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Texas Monthly Talks

Frank Deford, Sportswriter

Texas Monthly Talks ran from 2003-2010. You could always expect a lively dialogue about politics, the arts, sports, the media, and more with some of the biggest names in Texas and the U.S., hosted by Evan Smith, who was back then the editor of TEXAS MONTHLY magazine. Currently, he hosts the Austin PBS talk show Overheard with Evan Smith (check your local listings).

Frank Deford, Sportswriter

Season 8 Episode 20 | 26m 46s

Frank Deford is a sportswriter for the PBS set - someone who delivers smart commentary and some of the best sports journalism ever created. His career reaches back to the 1960s, when he wrote for Sports Illustrated under the legendary editor Andre Laguerre. But Deford's writing reaches far beyond sports magazines, to a memoir, a novel and thirteen other books.

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