Friday Forum with The Waco Bridge

News Round up + John Crowder Interview

By J.B. Smith,

Published September 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM CDT

This week on Friday Forum, JB and Molly-Jo break down some updates coming to I-35 this week, new grocery stores and some updates coming to Waco Civic Theater.

Plus this week's trivia question: In what year was the distinctive "flying w" logo invented?
Listen to this week's Friday Forum to find out!

And Molly-Jo is joined by John Crowder, pastor of First Baptist Church in West, Texas. They'll talk about his new book "Anchor Point: How to Lead with Faith, Find Strength and Rebuild with Hope after Crisis."

Friday Forum with The Waco Bridge

J.B. Smith

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.

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Molly-Jo Tilton

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.

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