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Alibates Flint

It’s called Alibates flint, and this spot in the panhandle of Texas is the only place in the world where you can find it.  Not…

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Scenic Route – Conversation with an Assassin

Pierce Allman was working as a young man at a Dallas radio station in November 1963. He was only feet away from President Kennedy when…

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An Unexpected Surprise

All this week we’ve heard from Pierce Allman, a Dallas broadcaster who witnessed and reported on the JFK assassination.  The entire interview can be heard…

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First Hand Accounts of the Kennedy Assassination

One of the first broadcasters on the air with news of the shooting of President Kennedy was Pierce Allman.  He provided first-hand accounts of the…

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A Reporter on the Biggest Story of All

Pierce Allman was a broadcaster and manager at WFFA, a radio and television station in Dallas.  In the fall of 1963 his team had been…

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On the Scene of An Assassination

In 1963, Pierce Allman was manager of programming and production for WFAA radio in Dallas, Texas.  When President Kennedy came to visit the area that…

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