The Wake Up Call with Benji Snead Podcast

Benji Sneads talks with Lubbock ISD Superintendent Kathy Rollo to discuss what people need to know before students go back to school, what safety upgrades have been made to the campuses, and shares an update on the latest with multiple campus construction and renovation projects.

Benji Snead is joined by Lubbock Police Department Chief Seth Herman to talk about his background coming in from Midland, where LPD's staffing numbers currently are, and what's behind the decrease in crimes rate in Lubbock. He also shares his goals for the department and what goes into the recruiting process for LPD.

Benji Snead gets to know local business owner Kerri Thompson, who owns Simple Things, in this episode. Kerri shares how she helps other businesses with strategic planning, how she's involved with the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, and what advice she has for business owners and young professionals. 

Benji Snead sits down with Lubbock City Councilman for District 3 David Bruegel. David talks about what was on the agenda at a recent city council meeting and gives his perspective on data centers, road bonds, downtown development, and more.

Benji Snead is joined by Lubbock County Elections Administrator Roxzine Stinson to analyze and break down the early voting numbers in the City Council - District 4 runoff and discuss what's driving those numbers. They also talk about election integrity and where Lubbock stands in today's landscape in that regard.

Benji Snead is joined by Don McBeath, who is a former Lubbock county judge and former Director of Telemedicine and Rural Health at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. Don joins the program to remember his work in media and with TTUHSC. He also gives his take on the City Council - District 4 runoff and Texas Tech based issues.

Benji Snead talks with Anthony Huerta and Brent Madsen of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) to talk about the organization's purpose and mission, their work in Mexico and Texas, and how people can get involved.

Benji Snead joined over the phone by Lubbock County Commissioner for Precinct 2 Jason Corley. Jason talks about a project involving the TTX Company in Slaton and gives his perspective on his motion in Commissioner's Court to offer a "reinvestment zone" for TTX being denied.

Benji Snead talks with LP&L's Chief Public Affairs Officer Matt Rose to get his takeaways from Lubbock's recent public meeting on data centers, what LP&L's stances are on them, and how data centers could impact the electrical grid in the city. Matt shares the trends across the state with data centers, what he thinks about local and state issues regarding them, and what LP&L's budget looks like.

Benji Snead is joined over the phone by CEO and president of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) John Osborne. John gives his take on data centers and shares LEDA's approach to approving or disproving data centers in Lubbock. He also talks about data center's impact on job opportunities and the electrical grid.

Benji Snead is joined by the CEO of Workforce Solutions South Plains Dr. Ben Alexander. Ben talks about how Workforce Solutions serves local job seekers, employers, and child care functions and how they assist with employee training programs.

Local entreprenuer Georgia Benton joins Benji Snead on The Wake Up Call for this episode. Georgia talks about her buisness Colbert's General Store and gives her takes on downtown development and the Student Housing Project.

Jeremy Snead joined the show to talk about making the music video for "Dear Eloise" from Blackwater Draw and what the song means and where the origin comes from for the video and song.

JR Ferguson joined the show to talk about his history in the roofing business and Data Centers coming to Lubbock.,

The 806er joined the show to talk about how he got to Lubbock, what he does as the 806er, how he gets his information and working with social media.  He and Benji also talk about Data Centers and working in the modern media.

Benji Snead is joined by Grace Shoop, who is is a Lubbock native that was the third runner-up in the Miss Texas Pageant. Grace talks about her background, her experience in the pageant, what goes into her community service initiative Live Out L.O.U.D, and what perspective she has on a younger generation.