In Episode 62 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Dr. Jane Damron. Damron, a senior lecturer in the department of communication at Baylor, was recently voted as the Collins Outstanding Professor by the school's senior class. She discusses how she engendered such fondness among the student body and gives tips on how listeners can improve their personal communication skills. Before that interview, Meek learns about the affect of multimodal transportation on downtown retail from Gregg Glime in “What’s Happening Here?” and Austin Hooper stops by for “The Residential Recap.”

Inside the Episode:

Dr. Jane Damron with show host Austin Meek

0:45 - What's Happing Here? with Gregg Glime
5:06 - The Residential Recap with Austin Hooper
10:00 - Dr. Jane Damron's Waco history
11:04 - Comparing and contrasting Waco and Temple
12:51 - Her role as patron and promoter
14:26 - Living by a motto
16:29 - Receiving the Collins Outstanding Professor Award
18:01 - In the classroom with Dr. Damron
19:46 - Dealing with struggling students
21:18 - Tangible ways to improve your personal communication
22:25 - Dr. Damron's resources for growing
24:14 - Summer plans
26:29 - Evolution in Waco's art scene