WTAW - Interviews

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the South College Avenue project, the boardwalk at Midtown Park, armor companies that have come to Bryan, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from Scott DeLucia during WTAW's The Infomaniacs on April 23, 2024 and the April 23, 2024 Brazos County commission meeting.

A lifelong Bryan resident who was well known in business and public service has died.

The death of Johnny Lampo was recognized at Tuesday's (April 23) Brazos County commission meeting by county judge Duane Peters and commissioner Steve Aldrich.

A remembrance given on WTAW's The Infomaniacs by Scott DeLucia included Lampo's popularity as an emcee, his service on the Bryan city council and Bryan ISD school board, and being part of the ownership group that brought the first Pizza Hut to Texas.

Lampo's obituary from Memorial Funeral Home in Bryan also says in 1947 opening with his father Lampo and Son Grocery and later went into Luke’s Grocery with his brother-in-law and sister, Luke and Jobey Ruffino. Staying with the grocery business, Johnny then acquired E-Z Way Drive-in Grocery.

Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Chape in Bryan on Wednesday (April 24) from 5-7 p.m. with a rosary recited at 7 p.m. 

A mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday (April 25) at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

Johnny Lampo was 98 years old.

This podcast contains comments from the April 16, 2024 College Station ISD school board meeting.


The April meeting of the College Station ISD school board included discussion and action related to approval of a bond issue in November 2021.

Assistant superintendent Josh Symank provided updates on renovations at the CSISD natatorium and Pebble Creek elementary and plans for upcoming renovations at Consolidated High School, Cypress Grove intermediate, and the district's central office.

The update also included technology purchases from the 2021 bond fund.

Symank also said CSISD is scheduled to take ownership this week of the first phase of the district's new career, technical, and education center. Construction of phase two, approved by voters in November 2023, is expected to start shortly.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the April 16, 2024 CSISD school board meeting.

Later in the meeting, CSISD board members unanimously approved awarding more than $1 million dollars from the 2021 bond for the replacement of air conditioning and heating systems at Forest Ridge and Pebble Creek elementaries.

Click HERE to read and download background information about the HVAC replacement at Forest Ridge.

Click HERE to read and download background information about the HVAC replacement at Pebble Creek.

The CSISD board also unanimously approved spending $225,000 dollars in 2021 bond money for moving services related to renovations at Cypress Grove intermediate, Pebble Creek elementary, and Consolidated High School.

Click HERE to read and download background information about the contract for moving services.

And the board approved a contract not to exceed almost $157,000 dollars for fiberoptic cable at the new CTE center.

Click HERE to read and download background information about the fiberoptic cable contract.

This podcast is a visit with United Way of the Brazos Valley (UWBV) president Peggi Goss Ondrasek, a board member of UWBV partner agency North Bryan Community Center Mattie Carter, and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

This podcast is a visit with the president of Baylor Scott & White Health's College Station region Jason Jennings, the region's chief medical officer Dr. Seth Sullivan, and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

Administrators at Baylor Scott & White Health provides updates on new construction and new medical providers in their College Station region. 

Region president Jason Jennings says construction has started on the expansion of the College Station hospital's emergency room. This involves 11 new exam rooms, two new trauma bays, and a new private treatment room. 

Jennings says the first phase of the medical building that is nicknamed "The Plaza" is on track to being completed in time to start seeing patients in early 2025. This building will include spaces for clinic rooms, a sleep center, therapy services, lab and future growth, along with a day surgery center.

The region's chief medical officer, Dr. Seth Sullivan, says there is a net increase of 28 new medical providers so far this year.

Sullivan also said in February, the team at Texas Brain & Spine Institute (TBSI) became part of the Baylor Scott & White family. TBSI was formed in 2005 to deliver neurosurgical solutions in patient care, education and research.

Jennings says with the additional providers and support staff, Baylor Scott & White's employment in the College Station region is more than 2,200.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Cunha visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about Amazon's drone delivery operation, the Wellborn and George Bush interchange, e-bikes and other modes of transportation, the no-more-than-four unrelated ordinance, summer jobs, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the April 16, 2024 College Station ISD school board meeting.

Public speakers at Tuesday's (April 16) College Station ISD school board meeting included cheerleaders from Consolidated and College Station High Schools.

Comments from all six cheerleaders, three from each high school, promoted the May 4th bond election to pay for renovations at their school's athletic facilities.

Early voting begins Monday (April 22) at five voting centers...the College Station Utilities meeting and training facility on Graham Road, Texas A&M's memorial student center, Arena Hall and Galilee Baptist Church in Bryan, and the Brazos County elections office in downtown Bryan.

Click HERE to be directed to WTAW's new YouTube channel to watch The Infomaniacs Scott DeLucia and CSISD superintendent Tim Harkrider visit about the bond election.

Click HERE to be directed to CSISD's bond website.

Councilman Kevin Boriskie visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the council's hear citizens policy, growth in Downtown Bryan and other parts of the city, BTU, economic development, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the April 16, 2024 College Station ISD school board meeting.

The College Station ISD school board's annual review of its School Advisory Health Council (SHAC) focused on student's use of cell phones.

CSISD athletic director Kevin Starnes, who is the administration's representative on the SHAC, said the council wanted the district to "continue to look at and evaluate cell phone policies to limit distractions/off-task behavior during instructional times".

Starnes said the SHAC made two other recommendations.

One was "For CSISD, recommend to have a plan to ensure safety of students arriving/leaving school on bikes".

The other was "that CSISD develop, distribute in the employee handbook, and enforce a policy to limit the screening of paid video advertising presented by any faculty, staff, or substitute member of the district CSISD during school hours or in the classroom."

The conversation also included superintendent Tim Harkrider and several school board members.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the April 16, 2024 CSISD board meeting.

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about removing the criminal aspect of the no-more-than-four unrelated housing ordinance, the Midway to the Future Conference, the upcoming Amazon meet and greet, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.