de año, según una actualización del ayuntamiento de San Antonio. -
The pesky pollen is the "king" of local allergies. -
Commissioners adopted a sales ban on some fireworks during a work session on Tuesday. -
Merchants at Market Square wanted the work to end before the full Christmas shopping period began around Thanksgiving.
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No. 16 USC plays unranked TCU. -
A hard freeze is not expected within the city.
