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Downtown Depot is a new show from KWBU. Featuring host Austin Meek, the 30-minute show will look at the ins and outs of development in Waco. Each week you can hear interviews with local entrepreneurs, city officials, and people with a stake in developing our city on the Brazos. During the show you'll also hear updates about new businesses, closures and development rumblings around town. But we also want to hear from you. Is there a building or an update on development that you want to know a ...
Host Austin Meek has a conversation with Dr. Beth Allison Barr, Professor of Medieval history at Baylor and U.S.A. Today’s bestselling author of The Making of Biblical Womanhood. They talk about how Waco has changed since she grew up in Mexia visiting the big city, how the definition of “biblical womanhood” has evolved, and her thoughts on the Lent…
Host Austin Meek has a conversation with Waco business owner Rocco Bolts, who discusses the importance of relationships when it comes to running a business - and how he's using those skills to make a difference in his city.بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
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Due to weather conditions, we had to pull from the Downtown Depot archive for the February 3 broadcast. This episode of Downtown Depot with Waco Mayor Dillon Meek originally aired January 6, 2026.Host Austin Meek welcomes Waco Mayor Dillon Meek (no relation) to talk about the strides the city has made in the past year, and discuss the exciting chal…
Joining host Austin Meek for this episode is Andrea Kosar, Executive Director of the Cen-Tex Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
In Episode 141 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews former Baylor and NFL quarterback Cody Carlson. Cody shares lessons learned from his playing career, his continuing work with GXG Exchange connecting Baylor student-athletes with businesses opportunities, and his vision for equitably developing the bustling Elm Avenue corridor of Ea…
Joining host Austin Meek this week is musician Dave Innis. Dave is best known for being a part of the country band Restless Heart. Dave and his wife have retired to Waco, and are now becoming influential members of the local music scene.بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
Host Austin Meeks talks with Aaron Williams, the owner of MC Art Supplies on Washington Avenue. They talk about the challenges he faced in purchasing and growing an existing business,بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
In this episode, host Austin Meek is joined by Soledad Bautista. Sol is the new Director of Professional Development and Community Outreach for Creative Waco. We'll learn about her path that lead her to Waco, and an exciting new project called the Air Collaborative. This is a program that sparks arts and business collaboration, invites curiosity, a…
In this episode, host Austin Meek talks with barbecue pit master Phil Helberg of Helberg Barbecue. They talk about how he developed his business and his art, and what it meant to be named one of the top 50 barbecue joints in the state in Texas Monthly magazine.بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
On this edition of Downtown Depot, host Austin Meek talks with Swayze Ray, creative director and editorial stylist. Conversations include talking about opening a storefront during covid, closing the store front during covid, and ways to support Waco‘s artistic community even if you aren’t the one willing to take the risk. Also on the program, Dr. H…
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Host Austin Meek is joined by Austin Hooper, residential real estate expert, to talk about what's happening with inflation rates and the local housing stock in Waco. Before then he focuses on multi family living, interviewing Caitland Rodgers, a brand new developer on the Elm Ave., corridor providing 49 new apartments, including affordable housing.…
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Host Austin Meek's guest is Jenny Passavant. Jenny is a fashion designer and co-owner of the fresh cut flower shop, Bloom. They talk about her experience working with manufacturers overseas for Ralph Lauren and how she decided to turn her floral hobby into a business.But before that interview, we check in with Megan Davis of Waco Parks and Recreati…
Austin's guest for this episode is multi disciplinarian Bryan Fonville. Bryan is an executive at a local bank and shares his thoughts on rising interest rates as well as the various local groups to which he donates his time.Plus, The Word on the Street features Samuel Thomas and Louis Hunter, co-founders of the upcoming Deep in the Heart Film Festi…
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On this edition of Downtown Depot, host Austin Meek interviews John Bible, CEO and Executive Director of the CenTex African-American Chamber of Commerce. John talks about creating business opportunities in black neighborhoods and how the organization has changed under his leadership. And, the Word on the Street segments features Bradyn Braziel and …
In Episode 123 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Wannika Muhammad. Wannika goes in-depth about her 30-year trucking career and later details the ways East Waco has gentrified in the midst of the city’s revitalization.بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
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In this episode, host Austin Meek talks with filmmaker Chris Charles Scott, and focuses on Scott's documentary about Baylor basketball - Ode to Joy.بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
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Central Texas music artist Pirscription joins host Austin Meek to talk about his roots in West, how he's been working to connect Waco's Hip Hop scene, and his new album, just released this week.بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
Austin Meek's guest is Shelley Gay, owner of Olive Door Imports in downtown Waco. She talks about her love of 19th & 19th century European antiques, and how she's approaching community building, as a recent Wacoan.بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
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Austin Meek has a year opening conversation with Waco Mayor Dillon Meek. They talk about the many strides the city has taken over the past year, and about what's coming up in 2022.بقلم Rogue Media Network, KWBU
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Local News - Races Generate Significant Revenue for Waco
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For many Texans, Waco might just be a pitstop along I-35. Yet, the emergence of competitive races over the last several years has been drawing more and more visitors into the city. The economic impact is evident but the future of these types of races seemed uncertain after an accident at a triathlon in July left city officials, local police, and ra…
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Local News - 13 Cases of West Nile Virus Reported in McLennan County
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With numerous cases of West Nile Virus reported throughout Central Texas, including one death in McLennan County, Wacoans are looking for ways to beat the mosquitos. While a citywide mosquito program is unlikely in Waco, KWBU's Becky Fogel hears from a local pest control agency about how to protect yourself from West Nile Virus.…
It's August, and that means it's "Back to School" time. A flurry of ads for backpacks, pencils, and scholastically-themed graphic tees, might have your kids horrified or excited. Either way, there's no denying that school is just a few weeks away. A new program at the Waco Independent School District is hoping that parents might get caught up in th…
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Local News - Waco ISD Board of Trustees Meets To Review Proposed Budget
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On August 2, 2012, the Waco Independent School District?s Board of Trustees convened a special meeting. While several issues were on the agenda, the main event was an overview of the proposed budget and Tax rate for the 2012 to 2013 fiscal year. KWBU?s Becky Fogel has more.بقلم Baylor University - zzz (old) KWBU
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Local News: The 99 Percent - Observers Predict Cruz and Dewhurst Would Have > Nearly Identical Voting Records
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"Tax and Spend Moderate." "Typical, Washington, Lawyer." These are characterizations that the two candidates for the Republican nomination for Texas' open U.S. Senate seat have been slinging at each other leading up to the July 31st run-off. Yet Ashley Cruseturner, from McLennan Community College, tells KWBU's Becky Fogel that Dewhurst and Cruz rea…
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Local News - Fulfilling the Great Commission
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The 2012 Olympics are underway. Over 20 athletes who are either from Texas or have a tie to the Lone Star state will be competing in the games. Waco will have one of it's own in London, Pastor Gaylon Foreman of Carver Park Baptist Church. He joins members of Texas-based ministry Lay Witnesses for Christ International as the International Pastoral C…
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Local News - Achieving the American Dream - A Little Later in Life
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Homeownership is central to the American Dream. In Part II of this look at the American Dream in Waco, KWBU's Becky Fogel visits with a couple who purchased their first home this year. The two met while living with their parents and for awhile it wasn't clear they would be able to become homeowners themselves. After discovering the Homebuyer Educat…
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Local News - A Feeling of Failure: The Impact of Foreclosure on the American Dream
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This summer, NPR News is examining American Dreams: Then and Now. At KWBU, we're also looking at how people in Central Texas define this generations-old concept. For many the American Dream can feel out of reach, but what happens when you achieve it?only to lose it? In this 2-part series, KWBU's Becky Fogel looks at the role NeighborWorks Waco play…
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Local News - Starting the Conversation: The Key Role of Parents in Sexual Education
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Whether you're a parent or a kid, the idea of having "the talk" might be enough to make you more than a little nervous. Still studies show, young people want to hear from their parents about sexual health and receiving age-appropriate and medically-accurate information allows them to make healthy and safe decisions. Knowing that might not make star…
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Local News - Learning to Be a Jerk, a Soda Jerk that is
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Two sodas have already been invented in Waco?Dr Pepper and Big Red?but this past week three new concoctions joined their ranks. Can you imagine yourself drinking a Peach-Vanilla Root Beer or a new soda called Tropical Blast? What about Liquid Skiddilz? These are just some of the creations that have emerged from the Dr Pepper Museum's Soda Jerk Camp…
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Local News - Urban Gardening Coalition Breaks New Ground
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Over the next few months 2 acres of land in East Waco will be transformed into a training farm. The Heart of Texas Urban Gardening Coalition (HOT UGC) launched this new project on July 9th, and will be providing paid internships that equip young people between the ages of 15 and 20 with both agricultural and entrepreneurial skills. The farm will he…
The monthly jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has become a frenzied and political event, as Republicans and Democrats prepare to duke it out during this year's presidential campaign. Understanding the local impact of national job creation numbers is no easy feat, and so earlier this spring the Greater Waco Chamber commissioned a …
What if your dad was a dinosaur?literally? Local filmmaker and recent Baylor University graduate, Philip Heinrich, imagined what it would be like to have a Tyrannosaurus Rex as a father. Turns out, it's kind of a bummer. After strong responses to the original short film, Heinrich decided to turn this concept into a live action feature-length film t…
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Local News - Managing Change: The City Manager and Waco's Mayors
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Larry Groth has been the City Manager of Waco since 2003. Over that time he has worked with 6 different mayors, most recently the newly elected Malcolm Duncan, Jr. KWBU's Becky Fogel spoke to Groth about finding consistency under a variety of leaders who may have different visions for the city. He says they're all united by one thing: they want wha…
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Local News - Poor for the Weekend: A Teaching Tool for the Middle Class
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When Waco's Poverty Solutions Steering Committee presented a 100-page report to City Council on June 19th, the committee chair said that middle class people need to be engaged in addressing poverty. One local organization has already been doing this kind of work. Becky Fogel reports.بقلم Baylor University - zzz (old) KWBU
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Local News - Local Reactions To Obama's New Executive Order
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On June 15th, President Obama ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop deporting undocumented immigrants who would qualify for the yet to pass DREAM Act. News of the directive has been met with a variety of reactions from joy and praise to outrage. KWBU's Becky Fogel speaks to people from both sides of the debate and manages to find some…
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Local News - SpaceX CEO and NASA Administrator Visit McGregor
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"Have you realized this has been to space?" That's what NASA Administrator Charles Bolden asked the crowd at the SpaceX Testing Facility in McGregor as he stood in front of the Dragon spacecraft. He and SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer, Elon Musk, were in Texas to talk about Dragon's historic mission and talk about future plans for the company. KWBU's…
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Local News - Neighborhood Association President Reflects On East Waco Over the Years
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"East Waco used to be just like another city," says Dalton Gooden, president of the Carver Neighborhood Association. In this installment of the Reclaiming Renewal series KWBU's Becky Fogel speaks with Gooden about why is family moved to East Waco and how he has seen it change over the years. Gooden is a key part of Waco Habitat's Neighborhood Revit…
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Local News - Choosing To Stay and Fight
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In this segment of the Reclaiming Renewal series, we hear the second half of Becky Fogel's interview with Dalton Gooden, president of the Carver Neighborhood Association and member of the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Leadership Team. During the first part of the interview, Gooden described the circumstances that led his family to move to …
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Local News - Leadership Team to Spearhead NRI Initiative
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Last month, we heard from KWBU's Becky Fogel about a new community development project in East Waco called the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. This initiative is a collaborative effort between Waco Habitat, the Carver Neighborhood Association, and several other organizations. In this installment of the ongoing series, Reclaiming Renewal, Fo…
On June 5th, Ford President and CEO, Alan Mulally, was in Bruceville to reveal the company's new F-150 truck and speak to members of the Future Farmers of America at their annual leadership camp. It is rare for Ford to introduce new vehicles outside of Michigan, and the event seemed to be a kind of victory lap for a company that experienced extensi…
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Local News - Urban Gardens: A Strategy to Address Hunger
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At the end of May, NPR's Renee Montagne interviewed Michelle Obama about the White House Garden that she started. The First Lady recently released the book, American Grown, that not only details her experiences as a novice gardener, but also highlights inspiring community gardens she has visited across the United States.…
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Local News - Dr. Pepper Museum Celebrates 75 Years of Big Red
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"You happen to be in the Holy Land-I don't know that you know that, but this is the home of the nation's oldest major soft drink." That's Wilton Lanning, founding president of the Dr. Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute, and he's of course referring to Dr. Pepper. But this past Friday afternoon, visitors to the museum came out to …
Yesterday, the trial of Naser Jason Abdo concluded. KWBU's Becky Fogel was in the courtroom.Naser Jason Abdo-known for outbursts in court-sat quietly as he listened to the verdict in his trial. After a little over an hour of deliberation, the jury found Abdo guilty on all 6 counts, including the most serious charge: attempting to use a we…
This week, AWOL Private First Class Naser Jason Abdo is being tried in the US District Court in Waco. Throughout the proceedings numerous surveillance videos of Abdo have been played. Yesterday, though, video of Abdo discussing his planned attack was entered as evidence. KWBU's Becky Fogel-who has been attending the proceedings, reports.W…
The trial of AWOL Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo began in the U.S. District Court in Waco on Monday. Abdo was arrested on July 27th, 2011 on charges that he planned to attack a restaurant frequented by Fort Hood Soldiers in Killeen. KWBU's Becky Fogel was in the courtroom throughout the trial which concluded on May 24th. This story is part of a 3 part se…
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Local News - Community Input Key to Revitalization Project
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Waco Habitat for Humanity is leading a new effort to develop the Carver Park neighborhood in East Waco. While it is collaborating with several other non-profits, one of the most important partners is the Carver Neighborhood Association and Carver Park residents themselves. This is the first in an ongoing series that will examine community developme…
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Local News - The Results Are In For Waco's City and School Board Elections
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On election day, local candidates can be found in a similar spot: parking lots outside of polling locations. A rule that prevents candidates from standing within 100 feet of a polling location, puts them squarely in lots where they are permitted to talk with voters. Becky Fogel's KWBU spoke with several candidates as they waited for the polls to cl…
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Local News - Waco Zoo Highlights Importance of Motherhood for Orangutans
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Mother's Day is a time to appreciate all that Moms do. You might be celebrating in the typical way: buying a card, flowers, maybe even some chocolates. But you might want to consider another option?going to the Cameron Park Zoo. KWBU's Becky Fogel has the report.بقلم Baylor University - zzz (old) KWBU
