WTAW - Interviews

OPAS Executive Director Anne Black visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs on Friday, April 24, 2026, to talk about upcoming shows, special events, and more. 

This podcast contains comments from the April 21, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting. As construction starts on the new Brazos County courthouse annex complex, commissioners are considering moving the district attorney's office out of the courthouse. That led to a four to one vote at Tuesday's meeting (April 21) to spend just over $120,000 dollars to study what it would take for the DA's office...

City of Bryan parks and recreation supervisor Emberly Smith visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, April 23, 2026, to discuss the Family Campout before the city again cancelled the event due to recent rainfall. Other topics included summer hiring and other upcoming events.

This podcast contains comments from the April 20, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Three retired division one head football coaches...all with a connection to Texas A&M...attended this week's (April 20) Bryan ISD school board meeting. Jackie Sherill, Darrell Dickey, and Phil Bennett were on hand to promote a tackle football camp for third through sixth graders that will take place next mon...

This podcast is a visit with the executive director of the OPAS performing arts series at Texas A&M Anne Black and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Season 54 of the OPAS performing arts series at Texas A&M has the theme of "True Colors". The season opens September 13th with a production honoring the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks titled "Behind The Lines: A 9/11 Story". That is followed...

This podcast is a visit with Brooke Arellano of Keep Brazos Beautiful and WTAW's Bill Oliver. National Arbor Day is Saturday.  It is being celebrated by the local non-profit Keep Brazos Beautiful (KBB) with a family event in Bryan at Sue Haswell Park Saturday morning (April 25) starting at nine a.m. KBB director Brooke Arellano says this is the first time in years KBB is observing the national eve...

This podcast contains comments from the April 21, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting. While rain cancelled Tuesday's (April 21) groundbreaking of the new Brazos County courthouse annex project, during the county commission meeting public comment period that would have followed the ceremony, district judge David Hilburn thanked those involved in the project. Hilburn said "this building is the ne...

This podcast contains comments from the April 14, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. The Bryan city council selects an architect for the city's future animal center. The council unanimously chose a Houston firm recommended by special projects director Frank Clark and animal center supervisor Ashley Bishop. Click HERE to read and download background information about the architect that was provided b...

This podcast contains comments from the April 21, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting. April's meeting of the College Station ISD school board included two presentations related to developing the budget for the 2026-2027 school year. The first presentation was from CSISD's budget committee. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from CSISD's budget committee. The second p...

This podcast contains comments from the April 14, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. The Bryan city council unanimously appoints the presiding judge of municipal court to a second term.  Five of the six council members attending the April 14th meeting thanked Tiffany Thomas for the job she is doing. Thomas served as city prosecutor for eight years before becoming presiding judge in 2024.

This podcast includes comments from the April 14, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. The Bryan city council approves several street projects at its April 14th meeting that includes more changes are coming to streets in and around Bryan's Midtown Park. Unanimous votes included changing the name of Bomber Drive to Midtown Park Boulevard, which will result in one street name for the route connecting We...

United Way of the Brazos Valley president Lizett Hawkins and two representatives of UWBV partner agency St. Vincent De Paul Society of Bryan/College Station, board president Bob Chronister and treasurer Pat Schoenemann, visit with WTAW's Bill Oliver on April 20, 2026. 

Kathy Sanderson of the Bryan/College Station Salvation Army visits with Will Welch on WTAW's The Infomaniacs about the organization's first Family Fun Event Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at their headquarters in Bryan at 2506 Cavitt Avenue.

This podcast is a visit with Chris Lamb of the Bryan fire department and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The Bryan fire department officially adds two new fire engines to the department. BFD's Chris Lamb said following a ceremonial push-in event that the custom built engines provide more protection for firefighters. Lamb also said the engines were built ahead of a nationwide delay that not only extends the ti...

This podcast contains comments from the April 14, 2029 Bryan city council meeting. More than $1.5 million dollars in federal money will be spent to build a shared use path along East 29th Street between Carter Creek Parkway and Autumn Circle. The Bryan city council was told at this week's meeting (April 14) from public works director Jayson Barfknecht said the local metropolitan planning organizat...

This podcast is a visit with Bryan police officer Stacey Dowling and WTAW's Bill Oliver. A Bryan police officer who was recognized by the 100 Club of Houston for lifesaving efforts is again holding an ice hockey tournament to benefit the organization that provides financial assistance for families of fallen first responders. Officer Stacey Dowling says team registration and sponsorship opportuniti...

College Station city councilwoman Melissa McIlhaney visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs on Friday, April 17, 2026. Topics include housing developments inside and outside city limits, the status of the city owned former Macy's building and other city owned real estate, fire department union activity, developing the fiscal year 2027 budget, and the council's relationships with state...

This podcast is a visit with the general manager of the Wellborn Special Utility District, Campbell Young, and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The more than 10,000 water customers in the Wellborn special utility district are invited to a community meeting Saturday morning (April 18). General manager Campbell Young says four topics includes future impact fees, an update on the district's expansion plans, the i...

Bryan city councilman Jared Salvato visits with WTAW’s Will Welch on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, April 16, 2026, to review Tuesday's monthly regular meeting of the city council.

The chief public defender of the Brazos County public defender's office, Nathan Wood, visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, April 16, 2026, to discuss the creation of the department, caseloads, and more. 

This podcast contains comments from the April 9, 2026 College Station city council meeting from mayor John Nichols and councilman Bob Yancy. One of the few city of College Station employees that is hired by the city council is the city attorney. And at last week's council meeting (April 9), mayor John Nichols was caught off guard when not everyone approved a five year extension of the contract wit...

This podcast contains comments from Burleson County sheriff Bill Rios from an April 14, 2026 post on his Facebook page. Burleson County's sheriff provides more information in his weekly report as to what went into the decision to cancel Saturday's Chilifest music festival. Bill Rios said Friday's rainfall of one inch followed a six inch downpour earlier in the week. While there were no issues gett...

This podcast is a visit with assistant Brazos County district attorney Jessica Escue and WTAW's Bill Oliver. A Brazos County district court judge gives the maximum punishment to a 27 year old man who was caught with over 2,000 pornographic videos and images of over 800 hundred children. Assistant Brazos County district attorney Jessica Escue says 27 year old Preston Ray Smith will serve three cons...

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW’s The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Topics include the economic impact of the upcoming Road to 26 soccer match and the Savannah Bananas baseball game at Kyle Field, the council's 4-3 vote to remove an extension of Pebble Creek Parkway from the city's comprehensive plan, and the council's upcoming rezoning request from a housing develo...

This podcast contains comments from the April 14, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. The agenda for each regular monthly meeting of the Bryan city council includes a report from the city manager. With Andrew Nelson out on medical leave, Tuesday's report (April 14) was given by deputy city manager Hugh Walker. The first of two prepared statements was on behalf of all city of Bryan employees. That was...