{"product_id":"a-good-long-drive-bob-phillips-9781477324011","title":"A Good Long Drive: Fifty Years of Texas Country Reporter","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2021, \u003ci\u003eTexas Country Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eA Good Long Drive\u003c\/i\u003e is proof that life's journey really is a destination unto itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477324011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477324011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 1.26d","brand":"Bob Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054168011007,"sku":"9781477324011","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ad3564d-df04-4140-b05b-cdde2ab469a3.jpg?v=1685028329","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-good-long-drive-bob-phillips-9781477324011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}