American Cowboy editor tagged for Communicator Award
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| Jesse Mullins Jr., editor of American Cowboy, Will Rogers Communicator Award winner, received the award from Joe Carter, retired Will Rogers Museums director. |
Will Rogers was the "great communicator," comfortable with presidents and kings, cowboys and movie stars.
Jessie Mullins Jr., 12-year editor of American Cowboy magazine, communicates his love of the American cowboy and great American West in the classic bi-monthly publication, which embodies the spirit of the great American West.
On the occasion of the second annual "National Day of the American Cowboy," he has been honored with the Will Rogers Communicator Award, presented recently in Texas, his headquarters for the award-winning magazine.
"I've got the plaque hanging here in my office. Looks good. I'm humbled," said Mullins, who visited in Claremore last year, arriving just in time to be whisked into a convertible and ride in the Will Rogers Day Parade.
He wrote glowing reports of his trek across Oklahoma and to Claremore, the Will Rogers Museum and birthplace in an issue of the magazine, providing worldwide recognition for the state and Claremore.
Mullins' way with words and his love of western and cowboy lore has provided leadership for American Cowboy to win the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association annual award for "Best Print in Journalism."
It was Mullins who arranged the publication of a three-part series on "Will Rogers, America's Most Beloved Cowboy." He has placed Will's production of "The Roping fool" on American Cowboy's website.
Mullins is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and grew up in a home where Will Rogers and Patti Page were common topics for discussion. His father knew the "Singing Rage" from Claremore and her family.
American Cowboy magazine launched a campaign in 2004 for celebration of the "National Day of the Cowboy."
It is being celebrated nationwide with special events and is recognized July 22 at W ill Rogers Museum, a place devoted to "America's Most Beloved Cowboy,"
The magazine and its readers were successful in 2005 when President George W. Bush in a Senate Resolution proclaimed the fourth Saturday of July as "National Day of the Cowboy." U.S. Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming has introduced legislation to make the second observance official. Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma joined in submitting the resolution. Work continues to have the date recognized as a national holiday.
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