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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The move follows backlash over the organization’s decision to join a lawsuit over the rainbow crosswalk in the Pride Cultural Heritage District. -
An unveiling ceremony was held on Wednesday recognizing the significant contributions of San Antonio Lodge No.1, the first Masonic Lodge for African Americans in Texas.
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Participants gathered atop the historic Marine Corps induction center at 118 Broadway to honor 13 Rio Grande Valley Marines sworn in there in 1943, including Harlan Block, who would later help raise the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima. -
A cannon used during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, later repurposed as a birdbath on a San Antonio ranch, has been acquired by the Alamo and is now undergoing restoration. -
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones are calling for investigations after federal officials confirmed their involvement in the fatal shooting of a San Antonio man last year. -
On Saturday at 10 a.m., Bexar County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark officiated at one of three Valentine's Day ceremonies. -
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.
