Okie Bookcast
The Okie Bookcast is dedicated to helping curious readers like you find your next great read by connecting you to Oklahoma authors and stories. The show features monthly interviews with contributors to the reading life of Oklahoma - it might be an author, publisher, librarian, reader, bookseller, or other figure. In addition to interviews, the show has a monthly book conversation full of reviews and recommendations. New episodes drop on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Connect with Okie Bookcast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok - @okiebookcast.
Okie Bookcast
Bringing Up a New Generation of Sooners w/ Children's Author Toby Rowland
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Welcome to Chapter 62 of the Okie Bookcast!
My guest is children's author, Toby Rowland. Toby has been the Voice of the Sooners for the last 13 years. He is also the host of the “T-Row in the Morning Show” on KREF in Norman and is an on-air Sports Contributor for KWTV (OKC) and KOTV (Tulsa). Toby released his first children's book, featuring University of Oklahoma mascots Boomer and Sooner, in 2020 and has just released a second book - "Put the Ponies in the Barn: Boomer and Sooner Take Their Wagon to the SEC". In our conversation we talk about his books and his writing, working with his illustrator - Rob Peters, and the challenges presented by working with protected intellectual properties like college mascots. Whether you’re a sports fan or not, you’re going to enjoy hearing from Toby.
Connect with Toby: Twitter | Instagram
Mentioned on the Show:
Go Cubs Go - Marv Levy and Rob Peters
A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour - John Feinstein
Open: Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black - John Feinstein
Play by Play - Verne Lundquist
Quiet Strength - Tony Dungy
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Connect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Music by JuliusH
