Debbie Hiott has been the editor of the Austin American-Statesman for seven years, but now she’s headed to KUT 90.5, Austin’s NPR station, and KUTX 98.9, as the next GM and the Executive Director of Media Operations for the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin. KUT and KUTX are community-supported public media.
“Debbie is a respected leader who brings outstanding experience, knowledge and character to KUT, KUTX and Texas Student Media,” said Jay Bernhardt, Dean of the Moody College of Communication. “She is exceptionally well suited to help guide these outstanding public media stations and student media platforms to even greater levels of community reach and impact.”
“KUT and KUTX are great public assets, and I look forward to helping the talented staff there bring more local news and entertainment to the Austin area,” said Hiott. “The stations, along with Texas Student Media, play important roles for their communities, and I’m honored and excited to have a role in that critical mission.”
