WTAW - Interviews

This podcast is a recording of the Aiden Ross Day program at the city of College Station's tourism building on January 20, 2026. The winner of season 28 of The Voice received proclamations from mayor John Nichols and state representative Paul Dyson of Bryan. That was followed by Ross performing three songs, finishing with one Ross said had no title and was composed four days ago.

This podcast contains comments from the January 13, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. The cost of the Bryan Midtown Park's signature playground increases by $361,596 dollars. That's after the city council at its January 13th meeting approved additions as presented by special projects director Frank Clark, which includes: Train Caboose Climber connected to original train engine 12’X12’ Cool Topper a...

This podcast contains comments from the January 14, 2026 meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents committee on academic and student affairs. The Texas A&M system board of regents committee on academic and student affairs (CASA) brought up ten topics during a meeting on the flagship campus last week (January 14). The final two and a half minutes was taken on one topic related to cam...

This podcast contains comments from the January 8, 2026 College Station city council meeting. A College Station city council majority approves spending grant money to buy a home to be renovated as a rental for low-income residents. The council's six to one vote followed councilwoman Melissa McIlhaney's attempt to use the grant money to buy and renovate the three bedroom home for future sale to a l...

This podcast contains comments from Bryan city manager Andrew Nelson at the January 13, 2026 city council meeting. The January 2026 report to the Bryan city council of capital and parks projects included some completions, some making progress, and some to initiate. Click HERE to read and download Bryan city manager Andrew Nelson's report to the city council on January 13, 2026. Among the items rep...

This podcast contains comments from the January 12, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Bryan ISD school board members are told $397 million dollars of bond funded projects approved by voters last November will take four years to complete. A timeline given by deputy superintendent Brian Merrell at the board's January 12th meeting shows action will be taken in February to consider multiple archite...

Kathleen Sanderson with the Bryan/College Station Salvation Army visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about upcoming events on The Infomaniacs, January 19, 2026.

Actor Richard Thomas previews his upcoming OPAS performances as Mark Twain with WTAW's Will Welch on The Infomaniacs, January 19, 2026. Click HERE for more information about the OPAS performances of Mark Twain Tonight!

This podcast contains comments from the January 15, 2026 College Station city council meeting. Since June 2020, there has not been a psychiatric hospital serving the Brazos Valley. That need was brought up at the last College Station city council meeting. Councilmembers directed staff to contact officials in Bryan, Brazos County, and Texas A&M to possibly partner to address the lack of mental...

This podcast contains comments from the January 14, 2026 Texas A&M system board of regents meeting of the committee on academics and student affairs (CASA). The first week of spring semester classes at Texas A&M included an on-campus meeting of the board of regents committee on academics and student affairs (CASA). Vice chancellor of academic affairs James Hallmark says artificial intellig...

This podcast is a visit with the new president/CEO of the Greater Brazos Partnership (GBP) economic development agency Tom Johnson, GBP board chairman Jeremy Osborne, and WTAW's Bill Oliver. There is a new leader of the Bryan based Greater Brazos Partnership (GBP) economic development agency. Tom Johnson, who starts February first, most recently led a five state, 36 county economic development org...

College Station Mayor Pro-Tem William Wright visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to share updates on the Pebble Creek Parkway extension, future of data centers in College Station, future of the city-owned Macy’s building, city council's recent approval of budget amendments, future development in the Northgate District, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, January 16, 2026. 

This podcast contains comments from the January 12, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. New lights are coming to Bryan ISD's Merrill Green stadium. The Bryan ISD school board at Monday's meeting (January 12) unanimously voted to take the lowest price of about $224,000 dollars for lighting with a ten year warranty.  Board members instructed administrators to ask the manufacturer for a longer warra...

Bryan city councilwoman Marca Ewers-Shurtleff visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia January 15, 2026. Topics include the Bryan fire department's proposal to change their work schedule, economic development items from the recent council meeting, development north of the Northgate district, the status of the yet to be completed entertainment complex in Midtown Park, and items of interest to her constitue...

Brazos County District Attorney Jarvis Parsons visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia January 15, 2026. The conversation includes a preview of the upcoming "DA In A Day" event and his involvement on statewide domestic violence task forces.

This podcast contains comments from the January 13, 2026 Bryan city council workshop meeting. The Bryan city council had questions, but expressed no opposition, to a request by a committee of Bryan firefighters to change their work schedule. There was a 60 minute discussion at Tuesday's council workshop meeting (January 13) to change the schedule of working 24 hours followed by two days off, to wo...

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez's visits with Scott DeLucia on WTAW's The Infomaniacs included a review of the January 13th city council meeting. Those topics included the fire department's proposal to change firefighter schedules and ongoing projects at Midtown Park.

This podcast, recorded January 8, 2026, is with local businessowner Doug French and WTAW's Bill Oliver. A local businessowner is renovating a downtown Bryan building which was his great-great-grandfather's men's clothing store. Doug French of Stylecraft Builders and Tenant First property management group continues to search for memorabilia and historical information that is associated with the W.F...

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County county attorney Earl Gray during the January 6, 2026 county commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners get a report from the county attorney about that is available to those charged with misdemeanor crimes that are associated with a person's mental illness. Earl Gray says this applies to offenders with a diagnosed mental illness that affected...

This podcast contains comments from the January 8, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council's first regular meeting of 2026 included approval of nearly $33 million dollars of changes to the city budget. 21 budget amendments presented by director of fiscal services Mary Ellen Leonard includes two projects approved by voters in a November 2022 bond issue. Savings o...

This podcast contains comments from the January 8, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council approves spending nearly $4 million dollars for new main sewer lines that are located along the Rudder Freeway construction zone and the Lick Creek hike and bike trail. Click HERE to read and download background information about the project that was approved at the Januar...

Phebe Simmons of United Way of the Brazos Valley (UWBV) partner agency Family Promise of Bryan/College Station and UWBV president Lizett Hawkins visit with WTAW's Bill Oliver on January 12, 2026.

This podcast contains comments from the January 6, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting. Registration is underway for the 30th annual Walk Across Texas fitness event sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife extension. A proclamation that was read at the January 6th county commission meeting was accepted by Brazos County extension agent Flora Williams. She has coordinated the local participation for 14...

This podcast contains comments from the January 8, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station winner of "The Voice" season 28, Aiden Ross, will be recognized at a public reception hosted by the city of College Station. Mayor John Nichols made the announcement at the end of Thursday night's (January 8) city council meeting. The reception will be Tuesday, January 20, at 6 p.m. in...

This podcast is a visit with Texas A&M philosophy professor Dr. Martin Peterson and WTAW's Bill Oliver that was recorded January 8, 2026. When spring semester classes start Monday at Texas A&M, at least one educator will be affected by a new board of regents teaching ban. https://wtaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BOR121825SystemPolicy08-01_Revised.pdf Philosophy professor Martin Peterson...