In Episode 85 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Mary Jane Evans, radio personality and cosmetologist. Mary Jane talks about how she wiled her way into a job at 94.5 The Beat, why she wants to help at-risk youth, and what to expect from Waco’s energetic hip hop scene.

Inside the Episode:

Show host Austin Meek with Mary Jane Evans

0:33 - The Word on the Street: District IV City Council
2:49 - Mary Jane Evans' Waco history
4:54 - Seizing her opportunity at The Beat
6:12 - How the radio station interacts with the community
7:49 - Covering music culture via social media
8:16 - Mary Jane's early musical influences
9:51 - Reinterpreting old classics
10:30 - Waco's hip hop scene
13:17 - Uplifting messages found in hip hop
15:01 - Her thoughts on recent protests
15:55 - Opening her own shop, Khronic Beauty Bar
18:55 - How she settled on Valley Mills for her location
21:43 - Her dreams for an at-risk youth center
26:40 - "You don't have to go through a lot."