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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San Antonio is growing so fast a rate hike may be needed to help meet power demands. -
Two separate downtown parks make great viewing spots. -
Bills to be adjusted after voters in both school districts voted down tax increases. -
The industry could use some good news following many challenges to its bottom line. -
Look up how your neighborhood voted at this county election website. -
Una gran parte de la fuerza laboral de la ciudad está compuesta por hombres y mujeres que sirvieron en el ejército. -
A big part of the city's workforce is made up of men and women who served in the military
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It's time to dig out a sweater or two. -
Food insecurity grows as federal government shutdown continues. -
Voters have strong feelings on both sides of the Spurs arena issue.
