Jimmy Maas
I grew up in Austin and studied journalism at the University of Texas. I began my radio career making fun of headlines on local sports and news talk shows. I moved to New York City to be a comic. Found some pretty good "day jobs” managing a daily news radio show for the Wall Street Journal and later, producing business news for Bloomberg Television. Upon returning to Austin, I dabbled in many things, including hosting nights and weekends on KUT and producing nightly TV news. Now I’m waking up early to make Morning Edition on KUT even better than it already is.
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Houstonian Sandra Edwards, who lost power for four days during the blackout, started getting electric bills this spring that are almost double what they used to be. That’s because electricity has its own supply chain — and everybody needs to get paid. -
Two years ago yesterday, Austin officials canceled the festival. Making it one of the first major events in the country called off because of what would become the coronavirus pandemic. -
The 60-point “Roadmap to Improving Grid Reliability” includes more energy conservation alerts and plans to increase transmission capacity in South and West Texas. -
The shortage is like if H-E-B ran out of milk, bread and toilet paper (if you could imagine). And while firecrackers are not nearly as essential as groceries, they are subject to the same supply-chain disruptions that have plagued other businesses. -
After the pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2020 festival, SXSW returned this year in a shortened, virtual form but was looking for a financial lift to get back to a full-sized festival in 2022. -
SXSW Is Back, Shorter And Online, A Year After Becoming The First Major Event Canceled Over COVID-19There will be no networking over barbecue, the red carpets will remain rolled up, and there won't be any long lines. -
The UT Austin committee recommended developing a campaign for students and alumni "to lean into difficult conversations, including race, history, and talking across differences." -
A long-awaited report on the University of Texas' alma mater has found the song is not "overtly racist." "Eyes of Texas," played before and after football games, has roiled the campus the past year.
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“Unprecedented” is getting thrown around a lot to describe last week's severe winter storm, the electrical blackouts, the loss of water. What may also be unprecedented is the amount of cactus and other plant life severely damaged during the freeze. -
Austin FC has announced a partnership with the financial software company Q2 Holdings, Inc., for naming rights for the stadium at McKalla Place. -
After last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, security is a much bigger concern than it has been in recent memory. State lawmakers are having to consider what was unimaginable a week ago — that demonstrations outside the Texas Capitol could become something much worse. -
The University of Texas band plans to boycott today's football game against Baylor. The song the Longhorn band usually plays, Eyes OF Texas, has racist roots that are fracturing the campus.
