Jerrod Knight
General ManagerJerrod Knight (TAMUC '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 Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 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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East Texas A&M University faculty and staff face an 87.5% parking fee increase, with permits jumping from $80 to $150 for 2025–26, while students pay $120. University documents still list older rates, and a little-known free Lot 19 option raises questions about transparency and convenience. -
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East Texas A&M Football enters its first full NCAA Division I season with high hopes and playoff eligibility. Coach Clint Dolezel and players share expectations from the Southland Conference preseason event in San Antonio. -
Congress has passed a bill to eliminate CPB funding, threatening the future of public radio stations like 88.9 KETR. Learn how the station is responding and how you can help. -
The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on a bill that would eliminate CPB funding already approved in March 2025. Learn how the loss of federal support would impact 88.9 KETR’s local programming, student jobs, live sports coverage, and critical rural service in Northeast Texas. -
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Texas A&M joins five other state systems to launch the Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE), a new accreditation agency aimed at giving universities a more transparent, efficient alternative to SACSCOC.
