WTAW - Interviews

This podcast is a visit with Bryan police officer Seth Waller and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The city of Bryan has issued permits for alarm systems for 1,374 homes and 718 businesses. But last year, Bryan police responded to 418 alarms at locations that did not have a permit. And 224 of those 418 alarms were at a repeat location that did not have a permit. That has led to a new effort by BPD to register...

This podcast is a visit with the city of Bryan's historic preservation officer Allison Kay and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Downtown Bryan is now on the national register of historic places. The city's historic preservation officer, Allison Kay, says this completes a process that started in March 2023. According to a news release from the Texas Historical Commission, 91 of the district's 104 structures wer...

This podcast contains comments from Republican candidates for Brazos County county judge Mike Southerland and Kyle Kacal at the B/CS chamber forum on February 9, 2026.

This podcast contains comments from the Republican candidates for Brazos County commission precinct 4 at the B/CS chamber forum on February 9, 2026.

This podcast contains the comments of Democratic candidates for precinct 2 Brazos County commission Wanda Watson and Prentiss Madison Sr. at the B/CS chamber forum on February 9, 2026.

This podcast contains the comments of Republican candidates for Brazos County commission precinct two Jordan Januse, Kyle Greenwood, and Jeff Murski at the B/CS chamber forum on February 9, 2026.

This podcast contains the comments of Democratic candidates for the state representative in district 14 Janet Dudding and David Kessler at the B/CS chamber of commerce forum on February 9, 2026.

This podcast contains the comments of Republican state senate District 5 candidates Charles Schwertner and Larry Nance.

This podcast is the B/CS chamber of commerce candidates forum on February 9, 2026, with state senate district five Democratic candidates Kevin Nelson and Paul Thomasson.

This podcast includes comments from Bill Watkins YouTube channel "Thoughts While Thinking". A former owner of WTAW Radio who also built Bryan/College Station's first FM radio station has died. Bill Watkins came to Bryan/College Station in 1961, where he would manage WTAW, then at 1150 AM, for 18 years. In 1964 he built WTAW-FM. Then he would own the stations between 1979 and 1986. Also during his...

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...