WTAW - Interviews

This podcast is a visit with United Way of the Brazos Valley president Lizett Hawkins and the program manager for the Brazos Valley region of 2-1-1 Texas Hilda Salazar visit and WTAW's Bill Oliver about the free services that are provided ahead of the recognition of National 2-1-1 Day on February 11th. News release from United Way of the Brazos Valley : On February 11, the United Way of the Brazos...

This podcast contains comments from the February 2, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Bryan ISD school board members decide to spend money that's remaining from a bond issue in 2020 to pay for one of things approved by voters in last November's $397 million dollar bond. It will cost $282,000 dollars for new semi-trailers that are custom built for the bands at Bryan High and Rudder High school....

College Station Police Chief Billy Couch visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to discuss crime statistics and trends, challenges in the Northgate area, mental health resources, radio encryption issues, the department’s A.I. Draft One initiative, interactions with ICE, job openings, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, February 6, 2026. 

This podcast is a visit with Destination Bryan tourism office director John Friebele and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Thursday (February 5) begins four days of sports tourism events in Bryan/College Station where three events will combine to bring in as many as 545 teams. The director of the Destination Bryan tourism office, John Friebele, says the popularity of sports tourism is a testament to local coope...

Bryan Texas Utilities division manager of customer services Meagan Brown visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to discuss how BTU monitors weather conditions across Texas and the nation, the financial impact of weather monitoring on utilities, low-cost power options like solar and wind, the upcoming youth tour, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, February 5, 2026. 

Brazos County Judge Duane Peters and the first Brazos County Director of Forensic Services, Dr. Jennifer Dierksen, visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Topics includes staffing and operating the new medical examiners office when it opens this June and the county judge's plans for his final year in office before he retires.

This podcast contains comments from Dan Rudge of the Bryan/College Station metropolitan planning organization at the B/CS chamber of commerce economic outlook conference on January 28, 2026. Click HERE to read and download MPO presentation materials from the January 28, 2026 economic outlook conference. Reducing the number crashes resulting in deaths and serious injuries was among the subjects pre...

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia in reviewing last week's economic outlook conference, waiting on Union Pacific Railroad to take action on city projects, previewing next week's council meeting, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

This podcast contains comments from the January 27, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting. For at least the fifth time in the last 13 months, Brazos County commissioners discuss credit card usage by county employees. Questions about a county policy, how credit cards are paid, and how card limits were set for county employees were answered by county auditor Marci Turner and purchasing agent Charles...

This podcast contains comments from the January 12, 2026 Brazos Transit District urbanized area committee meeting. Off and on for the last four years, there has been discussion about the Brazos Transit District (BTD) operating trolleys between Texas A&M and downtown Bryan.  The latest conversation was during a January 12th transit district committee meeting attended by representatives of the c...

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County auditor Marci Turner during the January 27, 2026 county commission meeting. Retirement for a former Brazos County auditor lasted four months. County commissioners at their last business meeting (January 27) approved the hiring of Katie Conner, who spent 22 years as county auditor. After the commission's unanimous vote, Conner's successor as county...

This podcast is an interview with Texas A&M university interim president Tommy Williams and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Texas A&M's interim president tells WTAW News that the university's first review of courses to meet the board of regents new requirements was a useful exercise. Click HERE to read and download Texas A&M system policy 08.01. Click HERE to read and download Texas A&M system...

This podcast contains comments from the January 13, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. The Bryan city council unanimously decides to not give a housing developer free land. The city lot is along the College Station city limits near the Northgate district. Daniel Parulian says they wanted to combine the city lot with what they own on both sides to build high density housing sometime in the next five...

This podcast is a report to those attending the Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce economic outlook conference on January 28, 2026 from the interim chief of staff at Texas A&M university, Michael O'Quinn. The annual Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce economic outlook conference includes an update from a representative of Texas A&M. This year's speaker was Michael O'Quinn, the...

This podcast contains comments from the January 28, 2026 Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce economic outlook conference. Two months into the five year expansion of Rudder Freeway, an update was given to those attending the chamber of commerce economic outlook conference. Dan Rudge of the Bryan/College Station metropolitan planning organization showed a timeline projecting major milestones o...

City of College Station Chief Development Officer Michael Ostrowski visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to review the chamber of commerce economic outlook conference, the city’s economic development master plan, midtown development near Costco, data centers, housing and business infrastructure, average pay in College Station, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, January 30, 20...

This podcast contains comments from the January 22, 2026 College Station city council meeting. Expansion plans at Twin Oaks landfill, which is owned by the cities of College Station and Bryan, was brought up at the end of the last College Station city council meeting on January 22nd. Councilman Mark Smith, who is on the board that operates the landfill for the jointly owned Brazos Valley Solid Was...

This podcast contains comments from the January 13, 2026 Bryan city council workshop meeting. The Bryan city council during this month's workshop meeting (January 13) directed public works director Jayson Barfknecht to contact the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) of the city's interest in adding traffic signals to replace the Texas Avenue median at the intersection of Brookside Drive and...

This podcast contains comments from the January 27, 2026 Brazos County commission workshop meeting. Brazos County commissioners held a workshop Tuesday (January 27) where the county's economic development coordinator recommended changes to the county's tax abatement policy. Commissioners are scheduled to take final action February 24th on the recommendations involving property tax breaks to new an...

Suellen Dunn from the Carnegie History Center visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia  to discuss how to use their services and programs, genealogy services offered, exhibits, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, January 29, 2026. 

This podcast contains comments from the January 22, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council takes the better part of two hours before a majority vote to continue charging impact fees for new roads associated with new construction. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the January 22, 2026 College Station city council meeting. Planning and d...

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to share updates on Union Pacific, upcoming developments, economic and urban projects, reserve funds and studies, data centers, impact fees, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. 

This podcast contains comments from the January 20, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting. College Station ISD school board members were given an update at their January regular meeting on the progress of the second phase of the district's career and technical education (CTE) center that will open this August. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the January 20, 2026...

This podcast is a visit with the lead investigator of the Brazos Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, Gabriel Sifuentez of the Brazos County sheriff's office. January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The nine county Brazos Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, in its fourth year of existence, is again promoting annual awareness and prevention efforts. The task force lead investigator, Gabriel...

United Way of the Brazos Valley president Lizett Hawkins and the founder of the Sweet Oak Collaborative non profit agency Esther Miranda visit with WTAW's Bill Oliver about the operation of the downtown Bryan warming center at Bryan's First Methodist Church. Volunteers are still being recruited to staff the center through Wednesday morning (January 28) at 10 a.m. Click HERE for more information fr...