Cowboy Ted now hangs his hat in Kane County
Horse Power Magazine
Salt Lake City radio personality and rodeo journalist "Cowboy Ted" has decided to hang his hat in Kanab, Utah along with his wife Jenny. He was recently hired to serve as the Executive Director of the Kane County Travel Council.
He served as host of the morning show on KGNT 103.9 in Logan, as well as, taking on duties at Utah State University as an instructor in the PE department. Additionally, CT is founder of the Cowboy TedŐs Kids Club and makes visits to schools and libraries to talk with children about the importance of healthy lifestyles and reading.
He also serves as a consultant for radio stations and health organizations across the United States. He is currently working on a nationally syndicated rodeo radio program along with longtime Utah TV sports reporter Carl Arky.
Cowboy Ted has hosted weekly rodeo features for K-Bull 93 in Salt Lake City and he also hosted a segment called the Cowboy Minute for the Salt Lake affiliate for Radio Disney.
He hosted similar rodeo radio programs for KKAT (now K-102) and AM 700 ~ Classic Country in Salt Lake. He has also worked for radio stations in central California and southeast Missouri.
Cowboy Ted has written a number of rodeo stories for publications across the United States, including Competitor News, Humps N' Horns, Ropers Sports News, and American Cowboy magazine. He has served as a credentialed journalist at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Olympic Command Performance Rodeo in Salt Lake, and at the top rodeo events in the USA. He also announces a number of rodeos and athletic events each year.
Cowboy Ted served as sports director for KGNT 103.9 and KNFL 104.9 while he was in Logan. He has experience in the sports field - after hosting sports-talk shows for two radio stations in Fresno, California and then serving as the sports information director at Salt Lake Community College and San Francisco State University.
The longtime educator taught PE classes at Utah State University. He recently earned a master of education degree in Health, Physical Education & Recreation department from Utah State University.
The former Salt Lake radio personality has been involved with education for over 15 years and around the rodeo and horse world for his entire life. He has taught communications classes at Salt Lake Community College and UVSC.
He was twice honored as Teacher-of-the-Year for the Upward Bound programs in Missouri and California. Cowboy Ted makes regular visits to schools and libraries to visit with young people to encourage them to read, do well in school and lead healthy lifestyles.
He also keeps busy with visits to schools and libraries throughout California, Utah and Wyoming. Cowboy Ted's visits last about 30 minutes and include roping demonstrations and words of encouragement about the values associated with a Healthy Lifestyle, including healthy food choices, exercise, remaining tobacco-free and alcohol-free, good citizenship, and the value associated with reading books.
He reads a story he has written called Billy the Bull to the children during each visit and also provides youngsters with a printed list of his favorite titles and authors for young readers. Cowboy Ted concludes each visit with a chance for kids to personally try their hand at roping the "indoor bull" then he signs autographed bull riding photos for the young readers.
The longtime educator is the founder of the Cowboy Ted's Kids Club and the Cowboys Against Tobacco program, which encourages young people to lead healthy lifestyles. He also writes stories for a host of horse & rodeo publications across the United States and serves as a tobacco education spokesperson for the Buck Tobacco program.
Cowboy Ted has introduced a series of books to encourage kids to become involved with reading along with learning about the sports of rodeo and horse racing. The Cowboy Ted Coloring Books consist of 12-pages of rodeo pictures for kids to color as they learn more about the sport of rodeo and horse racing. Billy the Bull is a 24-page book that teaches kids about rodeo from the perspective of a bull named Billy.
The Cowboy Ted's Kids Club and the books are the culmination of a lifelong dream of Cowboy Ted "to be able to touch the lives of a million kids in a positive way."
"I want kids to get excited about rodeo and horses - along with reading books so they can become lifelong fans of reading." Cowboy Ted reported.
"We are also working on a series of children's books to help young people learn about different aspects of the horse world as well as healthy lifestyle choices."
Single copies of the Cowboy Ted Coloring Books are priced at $2 and order forms are available on the Cowboy Ted web page at www.cowboyted.com for upcoming events or to join the Kids Club on-line. He also makes healthy lifestyles presentations at local schools.