
Rex Nelson
Senior Editor at Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Rex Nelson of Little Rock is a nationally recognized writer and expert on Southern culture.
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nwaonline.com | Rex Nelson
Rex Nelson has been senior editor and columnist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2017, and he has a biweekly podcast called "Southern Fried." After graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1981, he was a sportswriter for the Arkansas Democrat for a year before becoming editor of Arkadelphia's Daily Siftings Herald. He was the youngest editor of a daily in Arkansas at age 23. Rex was then news and sports director at KVRC-KDEL from 1983-1985.
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arkansasonline.com | Rex Nelson
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. A column I wrote in in April 2024 expressed my delight that Arkansas business titan John Tyson had decided to "go big" by coming up with the funds necessary to hire legendary John...
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3 weeks ago |
nwaonline.com | Rex Nelson
Rex Nelson has been senior editor and columnist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2017, and he has a biweekly podcast called "Southern Fried." After graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1981, he was a sportswriter for the Arkansas Democrat for a year before becoming editor of Arkadelphia's Daily Siftings Herald. He was the youngest editor of a daily in Arkansas at age 23. Rex was then news and sports director at KVRC-KDEL from 1983-1985.
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3 weeks ago |
arkansasonline.com | Rex Nelson
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. In 1887, the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce established what was known as a factory fund to lure industry to the city.
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3 weeks ago |
nwaonline.com | Rex Nelson
Rex Nelson has been senior editor and columnist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2017, and he has a biweekly podcast called "Southern Fried." After graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1981, he was a sportswriter for the Arkansas Democrat for a year before becoming editor of Arkadelphia's Daily Siftings Herald. He was the youngest editor of a daily in Arkansas at age 23. Rex was then news and sports director at KVRC-KDEL from 1983-1985.
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