Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks!
On today’s Hello Houston, we are back at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo event in the entire world. In the first hour, Chris Boleman, President and CEO of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, talks to us about everything the rodeo has to offer as well as his history with the organization.
Then, Houston Mayor John Whitmire joins us to share his favorite rodeo memories, discuss how the city and county work together every year to produce this iconic event, and talk about the latest issues affecting the city of Houston.
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In the second hour of the show, we’re joined by Holly Schweitzer, the HLSR’s director of customer experience, who tells us about Volunteer Appreciation Day, the rodeo’s first-ever drone show with pyrotechnics, and more.
Next, we learn all about one of the most attended days at the rodeo, Go Tejano Day, with Adrian Izaguirre, the Go Tejano Committee Captain, and Laura Cervantes, the Scholarship Gala Captain, who both break down the events that occur on this day and how the committee gets Houston’s Hispanic community involved.
And finally, to end today’s program, we talk to the winners of this year’s Gold Buckle Foodie Awards, Joey Rousso of Rousso’s Fat Bacon and Mark Zable of Darlin’s Fried Chicken, along with Kenneth Lewis, Chairman of the Commercial Exhibits Committee, who all tell us about the culinary creations that can be found at the rodeo.