WTAW - Interviews

This podcast contains audio from the May 5, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting. There will be another local event marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Brazos County commissioners at its May 5th meeting unanimously agreed to give permission to plant a tree at Boonville Heritage Park. The request was made by the chairman of the county's historical commission, Henry Ma...

This podcast is a visit with the membership manager of the Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce Carrie Archer and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce is asking businesspeople to participate in an online survey to benefit non-profit agencies. Click HERE to be directed to the chamber's survey. The chamber's membership manager, Carrie Archer, says data will be revie...

United Way of the Brazos Valley president Lizett Hawkins and J.J. Ramirez and Kyle Salmon of UWBV partner agency S.O.S. Ministries visit with WTAW's Bill Oliver May 11, 2026.

This podcast is a visit with College Station assistant city manager Jennifer Prochazka and WTAW's Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs May 8, 2026. They review the recent appearance of the Savannah Bananas baseball game, what happens after the city council voted against extending Pebble Creek Parkway, the proposed Space X project at Gibbons Creek lake, abandoned housing, and upcoming city events.

This podcast contains comments from mayor Bobby Gutierrez during his visit May 6, 2026 with WTAW's Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs. The city of Bryan has ordered the remaining occupants of an apartment complex plagued by serious health and safety violations to vacate by June 8th. The notice comes after the city issued an order on February 23rd to "vacate, secure and shut off utilities" at Canyon...

This podcast contains comments from the May 5, 2026 Bryan city council workshop meeting. Starting in June, BTU residential customers will be paying another $4.00 dollars a month for their electricity. That's after the city council this unanimously adopted recommendations by the BTU board at the council's May 5th meeting. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the May 5, 2026 B...

This podcast contains comments from the May 5, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting. In August 2025, Brazos County commissioners on a three to two vote approved spending $435,000 dollars on a consultant to review employee pay and job descriptions. The consultant's first report was presented at the commission's May 5th meeting. According to the consultant's presentation, they have four objectives....

This podcast is a visit with Brazos County county attorney Earl Gray and WTAW's Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs May 7, 2026. Topics included the basic operations of the office, an overview of specialty programs for first offenders, veterans, those with mental health issues, and assisting with the training of police officers.

This podcast is a visit on The Infomaniacs May 7, 2026 with city of Bryan recreation supervisor Matt Minahan and WTAW's Will Welch. Topics includes the renovation of Travis Field baseball stadium, the status of city pools, and other parks and recreation programs.

This podcast contains comments from the May 6, 2026 Grimes County commission meeting. Grimes County commissioners have scheduled a public hearing to consider giving tax breaks to Elon Musk's Space X for a proposed project at the former Gibbons Creek Lake property. The cost of the proposed semiconductor manufacturing and advanced computing fabrication facility could reach $174 billion dollars accor...

This podcast contains comments from the May 6, 2026 Texas A&M system board of regents meeting, followed by an interview with regents chairman Bob Albritton and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The Texas A&M system board of regents Wednesday (May 6) unanimously named Susan Ballabina president of the flagship campus. Ballabina, whose first official day is May 11, returns to the university after serving a...

This podcast is a visit with city of Bryan deputy city manager Hugh Walker and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The city of Bryan's Travis Field stadium, which has had a $700,000 dollar renovation, will be ready for the May 21st opener for the first season of the new Yard Dogs collegiate baseball team. Bryan deputy city manager Hugh Walker says the stadium's third base party deck has been replaced, the first b...

Bryan mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with Scott DeLucia on WTAW's The Infomaniacs May 6, 2026 about economic development activity, the development of new energy projects, and the status of the condition of an apartment complex.

This podcast contains comments from the May 5, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. Less than a month after the city of Bryan announced city manager Andrew Nelson went on medical leave where he would undergo brain surgery, he is back at work. And his return was noted by city council members at the end of the May 5th regular meeting. Leading off was Kevin Boriskie, followed by Marca Ewers-Shurtleff, Ja...

This podcast contains comments from the May 4, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Bryan ISD school board members decide to offer online classes starting in the next school year. Unanimous approval was given at Monday night's meeting (May 4) to hire an outside company to teach third through 12th grade students in what administrators are calling a "virtual academy". Click HERE to read and download...

This podcast contains comments from the April 23, 2026 College Station city council meeting. The College Station city council receives its annual update on street maintenance done by the public works department. At the April 23rd meeting, public works director Emily Fisher reminded the council that street maintenance reflects what they find from visual inspections done by city staff. This year, so...

United Way of the Brazos Valley (UWBV) president Lizette Hawkins and UWBV board member Rob Mwandia, known professionally as "DJ Rob", visit with WTAW's Bill Oliver about UWBV's crawfish boil fundraiser that is taking place May 5, 2026 at Yesterday's Bar and Grill in Bryan.

This podcast contains comments from the April 14, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. The Bryan city council at its April meeting unanimously approved six rezoning requests. One of three that was not initiated by city staff, gives permission for the owners of the Made Well Ministries non profit agency to continue operating on property just inside the Eastside historical district.  Homeowners in the h...

This podcast is a visit with the chairman of the Brazos County historical commission, Henry Mayo, and WTAW's Bill Oliver. The Brazos County historical commission has had a committee working the last five years on the local recognition of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. Historical commission chairman Henry Mayo says what he remembers at the time of the natio...

City of College Station code enforcement supervisor Tommy Shilling visited with Scott DeLucia on WTAW's The Infomaniacs May 1, 2026. Topics includes the spring move out by Texas A&M students and how to report violations.

This podcast contains comments from the April 28, 2026 Texas A&M system board of regents budget meeting. The formal appointment of Texas A&M's next president is scheduled to take place the day after the state mandated 21 day waiting period. Next Wednesday (May 5) is when the board of regents has scheduled a special meeting to authorize the chancellor to negotiate a contract with Susan Ball...

Lina Adams of the Destination Bryan tourism office previews May 2026 events with WTAW's Bill Oliver.

Retired Texas A&M head football coach and athletic director Jackie Sherill visits with Scott DeLucia on WTAW's The Infomaniacs April 30, 2026 about the start of the Bryan Youth Sports Association's first football camp for fourth through sixth graders and the future of division one college athletics.

College Station mayor John Nichols visits with Scott DeLucia on WTAW's The Infomaniacs April 29, 2026. Topics includes the upcoming appearance of the Savannah Bananas baseball team at Kyle Field and the city council's future review of license plate reading cameras.

This podcast contains comments from the April 28, 2026 Texas A&M system board of regents meeting from Texas A&M interim president Tommy Williams and regents Jay Graham of Bryan and David Baggett of Houston. The Texas A&M system board of regents hear from the presidents of the system's 12 universities about their proposals for the 2027 fiscal year. No action was taken after the presenta...