Ever wonder how certain people got their start? If you’re at all curious about the life and times of T. Boone Pickens, here’s an unsurpassed opportunity to learn about his days growing up in Holdenville, his first business deal as a youngster, his college career in Texas and in Oklahoma, his pioneering efforts in support of shareholders’ rights, the origin of the Pickens Plan, and much more courtesy of Voices of Oklahoma, a Web-based series of interviews hosted by John Erling.
One of the many great surprises that Erling uncovers? The key person in Pickens’s life who taught the legendary energy executive early on that “cash is king.” Erling has been a mainstay on Oklahoma’s airwaves as the host of Erling in the Morning on radio station KRMG in Tulsa.
Listen to select segments or enjoy the complete interview HERE.