Nathan Cone
VP, Cultural & Community EngagementNathan has been with TPR since 1995, when he began working on classical music station KPAC 88.3 FM, as host of “Tuesday Night at the Opera.” He soon learned the ropes on KSTX 89.1 FM, and volunteered to work practically any shift that came his way, on either station. He worked in nearly every capacity on the radio before moving into Community Engagement, Marketing, and Digital Media. His reporting and criticism has been honored by the Houston Press Club and Texas Associated Press.
A native of Spring, Texas, Nathan began his broadcasting career while studying at San Antonio’s Trinity University, where he majored in Communication, with minors in Communication Management and Art/Art History. At Trinity University’s KRTU, he was a student manager, serving as Jazz Program Director and Operations Manager. Nathan graduated with a B.A. in Communication from Trinity University with minors in Communication Management and Art/Art History.
Currently, Nathan enjoys studying classic and contemporary films, especially Disney movies and those of the late director Stanley Kubrick. He's the curator of Texas Public Radio's popular summer film series, Cinema Tuesdays. He’s a musical omnivore, with a house full of classical, rock, and jazz compact discs and LPs. His favorite classical composer is Beethoven. His favorite jazz performer is Miles Davis, his favorite rock band is The Beatles, and his favorite film is Singin' in the Rain, which he enjoys watching with his wife and two children.
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The Mid-Texas Symphony opens its live concert season with a classic piece by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov that conductor Akiko Fujimoto says is like a "concerto for orchestra," showcasing every player and section. -
In this episode of "Live at Jazz, TX," saxophonist Ben Flocks shares music from "Mask of the Muse," a concept album that takes you behind the curtain and into a dreamland. Doc Watkins and his trio back up Flocks for a six-song set.
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On this episode of "Live at Jazz, TX" recorded in 2019, the Dirty River Jazz Band pays tribute to their mentor and musical hero, the late Jim Cullum Jr.
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Pianist Fredrick Sanders grew up hearing spirituals, slave hollers, classical music, blues and funk, and draws on all of these sounds for this live set recorded at Jazz, TX.
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San Antonio's Olmos Ensemble will perform three live concerts this month that will be broadcast Sunday afternoons on KPAC 88.3 FM.
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A new exhibit at the Briscoe Western Art Museum looks at Hollywood westerns from the 1970s, films that provided an "escapist environment where society could work through and work out cultural issues that were difficult to address."
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Santikos Entertainment is partnering with Freetail Brewing to offer a new beer in all of its theaters... including some new locations.
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In 1969, an X-rated movie filmed in New York and Texas shook the film world when it improbably took the number three box office spot for the year, and eventually won an Oscar for Best Picture. Author Glenn Frankel's new book about "Midnight Cowboy" is as much about the times in which it was made as the film itself.
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The Mid-Texas Symphony closes a very strange and "fragmented" season with music by Bach and Mozart this weekend. Music Director Akiko Fujimoto is already looking forward to the fall, and performing new music.
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Composing music is a solitary process, but performing these award-winning pieces means getting people in the same room, even if it's a virtual one.
