WTAW - Interviews

This podcast is the "welcome back" program introducing Mike Elko as Texas A&M head football coach on November 27, 2023.

The emcee is Andrew Monaco. Speakers are Texas A&M interim president Mark Welsh, athletics director Ross Bjork, and Mike Elko.

This podcast contains comments from the November 14, 2023 College Station ISD school board meeting.

Two public speakers at the November meeting of the College Station ISD school board expressed thanks for supporting the Consolidated and College Station High School bands.

There was also thanks for CSISD's financial and professional support as both bands were among the 35 at the U-I-L state competition earlier this month.

Then both speakers asked the CSISD board to increase band staff.

By state law, CSISD board members were not allowed to respond, since that was not part of the meeting agenda.

This podcast is a visit with the Brazos County sheriff's office chief deputy for corrections Kevin Stuart and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

Administrators at the Brazos County jail for the second consecutive year are addressing a non compliance notice from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS).

Chief deputy for corrections Kevin Stuart says they are again in compliance and have asked TCJS for a re-inspection.

Click HERE to read and download the notice of non compliance from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards website.

According to the August 7, 2023 notice of non compliance, TCJS first issued a notice following an inspection on August 11, 2022. That notice was for exceeding the 15 minute observation checks on restraint logs. TCJS received a plan of action on August 16, 2022, stating that a paper check sheet would be used on all restraint chair logs. The Brazos County jail was placed back in compliance August 31, 2022 following another TCJS inspection.

TCJS issued another issue of non compliance following an inspection on August 7, 2023, after it was determined that the jail continued to have issues with exceeding the 15 minute observation checks on restraint logs. TCJS found 181 total entries with four errors for an error rate of 2.2 percent. Additionally, TCJS discovered the jail was not following their corrective action plan by conducting paper check restraint logs. Two out of the seven restraint chair logs were not documented on paper check sheets.

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about Jeff Reeves, Gerry Farrell's retirement from FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, recent council activity, the future trollies, parking in Downtown Bryan, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Podcast recorded November 20, 2023 with United Way of the Brazos Valley (UWBV) president Peggi Goss and two representatives of UWBV partner agency Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living Center (BVCIL)...program manager Craig Davis and transportation coordinator Raquel Masco...and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

This podcast contains comments from state representative John Raney of Bryan from the floor of the Texas House on November 17, 2023 and Raney's visit with WTAW's Scott DeLucia on The Infomaniacs November 20, 2023.

A Texas House vote takes away consideration of state funding for private schools for the rest of the fourth special session.

That is after an amendment from representative John Raney of Bryan to delete education savings accounts (ESA)from House Bill one passed by a margin of 84 to 63.

Also voting to remove ESA's from House Bill one was representative Kyle Kacal of College Station.

Two other state representatives who represent portions of the Brazos Valley voted against Raney's amendment. They were Stan Gerdes, whose district includes Burleson and Milam counties, and Angelia Orr, whose district includes Leon County.

United Way of the Brazos Valley president Peggi Goss and Tiger Burton of UWBV partner agency Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse visits with WTAW's Bill Oliver.

Councilman Bob Yancy visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about his first year on council, his involvement with TexAgs, railroad development, license plate readers, the sewer line project in the Rosemary neighborhood, student housing, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is a visit with Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

The Archivist of the United States leads a federal agency that includes the Bush Library and Museum.

Colleen Shogan, who has been on the job six months, took her first tour on Wednesday (November 15).

Dr. Shogan told WTAW News that she was excited to see the construction of the museum's new pavilion building, which will house a Marine One helicopter and the 41-41 locomotive.

She plans to attend next summer's dedication of the pavilion, which is part of the 100th anniversary of the birth of George H.W. Bush.

Shogan also visited with WTAW News about visiting the 42 facilities that makes up the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Click HERE to learn more about the agency and to access online exhibits at archives.gov.

Additional information courtesy of the Bush Library and Museum:

Colleen Shogan became the 11th Archivist of the United States in May 2023.

On August 3, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden nominated Dr. Colleen Shogan to be Archivist of the United States. The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Shogan on May 10, 2023, and she was sworn in as the 11th Archivist of the United States on May 17, 2023.

Most recently, Dr. Shogan served as Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein Center at the White House Historical Association.

She previously worked in the United States Senate and as a senior executive at the Library of Congress.

Dr. Shogan was the Vice Chair of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission and the Chair of the Board of Directors at the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation. She taught at Georgetown University in the Government Department and moderated seminars for the Aspen Institute.

She is the previous President of the National Capital Area Political Science Association and served on the American Political Science Association Council, the governing body of the organization.

Her research focuses on the American Presidency, Presidential rhetoric, women in politics, and Congress.

A native of the Pittsburgh area, Dr. Shogan holds a BA in Political Science from Boston College and a Ph.D. in American Politics from Yale University, where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow.

She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Order of the Cross and Crown, and the Washington, D.C. Literary Society.

Bryan Councilman James Edge visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about new ambulances, developing the area north of Northgate, license plate cameras, an elected appraisal board, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.