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 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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Greenville City Council approves solid-waste rate increases, allows alcohol sales at the Municipal Auditorium, and updates food-service laws to match state changes. -
TxDOT crews continue road, bridge, and safety work across Hunt and Rains Counties, with several Greenville-area projects nearing completion. -
NPR founding mother Susan Stamberg has died at 86. The pioneering All Things Considered host helped shape NPR’s signature sound with warmth, wit, and humanity. -
Sen. John Cornyn’s new “No Sharia Act” aims to bar foreign law from U.S. courts. American courts already apply U.S. law. -
ESPN mocked ETAMU’s stadium “next to a gas station.” In Commerce, that view isn’t a punchline — it’s proof of history, growth, and pride since 1950. -
Delta County has enacted a seven-day emergency burn ban for all unincorporated areas due to high wildfire danger. Commissioners will consider extending the ban October 21, 2025. -
Can the House Speaker block a new member’s oath? Mike Johnson’s delay for Adelita Grijalva tests the limits of House power and democratic norms. -
The Commerce Public Library hosts its second annual Jazz Age Jubilee Gala on Oct. 16, featuring live jazz, catered food, and a silent auction. -
Greenville says an August cyberattack came through a vendor, not staff. No data was stolen; insurance covered the ransom, and systems are restored.
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Greenville ISD voters will decide on a $399M bond to fund new schools, upgrades, and safety projects, with added costs for many homeowners.
