Nationally known T.C. Long has been commissioned by the Freestone County Fair & Rodeo Association as the featured announcer at the Freestone County Fair & Rodeo 100-Year Celebration UPRA rodeos. The two UPRA rodeos will be held on Friday and Saturday night, June 17 and 18, starting both nights at 8 p.m. on the W. L. Moody Fair Grounds in Fairfield, Texas.
T.C. is originally from Andrews, TX, but now calls home in Athens, TX. He began his pro rodeo announcing career in 2005 at the age of 22 years old. T.C. has been selected to work the Ram Texas Circuit Finals eleven times. He has also announced the National Steer Roping Circuit Finals. In 2021, T.C. was selected to announce the Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping in Las, Vegas, Nevada.
Some of the top PRCA Rodeos Long has announced include Bismarck, North Dakota; Top 5 Medium Rodeo of the Year Nominee- Coleman PRCA Rodeo in Coleman, TX; The All-American Pro Rodeo Finals and One H.O.T Rodeo in Waco, TX; San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Qualifier Events; and Bell County Pro Rodeo in Belton, TX.
On average, T.C. announces over 42 events each year across the United States and has been featured in several TV shows on RFD-TV, RIDE TV, and The Cowboy Channel.
Visit the website www.fcfar.org or Facebook page Freestone County Fair and Rodeo Association for more information and schedule of events including the parade, nightly entertainment, queen coronation, home and garden show, livestock show and sale, youth rodeo and the UPRA rodeos celebrating the 100-Year Traditions and Heritage of the Freestone County Fair and Rodeo Association.
(Submitted by FCFA, Kelly Tyus)
