Bill Zeeble
Senior ReporterBill Zeeble has been a full-time reporter at KERA since 1992, covering everything from medicine to the Mavericks and education to environmental issues.
He’s won numerous awards over the years, with top honors from the Dallas Press Club, Texas Medical Association, the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations, the American Diabetes Association and a national health reporting grant from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Zeeble was born in Philadelphia, Pa. and grew up in the nearby suburb of Cherry Hill, NJ, where he became an accomplished timpanist and drummer. Heading to college near Chicago on a scholarship, he fell in love with public radio, working at the college classical/NPR station, and he has pursued public radio ever since.
His first real radio gig was with a classical station in Corpus Christi, where the new Texan was dubbed “Billy Ted”; he was also a manager at WNO-FM in New Orleans.
Several stories he covered on television for KERA 13 helped homeowners avoid losing their homes.
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The parents of an 8-year-old in Plano ISD’s Brinker Elementary have sued her former teacher, the school's principal and the district for $1 million over her alleged sexual abuse. The suit says officials knew of but failed to address other accusations against Paul Campbell. -
Experts say it’s the toughest job market in years for new college graduates. However, North Texas may be an easier place for finding work than other parts of the country and state. -
Former longtime Plano ISD elementary teacher Paul Campbell, charged earlier this month with continuous sexual abuse of a child, now faces additional accusations. -
College borrowers in default have ballooned to a national record 9.2 million – up by 4.2 million since April 2025. In Texas, 878,000 are in default, the most of any state. -
The Irving school board Monday voted 6-1 to put a $952 million package on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election. Broken into three propositions, the bond would rebuild schools, upgrade technology and construct three high school multi-purpose facilities -
Michael Hinojosa, a former Dallas ISD superintendent, officially began his campaign Monday for Dallas mayor. -
Abbott on Tuesday announced the launch of the Texas Classroom Commission, made up of current and former teachers, to identify innovative solutions for student success and provide recommendations ahead of the next legislative session. -
The State Board of Education on Friday approved a new reading list that includes numerous Bible passages, and a social studies curriculum that emphasizes U.S. and Texas history over world cultures. Approved changes start taking effect in 2030. -
The Republican-majority State Board of Education is scheduled to vote this week on adopting curriculum changes statewide. Critics say the new social studies lessons and reading lists over-emphasize Christianity. -
After a 2019 tornado leveled Walnut Hill Elementary School, Dallas ISD leaders decided to combine it with a nearby middle school – and rebuild the campus to compete for students. -
The Dallas school board will vote later this month to change the name to East Dallas Elementary School. The move follows a New York Times report detailing allegations of sexual assault against the late civil rights leader. -
The Texas Education Agency released Spring 2026 STAAR end-of-course exam scores Wednesday across different grades and five different subjects. The results show academic progress in North Texas and statewide, but some scores remain below pre-COVID 19 levels. —
