The Eyes of Texas (TV series)

The Eyes of Texas is a regional television series which aired original episodes from 1969 to 1999. The program focused on unique people, events, and places throughout the state of Texas.{{Cite web|url=https://texasarchive.org/2018_00997|title=The Eyes of Texas - 15th Anniversary Show (1984)|last=|first=|date=|website=Texas Archive of the Moving Image|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=December 1, 2019}} It was produced and syndicated by KPRC-TV and Stonefilms, both in Houston. The series won a number of awards and produced a number of travel guides covering the state, intertwining notable locations featured in the program with the usual tourist attractions.

Hosts

The first host, KPRC news director Ray Miller (1919–2008), created the show and nurtured it through the early years. The Eyes of Texas evolved into a weekly celebration of Texas culture, history, and people. After Miller retired in 1979, KPRC anchor Ron Stone, whose production company syndicates the series, took over as host.

Beginning in 2007, KPRC presented several "Best of" programs featuring memorable stories aired during the course of the original run, interspersed with recent pieces on various events and places in the style of the original series. These episodes were aired periodically and were hosted at the time by co-anchors Bill Balleza and Dominique Sachse.

In October 2018, The Eyes of Texas was rebooted as a podcast hosted by KPRC reporter Brandon Walker.[https://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/2018/10/31/the-eyes-of-texas-its-a-podcast-yall/ The Eyes of Texas: It's a podcast, y'all!] KPRC-TV 2018-10-31 (Retrieved 2020-06-06).

Travel guides

These travel guides, all containing text by Miller and photographs by Gary James (and others), were published in Houston by Cordovan Corporation:

{{cite book |title=The Eyes of Texas Travel Guide: Gulf Coast Edition |year=1977 |isbn=0-89123-061-0 |lccn=77015808|last1=Miller |first1=Ray |publisher=Cordovan Corporation }}
{{cite book |title=The Eyes of Texas Travel Guide: Dallas/East Texas Edition |year=1978 |isbn=0-89123-056-4 |lccn=78067186 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/eyesoftexastrave0000mill |last1=Miller |first1=Ray |publisher=Cordovan Corporation }}
{{cite book |title=The Eyes of Texas Travel Guide: San Antonio/Border Edition |year=1979 |isbn=0-89123-068-8 |lccn=79090085|last1=Miller |first1=Ray |publisher=Cordovan Corporation }}
{{cite book |title=The Eyes of Texas Travel Guide: Hill Country/Permian Basin Edition |year=1980 |isbn=0-89123-070-X |lccn=80068868|last1=Miller |first1=Ray |publisher=Cordovan Corporation }}
{{cite book |title=The Eyes of Texas Travel Guide: Ft. Worth/Brazos Valley Edition |year=1981 |isbn=0-89123-098-X |lccn=81068873|last1=Miller |first1=Ray |publisher=Cordovan Corporation }}
{{cite book |title=The Eyes of Texas Travel Guide: Panhandle/Plains Edition |year=1982 |isbn=0-89123-024-6 |lccn=82070231 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/eyesoftexastrave00mill |last1=Miller |first1=Ray |publisher=Cordovan Corporation }}

Second editions of the guides were published in the late 1980s by Lone Star Press.

References

External links

[http://www.click2houston.com/eyesoftexas/11550346/detail.html KPRC-TV: The Eyes of Texas Returns]
[http://www.stonefilms.com Stonefilms Website]
[http://archives.library.rice.edu/repositories/2/resources/144 Eyes of Texas television show episodes and summaries collection], Woodson Research Center, Rice University.
[https://texasarchive.org/taxonomy/term/116664 Videos clips from The Eyes of Texas] on the Texas Archive of the Moving Image

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Category:Television shows filmed in Texas

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