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Broadcast Your Love

Our Story

Meet the founder, learn where we come from, and understand why this organization exists.

Marcía Williams

Marcía Williams

Founder and Director — Broadcast Your Love

Marcia Williams founded Broadcast Your Love because she knew firsthand that the difference between a young person who gets the opportunity and one who doesn’t often comes down to a single skill — and that skill is almost never taught.

Through her career in communications and public relations, she saw firsthand the gap between what workplaces expect and how prepared young adults are — especially when it comes to communication.

A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication, Marcía built her career helping organizations find their voice and connect meaningfully with their communities.

BYL is her answer to that gap.

Thea

Thea Williams-Douglas

1965 — 2010 · Journalist · Mentor · Inspiration

In memory of the sister who believed — and the shared vision that became Broadcast Your Love.
UT Austin

Thea and Marcía both studied communications at the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication — a shared foundation that shaped everything that followed.

Medill

Thea earned her graduate degree from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, becoming a Central Texas broadcast journalist and Executive Producer at Austin’s KVUE, dedicating her life to mentoring young people.

PR Career

Marcia built her career in public relations, helping organizations find their voice and connect meaningfully with their communities. Both sisters believed deeply that strong communication skills are foundational to any successful career.

2010

When Thea passed away after a courageous battle with breast cancer, Marcia founded BYL not only to honor her sister’s legacy, but to finally build something they had both always wanted to exist.

Sisters
Childhood

Our Mission

Broadcast Your Love empowers young adults with the communication and essential skills they need to succeed — on whatever path they choose.

Our Vision

A community where every young person, regardless of background or destination, has the tools to show up with confidence, connect with purpose, and build a life that is fully their own.

Broadcast Your Love is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating under the fiscal umbrella of the Austin Community Foundation. Through guided learning and real-world practice, we help young people turn potential into confidence, and confidence into opportunity.

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