NFR Extra

PRCA CEO George Taylor visits NFR Extra to give us more details on the recent 2020 Wrangler NFR announcement. We get to hang out with actor, roper, philanthropist James Pickens Jr. to talk about his foundation, falling in love with rodeo at forty years old and the meaning of giving back to at-risk youth.

This episode is all country music from streets of Compton, California, to Nashville up to Alberta Canada. Canadian roots-country singer/songwriter Corb Lund joins NFR Extra to share how six generations of cowboy heritage ties into his style of music and road stories from Australia. American country music artist Shane Minor talks about his journey as a police officer in Compton to writing No. 1 singles in Nashville.

5X World Champion Steer Wrestler Luke Branquinho joins NFR Extra for our Rodeo is Life segment. Luke shares his family life during the pandemic, growing up as a rancher, his incredible gold buckle runs, balancing Type 1 Diabetes, and a lot more.

Brittany Tonozzi visits NFR Extra to talk about managing family and a thriving horse program, winning at San Angelo and San Antonio plus words of advice to grow in the rodeo industry. Mesa shares how she fell in love with the bucking bull business at a young age, the famous bull Highway 12 and her family bloodline in rodeo.

CEO of the WPRA Doreen Wintermute joins NFR Extra to share her journey, development of the WPRA, challenges of the pandemic and every barrel racer’s favorite topic THE DIRT plus a lot more.

We're hanging out with The Powell Brothers, the Texas country-rock band on the rise to talk about breaking into the business and jamming what Cody Johnson during the pandemic. Plus, country music singer Easton Corbin shares how he got his start, gator hunting, performing at the NFR and the ultimate rodeo after-party.

Where the NFL had Hank Williams, the NFR had Charlie Daniels. This man of great faith and conviction found a home in Las Vegas. He loved performing at the NFR and there was always an added level of energy any night Daniels was at the Thomas & Mack Center. He would spend time prior to the dirt action shaking hands and taking photos with many of the competitors. He was larger than life and a true one-of-a-kind. As Trevor Brazile said, “They don’t make them like that anymore.” There aren’t a lot of folks who strike awe in a world-class rodeo competitor, but Daniels was one of them. The respect was shared between country legend and the rodeo stars. His songs and presence will be missed by fans, competitors and event organizers.

George Taylor has built a reputation as a big-picture thinker who can manage and inspire people on a day-to-day basis. His positive, forward-thinking personality makes him uniquely qualified to lead a large and diverse organization like the PRCA. He shares what the day to day operations look like for PRCA and the outlook for the rest of the 2020 pro rodeo season.

Karin Rosser from Flying U Rodeo Company. We talk to Karin about growing up as a rodeo queen, falling in love with Cotton Rosser, her involvement with NFR in the early days of Las Vegas, and much more. Chris Cox talks to us about his definition of success in the horse business. He demonstrates, with dedication and mutual respect, to achieve a versatile and willing partnership between horse and human. If you love horses, then you will enjoy our conversation with Chris on NFR Extra.

3 x world champion Tim O’Connell joins NFR Extra for our Rodeo is Life segment. Tim breaks down the art of bareback riding second by second, winning each world title, wrestling to rodeo, athletes of the industry and much much more.