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May 1 News Roundup + Baylor Lariat Interview

This week, co-hosts Molly-Jo Tilton and JB Smith give an update on the new Central Texas Food Bank hub in Waco and talk about this weekend's elections.

Plus, Molly-Jo Tilton will be talking to Baylor Lariat editor-in-chief Foster Nicholas about the student paper's recent coverage of Turning Point USA's Baylor tour stop, despite media being barred from the event.

And our trivia question this week: April 18 marked the 30 year anniversary of the "Miracle on Fifth Street." What milestone in Baylor history does this refer to? Listen to this week's Friday Forum to find out!

You can find a full list of Election Day voting sites for McLennan County here.

  • You can find all of KWBU's election coverage, including candidate interviews and results, here.
  • You can find all of the Waco Bridge's election coverage, including candidate questionnaires and results, here.

This weekly show is produced by KWBU in partnership with the Waco Bridge. 

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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. She also co-hosts the weekly news show, Friday Forum with the Waco Bridge.
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.