Mark Haslett
News DirectorMark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station’s
news operation has enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and
audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters
awards. Before coming to Northeast Texas, Haslett worked for High Plains Public Radio in Amarillo, where he worked as News Director and later as Director of Programming. His work has been broadcast on KERA, KCUR and other public radio stations, as well as the NPR Newscast. Haslett has also worked as an editor and reporter in both news and sports at newspapers in the Southwest and Midwest. Haslett developed a passion for radio as a youth, when he helped his father, a program host at (now-defunct) WRBC-AM in Jackson, Miss.
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The event will feature mayoral candidates Teddy Reel and Coy Smith, along with school board candidates Abbie Harper and Henry Ross. -
The southeastern portion of the project would run from Farmersville to Royse City. -
A Hunt County grand jury issued an indictment Friday (April 11) in connection with an incident in January that led to the teacher's resignation. -
A garden party, including refreshments and live music, will follow the dedication ceremony at 5 p.m. Sunday (April 13). -
The public is invited to Sunday's outdoor event at Authors' Park, adjacent to the Commerce Public Library. -
House lawmakers approved the package by a 118-26 vote, which yielded a plan generally in alignment with the version of the budget advanced by the Texas Senate. -
The House version of the state's two-year budget must be reconciled with the Senate version before heading to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. -
East Texas A&M University say no ET students are among the hundreds nationwide who have had student visas revoked. -
Texas A&M University says 11 of its international students have had their visas revoked. -
An Austin-area drone maker presented a demonstration to Highland Park ISD administrators.
