WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains comments from the February 27, 2025 College Station city council meeting. For the first time since Texas A&M turned over fire protection services to the city of College Station, the university will pay the city a share of those costs. That's after the city council approved a five year agreement at their last meeting. Fire chief Richard Mann was congratulated for leading t...

This podcast contains comments from Brazos County emergency management coordinator Jason Ware during the March 4, 2025 county commission meeting. Brazos County's emergency management director told county commissioners that Tuesday morning rainfall (March 4) was not enough to reduce the risk of wildfires. Jason Ware is also asking landowners outside of city limits to not conduct outdoor burning. Th...

WTAW's Chelsea Reber visits with Peggi Ondrasek, United Way of the Brazos Valley President/CEO, and Jonathan Mitchell from Adult & Teen Challenge Brazos Valley.

This podcast contains comments from the February 27, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Another generation of College Station city council members are educated about the decades old problem of more than four unrelated residents living under the same roof. Takeaways from a two and a half hour discussion at Thursday's council meeting (February 27) included staff being directed to increase en...

This podcast contains the reading of a resolution adopted by the Texas A&M system board of regents banning drag shows at the system's 11 universities. Reading the resolution is the regents executive director, Vickie Spillers. A special meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents on Friday (February 28) led to adopting a resolution banning drag shows at all 11 universities. Click HERE...

This podcast contains comments from the February 13, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Presentations at the February 13, 2025 College Station city council meeting included 2024 calendar year activity at the police department. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the February 13, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Police chief Billy Couch reported making his...

Jeremiah Cook, Assistant Director of Tourism with Visit College Station, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about record breaking numbers from 2024, his presentation to city council, a convention center feasibility study, the new tourism committee, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Trey Wharton of Huntsville (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his committee meetings, education legislation, how is staff members help him, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Senator John Cornyn's conference call with Texas reporters on February 27, 2025 included comments on the federal budget, the request for the federal government to reimburse Texas for border protection expenses, participating in a closed door meeting with Elon Musk about the department of government efficiency (the photo associated with this podcast is from that meeting), and the president's new ta...

This podcast contains comments from the February 18, 2025 meeting of the College Station ISD school board. Personnel actions at February's College Station ISD board meeting included firing two teachers.  Superintendent Tim Harkrider said both teachers abandoned their contracts. Harkrider said both teachers "did not give us any grounds to hire anybody else. They surprised campus administration and...

This podcast contains comments from the Feburary 18, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. The February 18th meeting of the Brazos County commission meeting included unanimous votes on four items that included comments and questions from newly elected commissioners Fred Brown and Bentley Nettles. Commissioner Brown chuckled about the request to issue a Diners Club credit card to a county employee...

State Representative Paul Dyson of Bryan (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about visiting with representative from Texas universities, higher education funding, the state of the judiciary, bail reform, ERCOT, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Jamie Cox, General Manager of Legends Event Center, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about adjustments they have made in the first two years of operation, homeschool programs using the facility, non-athletic events, sand volleyball, summer camps, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the February 18, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Comments from newly elected Brazos County commissioners Bentley Nettles and Fred Brown figure into two decisions involving future repairs at the Brazos County Expo complex. Nettles received no opposition to adding to the committee that will review proposals from architects and construction managers at risk,...

This podcast with the sports editor at The Eagle, Robert Cessna, and WTAW's Bill Oliver, was recorded on February 25, 2025. That's his 50th anniversary with the Bryan-based newspaper.

Bryan Councilwoman Marca Ewers-Shurtleff visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about Mayor Bobby Gutierrez's trip to Washington D.C., new development, housing and commercial development on the west side of the city, upcoming events, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Brazos County State Senator Charles Schwertner visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the budget articles he is overseeing, protecting the border, bitcoin, educational funding, the Texas A&M University System's search for a new chancellor, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Candilyn McLean, Program Manager for the Brazos Valley Clean Up Challenge, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber. 

Dr. Susan Ballabina, Chief of Staff for Texas A&M's President, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the impact of President Trump's executive orders, President Welsh's connections with the government, the new At Ease podcast episode, Aggies in the state legislature, updates on open positions, The Big Event, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the February 4, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. A divided Brazos County commission approves moving ahead with soliciting proposals from companies interested in doing an employee compensation and benefits study. The three to two vote was followed by comments from all five members of the commissioners court and several staff members. Human resources directo...

WTAW's Chelsea Reber visits with Peggi Ondrasek, President/CEO of United Way of the Brazos Valley, and Liz Dickey from Health For All. 

This podcast contains comments from the February 20, 2025 Blinn College trustees meeting. Spring enrollment at Blinn College, with registration continuing for remaining four and eight week classes, is expected to exceed last spring. An update during February's meeting of Blinn's board of trustees shows 15,822 students. That's compared with 15,953 in 2024, 15,685 in 2023, and 15,167 in 2022. Compar...

College Station Councilman William Wright visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about a new legislative subcommittee, improving or redesigning the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheatre, being a Texas film city, future federal grants, the former Macy's store building, real estate decisions, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

State Representative Trey Wharton of Huntsville (R-TX) visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about education legislation, school funding, STAAR testing, his committee assignments, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.