Good Long Drive (eBook)

Fifty Years of Texas Country Reporter

Bob Phillips (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
244 Seiten
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-2403-5 (ISBN)

Infos

In 2021, Texas Country Reporter celebrates its fiftieth season on the air. Broadcast every week on stations across Texas, it focuses on "e;ordinary people doing extraordinary things."e; 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.9.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
• ISBN-10: 1-4773-2403-8 / 1477324038
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-2403-5 / 9781477324035