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Bob Lewis, known on radio as Tumbleweed Smith, discusses his broadcasting career and follows the interview with a sample of his syndicated program, "The Sound of Texas."
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Bob Tumbleweed Smith Lewis
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' April 20, 1971
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Big Spring, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 40 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Parents and grandparents in grocery business,
 
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Born in Waco (1935),
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Educated at Baylor University,
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Experiences hitchhiking across the U. S.,
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Recalls studies in Monterrey, Mexico,
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Army experiences described,
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Received job offer from Big Spring radio station,
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Worked with radio in Des Moines, Iowa (1966),
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Explains methods of interviewing and editing for radio,
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Expresses attitude toward sending tapes to universities,
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Discussion of the mechanics of copying tapes,
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Description of studio and equipment.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Outlines broadcasting methods,
 
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Carpenter records one of Smith’s edited tapes,
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Panhandle citizen tells about life in a dugout.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1935-1971
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1935-1971
  
  
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 11 July 2019

Bob Lewis, known on radio as Tumbleweed Smith, discusses his broadcasting career and follows the interview with a sample of his syndicated program, "The Sound of Texas."

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Bob Tumbleweed Smith Lewis

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: April 20, 1971

Location: Big Spring, Texas

Interviewer: Fred Carpenter

Length: 40 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Parents and grandparents in grocery business, Born in Waco (1935), Educated at Baylor University, Experiences hitchhiking across the U. S., Recalls studies in Monterrey, Mexico, Army experiences described, Received job offer from Big Spring radio station, Worked with radio in Des Moines, Iowa (1966), Explains methods of interviewing and editing for radio, Expresses attitude toward sending tapes to universities, Discussion of the mechanics of copying tapes, Description of studio and equipment.

Tape 1, Side 2: Outlines broadcasting methods, Carpenter records one of Smith’s edited tapes, Panhandle citizen tells about life in a dugout.

Range Dates: 1935-1971

Bulk Dates: 1935-1971


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