A good long drive : fifty years of Texas country reporter

Phillips, Bob 1951- (author.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781477324011
ISBN: 1477324011
ISBN: 9781477324028
ISBN: 147732402X
Physical Description: 1 online resource (179 p.)
remote
Computer data.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021.
Copyright: �2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.24 Description based upon print version of record. Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	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
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
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