WTAW - Interviews

This week's United Way of the Brazos Valley update features partner agency Catholic Charities of Central Texas. 

This podcast contains comments from the September 9, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. Downtown Bryan is getting new holiday lights and decorations. The new lighting replaces what was installed in the summer of 2018. A unanimous Bryan city council supported the proposal presented by an outside consultant at September 9th's regular meeting. The city's general fund will pay for the $69,000 dollar cos...

This podcast is the recording of the groundbreaking program of the new South Brazos County fire department fire station one west of Wellborn on Koppe Bridge Road, following by an interview with the president of the commission governing Brazos County emergency services district (ESD) one Rodger Stout and WTAW's Bill Oliver. Brazos County emergency services district (ESD) 1, which operates the South...

College Station Councilman David White visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the resignation of Texas A&M President Mark Welsh, the proposed datacenter, what he wants to see on that land, overoccupancy issues, parking restrictions, and more during his visit on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the September 18, 2025 special meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents. A special meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents took place Thursday (September 18). The agenda did not include a specific reference to the status of A&M president Mark Welsh. One state representative wants Welsh fired over the handling of a professor who was t...

Bryan Mayor Pro Tem James Edge visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about construction near the new H-E-B site, parking in Downtown Bryan, Amazon coming to Bryan, the retirement of City Manager Kean Register, upcoming events, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Brazos County Commissioner Bentley Nettles visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about changing the meeting schedule, his first nine months on the job, improving transparency, the new Director of Forensic Services, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the September 16, 2025 College Station ISD school board meeting. Parents of elementary students in College Station ISD now know where their children will be going to school next year. While the vote at Tuesday night's (September 16) meeting was unanimous, there was a 30 minute discussion after board member Kimberly McAdams withdrew a motion to table the vote unt...

This podcast contains comments from the September 8, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. The Bryan city council's regular September meeting included a report from councilman Ray Arrington that only one street sign correctly identified Martin Luther King, Jr.  City manager Kean Register told Arrington said staff was aware of signs that did not include Junior. As of September 17th, sign replacements we...

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW's Chris Dusterhoff about last week's city council meeting, how to better the process of real estate deals involving the city, the Midtown Area, datacenters and cell towers, high occupancy in neighborhoods, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

College Station Police Officer David Simmons discusses Tuesday morning's murder-suicide at a local College Station carwash and washateria. 

This week's United Way of the Brazos Valley update featured Texas A&M University's Kim Fox discussing the 2025 State Employee Charitable Campaign.

Spokeswoman Kathleen Sanderson visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about volunteer opportunities, donations, and more during her monthly update on The Infomaniacs.

Joel Bryan, Bryan ISD School Board Member, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the 2025 bond package, the three separate bond propositions, what they include, why the are important, misconceptions, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the August 27, 2025 meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents committee on academic and student affairs (CASA). October 2025 marks two years since Texas A&M's president announced an citizenship and service initiative. At the August meeting of the A&M system board of regents committee on academic and student affairs (CASA), Mark Welsh said the...

Jennifer Prochazka, Assistant City Manager, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the council's decision to reject a land sale for a proposed datacenter, neighborhood parking, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the September 9, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners spent time at the end of this week's regular meeting (September 9) the life of former county judge Al Jones, who died September 4th at the age of 94. Commissioner Chuck Konderla said after he was the victim of a hit and run crash 30 years ago, Jones assisted him with contacting p...

This podcast contains comments from the August 27, 2025 meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents committee on student and academic affairs (CASA). The Texas A&M system board of regents receive an explanation for problems experienced earlier this year by prospective Aggie students.  The chairman of the regents committee on academic and student affairs, Sam Torn, said the issue was w...

This podcast contains comments from the September 9, 2025 Bryan city council meeting. September 11, 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of what is now Central Church at Boonville and Elmo Weedon Roads. Bryan mayor Bobby Guiterrez read a proclamation at Tuesday's (September 9) city council meeting. Click HERE to read and download the proclamation that was read at the September 9, 2025 Bryan city counc...

Ellen Fuller from Wreaths Across America visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about Patriot Day ceremonies, the veterans section at the Bryan City Cemetery, the dedication of Columbaria and Veterans of Brazos Valley Memorial section markers, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is a visit with Bryan mayor Bobby Gutierrez and WTAW's Chelsea Reber. Bryan's mayor tells WTAW News that two more economic development projects are coming to the Texas Triangle Park complex in north Bryan. Bobby Gutierrez says Axis Pipe and Tube is doing a $100 million dollar expansion and Amazon is building a 93,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center that is supposed to op...

This podcast is Bryan mayor Bobby Gutierrez's visit with Chelsea Reber on WTAW's The Infomaniacs about the retirement of city manager Kean Register. The longest serving Bryan city manager has announced his retirement. Kean Register, who was named city manager on a permanent basis in August 2012, will retire November 3rd. Register also served as interim city manager from February 2006 through Octob...

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about new development projects and expansions, the movie-bowl-grille complex at Midtown Park, upcoming Christmas events, the Corridor Beautification Partnership, Bryan ISD bond propositions, personnel news, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the September 9, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Brazos County commissioners unanimously adopt the budget and property tax rate for the 2026 fiscal year. The tax rate will be the same as this year, which is less than what was first proposed. Some commissioners were caught off guard by acting county judge Kyle Kacal, who made the motion to keep the tax rat...

This week's United Way of the Brazos Valley update features partner agency Twin City Mission.