Voices of the West

Austin Haney joins us for the hour. He's the Director of Education and Programming at the Charlie Russell Museum. He does out reach to the public about Russell and who Russell was. Austin is a local resident having visited the museum when he was in school at Great Falls, Montana. Visit the museum website here.

It's our Movie Saturday program from the White Stallion Ranch. Scheduled guest was Ernest Marsh, who portrays frontier marshal Bass Reeves. Unfortunately, Ernest was not able to make it. So, we talked about Ernest's achievements and filmography.

Joining us for the hour is retired history professor Art Burton. He is also is the the biographer of frontier Marshal Bass Reeves. Art has a number of books out about African-American cowboys, lawmen and outlaws availble here. We talked about how Bass Reeves may have been the basis for the Lone Ranger radio and television series.

This show is all about historic preservation. Bill Bailey joins us to talk about why it's important to preserve the history we have. He worked on a number of projects including the Kit Carson House in Taos, NM. He also built and captained a keelboat and sailed it down the Missouri River. He's also does living history as a mountain man.

Author Rick Noble joins us. He's the creator of the King Cotton book series. All told, there are three books about this guy, Jack Bailey, who seems to get involved with a number of historical figures. His website is here.

Our Movie Satuday program from the White Stallion Ranch is all about the top western movie character. Joining us is Bob Boze Bell from True West Magazine and Western Writers of America author Johnny Boggs. You might be surprised to learn who is tops!

Dr. Buck Montgomery joins us to promote the Little Hollywood Kanab Film Festival. It's happening Sept 10-12 at Kanab, Utah. Among the "real to reel" cowboys being featured is the late stuntman Neil Summers. Kanab is known as one of the most used filming areas. Website for the event is here.

Author Clarissa Willis joins us. She's a Western Writers of America Spur Award winner for her book Carrie Ingalls The Forgotten Sister. She's also a Will Rogers Medallion Award for Best Children's nonfiction. Clarissa is also an educator and a great story teller! Her website is here.

Dave Houghland joins us for the hour. He's relative of the outlaw Bill Doolin. When he entered Cowboy Shooting competitions, he adopted the name. Dave is also a Cowboy Mounted Shooter and a retired law enforcement officer. Dave is also close to the Roy Rogers family. He said he was honored to dig Roy's final resting place.

Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist Chilton Williamson joins us. His book, "The Last Westerner," chronicles the tale of one man's road toward fulfillment that plays out in stages of encounters and abandonment instead of one glorious "last stand" expected in a Western romance. You can find the book at Amazon.com.