[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 186 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1202]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ART HAINS, THE VOICE OF THE MISSOURI STATE BEARS FOOTBALL TEAM

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 1, 2022

  Mr. LONG. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the long-time voice of 
the Missouri State Bears, Art Hains.
  Art grew up in Marshall, MO, working at the local radio station KMMO 
while still in high school. He went on to graduate from Southern 
Methodist University in Dallas, TX, studying broadcast journalism and 
working in the SMU sports information office from 1973 to 1976. After 
graduation he moved to Springfield, MO, working as the sports director 
and serving as the voice of the Southwest Missouri State Bears football 
and basketball teams for KGBX until 1981. He moved back to Dallas 
working for KRLD and hosting a daily sports show while also providing 
pre- and post-game coverage of the Dallas Cowboys. He also called SMU 
basketball games and was a studio host for the Southwest Conference 
Football Radio Network from 1982 to 1984.
  He returned to Springfield in 1985 and was again the voice of the 
Southwest Missouri State Bears football, basketball, and baseball teams 
as well as the coordinator of athletic promotions at Southwest Missouri 
State University. He has continued to be the voice of the Bears ever 
since, even after the university changed its name to Missouri State 
University in 2005. He has hosted Sports Talk since 1995, originally on 
KWTO in Springfield before he switched to KBFL in 2020. In 2008, he 
started as the studio host for the Kansas City Chiefs and was a part of 
their 2020 Super Bowl win. He was inducted into the Springfield Area 
Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 
2017.
  Apart from his on-air work, Art has been active in the Springfield 
community. He is an ordained elder at First and Calvary Presbyterian 
Church in Springfield, serves on the boards for Springfield Little 
Theater and the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame. He is also an 
active member of the Southeast Rotary Club and is a Paul Harris Fellow, 
the Free Masons and Shriners. He previously served on the board of the 
Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield and still volunteers his time at Care 
Animal Shelter.
  Madam Speaker, since moving to Springfield Art Hains has been 
actively involved in the local community and has been known for nearly 
four decades as the voice of the Missouri State Bears. His lifetime of 
work and service to the community is commendable.

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