WTAW - Interviews

Brian Piscacek, Assistant Director Economic Development, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about entrepreneurship month, Plug and Play, The Cannon, Amazon drone delivery, the former Macy's store, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the November 19, 2024 College Station ISD school board meeting.

November's meeting of the College Station ISD school board included an update about construction projects funded by voter approved bond issues in November 2023 and May 2024.

CSISD assistant superintendent Josh Symank and facilities director Paul Buckner summarized the status of high school additions and renovations, renovations at Rock Prairie elementary, the second phase of CSISD's career and technology complex, and renovations and expansions at middle school and high school athletic fields and stadiums.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials used at the November 19, 2024 College Station ISD school board meeting.

Patricia Gerling, President/CEO of The Community Foundation, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the 6th annual Brazos Valley Gives initiative.

This podcast is Texas A&M president Mark Welsh visiting with reporters on November 21, 2024.

Chris Lamb visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about frying turkeys, other Thanksgiving safety tips, Christmas lights, holiday traffic, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

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

This podcast is the conversation on WTAW's The Infomaniacs November 18, 2024 on the 25th anniversary of the Texas A&M bonfire collapse as remembered by WTAW's Scott DeLucia and WTAW alumni Jay Socol and Tom Turbiville, who covered the collapse.

Click HERE to be directed to Texas A&M's bonfire memorial website.

This podcast is a recording of the Bryan/College Station Salvation Army holiday campaign kickoff program that took place November 15, 2024.

The Bryan/College Station Salvation Army's annual holiday campaign is underway.

Friday's program (November 15) at Blue Baker restaurant on University begins the adoption of children who will receive gifts through the Angel Tree program and the recruitment of volunteer bell ringers at Red Kettle locations.

Angel Trees are located at various businesses around Bryan and College Station, including Blue Baker's three locations. The trees will be decorated with paper angels, each representing a local child. 

Community members who participate are asked to drop off gifts for their Angel Tree recipient by Wednesday, December 11th.

Adopting a child and volunteering as a Red Kettle bell ringer can also be done online. Click HERE to be directed to the B/CS Salvation Army website.

And limited-edition Angel Cookies will be available for purchase at all three Blue Baker locations from Friday, November 15th through Sunday November 17th while supplies last. Proceeds from cookie sales will directly benefit Angel Tree.

Friday's kickoff program began with Salvation Army captain Luis Villanueva introducing local barbershop quartet Tetrachord, who sang holiday songs.That was followed by a welcome and prayer from Salvation Army captain Marianne Villanueva.

Speakers, in order of appearance, were Bryan mayor pro tem James Edge, College Station councilman Mark Smith, B/CS Salvation Army board chairman Stephen Vincent, College Station mayor John Nichols, Blue Baker president Zach Langenkamp, Bryan Broadcasting's Allison Harrell, Aggie Salvation Army philanthropy committee chairman Austin Moses, and Texas A&M junior Charlie Borowczak, who has participated in Angel Tree campaigns in multiple communities since he was six years old.

Following a ceremonial ribbon cutting, the program concluded with music from Tetrachord that ended with a sing-a-long with those in the audience.

Councilman Bob Yancy visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the new councilmembers, capital projects, the former Macy's store building, development in and around the Northgate district, the Greater Brazos Partnership, water issues, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the October 24, 2024 College Station city council meeting.

In 2021, the residents of a College Station neighborhood applied and received approval to build a roundabout as a traffic calming device.

After the city spent $49.000 dollars on a design and invested more than 500 hours of staff time, residents of the Woodcreek subdivision decided they didn't want the roundabout at Stonebridge and Scarborough.

The residents request to stop construction was approved by the city council at its October 24th meeting.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Cunha scolded residents because of the city's investment.

Councilman Dennis Maloney, who lives in Woodcreek, said at least the city is saving the $250,000 dollar construction cost.

Woodcreek residents initially voted 16 to 8 for the roundabout. After residents voiced concerns about building it then finding out the anticipated increase in traffic did not materialize, the residents voted 30 to nothing to cancel the project.

The council's official action was to reject all bids that had been opened and not allow Woodcreek to be eligible for traffic calming projects for five years.

A note from city staff to the council stated that changes are being drafted to College Station's traffic calming policy to better define the process.

Click HERE to read and download information on the Woodcreek neighborhood roundabout project that was cancelled during the October 24, 2024 College Station city council meeting.