Emily Donahue, KUT News

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Emily Donahue is KUT’s news director. She has spent more than two decades in broadcast journalism and launched KUT’s news department in 2001.  Previously, Emily was part of the Peabody-award winning team at Marketplace as producer of the Marketplace Morning Report. Since coming to KUT, Emily has overseen a doubling of the news staff and content, the accumulation of more than 50 local, national and international awards for journalistic excellence and served on several boards, including the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters and as a member of the 2011 Texas Association of Broadcasters Open Government Task Force. Emily lives in Austin and is currently working on her Master’s in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.

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5:22am

Wed May 29, 2013
PolitiFact

Politifact TX on KUT is Two Years Old! (And a Fact Check, Too)

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  • The story as it aired on KUT News 90.5 FM.

In today’s PolitiFact Texas segment, we celebrate the two-year anniversary of the partnership between KUT’s Emily Donahue and the Austin American-Statesman’s Gardner Selby!

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3:15pm

Fri May 24, 2013
Arts and Culture

Interview: Leonard Maltin on Capra, Classic Films and Movies That Prove 'Life Can Be Beautiful'

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  • Film critic Leonard Maltin on movies, past and present.

It’s Memorial Day weekend – the first big weekend of the summer season and plenty of movies are battling at the box office.

Burt alongside the latest “Star Trek” and “Hangover” sequels is another movie: The 1933 Frank Capra film “Lady for a Day.” Film Critic Leonard Maltin is in Austin for its showing tonight at the Paramount Theater, as part of its summer film series.

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5:17pm

Tue May 21, 2013
Affordable Housing 101

Interactive Map: Average Price for Austin Homes

This interactive map was created using MLS data provided by the Austin Board of Realtors

Click on the dots to view the average sales price of Austin homes for each month from January 2008 to April 2013. 

1:49pm

Thu May 16, 2013
Arts and Culture

'Octopus Alone:' Children's Book Says Alone Doesn't Mean Lonely

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The children's book, Octopus Alone, by Austin writer/illustrator Divya Srinivasan is released today. It's already being called a remarkable story that teaches children that it's OK to be by yourself in a safe and quite place.

Octopus is shy. She lives on a reef where there’s always a lot going on. Sometimes it’s more than she can take. One day, she finds herself in a new place far from home, all alone.

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5:05am

Thu May 16, 2013
Arts and Culture

Survival and Identity in 'The 5th Wave'

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Imagine: The world as you know it has ended. People are gone. Food is scarce. Vicious animal roam freely. You are alone, fighting an enemy so devious, so powerful, so undetectable, you question your own sanity. You are 16.

That is the premise of Rick Yancey’s new young-adult novel, The 5th Wave. KUT’s Emily Donahue spoke with Yancey about the existential questions the characters grapple with along the way.

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2:16pm

Wed May 15, 2013
Austin

Map Says Many Austinites Bike to Work, But Do They Feel Safe?

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It’s no secret that Austin is a biking city. And while cities around the country are gearing up for National Bike to Work Day, riding to work is nothing new for Austinites: according to Census data, people here commute by bike four times more often than the national average. 

To prove it, the city released a map breaking down bike commuting by neighborhood. But while more people are pedaling to work, cyclists don't always feel safe on Austin roads.

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6:30am

Wed May 15, 2013
PolitiFact

PolitiFact: How Many Times Did Greg Abbott Sue the Federal Government?

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The Attorney General of Texas recently said he’s sued the Obama administration 25 times.

KUT's Emily Donahue checks that statement with Gardner Selby of the Austin American-Statesman’s Politifact Texas project.

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5:00am

Wed May 1, 2013
PolitiFact

PolitiFact: Most State Employees Still Waiting for Raise

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As the legislative session comes to a close, no one knows yet if the next state budget will include across-the-board pay raises, but a workers groups claims state workers haven't seen a raise in years.

The Texas State Employees Union said on their website that most state workers haven't seen an uptick in wages since 2009.

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5:00am

Thu April 25, 2013
Texas

Donna DeCesare's Unsettling Portraits of Children of War

Tonight the University of Texas Press will host a gallery opening of Donna DeCesare's photography, along with a reading and signing of her new book "Unsettled: Children in a World of Gangs" at the Netty Lee Benson Latin American Collection in Sid Richardson Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. 

DeCesare's work in "Unsettled" combines nearly 150 photos that focus on youth enmeshed in drug violence in the United States and Central America.  

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6:01am

Wed April 24, 2013
PolitiFact

PolitiFact: How Many Texas School Days Are Lost from Tests?

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Some public school students are taking state mandated tests this week. Do Texas schools lose 45 days a year to that testing, as one politico claims?

KUT News' Emily Donahue discussed that question is the Austin American-Statesman’s political fact checker, Gardner Selby.

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5:10pm

Wed April 17, 2013
PolitiFact

PolitiFact: Americans Support Background Checks for Gun Buyers

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While campaigning for background checks with gun purchases, Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell referenced polls showing public support for the policy.

Mayor Leffingwell joined a press conference supporting background checks in March – and said 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support universal background checks.

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5:10am

Wed April 10, 2013
PolitiFact

PolitiFact: Carbon Monoxide Still Used in Animals Shelters

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A Travis County state lawmaker says dogs and cats are still being euthanized by carbon monoxide poisoning.

KUT’s Emily Donahue checked that claim with Gardner Selby of the Austin American-Statesman’s Politifact Texas reporting project.

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3:10pm

Tue April 9, 2013
Texas

Sebastian Junger Screens Film About Journalist's Death in Libya

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Sebastian Junger has written bestselling books including The Perfect Storm. His documentary, "Restrepo" was nominated for an Oscar.  But none of his works was as personally powerful as the film he’ll introduce tonight at the LBJ Library.  

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4:09pm

Mon April 8, 2013
Austin

'Three Graves Full' is a Mystery Thriller That’s Full of Laughs

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Jamie Mason’s first novel is called Three Graves Full. It’s part mystery, part thriller and part slapstick comedy of errors. And Jamie Mason is getting rave reviews.

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5:31pm

Wed April 3, 2013
Arts and Culture

Afghanistan Stories From the Walking Wounded

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It’s been more than 11 years since the United States' war in Afghanistan began.  Nearly 20,000 U.S. military men and women have come back injured from the war.

Every one of those injuries has a story behind it.  Some were collected by Christine Dumaine Leche, a creative writing teacher at Austin Community College. She left her home and family to work with soldiers in Afghanistan, helping them to write about their experiences in a long and historic war.

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