My first guests on the Tami Jackson Show* tonight will be Alan Robertson and his dad, Phil Robertson. Phil Robertson and Al Robertson Alan Robertson is the oldest son of The Duck Commander Phil Robertson. He grew up hunting and fishing and helped build the foundation of the family business in the ’70s and ’80s. Back in the day, he and Phil would travel around Louisiana and Arkansas selling duck calls to stores right out of their truck. The sales pitch back then was the same as it is today: “These calls are the best ’cause they sound just like a duck!” Alan returned to the family business after serving in full-time ministry for more than 25 years. Alan plays a vital role in the family’s commitment to spreading the gospel of Christ through their love of hunting and the great outdoors. Al recently started a production company called Restoration Productions with his cousin Zach Dasher, and produce Phil's show, In The Woods with Phil on CRTV. The only Robertson without a beard, he calls himself a “Jacob” in a family of “Esaus.” Al and his wife, Lisa, are parents of two grown daughters who are married to bearded men. Born and raised in Vivian, Louisiana, Phil Robertson came from a large family with 7 children and little money. Because of the location of his family home in a rural setting near Shreveport, and the aforementioned scarcity of money, hunting became an important part of his formative years. As a high-school athlete, Phil earned All-State rankings in football, baseball, and track, which afforded him the opportunity to attend Louisiana Tech University on a football scholarship. There, Phil played first-string quarterback – ahead of Terry Bradshaw, who later went on to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers team to 4 Super Bowl championships. Phil said, "Terry went for the bucks, and I chased after the ducks." After receiving his Bachelor's degree in Physical Education and a Master's in Education, Phil spent several years teaching in Louisiana schools. Acclaimed as an excellent teacher by his students, Phil came to the conclusion that his time and talents would be better spent in the woods. Phil and his family, which by this time included his wife, Kay, and four boys – Alan, Jase, Willie, and Jeptha – began a quest to turn his passion for hunting and fishing into a livelihood. Phil has authored two books, Happy, Happy Happy about his life story, and Unphiltered about his philosophy on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and is working on a third. As previously mentioned, Phil has a new internet television on CRTV called "In The Woods With Phil." The show features Phil’s wisdom and his practical insights on how our country and culture can improve. Go to CRTV.com\ducks to subscribe to Phil's show, "In The Woods with Phil." Listen as Al, Phil, and I talk about their books, the culture, what the man who has no cell phone and doesn't use the internet is doing on his own internet television show, and what REALLY is the key to a happy, happy, happy life! ******************* My guest in the second half hour will be Joy Overbeck. Joy Overbeck is a Colorado journalist and author who has written on lifestyle and relationship topics for Redbook, Reader’s Digest, TV Guide, Woman’s Day, Health, and other national and regional magazines. She’s also written two humor books published by Pocket Books, Simon&Schuster. She describes herself as a radical conservative God fan who has delighted for the last several years in annoying libs with columns at Townhall.com, The Washington Times, The Daily Caller, American Thinker, and elsewhere. Other favorite forms of recreation include riding her Rocky Mountain mare, Gypsy, out into the wide open spaces of beautiful Colorado, skiing Vail, and enjoying her friends and her golden tabby, Tigger. Joy and I will be covering her recent column, "How the #WalkAway Campaign is Drowning the Blue Wave Democrats" As Joy writes in the article: (continued)
