In Episode 78 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Larry Holze, Spokesperson for the City of Waco. Holze discusses his love for the city and his many years of broadcasting experience. Before that interview, Meek shines American Bank’s Small Business Spotlight on Joseph Tofanel of Waco Book Binding and talks with Stephanie Maultsby about continuing education opportunities at McLennan County Community College.

Inside the Episode:

Larry Holze, Spokesperson for the City of Waco, in a screen grab from his documentary on the 1953 Waco Tornado. Image from C-SPAN.

0:40 - The Small Business Spotlight: Waco Book Binding
4:19 - Stephanie Maultsby
8:23 - Larry Holze’s Waco history
12:20 - Earliest memories of working in radio
14:03 - Becoming the Director of Public Information for City of Waco
16:22 - The joy of public service
18:40 - How he has improved the position of DPI
20:31 - “Opportunity is my favorite word”
22:29 - Telling Waco’s story
23:34 - The Waco Tornado of 1953
25:09 - Interviewing techniques