As a part of Texas A&M’s Sesquicentennial, the university will be hosting a speaker series. That series kicks off tonight, with Roku founder Anthony Wood ’87. He will sit down with Texas A&M University President Susan Ballabina to discuss entrepreneurship, innovation, and the Aggie experience that helped shape his path. He will also share his perspective on the university’s next 150 years and the role Aggies can play in shaping the future. Before Roku, Wood founded ReplayTV and created the *DVR (digital video recorder). That was born out of his love of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” and growing tired of having to record the show on VHS and the stacks of videotapes that racked up. That groundbreaking innovation eventually led to Roku, the internet streaming device. It’s even built-in to a large portion of the TV’s sold today. The public is invited to attend. Wood will share more about his inventive nature and the vision that led to becoming a streaming pioneer. Thursday, October 8, 2026 in Rudder Theatre at 7:00pm. Reserve your seat by adding a free ticket to your cart from the MSC Box Office. *ReplayTV developed the hard-drive-based TV recording system in 1997 and it was first introduced to the public at the 1999 Consumer Electronics Show. TiVo was introduced at the same show, but it was ReplayTV that won Best of Show. Both ReplayTV and TiVo hit the market at the same time. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.
