Julia Sewing
Morning Edition Host & ProducerJulia is the Morning Edition Host and a radio producer with Texas Tech Public Media. She graduated with her bachelor's in electronic media and journalism from Texas Tech University, and her master's in mass communication from Texas Tech University in 2021. She also is an adjunct professor of journalism at TTU's College of Media and Communication. You can follow her on Twitter @_julsew_.
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Our Reporter Brad Burt tells us how Lubbock County Commissioners approved a budget amendment providing additional funding to house jail inmates in other counties. We also learn how the City of Lubbock passed the new unified development code on its first read yesterday.
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Our Reporter Brad Burt tells us about local elections taking place in Lubbock County this year. We also hear more about a bill that would make several changes to school safety protocols, including requiring an armed security guard or district employee to be present on all campuses.
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Our News Director Sarah Self-Walbrick tells us about a new city program aimed to help young people build career skills. We also learn about a clinic in Abilene that became the first site in the U-S to begin a trial of a new treatment for patients experiencing chronic heart failure.
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Bills have been filed and some have been passed. We’re several months into the biennial Texas legislative session and a lot has happened. Let’s catch up. -
As the weather begins to warm up, our Reporter Brad Burt gives us some hiking tips to stay safe on the trails. Texas Public Radio's Bonnie Petrie tells us experts are trying to figure out how to combat medical misinformation.
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Our News Director Sarah Self-Walbrick tells us what you can do to try and lower your property taxes. The Texas Newsroom's Julian Aguilar reports potential legislation would establish a statewide rating system required for book vendors.
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Our News Director Sarah Self-Walbrick tells us about two new proposals for the brick roads on Broadway. Houston Public Media’s Gail Delaughter reports students will notice some changes to the STARR test this year.
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Our News Director Sarah Self-Walbrick faculty at West Texas A&M in Canyon are condemning the university president. We also hear about one Lubbock mom who traveled to the Capitol to testify for a bill calling for statewide standards for how schools respond to bullying based on race, sex, gender or religion.
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Our Reporter Jane Davenport tells us about how some used car buyers are experiencing a new scam. She spoke with the South Plains Auto Theft Task Force to learn the warning signs to avoid buying a stolen vehicle.
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The Texas Observer was set to close suddenly after almost 70 years. We’re talking with the editor-in-chief about the story and the Observer’s future.
