Jerrod Knight
General ManagerJerrod Knight (ETAMU '05) joined 88.9 KETR in December 2008 as Director of Programming and was named General Manager in 2010.
Knight oversees station programming, news and sports operations, individual and corporate development efforts, business and budget planning and execution, and technical operations. In addition to being the station's webmaster, he is also a regular on-air and online news and opinion contributor, and serves as executive producer of the station's various local program offerings.
Knight also manages the relationships between KETR and external organizations like NPR, American Public Media, the FCC, and the Public Radio Satellite System, among others.
Before 88.9 KETR, Knight's broadcast career included Susquehanna-Pfaltzgraff (now Cumulus,) Omni Communications, Inc., and LKCM Radio Group.
Knight served seven terms as the Non-commercial Director on the Board of Directors of the Texas Association of Broadcasters, elected by his noncommercial broadcast peers in Texas. A member of the Commerce Rotary Club from 2010 until late 2018, Knight was named Rotarian of the Year in 2012 and served as club president for the 2015-2016 Rotary year. He sat on the university's 2020 Strategic Planning Task Force (2014-2015) and later served on the A&M-Commerce Strategic Plan Assessment Committee until 2019. Knight has also previously led and contributed to teams in radio broadcasting that have won numerous awards in newscasting, production, and web design from the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters and the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters, and an NAB Marconi Award for Country Station of the Year (KPLX, 2003.)
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Trump says he plans to endorse either Sen. Cornyn or AG Paxton in the Republican Senate runoff. He’s also suggested the candidate he does not endorse should drop out. -
Delta County Judge says proposed data center is not a good fit, cites water concerns and limits on county authority ahead of March 2 meeting. -
Delta County will host a March 2 town hall on a proposed data center. Here’s what’s known, what isn’t, and key questions about water and power use. -
Commerce Police regularly post names, charges and balances for municipal warrants on Facebook. Here’s what the law says and how the practice compares locally. -
Greenville ISD has begun its search for a new athletic director and head football coach. We look at what the district is likely seeking next. -
After a Sherman police shooting, this explainer looks at what “officer-involved shooting” means, what it doesn’t, and why some details remain unclear. -
UIL releases 2026–28 football district alignments. See how Greenville and other Northeast Texas teams will travel and compete under new district maps. -
Recall effort targets Fate City Council member Codi Chinn; organizers say signatures submitted for verification -
Commerce City Council appointed an interim mayor and council member following Mayor Teddy Reel’s resignation. Both positions will remain unelected until May 2026. -
Former Commerce ISD Superintendent Blake Cooper has died. Cooper led the district from 2009–2016 and was a frequent subject of KETR’s local education coverage.
