After Jack Murphy died in July 1975 (see blog post of March 6, 2008), his widow, Lela, was going to sell Jack's shares. Buell had the deal pretty well done. But then she talked with her lawyer. I'm sure he said: "Hmmm, let's see, Lela,...
I consider Norm Stewart a great friend today. "Stormin' Norman", legendary coach of Missouri Tiger Basketball is--as you've read--one of the greatest coaches ever. Additionally, he and his wife, Virginia, are two of the nicest people ever and among Missouri's (as in the state's, not...
Columnist Phil Dougherty of the New York Times did a column on September 23, 1982 on this new business of regional networks. I was president of NASRN at the time, so much of the article is about me. Humble ole Clyde. You'll enjoy reading it....
After ten years in business, Learfield had grown considerably but was plagued by debt caused in large part by over a half-million dollar in losses by Missouri Life magazine from '77 to '81. At the end of the company's ten years in business, October 31,...
Prior to '77 we were rockin' along. We were slowly growing, and always profitable. Then we bought Missouri Life, and began losing money month after month. Almost every entry in the minute book reflects this frustration. In fact at the March, 1979 meeting Derry suggested finding...