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This interview features Burle Pettit as he discusses reporting on various sporting events. In this interview, Burle reflects on his career as a sports reporter and describes the people he got to meet and became friends with while reporting.

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Burle Pettit
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' March 7, 2018

'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Daniel Sanchez

'''Length:''' 01:38:46 (1 hour, 38 minutes)


==Abstract==
Basketball Border conference; sports; Integration in college sports; Hayden Fry building up a reputation at North Texas; What it is like to write about a bad sports season; Impacts of concussions in football; Frank Boyles; Starting out as a new reporter; Selecting reporting as a profession; How the Texas Tech athletic program has shifted; How difficult it is for sports writers now

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==Access Information==

'''Original Recording Format:''' born digital 

'''Recording Format Notes:''' patrons may listen to a CD copy in our reading room

'''Transcript:''' transcript available on dspace https://hdl.handle.net/10605/361849


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