Members of the KUT advisory board have pooled resources to create an $11,083.50 challenge grant to cover 12 hours of our operating expenses.
Your gift before midnight tonight wil…

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The news department of KUT strives to create partnerships with other worthy institutions.
Just last year, KUT collaborated with Texas Monthly on a…

Texas lawmakers in the House and Senate will soon begin working out differences between their budgets.

Grachos came to Austin from Buffalo, New York, where he directed the Albright-Knox Gallery

Deep musical connections are often hard to come by, but when they happen, they can elevate music into a true artform.  Austin’s Beth Puorro and Darvin Jones are pr…

It’s been hours since the latest episode of O’Dark 30 aired, so we know you’re probably aching to hear it again. We’re here to help, as always, so we’re giving you a chance to listen to the big big show once again (or twice or even thrice if you really want to).

We’ll bring you new installments of O’Dark standards 99% Invisible, How Sound, Liner Notes, and Bonjour Chanson, plus some great stuff from Ireland’s RTE Radio One and WHRV in Norfolk, Virginia. And we’ll throw in a few other surprises as well, ’cause hey, why not?

Fair warning, though, if you’re playing this show to get a three-hour break from the KUT/KUTX membership drive. You’re gonna hear a bit of pitching during this show, too. It’s not too much, and we try to keep it low key, but it’s there. Sorry, folks. It’s how we pay the bills around here. You gotta do what you gotta do.

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Frank S. Washington, owner and editor with About That Car Dot Com. The North American Internation…

Volunteers across the state will work to remove litter from public areas, including parks, waterways and roads. In 2012, more than 80,000 volunteers collected about 7 million pounds of litter. Volunteers and groups can participate in the city or statewide.

The program schedules for KUT and KUTX reflect the different vibe of the weekend.
KUT features Austin favorites like A Prairie Home Companion and Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me! KUTX has music hosts like Kevin Connor and Paul Ray to provide the soundtrack of your Saturday.

It was over five years ago when James Mays came up with the idea. Having had a lot of experience as a musician, music instructor, founder of the Band Aid School of Music, and a fo…

Barton Springs Pool is reopening Sunday after a few days of clean-up.

The pool had to be closed on Tuesday because of Barton Creek run-off from this week’s rain storm.

When you make your gift to KUT, please check to see if you work for a company that matches your gift. Several organizations match the donations that are made by their company. Click h…

Businesses who donate $500 to KUT will have their name announced twice per day during the week of the Membership drive.  During KUTX’s inaugural membership drive, busine…

Please consider joining as a KUT Sustaining Member. You will always be able to listen knowing you are doing your part for quality news and music in Central Texas. There are also some pretty great benefits to helping Sustain KUT: