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Downtown Depot - Kimberly Batson

Austin Meek and featured guest, Kimberly Batson.

In episode 70 of Downtown Depot, host Austin Meek talks with Kimberly Batson, co-owner of the soon-to-be opening Fabled Bookshop & Cafe on 4th Street and Franklin.

Also featured on this episode are Austin Hooper and Gregg Glime, who discuss commercial and residential real estate in Waco. 

Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis joined the KWBU team as a Production Intern in May 2019. Sofie is a Houston native and a senior Media Business major at Baylor University. Before graduating in May 2020, she will be studying in New York City in the Spring 2020 semester with the Baylor Film Department. When not at the station, Sofie loves stage managing as a student worker at Waco Hall and reading novels.
Austin Meek is an entrepreneur based in Waco, Texas. For his media company, Waco Business News, he documents Waco's economic revitalization and hosts the radio show and podcast, “Downtown Depot,” on 103.3 KWBU-FM. For Pokey O’s Cookies and Ice Cream, a food truck and storefront that he owns and operates with his wife, he serves as Chief Cookie Monster. Additionally, he is developing a retail and entertainment center on Elm Avenue in East Waco. Austin and Julia are proud parents to their daughter, Stevie, age 1.