Ben Philpott
Managing EditorBen Philpott is the Managing Editor for KUT. Ben has been covering state politics and dozens of other topics for the station since 2002. He's been recognized for outstanding radio journalism by the Radio and Television News Directors Association, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated, the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters and has been named Radio Journalist of the Year by the Houston Press club four times.
Before moving to Texas, he worked in public radio in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, Ala., and at several television stations in Alabama and Tennessee. Born in New York City and raised in Chattanooga, Tenn., Ben graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in broadcast journalism.
You can email him at bphilpott@kut.org.
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"¿Por qué es tan difícil encontrar restaurantes que hagan sus propias tortillas -de maíz y de harina- en una ciudad amante de la comida?". preguntó José Levy al proyecto ATXplained de KUT. -
This city does not focus enough attention on tortillas, according to one Austinite. KUT's ATXplained project set out to learn why.
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La legislatura estatal comienza 140 días de trabajo creando leyes para todos los tejanos. Aquí te traemos una guía acerca de cómo seguir los acontecimientos.
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The Texas Legislature kicks off 140 days of lawmaking this week. Here's a quick guide on how to follow the action.
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Late Friday, the Texas Supreme Court blocked the Austin and Travis County order to restrict dine-in hours at restaurants over the New Year's Eve weekend.
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From a pandemic to a reckoning with racial justice, KUT takes a look back on the biggest news events of 2020 by talking with those closest to the stories.
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The children, who range in age from 2 to 10, were unharmed. The sheriff's office had said they might be in grave or immediate danger.
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KUT will run a series of interviews in December with the biggest newsmakers of 2020. We want your help picking the people and topics that defined the year.
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The Texas Legislature usually finds a theme that emerges during the 140-day session. Two years ago, many people would call it the session of the “bathroom…
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Another round of heavy rains and strong winds this evening could bring flooding to parts of Central Texas, forecasters say.Hays, Blanco and Caldwell…
