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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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. -
North Texas actors and a director talk about diversifying casting tables and taking the time to build relationships with new communities. -
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. -
High speed rail in Texas is big talk in a state ruled by cars. Still, a plan to build a bullet train connecting Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston was a major focus at this week's Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst. -
Officers were caught on body camera mocking Dynell Lane when he urinated himself after officers denied him access to a restroom at a Deep Ellum pizzeria in June 2023. -
Actors face bias, discrimination and typecasting in an industry that lacks diversity among its creative leaders. -
The Texas Republican Party is facing internal turmoil. Some lifelong conservatives say the GOP has become too extreme. Who will they vote for on election day? -
Collin County Congressman Keith Self was elected for the first time in 2022 with about 60% of the vote. But Self has four challengers in the upcoming Republican primary.
