Friday Forum with The Waco Bridge

May 22 News Roundup + MCC Homeschool Resource Fair interview

By Molly-Jo Tilton,

Published May 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM CDT

This week, co-hosts Molly-Jo Tilton and JB Smith dive into the latest on a new development off I-35 and leadership changes at Kendrick Elementary school.

Plus,Molly-Jo Tilton is joined by McLennan Community College’s Community Programs Coordinator Jasmine Kirk. They’ll talk about the college’s first-ever Homeschool Resource Fair.
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And our trivia question this week: In what year was Baylor's Ferrell Center built? Listen to this week's Friday Forum to find out!

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Friday Forum with The Waco Bridge

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

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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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