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Formby claimed to have not missed a broadcast in more than 16,000 consecutive mornings, broadcasting commentaries from other radio stations while he was traveling.<ref name=top/> His "Most Beautiful Alley" contest raised $89,000 in scholarship money for students attending the Hereford campus of the two-year Amarillo College.<ref name=top/>
Formby claimed to have not missed a broadcast in more than 16,000 consecutive mornings, broadcasting commentaries from other radio stations while he was traveling.<ref name=top/> His "Most Beautiful Alley" contest raised $89,000 in scholarship money for students attending the Hereford campus of the two-year Amarillo College.<ref name=top/>
In 1984, Formby was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Texas Broadcasters Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enewsbuilder.net/texasbroadcasters/e_000172378000066839.cfm?x=b11,0,w|title=Texas Association of Broadcasters Bulletin|publisher=enewsbuilder.net|accessdate=December 21, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>Governor [[George W. Bush]] named Formby to the board of the Texas Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund. In addition to KPAN, Formby’s other remaining radio stations include KSAM/KHUN in Huntsville and KTEM in Temple, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Formby_Clint_93500977.aspx|title=Clint Formby|publisher=zoominfo.com|accessdate=December 21, 2009}}</ref> Formby was a former board member of Broadcast Music, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233695|title=Margaret Formby, former National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Director, Dies in Texas|publisher=bmi.com|accessdate=December 21, 2009}}</ref>
In 1984, Formby was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Texas Broadcasters Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enewsbuilder.net/texasbroadcasters/e_000172378000066839.cfm?x=b11,0,w|title=Texas Association of Broadcasters Bulletin|publisher=enewsbuilder.net|accessdate=December 21, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>Governor [[George W. Bush]] named Formby to the board of the Texas Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund. In addition to KPAN, Formby’s other remaining radio stations include KSAM/KHUN in Huntsville and KTEM in Temple, Texas. Formby was a former board member of Broadcast Music, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233695|title=Margaret Formby, former National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Director, Dies in Texas|publisher=bmi.com|accessdate=December 21, 2009}}</ref>
==Civic matters==
==Civic matters==