"Cowboy Ted" Hallisey has been involved in rodeo for over 20 years as a fan and as a credentialed broadcast and print journalist. He has hosted rodeo shows on radio in Salt Lake City, Utah and Fresno, California. He writes rodeo stories for a host of rodeo publications and has earned press credentials for the NFR, PBR, and Olympic rodeos. Cowboy Ted has a kids club and has been talking about tobacco education issues over the past four years with children in Utah, Wyoming and California. He recently earned his masters degree in health, physical education and recreation.

Cowboy Ted supported Buck Tobacco's work at the Poway Rodeo by making an appearance at the Buck Tobacco booth at the rodeo, visiting schools to talk with kids about tobacco issues, writing a letter of support, and recording a radio ad. He has worked with the Buck Tobacco statewide office by participating in meetings and conference calls to provide advice regarding ways to work within rodeos to get Buck Tobacco's message out.

Please visit Cowboy Ted's website at http://www.cowboyted.com for more information about his work, and products and services he provides to support tobacco awareness and healthy lifestyles.