

Jay Socol
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@jaysocol
Recovering radio news guy🎙Texas A&M ‘91



On Thanksgiving, let's gather with gratitude and enjoy recipes straight from the KAMU staff's kitchens! 💛 Find heartwarming, delicious dishes to make your holiday extra special. Read more here: tx.ag/KAMUrecipes2024 🥧


New on Brazos Matters: Bryan Police Chief Dean Swartzlander is using his 27 years with the department to guide its next chapter. He's seen/done it all, including some very dangerous responses. More on @BryanPolice's future: 🔊 tx.ag/brazosmattersn… 📱 tx.ag/brazosmattersyt

On the Brazos Matters podcast: Teaching cheerleading when you've never been a cheerleader? That was an early hometown experience for new(ish) @CityofCS Parks Director Kelsey Heiden, but it's not the approach for College Station. tx.ag/brazosmattersn… tx.ag/brazosmattersyt

📈 @TAMU's Appelt Aggieland Visitor Center hosts 80,000 visitors/year, runs 45+ events, incl. Aggieland Saturday's attendance of 24,000+ -- and does it with a small crew! 💡Director Kelli Hollinger's idea: More tour hubs, please! tx.ag/brazosmattersn… tx.ag/brazosmattersyt

New on Brazos Matters: Oct. 15 marks the 6th Brazos Valley Gives event for dozens of local nonprofits. A massive undertaking, according to Co-Chair Molly Watson, who says Aggieland always comes through. tx.ag/brazosmatterss… tx.ag/brazosmattersyt tx.ag/brazosmattersa…

Join us tonight for the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Remembrance Ceremony as we honor those lost on 9/11. 📆 Tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 11 🕑 5:30 p.m. 📍 War on Terror Site 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/47k7dCi

Bryan Animal Center's "guests"? Dogs/cats, obvs. How about iguanas and giant tegu lizards. Owls and egrets. Even adoptable mice! Latest Brazos Matters: BAC's Ashley Rodriguez-Bishop reveals her wild world. tx.ag/brazosmatterss… tx.ag/brazosmattersyt tx.ag/brazosmattersa…

After 34 years, @CityofBryan City Secretary Mary Lynne Stratta has retired. In May, ML and Brazos Matters host Jay Socol talked highs and lows, election integrity and legislative pressures. 🎧 All episodes: tx.ag/brazosmatterss… tx.ag/brazosmattersyt tx.ag/brazosmattersa…

Wild stats: @tamuglobal helps bring 6,000+ international students/scholars from 132 countries to @TAMU! Latest Brazos Matters also explores the magic of studying abroad. 🎧 Listen now: tx.ag/brazosmatterss… tx.ag/brazosmattersyt tx.ag/brazosmattersa…

Delicious coffee and pastries + KAMU Kids Corner = a great Saturday morning! Come see us tomorrow at La Gabriella from 9 a.m. to noon for free PBS KIDS swag, fun photo ops with your favorite PBS KIDS characters, and so much more!

"Waterful Wednesdays" host Jennifer Nations tells us all about the process of purifying centuries-old water and getting it to your home.💧✨ Learn more by tuning in to KAMU-FM every Wednesday at 7:42 a.m., or stream it anytime here: tx.ag/waterfulwednes…

KAMU studios continue to play host to @TAMU's renowned experts who appear live on a variety of national and international interview shows. The latest: @jenmercieca with the Dept. of COMM/JOUR, who was a guest on @WBUR's "On Point" to discuss rhetorical strategies from the RNC.

At @TAMU, talent is everywhere, but not always visible. 🎧 Check out our bite-size audio series uncovering the stories behind essential campus jobs and the amazing people who do them. tx.ag/unsungtalents

Jay Socol hosts "Brazos Matters," an original KAMU-FM interview show that highlights interesting people and issues around Aggieland. We caught up with Jay for a BTS look into the show and why he hopes it matters to our community. tx.ag/WhyBrazosMatte…


No sporting event in the 1970's was more 1970's, than the race between Gabe Kaplan and Robert Conrad. Battle of the Network Stars (1976)

News about me: Starting Sept. 9, I'll be come editor-in-chief of @TexasTribune. It's a dream and an honor to lead this amazing newsroom and I can't wait to get to work. texastribune.org/2024/06/27/tex…