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Downtown Depot - Bradley Ford

This week Austin Meek is in conversation with Bradley Ford, city manager for the City of Waco.

They'll be discussing the water crisis that was and now isn't, along with his vision for the future of Waco.

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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.