March 6 News Roundup + Jimmy Dorrell Interview

By J.B. Smith,

Molly-Jo Tilton

Published March 6, 2026 at 11:10 AM CST

This week, co-hosts Molly-Jo Tilton and JB Smith break down Tuesday's primary election results, talk Speegleville Elementary closing, and a new concert series coming to Baylor football games.

Plus, JB sits down with Church Under the Bridge pastor and co-founder, Jimmy Dorrell. They'll discuss the founding of Church Under the Bridge and what's next for Dorrell after he announced his retirement this week.

And our trivia question this week: When did McLennan County lose its last countywide Democratic officeholder? Listen to this week's Friday Forum to find out!

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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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