Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 97: Travis Clark, Terry Black
Release Date: 01/20/2021
Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast
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info_outlineWe are back!!! And we’re pumped as Season 3 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast fires up.
Getting us started is one of the biggest names in BBQ, Travis Clark of Clark Crew BBQ. A two-time KCBS Team of the Year, 2017 American Royal World Series of BBQ Grand Champion and 2019 Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational BBQ Champion it’s always entertaining to visit with Travis. He tells about the thriving business Clark Crew BBQ Restaurant in Oklahoma City has done, despite opening just a couple of months before a pandemic. But the breaking news? After a year away from competition, Travis is coming back for a handful of big events in 2021. Listen to find out more.
We also welcome our first guest from 2016 when we debuted the Tailgate Guys on low-powered, local radio. Terry Black, the 2000 Whole Hog champ at Memphis in May World BBQ Championship who’s called by many The Godfather of St. Louis BBQ, gives us some personal reflections on Mike Mills. Called simply “The Legend” for his impact on the BBQ world, Mills passed away during the holiday season.
Thanks to our listeners, both long-time and new. We are thankful for you and want to hear your input any time about potential guests or anything BBQ-related. Join the fun on our Facebook page and don’t forget to follow along on Twitter @TailgateGuys999 or Instagram @tailgateguysbbq
A big shout-out to our sponsor/marketing partners: Blues Hog BBQ Sauce, Royal Oak Charcoal, The Butcher Shoppe, Affordable Income Tax & Payroll, DDR Fabrication and Arkassppi Smoke Live and The Arkassippi Combo.
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