The Alamo and Beyond: The Surprising Sides of San Antonio
Some cities you visit, San Antonio you remember.
There’s the Alamo, plus 300-year-old missions, a River Walk that lives up to every bit of its reputation, and Fiesta, a ten-day citywide celebration honoring San Antonio’s rich culture and history. Oh, and the food. Tex-Mex, soul food, French pastries — this is one of only two UNESCO cities of gastronomy in America, and it shows.
Paul Comfort explores it all on VIA Metropolitan Transit, the largest bus-only system in the US, riding alongside CEO Jon Gary Herrera and his team. He also steps onto the Spurs’ court at the Frost Bank Center, visits Morgan’s Wonderland — the world’s only fully inclusive theme park — and wraps up with a private dinner cooked by students at the Culinary Institute of America. San Antonio is a lot of things. Boring isn’t one of them.
Featuring Interviews With
📍Ernesto Rodriguez, III, Senior Curator, Historian & Lecturer, The Alamo
📍Jon Gary Herrera, President and CEO, VIA Metropolitan Transit
📍Tremell Brown, Deputy CEO, VIA
📍Ken Davidson, Manager of Bus Service Transportation, VIA
📍Rod Sanchez, Senior VP Planning & Development, VIA
📍William Cortez, Owner, La Familia Cortez Restaurants
📍Dr. Damaso Andres Oliva, Jr., Rey Feo 77
📍Pete Rios, Owner, Pete’s Tako House
📍Rachel Malstaff, Director of Mammals, San Antonio Zoo
📍Joe Moya, Ride Supervisor, Morgan’s Wonderland
📍Cat Lorenzo, Park President, Morgan’s Wonderland
📍Gordon Hartman, Founder, Morgan’s Wonderland
📍Gregg Weston, Owner, Rita’s on the River
📍Roman Coronado, Waiter/Service Staff, Rita’s on the Riverwalk
📍Dr. Leroy Alloway, Chief of Staff, VIA
📍Elise Miller, COO, Bakery Lorraine
📍Johnny Hernandez, Chef, La Gloria Restaurant
📍Jose Frade, Associate Dean, Culinary Institute of America
📍Danny Parada, Corporate Chef, Pullman Market
📍Teri Treviño, Sr. VP of Marketing & Communications, VIA
📍Bobby Perez, SVP Legal & External Affairs, Spurs Sports & Entertainment
📍Joe Linson, Co-Owner, Tony G’s Soul Food
📍Angel Rebollo, Owner, Frutería La Mission
Credits
Transit Unplugged is brought to you by Modaxo https://www.modaxo.com
Host: Paul Comfort
Producer: Paul Comfort
Music Composer/Supervisor: Jaime Cuadra
Sound Design: Jaime Cuadra
Director of Photography: Jaime Cuadra
Second Camera: Silas Owings, Sprocket media hub
Second Camera: Nathan Alvarado, Sprocket media hub
Video Editor: Jaime Cuadra
Executive Producer: Julie Gates
Associate Producer: Cyndi Raskin
Newsletter: Chris O’Keeffe
Special Thanks to
VIA Metropolitan Transit https://www.viainfo.net/
Lauren Coronado
Liana Puente
Spurs Sports & Entertainment https://www.nba.com/spurs/visitsa
San Antonio Riverwalk https://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/
Rita’s on the River https://ritasontheriver.com/
Bakery Lorraine https://bakerylorraine.com/
Pullman Market https://www.pullmanmarket.com/
Frutería La Mission
La Familia Cortez Restaurants https://lafamiliacortez.com/
Morgan’s Wonderland https://morganswonderland.org/
San Antonio Zoo https://sazoo.org/
Pete’s Tako House https://petestakohouse.com/
The Alamo https://www.thealamo.org/
Sprocket media hub https://sprocketmediahub.com/
K Harvey Brand Partners https://kharvey.co/
Culinary Institute of America https://www.ciachef.edu/cia-texas/
San Fernando Cathedral https://sfcathedral.org/
Tony G’s Soul Food https://tonygssoulfood.com/
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