It was the early seventies. I was seeing customers from coast to coast. One day I called back to the office to get my messages. (before the days of voice-mail). Farm broadcaster Gene Davis answered; so I asked for Verni. "She's quit!" was Gene's response. "Quit? You've...
A few weeks ago I wrote about Jim Lipsey, who served us 18 years. But before him, Gene Davis helped Derry with the daily broadcasts. Gene--who'd worked for the Missouri Department of Agriculture--was with us less than a year before moving on. To spare Lipsey, we...
Jim Lipsey was one of our very first employees. He was a strong sales executive, but we utilized him in so many ways. He had great pipes (a good voice). So Jim could sell the commercials, then voice them...
Learfield Sports' Bronco Sports Properties Selects KTVB as Boise State Television Partner Boise, Idaho (Jan. 25, 2010) – Bronco Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports and the exclusive athletics multimedia rights holder for Boise State, announced today that a five-year agreement has been reached with...
Zimmer Radio Groups KCMQ-FM, KTGR-AM, KWOS-AM, KFAL-AM, KKCA-FM to Carry Games, Coaches’ Shows, Other Mizzou Programming for Five Years COLUMBIA, Missouri (Dec. 22, 2009) – Mizzou Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports, and exclusive athletics multimedia rights holder for the University of Missouri, announced today...