Bill Zeeble
Senior ReporterBill Zeeble has been a full-time reporter at KERA since 1992, covering everything from medicine to the Mavericks and education to environmental issues.
He’s won numerous awards over the years, with top honors from the Dallas Press Club, Texas Medical Association, the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations, the American Diabetes Association and a national health reporting grant from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Zeeble was born in Philadelphia, Pa. and grew up in the nearby suburb of Cherry Hill, NJ, where he became an accomplished timpanist and drummer. Heading to college near Chicago on a scholarship, he fell in love with public radio, working at the college classical/NPR station, and he has pursued public radio ever since.
His first real radio gig was with a classical station in Corpus Christi, where the new Texan was dubbed “Billy Ted”; he was also a manager at WNO-FM in New Orleans.
Several stories he covered on television for KERA 13 helped homeowners avoid losing their homes.
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A lawsuit claims Brinker Elementary principal Jennifer King knew about an earlier sexual abuse accusation against second-grade teacher Paul Campbell but didn’t report it to the state as required, investigate Campbell, or supervise his actions. -
The Texas Education Agency released its annual A-F school district grades Friday. Locally, many districts, including Dallas ISD, saw minor improvements. Denton ISD dropped a grade. -
From new rules governing how districts investigate teacher misconduct to declining enrollment, each North Texas school districts faces it's own unique challenges. -
Dallas ISD’s new school year began with fewer students than last year, with enrollment close to 132,000. -
North Texas students in districts from Dallas to Fort Worth and in between start school this week. The state’s second-largest independent school district – Dallas – opens Tuesday morning. -
The parents of an 8-year-old in Plano ISD’s Brinker Elementary have sued her former teacher, the school's principal and the district for $1 million over her alleged sexual abuse. The suit says officials knew of but failed to address other accusations against Paul Campbell.
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Experts say it’s the toughest job market in years for new college graduates. However, North Texas may be an easier place for finding work than other parts of the country and state. -
Former longtime Plano ISD elementary teacher Paul Campbell, charged earlier this month with continuous sexual abuse of a child, now faces additional accusations. -
College borrowers in default have ballooned to a national record 9.2 million – up by 4.2 million since April 2025. In Texas, 878,000 are in default, the most of any state. -
The Irving school board Monday voted 6-1 to put a $952 million package on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election. Broken into three propositions, the bond would rebuild schools, upgrade technology and construct three high school multi-purpose facilities -
Michael Hinojosa, a former Dallas ISD superintendent, officially began his campaign Monday for Dallas mayor. -
Abbott on Tuesday announced the launch of the Texas Classroom Commission, made up of current and former teachers, to identify innovative solutions for student success and provide recommendations ahead of the next legislative session.
