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Texas Country Reporter
Texas Country Reporter is a weekly syndicated television program hosted by J.B. Sauceda, which airs in all twenty-two Texas media markets, generally on weekends, and nationally on the satellite/cable channel RFD-TV. It is the longest running independently produced program in the nation, and has received over 30 Emmy awards.
Texas Country Reporter, originally called 4 Country Reporter, debuted in 1972 on Dallas television station KDFW (Channel 4, thus the name). It was first hosted by John McLean, then Jeff Rosser, Joe Miser and finally Bob Phillips. Phillips was a photographer and producer when the show first began.
In 1986, Phillips left KDFW and began selling the show in syndication under the name Texas Country Reporter. In the Dallas market, KDFW did not pick up the syndicated version, but rival station WFAA did and named the show 8 Country Reporter.
As of November 2017, Bob Phillips had taped more than two thousand episodes of the program.
In the 2021-2022 season, the show celebrated its 50th anniversary on the air.
In 2021, Texas Country Reporter production company Phillips Productions was acquired by Texas Monthly.
Bob and Kelli Phillips stepped down from the program in September 2024. The series continued with new host J. B. Sauceda.
Texas Country Reporter airs 26 new episodes each season, from September through May. Each episode showcases Texas people and places, with an emphasis on rural areas and in a style similar to that of Charles Kuralt's On the Road for CBS News, who was Phillips' mentor when he first began his career.
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Texas Country Reporter
Texas Country Reporter is a weekly syndicated television program hosted by J.B. Sauceda, which airs in all twenty-two Texas media markets, generally on weekends, and nationally on the satellite/cable channel RFD-TV. It is the longest running independently produced program in the nation, and has received over 30 Emmy awards.
Texas Country Reporter, originally called 4 Country Reporter, debuted in 1972 on Dallas television station KDFW (Channel 4, thus the name). It was first hosted by John McLean, then Jeff Rosser, Joe Miser and finally Bob Phillips. Phillips was a photographer and producer when the show first began.
In 1986, Phillips left KDFW and began selling the show in syndication under the name Texas Country Reporter. In the Dallas market, KDFW did not pick up the syndicated version, but rival station WFAA did and named the show 8 Country Reporter.
As of November 2017, Bob Phillips had taped more than two thousand episodes of the program.
In the 2021-2022 season, the show celebrated its 50th anniversary on the air.
In 2021, Texas Country Reporter production company Phillips Productions was acquired by Texas Monthly.
Bob and Kelli Phillips stepped down from the program in September 2024. The series continued with new host J. B. Sauceda.
Texas Country Reporter airs 26 new episodes each season, from September through May. Each episode showcases Texas people and places, with an emphasis on rural areas and in a style similar to that of Charles Kuralt's On the Road for CBS News, who was Phillips' mentor when he first began his career.