Infomaniacs: November 01, 2012 (Full Audio)

Bryan Man Charged With A Home Burglary When Those Occupants Were In Jail

A Bryan man in jail almost a month on charges of three vehicle burglaries and engaging in organized criminal activity is now accused of breaking into a home occupied by a woman who was in jail and taking property belonging to a man who was also in jail. The arrest report from Bryan police says 19 year old Trelyn Nutall was identified through video taken from cameras belonging to neighbors of the victims and from pawn stores where Nutall sold a wristwatch and three pairs of Air Jordan shoes. Nutall, who has been in jail since December 5th, remains held as of January 3rd in lieu of bonds totaling $66,000 dollars. The burglary victims, 43 year old John Pilkey and 36 year old Bobbie Jones, who were jailed on multiple felony drug charges, were released after the burglaries after each posted bonds totaling $95,000 dollars.

Bryan City Council Moves Ahead With Selling $40 Million Dollars Of Bonds

The Bryan city council gets positive reviews of the city’s finances during its December meeting. The comments were associated with the council’s decision to move ahead with selling $40 million dollars in bonds to cover the costs of previously approved infrastructure projects. The city’s outside bond attorney, Steven Adams, expects seven or eight offers will be submitted later in January. Adams also said while interest rates have risen since the pandemic, the city also benefits by a strong financial rating. Adams agreed with mayor Bobby Gutierrez’s statement that the city of Bryan has “done a good job at taking care of the money here and people are looking for bonds from Bryan”. Adams added that’s been going on “for decades…so it’s been going back for a long time.” Click HERE to read and download background information from the December 10, 2024 Bryan city council meeting. Click HERE to read and download the ordinance that was approved at the December 10, 2024 Bryan city council meeting. Click below to hear comments from the December 10, 2024 Bryan city council meeting. Listen to “Bryan city council approves selling $40 million dollars of bonds” on Spreaker.

Bryan Broadcasting Debuts Magic 97.3 FM, Aggieland’s R&B And Throwbacks

Bryan Broadcasting has a new radio station. Magic 97.3 features Aggieland’s R&B and throwbacks, along with the Steve Harvey Morning Show starting January 13th. Click HERE to be directed to the mymagic973.com website. News release from Bryan Broadcasting: Bryan Broadcasting is proud to announce the debut of the newest local radio station serving our community, “Magic 97.3”, becoming the only R&B station in the Brazos Valley. Magic 97.3 launched at 12 Noon on Thursday, January 2 with Tevin Campbell’s “Can We Talk” and Ginuwine’s “Differences”. Core artists for Magic 97.3 will include Mary J. Blige, Usher, Luther Vandross, Aaliyah, October London, Tony! Toni! Tone!, and many more. Bryan Broadcasting Programming Operations Manager Rob Mack says, “We are thrilled to bring Magic 97.3 to the Bryan-College Station area! This will be a fantastic new radio choice for listeners, featuring several decades of timeless songs and the best of today’s R&B. As with all of our local radio stations, as we build Magic 97.3, we will be involved with our community as well, not just playing great music, but spotlighting things that are important to people who live here. Of course, it’s all free…just turn on Magic 97.3!” Magic 97.3 will also feature “The Steve Harvey Morning Show”, starting Monday, January 13. Mack adds, “Steve Harvey and his team have the #1 morning show in America, and we are proud to bring this award-winning show to local listeners. Plus, one of the show’s hosts, Nephew Tommy, is an Aggie!” Bryan Broadcasting VP/GM Ben Downs says, “We’re always evaluating how our stations can best serve the community and attract the largest number of listeners. Over the years, we’ve changed formats to give us WTAW as a news talk station, KZNE as sports, and our Willy classic country stations. We believe that this new R&B format serves a part of the community that is underserved, and we hope to reach them with this new Magic music format. We will continue our pledge to serve the community with the new format for KAGC, and we believe we can attract a new group of listeners to the local, community radio Bryan Broadcasting is known for.” Magic 97.3 is available on 97.3 FM and 1510 AM, in addition to live streaming for free 24/7 at mymagic973.com. Click below to hear the launch of Magic 97.3 on January 2, 2025: