After a canceled year due to the pandemic, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo organizers said they brought in over a million people to this years' show.
- After a canceled year due to the pandemic, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo organizers said they brought in over a million people to this years' show in January and February.
On Tuesday, leaders with the FWSSR unveiled the numbers from the 23-day event in front of the city council.The 125th show brought in $115 million dollars in direct spending attracting 1.2 million people.
"This entire council would like to see the participation reflect the diversity of our community," said Fort Worth City Councilwoman Gyna Bivens. "We truly believe that the stock show is part of Fort Worth. It states who we are as a community and we welcome anyone," said FWSSR President and GM Brad Barnes.
"We do know that we can always be better. Fort Worth is a growing and diverse community and we want to do our best to embrace what makes Fort Worth diverse, what makes Fort Worth unique and the surrounding communities and then offer that with new offerings," added Brockman. Nick Starling joins CBS11 from KSHB-TV in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was a reporter for over three years. Before that, he reported in Omaha, Washington D.C., Lincoln and in central Nebraska.
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