The North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee today announced the first in a series of three workshops designed to educate minority- and women-owned entities on how to pursue Super Bowl-related opportunities. The initial event will take place on Oct. 27 from 2-5 p.m. at the Round Up Inn Ballroom of the Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibit Hall in the Will Rogers Memorial Center (3401 Lancaster Ave.,...
Giselle “Gigi” Antoni, Big Thought’s President & CEO, began working for the Dallas-based, nonprofit organization nearly 20 years ago back in its infancy. It had been founded a few years earlier by Mitch Jericho and Edith O’Donnell.
Today, Big Thought is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations focused on improving public education through creative learning. With a mission...
Amid all the spectacular hoopla at Monday’s big blowout for SLANT 45, there sat Daryl “Moose” Johnston on stage with a former President and First Lady, Cowboys Hall of Famers galore, lovely school children and an orchestra.
Well past the days he blew open holes for Emmitt Smith, Johnston in his own way is still the ultimate team player.
He’s still the fullback, rolling up his...
Former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura were among the more inspiring speakers Monday at a major announcement ceremony revealing an historic service-learning initiative in conjunction with North Texas’ Super Bowl XLV.
The President and Mrs. Bush are Honorary Co-Chairs of the SLANT 45 program, which will involve more than 20,000 North Texas students.
President Bush...
Bill Lively’s original big thought might already be winning over the National Football League.
SLANT 45 truly has a...
At an announcement ceremony held today at Cowboys Stadium and attended by more than 600 elementary school children and nearly 2,000 business and civic leaders, the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee and Big Thought revealed plans for one of the most comprehensive youth-education programs in Super Bowl history and one of the largest community-wide service-learning initiatives in U.S....
The Host Committee’s esteemed Century In The Making media gang sat down over burgers Tuesday and chewed the fat over the 100 Most Significant Moments in the History of North Texas Football.
The burgers were graciously supplied at Hully & Mo’s sports establishment in the Dallas Quadrangle. The fat, or at least the discussions, came from Century Committee Chairman Brad Sham and his...
A veteran has been added to the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee. She comes from sunny Florida with a smile, and no battle scars.
Amanda Whitelaw, who in a similar capacity helped stage the most recent Super Bowl in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area, is the new Volunteer Services Manager.
No other member of the North Texas staff brings experience from a previous Super Bowl...
Jim Kirk freely confesses he lies around in bed these summer nights, scheming up ways to make the North Texas Super Bowl in 2011 unlike any in NFL history.
Oh sure, he’s quick to point out that the NFL and the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee are calling the shots.
“That’s a very creative group over there —...
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