Jerry Clayton
Weekend Anchor/Host/ReporterBefore 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 Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer is among the fully-vaccinated Texas House Democratic Caucus members who tested positive for the virus. -
TPR's Jerry Clayton recently spoke with history professor and author Dr. Jonathan Brown on the current unrest in Cuba
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24-year-old Alexander Lance filed the suit in a Bexar County District court. The suit alleges that a San Antonio Police officer shot Lance at close range twice with a paintball gun, once in the arm and once in the leg.
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AT&T says it will not renew its naming rights agreement with the San Antonio Spurs.
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The San Antonio Radio Club participated in Field Day this past weekend. HAM radio operators across the United States hold the event every year.
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For the first time ever, a Pride flag is flying over San Antonio’s City Hall. Mayor Ron Nirenberg gave a message in front of City Hall on Saturday
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The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed various lawsuits against Katy, Texas-based Academy Sports and Outdoors for selling the weapon that was used in the Sutherland Springs shooting back in 2017.
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Mosquitoes are a fact of life in Texas, and the battle against the pesky biting insects is never ending. But there are some new weapons on the horizon. Zach Adleman is an associate professor of entomology at Texas A&M University.
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Judson ISD officials say a possible ransomware attack has affected communications district-wide.
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The U.S. Navy confirmed that earlier leaked videos did, in fact, show what they call UAP's or unidentified aerial phenomena. The Pentagon has admitted they've been studying them and recently NASA has announced its own investigation. So it seems as if the government is concerned about the national security threat these phenomena may pose.
