Jim Kiest
Arts & Entertainment Editor·San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Arts · Entertainment · MusicRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Jim Kiest works as an arts & entertainment editor at San Antonio Express-News and is publicly associated with arts, entertainment and music, working into North America. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
San Antonio Express News
Market
North America · San Antonio
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Jim
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits San Antonio Express-News.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
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- A music link with short, relevant context.
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- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Jim Kiest cover?
Coverage
- Arts
- Entertainment
- Music
- San Antonio
Market
- San Antonio
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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Who is Jim Kiest?
Jim Kiest is a San Antonio-based arts & entertainment editor associated with San Antonio Express-News. Their published work centres on Arts, Entertainment and Music. Coverage runs through San Antonio Express News. The audience sits primarily in North America. Arts & Entertainment Editor · San Antonio Express-News. Jim Kiest works as a arts & entertainment editor with San Antonio Express-News, based in San Antonio. Jim Kiest is arts & entertainment editor at San Antonio Express-News, based in San Antonio. Virtual Publicist does not yet have enough specific music-coverage evidence to place this profile in a genre or opportunity Collection. The topics that recur across their output are Arts, Entertainment, Music, San Antonio and Trade, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through San Antonio Express News, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Arts & Entertainment Editor. Works at: San Antonio Express-News. Based in: San Antonio, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Jim's san antonio express news coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Arts & Entertainment Editor
- Works at
- San Antonio Express-News
- Based in
- San Antonio, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About Jim Kiest
Jim Kiest works as arts & entertainment editor and covers Arts, Entertainment, Music and San Antonio. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Jim Kiest is based in San Antonio, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Jim is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Jim's san antonio express news coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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