At Texas Public Radio, our mission is to engage, inspire and inform, to empower our community to make life better. We are dedicated to being a vibrant community hub, delivering diverse programs, activities, and conversations that inform, uplift, and bring our audience together. Our vision is to become a beloved and trusted multimedia source, financially sustainable, and recognized throughout the region.
In our workplace, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to create an environment where differences are respected, and innovative ideas and perspectives are welcomed. We seek talented individuals from various backgrounds, experiences, cultures, beliefs, and lifestyles and are committed to their growth and development.
TPR is a dynamic, non-commercial, non-profit multimedia outlet, operating seven public radio stations that broadcast across 39 counties, covering a vast 40,000 square miles of South-Central and West Texas. Our flagship stations, KSTX and KPAC, primarily serve San Antonio and its neighboring counties, while our other stations reach the Hill Country, Highland Lakes, Del Rio, Gonzales, and the Midland/Odessa regions. With a broadcast reach of 3.6 million people and a digital presence accessible to anyone with broadband, TPR is committed to bringing quality content to our diverse and expansive audience.
Take a look at the job openings below to see how you can become an essential part of our mission.
Texas Public Radio currently has two open positions:————————————————————————————————————————————-
TITLE: Digital Producer & EditorSUMMARY: TPR is seeking a Digital Producer and Editor who thrives at the intersection of meaningful journalism and audience-centered digital storytelling.
In this role, you’ll help drive the daily news cycle, delivering high-impact journalism that keeps our audience informed about the issues that matter most in San Antonio and South Texas. The position blends roughly 50% content production with 50% digital editing and includes digital-first reporting on breaking news as it happens, along with shaping and producing newsletters that deepen audience engagement and extend our reporting beyond the homepage.
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TITLE: Early Childhood Education & Development ReporterSUMMARY: This position is supported by a grant and is currently funded through March 31, 2028. Continuance of the position is dependent on securing funding for subsequent years.Texas Public Radio (TPR) is seeking an enterprising, empathetic, and data-driven reporter to lead
our coverage of early childhood education and development (aka “the first five years”). Based in San Antonio, this reporter will cover the critical issues facing families, educators, and policymakers locally and statewide.
You will go beyond the daycare crisis headlines to explore the systemic forces—economic, political, and cultural—that shape the lives of Texas’ youngest residents, as well as their parents’ and caregivers’. Whether you are reporting on the 2026 Child Care Workforce Strategic Plan or visiting a home-based provider in the South Texas, your goal is to make the invisible visible.
We’re looking for a reporter excited to connect educators and caregivers of children ages 0–5 with
resources and people working to effect positive change in early childhood. We want to reveal what’s working and what’s not.
This reporter will produce original stories across radio, digital, and social platforms that inform,
engage, and elevate public understanding of how early childhood experiences impact long-term
success and community well-being.
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Texas Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. See our 2025-26 EEO report at this link. 