Rex Nelson

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Rex Nelson is an American college sports broadcaster, columnist, reporter, author, political appointee, and chronicler of Arkansas history. He is a Senior Editor and columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. [1] [2] He was policy and communications director for governor Mike Huckabee. [3] In 2005 Nelson was appointed by U.S. president George W. Bush to the Delta Regional Authority. [3]

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Nelson is a native of Arkadelphia. He graduated summa cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University in 1982 [3] [4] and he announces their college football games. [5] [6] He received a B.A. in Mass Communications from the school. [4]

Nelson was inducted into the Arkansas Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame and was named Rural Advocate of the Year for the state of Arkansas in 2016 by Governor Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. [7]

Career

Nelson was Washington Bureau Chief for the Arkansas Democrat, edited the Arkansas Business , was the Political Editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from 1992 until 1996, hosted a daily political talk radio show, and was campaign manager and Director of Policy and Communications for Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. [4]

In 2011 he became president of the Arkansas Independent Colleges and Universities association. [3] He published a blog called Rex Nelson's Southern Fried. [8] In 2017 he initiated an Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. [9]

In 1994, Arkansas Business named him one of their "40 under 40". He hosted the "Respond to Rush" show on KARN-AM and was a regular panelist on AETN's "Arkansas Week" program. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rex Nelson joins Democrat-Gazette as Senior Editor - insideFortSmith.com". www.insidefortsmith.com.
  2. ↑ Times, Dawn TeerThe Sun. "Rex Nelson Entertains Steak Soiree". The Sun.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Rex Nelson - Sporting Life Arkansas". www.sportinglifearkansas.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "AllGov - Officials". www.allgov.com.
  5. 1 2 "Rex Nelson - 40 Under 40 - 1994 - Arkansas Business News - ArkansasBusiness.com". www.arkansasbusiness.com.
  6. ↑ "Lunching in Little Rock: Soul Fish Café with Rex Nelson". 9 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Blaylock, Revis (25 September 2018). "Moving Manila Forward welcomes keynote speaker Rex Nelson". The Town Crier.
  8. ↑ http://www.sportinglifearkansas.com/contributors-to-sporting-life-arkansas/rex-nelson/www.rexnelsonsouthernfried.com [ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Rex Nelson's Southern Fried: Arkansas Now Has a Food Hall of Fame". www.arkansasheritage.com.
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