Other Information
Transparency Reports
As a publicly supported media organization, KWBU/Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation makes every effort to be as transparent as possible, out of appreciation and respect for the station’s listener/members and corporate underwriters. Below you will find information and documents related to KWBU’s contact, governance, management, finances, meetings and diversity initiatives.
Also posted here are certain PUBLIC INSPECTION FILES that are required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), giving members of the public free access to these reports. They are also available for inspection at the offices of KWBU, 2100 River Street, Waco, TX 76706 or on-line at: https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/fm-profile/kwbu-fm. KWBU maintains a list of organizations that are notified when there are KWBU employment opportunities. If you would like your organization to be notified of these opportunities, please contact KWBU at (254) 710-3472.
Contact information for KWBU/Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation
KWBU
One Bear Place #97296
Waco, TX 76798-7296
(254) 710-3472
KWBU/Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation Board of Directors
Jeffry Archer
Baylor University Regent Member (vacant)
Paige Beasley
Krista Brinser
Cara Chase, Chair
Dr. Gia Chevis
Cathi Davis
Lori Fogleman
Ted Gonzalez
Dr. Torie Johnson, Vice Chair
Mike Jones
Dr. Linda A. Livingstone
Dr. Mia Moody
Beth Olson
Alfred Solano
Brian Sullivan
Camille Wilder
Beth Wooten
Meeting schedule for the Board of Directors:
- To be determined
All Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting meetings are open to the public and no registration is necessary.
**DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS SOME MEETINGS MAY BE CONDUCTED REMOTELY.**
For specific information or inquiries, interested parties should contact Carla Hervey at 254.710.4298 or send email to: Carla_Hervey@baylor.edu
OTHER MEETINGS:
Development Committee Meeting:
- To be determined
Trusteeship Committee Meeting:
- To be determined
Finance Committee Meeting:
- Wednesday, 3/4/26 at 8:00 am via TEAMS
KWBU Advisory Council Meeting:
- Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:00 noon in the KWBU Offices, 2100 River Street, Waco, TX
KWBU Community Advisory Council
Candi Cann
Vanessa Castleberry, Secretary
Melissa Lasater, Chair
Eric Linares
Bill Lockhart
Oli Pettigrew, Vice Chair
Ollie Ponce
Kevin Villegas
**DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS SOME MEETINGS MAY BE CONDUCTED REMOTELY**
Management
Lydia Tate, Interim Executive Director & President
Lydia_Tate@baylor.edu
(254) 710-7888
FCC and FINANCIAL REPORTS
DIVERSITY PROGRAM
KWBU currently employs seven full-time staff members. Of these, five are women (Interim Executive Director and President, Station Manager, Business Affairs Manager, Member Services Administrator, and Multi-Media Reporter and two are men (Operations Assistant and Account Executive). There are two part-time female employees (Operations/On-Air Host and Membership/Community Engagement Coordinator).
There are seventeen members of the Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation's Board of Directors (one position is currently vacant). Of these, twelve are women and five are men. Three female board members are African American and one male board member is African American. Two male board members are Hispanic.
KWBU's Community Advisory Council is composed of seven - fifteen members. Of the eight current members, three are women and five are men.
KWBU strives to ascertain that, as much as reasonably possible, its staff, board of directors and community advisory board are reflective of the diverse population it serves.
KWBU has set the following diversity goals:
· To provide equal opportunity in employment.
· To educate our management and staff annually in best practices for maintaining an inclusive and diverse environment for all persons.
· To seek candidates for KWBU’s Community Advisory Council that represent the diverse composition of the community we serve.
· To seek diverse candidates for our Board of Directors, nominated through our Trusteeship Committee.
·To include individuals representing diverse groups in internships or work-study programs designed to provide meaningful professional level experience in order to reflect the diversity of the communities they serve and further public broadcasting’s commitment to education;
·To include qualified diverse candidates in any slate of candidates for elected governing boards that KWBU/Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation controls;