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Friday Forum June 20 + Joe Riley Interview

Welcome to this week's episode of KWBU's 'Friday Forum with the Waco Bridge. In this episode J.B. Smith - Editor in Chief of the Waco Bridge and KWBU's Molly-Jo Tilton will be taking a look at the most recent city council meeting, talk about Pete Sessions' Monday Town Hall and Saturday's parades and protests.

After their news roundup, Molly-Jo will be joined by KWBU President & CEO Joe Riley for a discussion about the effect of potential funding cuts to CPB on stations across the nation.

You can find the information talked about in today's show below:

Before joining The Waco Bridge in February as editor-in-chief, J.B. Smith had 33 years of Texas journalism experience, most of it as local government reporter and managing editor at the Tribune-Herald. He has won numerous statewide awards for enterprise journalism, including a series on migrant deaths on the Mexico border. A Sulphur Springs native and Southwestern University graduate, he is grateful for the opportunity to build a nonprofit newsroom in his adopted hometown of Waco.
Molly-Jo Tilton joined KWBU in 2024 as the station's Multimedia Reporter. She covers all things Waco for KWBU, from City Council to the local arts scene. Her work has appeared on The Texas Standard and NPR's All Things Considered.