TCU Magazine Podcast
TCU Magazine Podcast: Barto Farrar
The KTCU host often had his finger on the pulse of music and entertainment as he interviewed dozens of celebrities.
Mem’ries Sweet
Spring 2018
KTCU Host Interviewed Celebrities like Bob Hope, Don Knotts
Barto Farrar brought bandleaders, country stars and even a Nobel-winning scientist to the KTCU airwaves.
Fall 2017
It’s a boy. It’s a dog. It’s SuperFrog!
Over the course of a century, the TCU mascot has varied in design and species.
Summer 2016
Don Gillis, Renaissance Music Man
The musical legacy of the 1935 TCU graduate connects the university and Amon Carter to NBC and Toscanini.
Spring 2016
How TCU Came to Fort Worth
A fire at the old Waco campus set the university on a course to reclaim its geographic heritage.
Summer 2011
A legend’s last round
Thanks to a unique friendship, golfer Ben Hogan spent a sunny August afternoon in 1986 playing the back nine at Shady Oaks Country Club with TCU golfers Kris Tschetter ’87, Ellie Gibson ’89 and Kirsten Larson ’89.
Summer 2011
Recollections of campus dining
Alums and readers share their memories of eating in The Main, The Pit, Deco Deli and other campus places to get their grub on.
Winter 2011
A KTCU timeline
From humble beginnings in 1948 to an iPhone app in the 2000s, the station keeps expanding and teaching future broadcast professionals.
Winter 2012
The hugeness of Hunger Week
For 30 years, the TCU community has raised money and awareness to stem the tide of local, national and global hunger.
Summer 2013
Blowin’ in the wind . . . remembering 1963
With JFK’s death, MLK’s “Dream” speech, push-button phones and more, 1963 marked a changing world and campus
Mem’ries from the Comrades True Blog
Bleacher Creatures Run the Field
Dead on
In 1971, TCU was the place where the Grateful Dead cemented their reputation as a touring band.
Recollections: Alumni Reflect on Historical Moments
The 1948 presidential election when Truman beat Dewey — we stayed up all night listening to the results. Richard Collier ’51 During the student body train trip in 1957 to Little Rock for the TCU-Arkansas football game, armed troops were visible all over Little Rock — scary! President Eisenhower had sent federal troops to enforce
The History of AddRan College: A Timeline
Les Miles and Kansas: How the Frogs Can Fight
TCU-Kansas gridiron meetups have a storied past, but what happens when Les Miles joins the party?
What is your favorite mascot memory?
My favorite memory is not SuperFrog, but Addie the Frog (when I was Addie). In 1976, we had an afternoon home game with snow on the ground. We didn’t win a single game that season, and the student section was largely empty. My frog suit included a large flat-topped papier-mâché head. The game was so
