Jerry Clayton
Weekend Anchor/Host/ReporterIn 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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In early November, Texas Parks and Wildlife permanently closed three bays on the Gulf Coast to oyster fishing. -
The accident happened near Moody, just north of Temple.
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Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said the lawsuit was filed in Bexar County on behalf of former Spurs team performance therapist Dr. Hillary Cauthen.
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The cavern was discovered after an assessment of the property by the Edwards Aquifer Authority.
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A large crowd gathered in downtown San Antonio Sunday for a “Women’s Wave” rally and march. The march was part of a national movement uniting in protest against attacks on reproductive rights ahead of the November midterm elections.
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It's been theorized that there is an ocean that could possibly harbor life under a sheet of ice on Europa.
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TPR’s Jerry Clayton recently spoke with Sam Woolley, author of the upcoming book Manufacturing Consensus: Understanding Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity.
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The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft, traveling about 14,000 mph, slammed into an asteroid named Dimorphos, right on target.
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People who want to help may send donations to Fundacion Mochileando, whose workers are on the ground and can provide immediate, local assistance to the hard hit communities.
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La leyenda de los San Antonio Spurs, Manu Ginóbili, fue consagrado en el Salón de la Fama del Baloncesto de Naismith el sábado, rodeado de ex-compañeros, entrenadores y familiares.
