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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A large crowd packed into the Schertz Civic Center Saturday morning for Radio Fiesta Weekend, where ham radio operators come to buy, sell, meet up and talk about their favorite hobby — amateur radio. -
San Antonio has a large amount of park acreage, but access is more limited than in other cities. -
Una investigación demuestra que los estudiantes que ingresan al jardín de niños cumpliendo con los estándares de desarrollo en lenguaje y alfabetización obtienen resultados significativamente mejores en tercer grado que los alumnos que no cursaron el kínder. -
The research shows students who enter kindergarten meeting developmental benchmarks in language and literacy perform significantly better by third grade than students who are not kindergarten-ready.
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The research found that cities can actually change the weather, depending on the type of weather event. -
The TCA Lone Star Division train show held its 50th Annual San Antonio Meet on Saturday. -
The conservation plan allows developers to pay a fee to harm or displace endangered species during construction. -
Driverless transportation company Waymo has issued a software recall of its U.S. vehicle fleet following an incident last month during flooding in San Antonio. -
Testing is underway on the first phase of a new Guadalupe River flood warning system that includes eight sirens in western Kerr County. -
Waymo is expected to resume service in San Antonio this week after suspending operations following two flood-related incidents involving its self-driving vehicles.
