Jerry Clayton
Weekend News Anchor / Producerjerry@tpr.org
Twitter: @jerryclayton
In addition to hosting weekend newscasts on TPR, Jerry writes news and feature stories. His stories are regularly featured on the national NPR news broadcasts, as well as the statewide news program The Texas Standard.
Before coming to Texas Public Radio in 2020, Jerry was an on-demand air charter pilot. His love for flying is life-long. He's a certified flight instructor and has flown various aircraft from single engine Cessnas to the King Air B200 twin turboprop.
He has over 40 years experience in broadcasting and was well known among San Antonio radio listeners as "Fred Zeppelin" as both an airborne traffic reporter and afternoon and morning host on the classic rock station KZEP for 11 years.
Jerry spent his younger days playing drums with the country band "Mason Dixon" and has continued to play in his spare time in several local San Antonio funk, blues, rock and country bands.
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San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones recently made a trip to Washington and visited the Pentagon to advocate for Army North and Army South to stay in the Alamo City. -
Cuellar y Ramiro Cavazos, presidente y director ejecutivo de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Estados Unidos, realizaron una conferencia de prensa el sábado para instar a la administración Trump a extender el Acuerdo de Suspensión del Tomate o arriesgarse a un daño económico generalizado a los sectores comerciales basados en precios estables del tomate. -
The National Weather Service extended a flood watch for the Hill Country and the counties of Travis and Williamson through Monday evening. -
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Quiet Valley Ranch, where the festival is held, has been opened up for displaced people from the disaster. Organizers are also staging physical donations for flood relief and serving food. -
Cuellar and Ramiro Cavazos, the president and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, held a press conference on Saturday to urge the Trump administration to extend the Tomato Suspension Agreement or risk sweeping economic damage to business sectors built on stable tomato prices.
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The ruling will prevent Army Lt. Col. Shane Vinales and his wife and family from receiving further damages they claim they suffered from living in privatized base housing. -
Retailers and wholesalers who sell hemp-based products with THC were relieved on Sunday after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that aimed to ban state sales of almost all hemp products containing THC, the psychoactive element in cannabis. -
The city has halted removal of trees and bird habitat where ceremonies are held by the Lipan-Apache Native American Church. -
Tony Gonzales joined five other Republican representatives in a letter urging Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to prioritize deporting migrants charged with violent crimes.
