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.
Haslett's other professional interests include teaching and massage therapy. He holds a master's degree from the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce and has taught English as a Foreign Language in Campeche, Mexico. Haslett earned a B.A. in English from Tufts University in Medofrd, Mass. He is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and is a graduate of The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School in Austin.
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Greenville Middle School is closed today due to a failure of the school's boiler and heating system.
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The next regular meeting of the Commerce City Council is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at Commerce City Hall.
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One more day of freezing temperatures for the region before an expected thaw Wednesday afternoon.
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Sulphur Springs and Rains are also among districts closing tomorrow, while others will operate on a normal or delayed schedule.
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The son of the Dallas Cowboys' iconic quarterback Don Meredith attended the premiere of the documentary in the family home town of Mt. Vernon in December 2017.
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Churches and other organizations in Commerce, Greenville and Quinlan will be providing warming stations.
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Wintry precipitation is possible Sunday night through Monday morning.
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Four Republicans are vying for the nomination to represent Senate District 30, which includes Grayson County.
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SPCA of Texas investigators responding to a complaint found the dogs, all of them neglected, in filthy conditions.
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Rod Jackson, 28, was last seen at Graham Park early Saturday morning.