Nathan Bernier
Nathan Bernier a KUT reporter and the local host during All Things Considered and Marketplace. He grew up in the small mountain town of Nelson, BC, Canada, and worked at commercial news radio stations in Ottawa, Montreal and Boston before starting at KUT in 2008.
Nathan has won numerous journalism awards including a National Edward R. Murrow Award, Texas Associated Press Awards, Lonestar Awards from the Houston Press Club, and various other awards and recognitions. Nathan's hobbies outside work include producing music and enjoying Austin's many food and drink establishments.
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Lines at Austin's airport not caused by government shutdown, Republican and Democratic lawmakers sayPoliticians from both major parties are blaming each other for holding unpaid TSA officers "hostage" in negotiations over government funding. But they say few TSA workers at Austin's airport are calling in sick. -
New state rules change how THC levels are calculated and raise fees on hemp businesses by as much as 4,000% -
Construction on the boardwalk has not begun. Public records show the project has been slowed by behind-the-scenes disputes over who would control the money. -
The Department of State Health Services is considering new rules for the Texas hemp industry that would require child-resistant packaging, stronger warning labels, sharply higher fees and effectively ban smokeable flower and extracts. -
The city revealed the number of gates after locking down long-term agreements with the seven biggest airlines at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. -
Austin's second set of variable priced toll lanes will connect directly to the MoPac Express Lanes. -
Southwest will set a new record for daily departures while discount airlines Allegiant and Frontier relocate to the Barbara Jordan Terminal, clearing the way for the airport expansion to ramp up. -
The city will pay Southwest Airlines $2,750 for each hire in the next five years up to a max of $5.5 million. Texas is kicking in another $14 million. -
The longest-ever government shutdown was frustrating and financially painful for Austin's controllers, who've already been grinding through six-day workweeks to keep flights flowing. -
Austin's airport has been running relatively smoothly, local officials say, but veterans of air traffic control warn unpaid, overworked controllers are being pushed to the limit.
