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==Panola College, radio, and civic affairs==

==Panola College, radio, and civic affairs==

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In the 1968-1969 academic year, O'Neal taught as a graduate assistant in the History Department at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas. In 1970, he became a full-time faculty member at Panola College, a position that he held for thirty-three years. During his teaching career, O'Neal often dressed in the clothing which might have been worn by various historical characters. He attempted to convince students of the value of history in their daily lives and the unique information available through historical research. He created a "Traveling Texas" history course.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.panola.edu/recruiting/pr2003/billoneal.htm End Of An Era]</ref> Panola College was founded in 1947 to offer educational opportunities, primarily, to returning [[World War II]] service personnel.  

In the 1968-1969 academic year, O'Neal taught as a graduate assistant in the History Department at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas. In 1970, he became a full-time faculty member at Panola College, a position that he held for thirty-three years. During his teaching career, O'Neal often dressed in the clothing which might have been worn by various historical characters. He attempted to convince students of the value of history in their daily lives and the unique information available through historical research. He created a "Traveling Texas" history course.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://www.panola.edu/recruiting/pr2003/billoneal.htm|title=End Of An Era|accessdate=August 19, 2013; no longer on-line}}</ref> Panola College was founded in 1947 to offer educational opportunities, primarily, to returning [[World War II]] service personnel.  

In 1973, O'Neal wrote ''Panola Junior College: The First Twenty-Five Years.'' He did an updated version ''Panola College, 1947-1997'' for the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kcp02|title=Panola College|publisher=The Handbook of Texas Online|accessdate=December 13, 2019}}</ref>​

In 1973, O'Neal wrote ''Panola Junior College: The First Twenty-Five Years.'' He did an updated version ''Panola College, 1947-1997'' for the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kcp02|title=Panola College|publisher=The Handbook of Texas Online|accessdate=December 13, 2019}}</ref>​

O'Neal is a member of the Panola County [[Chamber of Commerce]] and serves on the executive board of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage, whose inductees include Jim Reeves and Tex Ritter, the latter the subject of an O'Neal book.​

O'Neal is a member of the Panola County [[Chamber of Commerce]] and serves on the executive board of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage, whose inductees include Jim Reeves and Tex Ritter, the latter the subject of an O'Neal book.​

O'Neal has long been active as a part-time [[radio]] personality on KGAS (AM) and (FM) in Carthage for more than three decades.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=KGAS AM-FM Radio |title=Meet the KGAS Radio Staff |url=http://www.kgasradio.com/staff.php}}</ref> His interest in radio began with the popular songs of the 1950s and 1960s.​

O'Neal has long been active as a part-time [[radio]] personality on KGAS (AM) and (FM) in Carthage for more than three decades.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=KGAS AM-FM Radio|title=Meet the KGAS Radio Staff|url=http://www.kgasradio.com/staff.php}}</ref> His interest in radio began with the popular songs of the 1950s and 1960s.​

==Awards==

==Awards==