KUT 90.5 reporter and midday host (1-4 p.m. weekdays) grew up in Austin and studied journalism at The University of Texas at Austin, before moving to New York City where he worked for the Wall Street Journal Radio Network and Bloomberg Television by day, and as a comic by night.
Jimmy covers business, sports and the occasional off-beat story, and is known for infusing humor into his reporting, such as and . Earlier this year, he won a first-place for his story .
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What are you listening to these days?
With two daughters, a new home and a wife who works and goes to school full-time, life is busy. Recently, listening has been limited to Selena Gomez, and Shawn Mendes songs from driving my kids around. I know way too much about Disney Channel shows, characters and plot lines. It would be sad, but I realize in a few years they won鈥檛 care to hang with me. So, I'm taking advantage while the opportunities are there.
Read anything interesting lately?
I鈥檝e been reading 鈥�,鈥� by . It鈥檚 the story of how most modern college football offenses in use today are basically evolved from one hatched by coach Hal Mumme at Copperas Cove High School (just north of Austin, near Killeen) in the mid-80s.
What are you loving about the ATX lately?
I spend most weekends coaching my daughter鈥檚 volleyball team and watching my other daughter play soccer. When there is a little time, the only real hobby I鈥檝e perfected recently is to stare vacantly into space and mouth breathe.
