Neil Sperry

Neil Sperry is a Texas gardening and horticulture expert known for his books, magazine, radio program, and annual gardening show. Sperry was born and raised in College Station, Texas^[1] where he graduated A&M Consolidated High School as Salutatorian and Student Body President.^{[citation needed]} He attended Texas A&M University and earned horticulture degrees from Ohio State University. He married his wife Lynn in 1967, and they now live in McKinney, Texas.^[1]

While in high school and at Texas A&M University he owned and operated a nursery.^{[citation needed]} From 1970 to 1977, he worked as a Horticulture Specialist for the Texas Cooperative Extension.^{[citation needed]}

Neil Sperry hosted a radio show on Dallas station KRLD 1080-AM for over thirty years. On his February 13, 2010 broadcast, Sperry informed his audience that KRLD was exercising a 180 day opt-out clause in their contract. His broadcasting there ended in summer 2010. He now hosts a show on WBAP.

Publications

• Neil Sperry's Complete Guide to Texas Gardening (ISBN 978-0878337996), "the 4th best-selling gardening hardback in American history."^[1]
• 1001 Most Asked Texas Gardening Questions (ISBN 978-1565302297)
• Complete Guide to Texas Gardening: Landscapes, Lawns, Fruit, and Vegetables (ASIN B000MAMD7G)
• Gardening GreenBook Just For Texas (ASIN B000O7Y9ZG)
• Neil Sperry's Gardening GreenBook (ASIN B000O825ZQ)
• Neil Sperry's Texas Gardening (ASIN B0017GX06W)
• Gardens magazine (1987-date)^[2]

Radio

• Texas Gardening (1980-date), a paid-programming weekly talk-show on KRLD and 60 other radio stations.^[1] On July 10, 2010, his talk show on KRLD moved to WBAP. Neil "the wet dolphin" Sperry broadcasted 1,573 weekends during his tenure at KRLD.

Newspaper

• His weekly gardening column appears in 20 Texas newspapers.^[1]

Recognition

• American Garden Communicator of the Year (American Association of Nurserymen)^[1]
• American Garden Communicator of the Year (United States Land Grant Universities)^{[citation needed]}
• Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture (The Texas Cooperative Extension of Texas A&M) ^[1]
• Member, Texas Radio Hall of Fame, inducted October 18, 2003.^[1]
• Volunteers of the Year, McKinney^[1]
• McKinney Citizen of the Year, 2003^[1]
• Collin County Living Legends, 2007^[1]

Charitable Work

• Avenues Counseling Center past board president^[1]
• Serenity High School advisory board^[1]
• Crape Myrtle Trails of McKinney, chair^[1]
• Denton State School Chair, Volunteer Services Council board^[1]

See also

• KRLD (AM)
• WBAP (AM)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} About Neil Sperry, Neil Sperry's GARDENS, retrieved 2008-11-30
2. ^ Neil Sperry's Gardens Magazine, retrieved 2008-11-30

External links

• Neil Sperry's website

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