TCU, golf, Worth Hills, Jack Ruby, Ann Richards et. al.
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Froginbedford
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The only piece I've read that matches this...in fact, surpasses this because Gary Cartwright was the writer...is a Texas Monthly story, "Stop the Press!" I kept it for a number of years, but it was lost in some moves....Does anyone know if it's available on line?
Cartwright tells of one of the first women hard news reports in FW, Mary Crutcher, going to the basement of the Press building and burning files that she had kept under lock and key for years....No telling what FW history was lost....
Cartwright tells of one of the first women hard news reports in FW, Mary Crutcher, going to the basement of the Press building and burning files that she had kept under lock and key for years....No telling what FW history was lost....
BrewingFrog
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In a way, I am terrible sad that I only began reading these guys during the sunset of their careers. But what a glorious sunset it was!
As to Mr. Jenkins, you can get started on Volume II of the "Greatest Moments in TCU Football" any time now...
As to Mr. Jenkins, you can get started on Volume II of the "Greatest Moments in TCU Football" any time now...
wes
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I guess that I can tell this story now
What many of you don't realize is that for a long time, Dan Jenkins spent time every day reading Killerfrogs. I won't tell you his forum name, but on the rare occasion when he posted something, he was sometimes challenged by one or more of you who said "you don't know what the hell you are talking about." I always got a kick out of that and think that he did as well.
Once I got a call from a friend of his and a former neighbor of mine asking me if I could help him get logged in. So I called him and he asked me if I could come over to help. "Yes sir..I'll be right over."
Now in this article, you get a brief glimpse of his office but when I went over to his house, I was able to see the whole thing and it was like walking into a museum of TCU history as well as PGA history.
He had every press badge from about 50 Masters tournaments, first edition covers from his books ( all framed ), framed letters from sports greats and things that would blow your mind.
I remember commenting about all of it and he said" yeah, I don't know what I am going to do with all of this crap." My only comment was " I can find a place for it, sir"
My whole visit lasted 10 minutes and it took me about 30 seconds to help him log in, but for that 10 minutes, I felt that I was in the presence of greatness.
What many of you don't realize is that for a long time, Dan Jenkins spent time every day reading Killerfrogs. I won't tell you his forum name, but on the rare occasion when he posted something, he was sometimes challenged by one or more of you who said "you don't know what the hell you are talking about." I always got a kick out of that and think that he did as well.
Once I got a call from a friend of his and a former neighbor of mine asking me if I could help him get logged in. So I called him and he asked me if I could come over to help. "Yes sir..I'll be right over."
Now in this article, you get a brief glimpse of his office but when I went over to his house, I was able to see the whole thing and it was like walking into a museum of TCU history as well as PGA history.
He had every press badge from about 50 Masters tournaments, first edition covers from his books ( all framed ), framed letters from sports greats and things that would blow your mind.
I remember commenting about all of it and he said" yeah, I don't know what I am going to do with all of this crap." My only comment was " I can find a place for it, sir"
My whole visit lasted 10 minutes and it took me about 30 seconds to help him log in, but for that 10 minutes, I felt that I was in the presence of greatness.
wes
KIllerfrog Emeritus
Thanks
It was so funny when people would challenge him on the forum. If only they knew who they were talking to
Frog DJ
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https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/stop-the-press/
Had no trouble finding it, at all.
Enjoy, everyone!
Go Frogs!
Horned Toad
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Frog DJ
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It 's not really my style, but I sincerely hope I wasn't guilty of that.
By the way, for those who are hesitant to invest the half hour or so it would take to read the Texas Monthly link I posted earlier - here's a short excerpt:
We started a bulletin board of pretentious literary leads clipped from other newspapers, and we celebrated great events in songs that we wrote. The genealogy of “You Never Went to That School, Buddy,” says a lot about the pride we took in our profession.
There was once a TCU journalism student named Jim Hendrix who was a friend of mine and later became editor of a national aviation magazine, but on this particular day Hendrix couldn’t rise to the occasion, as was absolutely required in the peer group. It was the 1956 TCU-Texas A&M game. The Aggies won it, 7-6, in the final quarter. It had to rank as one of the most bitter defeats in TCU history, but when Blackie ordered Hendrix to the dressing room to gather some post-game quotes, Jim refused.
“I can’t do it,” he said. “I can’t face those guys after what happened.”
“That’s not a very professional attitude,” Blackie told him.
Hendrix gave him a hard, hurt look and said, “That’s easy for you to say…but you never went to that school, buddy.”
To which Todd and Jenkins quickly penned these words:
You never went to that school, buddy.
You never lived in Tom Brown Hall.
You ain’t had no dealings with M.E. Sadler
You never attended a Howdy Week Ball.
I’m not certain, but I would guess that song had something to do with the fact Jim Hendrix soon left Fort Worth and never returned.
There's more where that came from...
Go Frogs!
Frog-in-law1995
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Frog-in-law1995
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Just kidding...sorry Mr. Jenkins if I ever called you names. The odds of that seem frighteningly high right now.
Also, just kidding, God.
Also, just kidding, God.
Frog DJ
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Bob Schieffer also briefly worked for the Press before WBAP AM/FM/TV hired him away. He was a news anchor on Channel 5 in the 60s when I was a young RTF major at TCU.
I flirted with a TV production career and was Mr. Schieffer's floor director several times, although I'm quite sure he doesn't remember me.
He was always gracious and encouraging, but one of the TV directors told me, "Stick to radio boy - you'll make more money."
Go Frogs!
I flirted with a TV production career and was Mr. Schieffer's floor director several times, although I'm quite sure he doesn't remember me.
He was always gracious and encouraging, but one of the TV directors told me, "Stick to radio boy - you'll make more money."
Go Frogs!
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Purp
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As long as he's not Gunner I should be in the clear.
