When Texas Monthly bought the beloved Texas Country Reporter TV series two years ago, my colleagues and I were excited and also worried. We knew the popularity of the show, which tells engaging stories about folks along the back roads of Texas, was based in large part on the appeal of its cohosts, Bob Phillips and his wife, Kelli, who had decided they wanted to take on new adventures fifty years after Bob founded TCR. Luckily, the Phillipses agreed to continue to host the show for two more years while we sought someone to fill their Texas-size boots.Leading that search was Melissa Reese, Texas Monthly’s director of video and events, who oversees TCR and is the best-organized visual artist I’ve ever worked with. After months…
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