WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains comments from the March 26, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council unanimously approves changing the design of about one-half mile of rebuilding Rock Prairie Road between Town Lake and Fitch. Project manager Raquel Gonzales says moving the road by nine feet to avoid acquiring additional right of way, relocating a natural gas line, and bypa...

This podcast is a visit with Eagle Scout candidate Roman Smith, his mother Chanika Smith, and Bryan police officer Seth Waller, all visiting with WTAW's Bill Oliver. A Bryan High School freshman is raising money for an Eagle Scout project recognizing law enforcement. 15 year old Roman Smith has received permission from Bryan police to place a statue outside BPD headquarters in downtown Bryan. And...

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County budget officer Nina Payne during the March 24, 2026 county commission meeting. The Brazos County auditor and budget officer are sponsoring their first citizens budget workshop academy. Budget officer Nina Payne announced at the end of the last county commission meeting (March 24) that 50 people can enroll in the free presentation that is scheduled...

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to talk about activities of the firefighter's union, the city's water and electric departments, and upcoming events.

This podcast contains comments from the March 26, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council learns that a $146,000 dollar contract to design new wayfinding signs at Veterans Park includes more services. Click HERE to read and download the contract that was approved at the March 26, 2026 College Station council meeting. At the council's last meeting (March 26), mul...

This podcast contains comments from the March 26, 2026 College Station city council meeting. A College Station city councilman opens the door to the idea of possible merger talks with nearby water providers. Bob Yancy raised the subject during the last council meeting (March 26) during discussion before a unanimous vote to award a $28 million dollar contract to drill three water wells. Click HERE...

This podcast contains comments from the March 26, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council unanimously approves rezoning the site of the former Applebee's restaurant on Texas north of University in order to build a new Hampton Inn hotel. No timeline was given for construction. And a representative of the developer says the nearby Hampton will be rebranded. Click...

City of College Station’s Raney Whitwell of the city’s community development office joined WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs on Friday, March 27, 2026, to talk about the annual city survey, and more.

This podcast has comments from College Station city councilman David White and the city's communications director Colin Killian, visiting with WTAW's Will Welch on The Infomaniacs March 20, 2026. The city of College Station's tourism office is hosting a free concert following the Texas A&M spring football game across from Kyle Field at Aggie Park. The announcement was made on WTAW's The Infoma...

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County sheriff Wayne Dicky during a March 19, 2026 visit on WTAW's The Infomaniacs with Will Welch. The search for a missing Bryan area woman is now in its second month. That's despite the department of public safety discontinuing its alert for Nikki Winder. Brazos County sheriff Wayne Dicky says there is a time limit on how long DPS runs a CLEAR (Coordin...

This podcast contains comments from the March 24, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners vote four to one to award a construction contract to build a four floor office building and a four floor parking garage that will be connected to the courthouse by a skywalk over Texas Avenue. Click HERE to read and download architectural renderings of the annex project that were pr...

This podcast contains comments from the March 23, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. The Bryan ISD school board selects architects for three more major projects associated with last November's $397 million dollar bond issue. One architect was selected for additions and renovations at Bryan and Rudder High schools. Click HERE to read and download the architect contract for the combination Bryan a...

Destination Bryan Communication Coordinator Lina Adams visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs March 26, 2026 to preview the Troubadour Festival and other upcoming activities. 

This podcast is a visit with Randi Daniels and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Another large sports event is coming to College Station. The regional Special Olympics competition this Friday and Saturday (March 27-28) brings 500 athletes along with their families and coaches to three venues. College Station ISD teacher Randi Daniel, who has been a coordinator and/or a coach for ten years, says volunteer opport...

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County commissioner Bentley Netlles during the March 24, 2026 commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners follow action by the Bryan city council in agreeing to provide property tax breaks for the world's largest privately owned producer of industrial gases. At Tuesday's commission meeting (March 24), unanimous approval was given to the agreement wher...

This podcast is the report from the March 23, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting from board member Tim Pavlas of the board's March meeting of their safety and security committee. Bryan ISD school board members during Monday night’s meeting (March 23) were scheduled to discuss in private an undisclosed failure in its latest inspection of protecting school buildings. No details were provided in pub...

City of Bryan mayor pro tem James Edge joined The Infomaniacs on Thursday, March 25, 2026, to talk about water resources, municipal utilities, Messer LLC, future infrastructure plans, the Troubadour Festival, and more. 

This podcast contains comments from the March 23, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. The year after Bryan ISD school board members received voter approval for a $397 million dollar bond package, the board hears a presentation that could lead to voters being asked this November to approve a two cent increase in the property tax rate for maintenance and operations. BISD's chief financial officer N...

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County county judge Duane Peters from the March 10, 2026 county commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners approve continuing negotiations to address issues with two companies involved in expanding the juvenile detention center that began in 2018. An extension was approved at the commission's March 10th meeting of a legal document that is called a "t...

This podcast contains comments from Habitat for Humanity Bryan/College Station spokesman Charles Coats at the March 24, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting. Habitat for Humanity Bryan/College Station is accepting their first homebuyer applications in a year and a half. That was part of an update given by spokesman Charles Coats at Tuesday's (March 24) Brazos County commission meeting. As a part...

This podcast contains comments from city of College Station deputy city manager Jeff Capps and city councilmen William Wright and David White. This Thursday (March 26) is the College Station city council's first meeting in a month.  The nearly 1,300 page agenda does not include discussion in public or private about some firefighters interest to ask voters to recognize them as a civil service organ...

United Way of the Brazos Valley president Lizett Hawkins and Jason Kinderman of KinderHill brew lab visit with WTAW's Bill Oliver about the Spring Fling dunk tank fundraiser on Saturday, March 28th from noon until 10 p.m. at the brewery's new location at 505 West 31st Street in downtown Bryan. Click HERE to be directed to the KinderHill brew lab Facebook page for more information.

This podcast is a visit with Charles Carey, the CEO of the parent company of U.S. Modules and WTAW's Bill Oliver. West of Easterwood Airport, production is about to begin on solar panels used in solar energy farms around the state. Charles Carey is the CEO of the parent corporation that owns U.S. Modules, where during the last year and a half has been spent building the 150,000 square foot complex...

This podcast contains comments from the March 17, 2026 College Station ISD school board meeting. College Station ISD school board members at their March regular meeting (March 17) approve adding six positions as part of this August's opening of the district's expanded career and technical education (CTE) center. The new positions are one teacher for automotive, one teacher for welding, and one for...

College Station City Councilman David White visits with Will Welch on The Infomaniacs Friday, March 20, 2026, to discuss the proposed extension of Pebble Creek Parkway, fire department union activities, economic development, a preview of the next city council meeting, and more.