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Brian Kirkpatrick

General Assignment Reporter

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. 

50 Years Later, Here's How Texas Kids Learn About The First Lunar Landing

By • Jul 19, 2019
School children visit the Scobee Planetarium leading up to the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
Brian Kirkpatrick | Texas Public Radio

Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, and visitors to the Scobee Planetarium at San Antonio College have plenty of questions about the moon.


Frost Tower Opens As San Antonio's West End Continues To Grow

By • Jul 17, 2019
Frost tower overlooking San Pedro Creek.
Brian Kirkpatrick | Texas Public Radio

The new Frost tower downtown is officially open. The latest addition to San Antonio’s skyline is also the first downtown office high-rise built in a quarter century, according to Frost officials. 

Cat-Sized Crocodile Believed To Roam Texas 115 Million Years Ago

By • Jul 15, 2019
Witte Museum

A curator at the Witte Museum recently published a description of a cat-sized crocodile that lived only in Texas 115 million years ago.  


Hill Country Summer Camp Pressured To Find Alternatives To Discharging Waste Water In Hondo Creek

By • Jul 10, 2019
Commissioners Creek
Brian Kirkpatrick | Texas Public Radio

For about a year, ranchers and property owners in the Hill Country northwest of San Antonio have been in a standoff with a man planning to open a Christian summer camp. 


Lake Dunlap Association Campaigning For Water Distirct

By • Jun 26, 2019
Steve Short | Texas Public Radio

The Preserve Lake Dunlap Association is campaigning for the creation of a special taxing district to restore the waterway following a devastating floodgate failure.  

The president of the association, J. Harmon, hopes most of the 500 property owners on the lake southeast of New Braunfels will support the creation of a new taxing district to pay for the repairs and maintain the floodgate.


Monday's Storm Created Thousands Of Power Outages And It's Probably Not Over Yet

By • Jun 24, 2019
Courtesy of CPS Energy

More than 30,000 CPS Energy customers were left without power in the immediate wake of a storm that blew through the city before rush hour on Monday afternoon, according to the city-owned utility.

Helotes Grows In Size, Hopes To Keep Small Town Charm

By • Jun 24, 2019
Brian Kirkpatrick | Texas Public Radio

The City of Helotes hopes to hold onto its small town charm despite its rapid growth, according to city officials.  


Bandera Road Closed Friday Night To Monday Morning

By • Jun 21, 2019
Brian Kirkpatrick | Texas Public Radio

One of San Antonio’s busiest highway intersections will shutdown beginning Friday night.

Loop 1604 and Bandera Road will be completely closed from 9 p.m. Friday, until 5 a.m. Monday.

Metro Health Issues Heat Advisory And Safety Tips For People And Pets

By • Jun 19, 2019
Flickr user jetsandzeppelins / cc

The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District issued a level II heat advisory on Wednesday as temperatures in the area soared.

San Antonio Girl Scouts Visit Non-Profit Groups in Dominican Republic

By • Jun 19, 2019
Brian Kirkpatrick | Texas Public Radio

About two dozen local Girl Scouts and members of the non-profit group Summer of Service are headed to the Dominican Republic to observe and learn from nonprofit organizations working in the Caribbean country.

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