Justin Martin
All Things Considered HostJustin Martin is KERA’s local host of All Things Considered, anchoring afternoon newscasts for KERA 90.1. Justin grew up in Mannheim, Germany, and avidly listened to the Voice of America and National Public Radio whenever stateside. He graduated from the American Broadcasting School, and further polished his skills with radio veteran Kris Anderson of the Mighty 690 fame, a 50,000 watt border-blaster operating out of Tijuana, Mexico. Justin has worked as holiday anchor for the USA Radio Network, serving the U.S. Armed Forces Network. He’s also hosted, produced, and engineered several shows, including the Southern Gospel Jubilee on 660 KSKY.
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The Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence summoned Roberson to testify about his case, which successfully stayed his October execution with help from the Texas Supreme Court. But the high court says the House overstepped it's authority. -
Election night marked a major ideological shift in 14 Texas appeals courts whose elections usually get little fanfare. -
With the help of some North Texas billionaires, the Judicial Fairness PAC is targeting voters by pinning the blame for Dallas' crime rates on the city's Democratic judges. -
KERA journalists Christopher Connelly and Yfat Yossifor spent almost a year reporting on a new way to combat homeless. They share their thoughts on what happens next. -
KERA's Justin Martin talked with Christopher Connelly and Yfat Yossifor a new approach to ending homelessness called "encampment decommissioning." -
Attorney General Ken Paxton's office wanted a judge to put a stop to the State Fair's gun ban before the fair opens Sept. 27. -
Amid music from visiting high school band members, Pershing Elementary students entered the school with greetings also from Dallas Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde, who used the first day of school to call for more state education funding. -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in U.S. vs. Rahimi that a domestic violence gun law is constitutional. -
Davis Elementary, Forman Elementary, Armstrong Middle School and Carpenter Middle School in Plano ISD will close for the 2025-2026 school year after a PISD board vote. -
After three decades reporting and reviewing North Texas culture, KERA's Jerome Weeks is retiring. So he sat down to talk about it. -
The federal government estimates as many as 100,000 people in the DACA program could be eligible to enroll in a health care plan through the Affordable Care Act. -
Three of the 10 bond propositions include housing-related funds totaling about $82 million targeted for affordable housing and homelessness.
