Southern Sportsman

kaiser715 · Mar 29, 2020

OK, who else lived for this show back in the 70's & 80's?

southern sportsman franc white - YouTube

Done by WRAL TV, so don't know how far it reached.

ord.sgt.26NC · Mar 29, 2020

it went to several states. Frank when he quit doing the shows,took all the tapes with him him to Green County and stored them in his air plane hanger. Needless to say,they were all ruined. He is gone now. Been dead a few years.
We had been doing research on Confederate camps around the Hookerton area. Nice sandy field on a bluff above the creek sparked our interest. The field belonged to Frank. Called him up on the phone and he was gracious enough to let us metal detect it. It was empty tho. His hanger was still there but the landing strip had homes built on it.
I always looked forward to seeing his show. He always went snake hunting twice a year and they would go into a swamp five miles from my grandparents home...where my grandfather would set out nets and traps.That swamp was called "Lee's Lake" but it was just a wide spot in the swampy run.

ord.sgt.26NC · Mar 29, 2020

remember how he would end his show...after his commentary?

TARider · Mar 29, 2020

“Do yourself a favor, take a kid fishing”.

yep, watched and enjoyed those both in the day. Thanks for the reminder. Off to YouTube to see if I can find some episodes.

ord.sgt.26NC · Mar 29, 2020

later on he also added "don't re-elect anyone".... might be wiser than we gave him credit

mommucked · Mar 29, 2020

I still remember the music from his show.

ord.sgt.26NC · Mar 29, 2020

I've never seen another show like it,done the way it was. Simpler times. That was all we knew.Bill Dance and Roland Martin was high teck but give me Frank White any day.

ord.sgt.26NC · Mar 29, 2020

you know,I'm not a T-shirt man but I would rock one if it had his picture on it and his signiture ending phrase on the front.,,.his dog Frekus(sp),zebra plane,zebra bronco all on the back.
Damn it Boy! Tearing up just a little thinking of Daddy and myself sitting in the living room watching it on channel 5.Thanks for bringing this back up Kaiser15

Tom@Hilltop_Machine · Mar 29, 2020

I remember it. Growing up in Raleigh and only having 2.5 channels to watch on the old black and white TV. This show came in well with the old rabbit ears.