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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Crews were seen this week working on what is described as Phase One of the Guajolote Ranch subdivision near Scenic Loop and Babcock Roads on the northwest side. -
The parade featured a cattle drive, mounted infantry groups, authentic wagons, and heritage organizations. -
Around 700 families who had pre-registered lined up in the parking lot of Boeing Tech Port Arena. -
The Municipal Utility District, or MUD, would create a taxing district to finance a water treatment plant on the proposed Guajolote Ranch Subdivision. -
Casar said Noem's budget and staffing cuts to FEMA are systematically undermining disaster preparedness, including relief efforts during the Kerrville Flood. -
In the fall and winter, grackles gather in huge numbers in suburban trees at night, then spend their days searching for bugs, French fries, or just about any tasty morsel. -
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Fred Biery was a harsh rebuke of the Trump administration. -
One of the authors of a 2020 Southwest Research Institute study showing that a development like Guajolote Ranch would degrade the Edwards Aquifer is refuting claims by San Antonio Water System. -
The City of San Antonio has activated the Emergency Operation Center to coordinate efforts as a harsh winter storm affects the South-Central Texas and the Hill Country. -
The utility district requested by Lennar for the Guajolote Ranch subdivision would create a taxing entity to recoup costs of a water treatment plant and other improvements.
