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Listen To Thursday Morning’s News From KERA

Want to get clued into the region's most interesting stories in less than 10 minutes? Last week, KERA 90.1 FM launched a twice-a-day local news segment from the KERA newsroom. The 10-minute segments air weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. Click below to listen to Thursday morning's edition, which includes an update on the end to the government shutdown, as well as Sen. Ted Cruz’s reaction; privacy concerns with electronic medical records; and in The Big Screen, a discussion of "The Fifth Estate," a movie about WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange.

Eric Aasen is KERA’s managing editor. He helps lead the station's news department, including radio and digital reporters, producers and newscasters. He also oversees keranews.org, the station’s news website, and manages the station's digital news projects. He reports and writes stories for the website and contributes pieces to KERA radio. He's discussed breaking news live on various public radio programs, including The Takeaway, Here & Now and Texas Standard, as well as radio and TV programs in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.