AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 4, 2017 – National Murrow Award-wining journalist Claire McInerny has joined the KUT 90.5 news department to report on issues of education and equity in Central Texas.
McInerny will cover issues from pre-kindergarten through college, focusing on equity in various education systems. This includes socioeconomic, racial and geographic issues of diversity in Austin.
Previously, she worked in public radio newsrooms across the Midwest, including Missouri and Indiana. Her series on bilingual education for Indiana Public Broadcasting won a national Edward R. Murrow award this year.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Kansas.
Follow Claire on Twitter @ClaireMcInerny.
About KUT
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