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From The Newsroom: Picks For UT Austin President; Dale Hansen 'Unplugged'

Marjorie Kamys Cotera
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The Texas Tribune
University of Texas President Bill Powers speaks to Provost Gregory Fenves during a board of regents meeting on July 10, 2014.

The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Regents for the University of Texas System will choose the sole finalist for UT Austin’s next president. Also, Amazon shoppers in North Texas will get some instant gratification with a new service providing one-hour shipping. 

Finally, WFAA sportscaster Dale Hansen talks about why he decided to go 'unplugged' in his sports commentaries. 

You can listen to stories from North Texas weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.