WTAW - Interviews

Two members of the United Way of the Brazos Valley's Youth Leadership Cabinet visit with WTAW's Chelsea Reber.

They are Allen Academy junior Patty Grace Meyer and Consolidated High School junior Lana Hightower.

This podcast is a visit with one of Bryan ISD's school leadership directors, Crystal Goodman, and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

Students in Bryan ISD and their parents are invited to spend Saturday morning (February 10) to learn more about substance abuse and using technology.

One of BISD's school leadership directors, Crystal Goodman, says several community partners are participating in the first installment of the "Parents As Partners" series.

Goodman says pre-registration is not required for the event, which is Saturday from nine a.m. until noon at Stephen F. Austin middle school and Bryan ISD's performing arts center.

This podcast is a visit with the CEO of St. Joseph Regional Health, Kim Shaw, and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

The first anniversary has passed for the chief executive officer at St. Joseph regional health, Kim Shaw.

Shaw says 2023 was a combination of slimming the amount of real estate and focusing on growth.

One example was in October performing the Brazos Valley's first thoracic procedure using a surgical robot.

Another project was the arrival on December 29th of a surgical robot that will be used in full and partial knee replacements.

And Shaw says St. Joseph's added primary care doctors, surgeons, and specialty providers.

2024 projects includes bringing in people who will recommend an update to St. Joseph's College Station hospital and start planning a 90th anniversary celebration.

And November 2024 marks ten years since the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio transferred control of St. Joseph's to what is now CommonSpirit Health. But Shaw says the sisters are still involved.

This podcast contains comments from the January 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting.

The next step is taken towards College Station getting its seventh fire station.

The city council at its January 25th meeting awarded a design contract that capital projects director Jennifer Cain and city manager Bryan Woods says will mirror, but not duplicate, a fire station in the Houston suburb of Cypress.

Woods says based on the rough construction cost of $18 million dollars, designing a new building would be nearly $2o million dollars.

The design cost of modifying an existing plan that was approved by the council was $952,000 dollars.

Click HERE to read and download the first half of details of the design contract that was approved at the January 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting.

Click HERE to read and download the second half of the design contract details approved at the January 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the January 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting.

Gene Ballew, Recreation Manager, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about spring sports leagues, running and speed/agility programs, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Brad Stafford, Director of Parks and Recreation, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about spring sports leagues, park concepts, keeping pace with the city's growth, an upcoming senior dance, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the January 22, 2024 meeting of the Texas A&M faculty senate meeting.

January's meeting of the Texas A&M faculty senate included an appearance from A&M system chancellor John Sharp.

This podcast includes questions from some faculty senate members and Sharp's responses.

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about flood mitigation, power generation units, their business relationship with Texas A&M University, the new president of the Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation, First Friday, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Jaosn Ware, Deputy Brazos County Emergency Management Director, visits with WTAW's Bill Oliver five hours into the firefighting effort at a Kurten area chicken egg farm, Feather Crest Farms.

Dr. Susan Ballabina, Chief of Staff for Texas A&M University's President, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about her presentation at the B/CS Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Conference, official numbers for this semester, the search for the next athletic director, current studies the president is conducting, controversy surrounding the Qatar campus, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.