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Published: April 6, 2008
Actors, rodeo announcer picked for awards
By Karen Klinka
A longtime rodeo announcer and two cowboy movie heroes — one living, one deceased — will be honored during the Western Heritage Awards at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum .

The 47th annual event will be Friday and Saturday at the museum at 1700 NE 63.

Veteran rodeo announcer Clem McSpadden of Chelsea will be presented with the Chester A. Reynolds Memorial Award. Named for the museum's founder...

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