Jan Ross Piedad | Texas Public Radio

Jan Ross Piedad

News Operations Producer
  • Brandon Chew / NPR

Jan Ross Piedad is TPR’s News Operations Producer. In this role, she develops strategy on collaborative and digital initiatives for the station. Since 2016, Jan Ross has served in a coordinating capacity for TPR’s state and national partners, including The Texas Newsroom. 

 

Raised in San Antonio, Jan Ross is a graduate of UT Austin’s School of Journalism. Before Texas Public Radio, she interned for the News Desk at NPR Headquarters and the network’s mid-day program, Here & Now. She was a member of Texas Standard’s digital-first web team during the newsmagazine show’s launch in 2015.

In 2019, Jan Ross was selected for the inaugural cohort of Gwen Ifill Fellows by the International Women's Media Foundation. She is an alum of NPR's Next Generation Radio Project and the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change. Her journalistic interests range from issues of social inequity and international affairs to media commentary. She enjoys live music, podcasts and travelling.

  

Ways to Connect

2020 Submission: Showcase Award for The Headliners Foundation of Texas

By & • Mar 9, 2020
Veronica G. Cardenas for Texas Public Radio

Texas Public Radio documented the evolution of U.S. immigration policy in 2019, from President Trump's emergency declaration over border wall funding to the implementation of Migrant Protection Protocols. TPR reporters, including Reynaldo Leaños Jr. in the Rio Grande Valley, focused on how these policies impacted people living along the border as well as those passing through.

PMJA Awards Submission for Nationally Edited Coverage: Border & Immigration Reporting

By & • Mar 6, 2020
Veronica G. Cardenas for Texas Public Radio

Texas Public Radio documented the evolution of U.S. immigration policy in 2019, from President Trump's emergency declaration over border wall funding to the implementation of Migrant Protection Protocols. TPR’s reporting focused on how these policies impact people living on both sides of the border as well as those passing through.

2020 Entry — Continuing Coverage for Murrow Awards: 'The Reality At The Border'

By , & • Feb 6, 2020
Veronica G. Cardenas for Texas Public Radio

Texas Public Radio documented the evolution of U.S. immigration policy in 2019, from President Trump's emergency declaration over border wall funding to the implementation of  its Migrant Protection Protocols. TPR’s Reynaldo Leaños Jr. focused on how these policies impacted people living along the border as well as those passing through.

Gracie Awards Submission For Reporter/Correspondent: Carson Frame

By • Jan 16, 2020

Carson Frame’s enterprise reporting on military and veterans issues highlights how women are reshaping the culture of service and holding a traditionally male leadership structure more accountable.

Gracie Awards Submission for Crisis Coverage: El Paso

By • Jan 16, 2020
Stella Chavez, KERA North Texas

On the morning of Saturday, August 3, 2019, a man who’d driven 600 miles from a Dallas suburb to the Texas/Mexico border pulled out an AK47 and began firing at a Walmart in El Paso. What resulted was the nation’s worst death toll from a mass shooting in 2019 – and the deadliest attack on Latinos in modern American history. Twenty-two people lost their lives. Another two dozen were injured.

San Antonio Is Home To The Largest Citywide Diwali Festival In The U.S.

By , & • Oct 31, 2019
Courtesy of Anuja SA

Diwali is traditionally five-day holiday that champions knowledge over ignorance, light over darkness and good over evil. People all over the world participate in the annual celebration of Indian culture, including in San Antonio where more than 30,000 took part in Diwali festivities last year. 


How 'Vulture Capitalists' Changed Homeownership And The American Dream

By , & • Oct 30, 2019
George Hodan CC0: http://bit.ly/32Zmoid

For many families, a house can be the greatest financial asset over a lifetime. More than two-thirds of Americans owned their own home by the new millennium, but the financial crisis in 2008 led to a debilitating collapse of the housing market. 


What It’s Like To Experience Homelessness In San Antonio

By & • Oct 29, 2019
Photo by THE COLLAB. from Pexels CC0: http://bit.ly/2BPTTI3

San Antonio’s homeless population is sitting at 2,872 people, according to Continuum of Care groups during an annual point-in-time count (PIT) in January. The one night snapshot of San Antonio’s homeless population recorded an overall decrease of 6% compared to 2018’s PIT count.


10 Propositions, 1 Texas Constitution And Your Vote

By & • Oct 28, 2019
Element5 Digital from Pexels CC0: http://bit.ly/31RoOxZ

Now through Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 5, Texas voters have the chance to approve or deny 10 proposed amendments to the state's Constitution. 


Continued Growth At SAT Airport Focuses On Enhancing The Passenger Experience

By & • Oct 27, 2019
Pexels CCO: http://bit.ly/2MQQfUr

After a brief end to record-breaking passenger numbers in August, San Antonio International Airport has bounced back with a return to increased passenger growth, new art features and plans for completion of their strategic development plan. 


Pages