Rebecca "Becky" Dixon was born on April 14,1951 and is an American television broadcaster.
13 Facts About Becky Dixon
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Becky Dixon is best known as the first woman co-host of ABC's Wide World of Sports, alongside Frank Gifford, from 1987 to 1988.
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Becky Dixon has served as a news and sports anchor for KTUL-TV and host of the Oklahomans program which profiled celebrated Oklahomans.
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Becky Dixon was born on April 14,1951, in Coffeyville, Kansas.
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Becky Dixon grew up on her family's ranch in Nowata County, Oklahoma.
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Becky Dixon graduated in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a concentration in journalism.
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Becky Dixon began her career in broadcasting in 1980 as a news and sports anchor for KTUL-TV, the local ABC affiliate in Tulsa.
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In 1986, Becky Dixon became the first woman to anchor a network sports show when she became the co-host of ABC's Wide World of Sports.
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Becky Dixon left network broadcasting in 1989 and briefly co-hosted the Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones show before returning to Tulsa.
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Back in Tulsa, Becky Dixon created Becky Dixon Productions, a broadcasting company.
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In 1994, Becky Dixon partnered with Ed Taylor, a pioneer in the cable and satellite communications profession at his television company, Taylor Communications.
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Becky Dixon is one of seven honorees who were formally inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame on November 17,2016.
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On May 4,2016, Becky Dixon received the Sadie Adwon Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of Women in Communications.