Want to get clued into the region's most interesting stories in less than 10 minutes? This month, KERA 90.1 FM launched a twice-a-day local news segment from the KERA newsroom. The 10-minute segments air weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. Click below to listen to Friday morning's edition, which takes a look at the Dallas Theater Center, which is presenting two plays – “A Raisin the Sun” and “Clybourne Park” – with racial confrontations over real estate. And in the Friday Conversation: How can North Texas make discussions about racial equity more productive? Rinku Sen, the president of the Applied Research Center, talks with KERA’s Anne Bothwell. Sen’s group is holding a national conference in Dallas next year called “Facing Race.”
Eric Aasen is KERA’s managing editor. He helps lead the station's news department, including radio and digital reporters, producers and newscasters. He also oversees keranews.org, the station’s news website, and manages the station's digital news projects. He reports and writes stories for the website and contributes pieces to KERA radio. He's discussed breaking news live on various public radio programs, including The Takeaway, Here & Now and Texas Standard, as well as radio and TV programs in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.