THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA NEWSROOM

Historically, Houstonians have relied on Houston Public Media to stay informed about national and international issues and developing stories in their communities. Houston Public Media News 88.7 reaches more than 700,000 listeners each month, and our reporters are in the community every day asking important questions and telling the local stories that need to be told. Early in the year, we increased our local news coverage by adding four daily local newscasts to our schedule and began locally producing six daily statewide newscasts—meaning you now hear live, local and statewide news every hour from 5am to 6pm! Additionally, we are now the primary station that manages all the statewide newscasts for The Texas Newsroom that are broadcast in more than two dozen markets. 

THE TEXAS NEWSROOM

The Texas Newsroom is a public radio journalism collaboration that includes Houston Public Media journalists and other public media stations across the state. Early in the year, we increased our local news coverage by adding four daily local newscasts to our schedule and began locally producing six daily statewide newscasts—meaning you now hear live, local and statewide news every hour from 5am to 6pm! Additionally, we are now the primary station that manages all the statewide newscasts for The Texas Newsroom that are broadcast in more than two dozen markets.

PARTY POLITICS

In a polarized political climate, talking about politics can give anybody pause, but each week for five years Party Politics cohosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina, both political science professors at the University of Houston, have taken the temperature down a notch to provide an understandable analysis of the stories and issues most impactful to Greater Houston. With insight, humor and an objective, nonpartisan perspective, Professors Rottinghaus and Cortina cover both local and state issues that matter to this region.

HOUSTON MATTERS WITH CRAIG COHEN

Houston Matters with Craig Cohen is now in its tenth year as the gold standard for excellence in local radio talk programs. From the economy to public safety, health to education, flood prevention to transportation—if it’s important to Houstonians, it’s covered on Houston Matters. Throughout 2022, Houston was once again at the center of national public debate on a variety of issues directly affecting Americans: from economic policy to voting to school safety and gun rights and public school curricula. Houston Matters addressed all those issues fairly, directly, accurately and honestly, while helping Houstonians define the community’s new normal during and after the global pandemic 

TOWN SQUARE WITH ERNIE MANOUSE

Every weekday afternoon, Town Square with Ernie Manouse offers the topics, events, people and subjects on the minds of our listeners or in the day’s news. Opening the mic to discuss those “third rail topics” is one of the driving forces behind the live call-in show. Town Square creates a safe space to discuss the issues that affect our daily lives, which are often divisive. Where other programs may avoid talking about partisan political ideas, religion, race, education, guns, abortion and elder care, these are the topics we are drawn to—not to exploit, but to get a better and clearer understanding of how they affect us.

I SEE U WITH EDDIE ROBINSON

Fresh into the second season of new weekly episodes, Eddie and his team at I SEE U built a unique and sonically rich platform that gives voice to those who have often been unheard. I SEE U with Eddie Robinson is a place where creatives from all walks of life share their personal histories, their struggles and their triumphs through provocative storytelling and frank conversations that explore concepts of cultural identity and race relations. Listeners learn to empathize with others and hopefully experience some personal discoveries of vulnerability in themselves. 

REGIONAL DIGITAL CENTER OF INNOVATION

In 2022, we partnered with PBS Digital Studios by leveraging our unique relationships to bring Greater Houston stories to the forefront in news, education and entertainment. Houston Public Media was selected as one of three member stations to become a Regional Digital Center of Innovation, aiming to expand the voices of diverse communities. Collaborating with PBSDS and the other regional centers allows us to deepen our digital capacity and showcase more underrepresented content creators in our community, both in front of and behind the camera.