Blaise Gainey, The Texas Newsroom

Blaise Gainey, State Politics Reporter, The Texas Newsroom

About the Program:

Blaise Gainey, state politics reporter for The Texas Newsroom, will offer a journalist’s perspective on Texas’ November elections, including the key statewide races, issues shaping the campaigns and what voters should be watching as Election Day approaches. Gainey is based at KUT News in Austin and covers Texas politics, elections and the Legislature.

About the Speaker: 

Blaise Gainey covers state politics for The Texas Newsroom, a public radio collaboration that includes NPR, KERA, Houston Public Media, KUT News, Texas Public Radio and stations across Texas. He is based at KUT News in Austin. His reporting spans the Texas Legislature, statewide elections and campaigns, voting and shifting political coalitions, major policy debates and the state’s response to natural disasters. His work has aired on the BBC and NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered and national newscasts, and he has appeared on PBS NewsHour. Before joining The Texas Newsroom, Gainey covered state politics and breaking news at Nashville Public Radio and WFSU in Tallahassee, Florida.

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