Tale of Two Programs
(This article was originally published in the summer 2006 edition of FOCUS, Boise State University’s alumni magazine.) After a 13-year hiatus, the author discovers the true meaning of interdisciplinary academics By Bob Evancho As the product of both baccalaureate and graduate interdisciplinary studies programs, I know a thing or two about these academic hybrids. I know at one time they were denounced in some university circles as unstructured, watered-down versions of bona fide majors, bereft of meaningful scholarship and job-market potential. I also know years ago they were looked upon...
Read MoreAt Boise State, Football Helps Tell Other Success Stories
(This article was originally published on Boise State University’s website and in the Dec. 7, 2004, edition of Update, BSU’s faculty/staff newsletter. It was reprinted in several Idaho newspapers.) By Bob Evancho Bet you didn’t know Boise State University is home to a large geophysical research program focused exclusively on environmental and engineering problems. Now you do, thanks to our football team. And did you know that our debate and speech team is a veritable powerhouse, with a decade of success that includes seven conference championships, four regional team titles and four...
Read MoreHawaiians Played Key Role in Boise State’s Early Football Fortunes
(An abridged version of the following article was originally published in the winter 2002 edition of FOCUS, Boise State University’s alumni magazine.) By Bob Evancho O hana. Thirty years ago Chester Grey, a freshman running back on the Boise State football team, stood on the Bronco Stadium field and gazed at the dark, wintry sky in amazement. “It was late November 1971 during practice; we were preparing for the Camellia Bowl,” the Hawaii native recalls. “We were all bundled up because of the cold. We had just run a play, and all of a sudden this white stuff started coming out of the sky.” A...
Read MoreBusted Bronco on Dialogue
Busted Bronco (Dialogue) In 2003, former Boise State All-American defensive end and Montana State University football coach Joe O’Brien experienced a stunning downfall. He was arrested for his part in an illegal drug distribution scheme and sentenced to federal prison. How did this charismatic leader and NFL hopeful hide years of addiction? And after more than two years in prison, how did he turn his life around? Joan Cartan-Hansen talks with O’Brien and Boise writer Bob Evancho, co-author of O’Brien’s life story, Busted Bronco: From Addiction to Redemption. The book...
Read MoreJazz Times article about Elegant Soul.
Elegant Soul: The Life and Music of Gene Harris by Janie Harris and Bob Evancho...
Read MoreBob Evancho on Dialogue – Gene Harris/ Biography
Gene Harris/ Biography (Dialogue) Jazz great and Grammy award winning pianist Gene Harris became a household name in Boise, Idaho. His passing in 2000 was a personal loss for many and for the century-old music traditions of jazz and rhythm and blues. Joan Cartan-Hansen interviews Janie Harris and Bob Evancho, co-authors of “Elegant Soul, The Life and Music of Gene Harris.” Harris and Evancho took more than three years of research and travel to write the book which includes interviews with childhood friends, family, bandmates and journalists. Learn more about the namesake of Idaho’s annual...
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