Dan Katz
Vice President of Newsdan@tpr.org
As TPR's news director, Katz leads the organization’s news and journalism efforts, overseeing the newsroom’s day-to-day management and the development of a strategic vision for the news division. He also serves on the organization’s executive leadership team.
TPR’s news team currently has 20 staff members, including reporters dedicated to in-depth coverage of subjects including arts & culture, bioscience & medicine, education, technology & entrepreneurship, military & veterans issues and state government. Previously, Katz served as the news director of WSHU Public Radio in Fairfield, Connecticut, and as a reporter, producer, and on-air host at WUFT in Gainesville, Florida.
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After deliberating for just under an hour, the jury found Miranda Casarez guilty of injury to a child with serious bodily injury by omission. The charge carries a sentence of five to 99 years. -
He introduced the U.S. to the Modelo, Corona, and Shiner beers and spent his fortune in support of the arts and higher education in the Alamo City. -
The latest forecast for eclipse day on Monday in South Central Texas calls for cloudy skies, with a chance of showers in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of rain for Monday is pegged at 60%. -
Chief Daniel Rodriguez was taking pre-scheduled vacation time in Phoenix during the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24, 2022. -
Joyce Slocum, who led both NPR and Texas Public Radio into a new era for public media, died Sunday from complications of colon cancer. -
Texas ha perdido a un titán de los medios. Falleció la presidenta y directora ejecutiva de TPR, Joyce Slocum, a los 66 años.
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U.S. Border Patrol recorded 124,220 encounters between ports of entry along the southwest border last month, down 42% from December 2023 and is the lowest recorded so far during this fiscal year. -
La Panadería – the popular San Antonio bakery known for handmade bread, pan dulce and community tables – aims to double its footprint across the city in the next year. -
Paxton, a Republican who beat impeachment charges last year, comments for the first time on why he has not listed six out-of-state properties on his state ethics forms. -
Federal officials accuse Texas of preventing the rescue of three migrants who drowned as they tried to cross the Rio Grande. Texas authorities deny the claim, saying their patrols found no one.
