John W. Butler

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John W. Butler is an award-winning radio and TV broadcaster, a storytelling road warrior with a country soul and a sharp wit, equal parts Texas radio charm and Maine forest mystery. 

He graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a master's degree from SMU. He's deeply embedded in the Texas media scene, serving on the board of the Texas Association of Broadcasters and as the former president of the Golden Mic Club. His Texas-based broadcast stations have garnered awards for broadcast excellence from the TAB and Texas Broadcast News Association. 
A Hopi tribesman he spent time with called him “The Truth Seeker.
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John is dedicated to community service through his broadcast work and has personally contributed over 2,
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"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. MARK TWAIN

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“I go in search of the real America beyond the scare-you-to-death news headlines. Embracing the pace of a wanderer -- not a tourist. I was a "detourist." I didn't follow an itinerary. Followed hunches and locals saying, "It's just 15 minutes that way-you can't miss it." Spoiler: I missed it. But what I found instead was better."  ”
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