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Thu, Feb 07 2013 13:31:12

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Remembering Rex Trailer

Boston broadcaster, cowboy Rex Trailer died at 84. Here are some remembrances coming in via social media today.

  1. Beloved Boston cowboy Rex Trailer dies; send us your memories
    Rex Trailer, the native Texan beloved by a generation of New England children for the cowboy skills he demonstrated on the Boston-based t...
    By Anonymous
  2. RT @ErnieBochJr: Rex Trailer ... R. I. P. ... We loved you Rex ... http://pic.twitter.com/x4DiIKMa
    Laurie Budnick@LaurieBudnick
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    Thu, Jan 10 2013 08:28:01
  3. cbsboston
    WBZ Boston News@cbsboston
    Just spoke with "Sgt. Billy" of #Boomtown. About Rex Trailer: "He was a consumate performer. We had a great time together." - @PeterWBZ
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 10:01:18
  4. MASSACHUSETTS BROADCASTERS HALL OF FAME | Rex Trailer
    Hall of Fame: 2007 Rex Trailer grew up in Texas and learned his cowboy skills while spending summers on his grandfather's ranch. The ranc...
    Massbroadcastershof
  5. danobrien155
    Dan O'Brien@danobrien155
    @EmersonCollege website article on passing of Rex Trailer emerson.edu/news-events/em…
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 10:41:29
  6. Rex Trailer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Rex Trailer (September 16, 1928 - January 9, 2013) was a Boston, Massachusetts, USA, based television personality, broadcast pioneer, a...
    Wikipedia
  7. hilldoc
    hilldoc@hilldoc
    RIP Rex Trailer: All around good guy, a New England staple for many years and a big part of my childhood. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Trail…
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 10:00:51
  8. Rex Trailer 60 Years in TV
    brovio
    ·
    Mon, Nov 24 2008 11:21:57
  9. Boomtownmemories.com
    The Official Fan Website for YOUR REX TRAILER and 'BOOMTOWN' memories! ... Rex Trailer is FAR more than the star of TV's &q...
    Boomtownmemories
  10. Rex Trailer Boomtown Theme Song
    aldenwoods
    ·
    Sat, Mar 22 2008 17:44:18
  11. With Rex Trailer at the 2008 Silver/Gold Circle Awards. At that moment, I was, oh, 5 or 6 years old. #RIP #Boomtown http://pic.twitter.com/GjKXybDB
    Gerry Brooks@GerryBrooks
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    Thu, Jan 10 2013 08:10:33
  12. goAWathletics
    AWHS Athletics -@goAWathletics
    For those of you old enough to remember, we lost a local legend today, Mr. Rex Trailer of Boomtown fame. RIP boston.com/metrodesk/2013…
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 09:59:29
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    Natick4th
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    Fri, Jul 03 2009 17:00:00
  14. Sendoff with Chris, Rex, Banner 1247877249_nqyed-M
    The Arc of Massachusetts
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    Sat, Apr 09 2011 17:00:00
  15. Terry Brennan
    Terry Brennan
    R.I.P Rex Trailer. The "hoofbeats" are now silent.
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 10:45:57
  16. Shawn Durgin
    Shawn Durgin
    Happy trails to Rex Trailer. One of the good guys. R.I.P.
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 10:43:38
  17. brandnewwatch
    Jim Walker@brandnewwatch
    Did bill to make Rex Trailer the official Massachusetts state cowboy ever get voted on? bit.ly/10iA1GW #Waltham #mapoli
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 09:43:49
  18. Alan Cohen
    Alan Cohen
    Rex Trailer died today. I remember watching him in black in white when I was a kid. RIP Rex
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 10:41:24
  19. RepDavidLinsky
    David P. Linsky@RepDavidLinsky
    I am saddened to learn of the passing of Rex Trailer, a frequent guest at the #Natick 4th of July Parade. His presence will be missed.
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 09:55:36
  20. tommybowes
    Tom Bowes@tommybowes
    Rex Trailer passed away today... childrens' TV host, college professor and a great man... RIP
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 09:43:26
  21. Interviewed Rex Trailer as #Lowell Sun reporter and met him again in 2008 @middlesex_cc #Celebrity Forum with Jay Leno http://pic.twitter.com/WzWv6g5b
    Patrick Cook@patrickecook
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    Thu, Jan 10 2013 08:48:57
  22. Bill O'Neil's House of Rock and Roll
    Bill O'Neil's House of Rock and Roll
    RIP Boston TV icon Rex Trailer 84. Long time Boston Boomtown TV host from 1956-1974.. youtu.be/aJ6LstnPuFA.
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 10:38:46
  23. LADowd
    Leslie Dowd@LADowd
    R.I.P. Rex Trailer, New England TV legend and children's hero: boston.com/metrodesk/2013…
    Thu, Jan 10 2013 09:58:02

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