Pryor Center

The Pryor Center's Randy Dixon traces Dale Bumpers' 1970 rise from Charleston lawyer to governor, with archival audio of his campaign, his win over Orval Faubus and his defeat of Rockefeller.

The Pryor Center's Randy Dixon returns with part two on Arkansas' 37th governor: Winthrop Rockefeller's rise from Petit Jean Mountain to the governor's office, told in KATV archival audio.

Randy Dixon of the Pryor Center traces Winthrop Rockefeller's path from a Rockefeller childhood to Texas oil fields, wartime Okinawa, then Arkansas, with historian John Kirk in part one of two.

Randy Dixon continues the Pryor Center series on Arkansas' modern governors with Orval Faubus, using KATV footage, a Hillary Clinton interview and claims about Hot Springs gambling.

Randy Dixon continues a Pryor Center series on Arkansas' modern governors with Francis Cherry, whose newly donated 1950s campaign jingles, oil-industry speech and farewell address reveal a radio pioneer who never connected with voters.

Randy Dixon opens a Pryor Center series on Arkansas' modern governors with Sid McMath, whose 1949 inaugural film, 1962 comeback bid, later interviews survive in the KATV archive.

Randy Dixon joins Kyle Kellams to remember Jim Lindsey, the 1964 national champion Razorback, Minnesota Viking, gubernatorial candidate and real estate developer who died this month at 81.

Pryor Center's Randy Dixon shares more of a forgotten 1982 Faubus interview, plus his aides on loyalty, campaign style and the midnight pay raise scandal.

Pryor Center archivist Randy Dixon found a forgotten 1982 interview with former Gov. Orval Faubus, revealing rare reflections on Central High, Hot Springs gambling and his long political career.

Randy Dixon of the Pryor Center looks back at farm broadcaster John Philpot's decades on Arkansas TV, from rice harvest reports to a brush with a mechanical bull.