Title A good long drive : fifty years of Texas country reporter / Bob Phillips

Edition First edition Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (179 p.) Series Charles N. Prothro Texana series Charles N. Prothro Texana series. Contents Intro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Prologue -- Part One: Only the Beginning -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Part Two: Achieving the Dream. Almost. -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Chapter Eleven -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Chapter Fourteen -- Part Three: The First Years of Fifty -- Chapter Fifteen -- Chapter Sixteen -- Chapter Seventeen -- Chapter Eighteen -- Chapter Nineteen -- Chapter Twenty -- Chapter Twenty-One -- Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three -- Chapter Twenty-Four -- Chapter Twenty-Five -- Chapter Twenty-Six -- Part Four: A New Beginning -- Chapter Twenty-Seven -- Chapter Twenty-Eight -- Chapter Twenty-Nine -- Chapter Thirty -- Chapter Thirty-One -- Chapter Thirty-Two -- Chapter Thirty-Three -- Chapter Thirty-Four -- Chapter Thirty-Five -- Part Five: Settling in for the Long Haul -- Chapter Thirty-Six -- Chapter Thirty-Seven -- Chapter Thirty-Eight -- Chapter Thirty-Nine -- Chapter Forty -- Chapter Forty-One -- Chapter Forty-Two -- Part Six: Stories from the Back Roads -- Chapter Forty-Three -- Chapter Forty-Four Chapter Forty-Five -- Chapter Forty-Six -- Chapter Forty-Seven -- Chapter Forty-Eight -- Chapter Forty-Nine -- Chapter Fifty -- Acknowledgments Summary In 2021, Texas Country Reporter celebrates its fiftieth season on the air. Broadcast every week on stations across Texas, it focuses on "ordinary people doing extraordinary things." And at the center of it is Bob Phillips, the show?s creator and host?an erstwhile poor kid from Dallas who ended up with a job that allowed him to rub elbows with sports figures, entertainers, and politicians but who preferred to spend his time on the back roads, listening to less-famous Texans tell their stories. In this memoir, Phillips tells his own story, from his early days as a reporter and his initial pitch for the show while a student at SMU to his ongoing work at the longest-running independently produced TV show in American television history. As we travel with Phillips on his journey, we meet Willie Nelson and former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry; reflect on memorable, unusual, and challenging show segments; experience the behind-the-scenes drama that goes on in local television; witness the launching of an annual festival; and discover the unbelievable allure of Texas, its culture, and, especially, its people. Spanning generations, A Good Long Drive is proof that life?s journey really is a destination unto itself Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Phillips, Bob, 1951- SUBJECT Texas country reporter -- History Texas country reporter fast Subject Television journalists -- Texas -- Biography Nonfiction television programs -- Texas -- History PERFORMING ARTS / General Nonfiction television programs Television journalists Texas Genre/Form Electronic books Biographies History Form Electronic book ISBN 147732402X 9781477324028

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