Andy Jechow

Let's kick off the week with a JOB OPENING! Join the @KUT newsroom as our Hays County Reporter! Looking for someone ready to dive into the county and cover a little bit of everything. utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaff/…

Huge congratulations to @KUTnathan for winning a national Murrow Award for his story on the Austin Airport getting new safety tech after a near miss on a runway. 2 national Murrows in 2 years for Nathan! kut.org/transportation…

Love Is Blind is casting in Austin. I'm ready for the bat bridge dates and fights that unfold in the back of a Waymo kut.org/austin/2025-07…

There's a restaurant in Austin where, once a month, every customer eats for free. Korea House on Anderson Lane has given away around 15,000 meals since starting these monthly free meal days in 2023.

I spent my day yesterday talking to folks in the Big Sandy Creek area. I asked people what they think the community needs most right now. Almost everyone had the same answer: more volunteers.

I bullied my coworkers into using their voices for evil (internet memes)

This eliminates funding for NPR, PBS, KUT, KUTX, Austin PBS, Marfa Public Radio, and other stations across the state and country that provide news, community information, and culture and entertainment -- all at a cost to taxpayers of less than $2 a year.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's control tower has 29 air traffic controllers, less than half the FAA's target of 60. Months after warnings of a "dire" staffing crisis, more flights have been delayed. What the FAA told Congress vs. what's really happening at ABIA. 🧵

Vote "The Disconnect" for Best Podcast in this year's "Best of Austin" Chronicle awards. For years we have helped make sense of the power grid with unmatched reporting and storytelling. More important now than ever! Literally no other podcast like it! vote.austinchronicle.com/politics-and-m…

how to find the only outdoor space at ABIA that’s past TSA screening, a big patio that reopened to the public yesterday

I won a @txbroadcasters award for my story on an Austin summer camp that teaches kids to use public transit! I credit the kids for their groundbreaking insights about buses, like: “They make it stable, so if lightning strikes it, it won't break as much." kut.org/transportation…

An Austin drag queen is trying a new way to get people involved in politics and the Texas Legislature — by combining it with drag.

Have you ever wondered why so many places in Austin are named "violet crown?" Find out here: kut.org/2025-04-10/aus… @KUT

KUT would like to thank our sponsor Big Grackle for supporting public media. Our newsroom of grackle reporters work hard every day to bring you the latest on grocery store parking lots, dirty water puddles, squawks outside your window at sunrise and more. #AprilFools

Y'all, @KUT paid me to write about owls 🦉! Check out the latest on Athena at the @WildflowerCtr 👇🏽: kut.org/austin/2025-03…

The winds were so extreme in Austin yesterday, a private jet was forced off the runway and into the grass at ABIA. @ATXJetsetter says the pilot of the Bombardier Challenger 300 appeared to overcorrect after being surprised by a strong wind gust. atxjetsetter.com/post/high-wind…

I'm looking to hear perspectives on vaccines for some reporting I'm doing for @KUT. If you (or a family member or friend) are interested in sharing, please fill out this survey! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🚨 Austin hasn’t had wildfire risk of this magnitude since 2006. Y’all have questions about why it’s so high today and how to prepare, so let’s break it down 🧵

Around 2:40 today, @KUT's health care reporter, @ojaldridge, learned at a news conference that there was a measles case in Austin.

But seriously, @ojaldridge did such a great job when I ambushed her with this idea. Her reporting is excellent and reason alone to support KUT at donate.kut.org! Couldn’t have made this silly but very fun video without @chelsey_zhu, @MichaelMinasi!

Did we make this video in the off chance @BenStiller would see it and shower us in praise or criticism? (Which we would enjoy equally) Maybe!