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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A federal judge has halted Texas’ Ten Commandments classroom mandate, citing constitutional concerns and ordering some districts to remove displays while the case continues. -
Commerce launches an internal investigation into Officer Rhodes’ hiring documents and places him on paid leave pending the review. Supplemental release expected. -
KETR returns to the Journalism Building as local stations nationwide face the loss of CPB funding. A look at what the homecoming means for Northeast Texas. -
Bob Hall has filed for re-election to the Texas Senate, launching his campaign with major Republican endorsements and highlighting his long-time conservative priorities. -
East Texas A&M University marked its first birthday Saturday with cake, music, and a toast from KETR’s Jerrod Knight at the Lakeside Pavilion in Commerce. -
Commerce officials address questions about Officer William Rhodes’ hiring after a past Oklahoma incident surfaced online. -
SNAP funding remains halted as the shutdown drags on, cutting $3 million in monthly aid across Northeast Texas and deepening food insecurity. -
Sen. Cornyn sidesteps GOP to back a bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing for 3.5 million Texans as the federal shutdown threatens to halt food aid starting Nov. 1. -
After a 64-0 win over Eustace, Commerce climbs to No. 7 statewide in Class 3A Division I — fans can hear every Tigers game live on 88.9 KETR. -
A new petition launched by the Commerce Chamber of Commerce is calling on Hunt Regional Healthcare to reopen the city’s emergency room, which closed earlier this year alongside the ER in Quinlan.
