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Rex Nelson

Rex Nelson is an American college sports broadcaster, columnist, reporter, author, political appointee, and chronicler of Arkansas history. He is a Senior Editor and columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He was policy and communications director for governor Mike Huckabee. In 2005 Nelson was appointed by U.S. president George W. Bush to the Delta Regional Authority.

Nelson is a native of Arkadelphia. He graduated summa cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University in 1982 and he announces their college football games. He received a B.A. in Mass Communications from the school.

Nelson was inducted into the Arkansas Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame and was named Rural Advocate of the Year for the state of Arkansas in 2016 by Governor Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. Provided by Wikipedia