Tony Dean (conservationist)
Tony Dean (November 26, 1940 – October 19, 2008[1]) was an American outdoors broadcaster, columnist and conservationist. Dean's (nickname Deeno) real name was Anthony DeChandt.[2]
Starting in 1985, Dean had hosted and produced the television show Tony Dean Outdoors, broadcast regionally in the upper Midwestern United States.[2][3] He recorded several episodes of the show together co-hosted with Jason Mitchell for Tony Dean Outdoors prior to Mitchell's purchase of the program, now known as Jason Mitchell Outdoors. Dean also produced the daily radio show "Dakota Backroads" for nearly two decades and wrote columns for the Argus Leader, the daily newspaper of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[3]
His programs received more than 160 regional and national awards. Dean served as a press secretary for former Governor of South Dakota, Republican Frank Farrar.[2]
Dean supported candidates based on their stance on the issue of conservation, and he was criticized for his support of
Dean died on October 19, 2008, after complications from an
Senator Johnson eulogized Dean for "his advocacy on behalf of conservation and sportsmen alike", noting that "[h]e understood the right balance".[2]
References
- ^ Home page Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, Tony Dean Outdoors. Accessed November 1, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Via Associated Press. "Outdoors broadcaster Tony Dean dies" Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Star Tribune, October 20, 2008. Accessed November 1, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Verges, Josh. "Columnist Tony Dean dies at 67", Argus Leader, October 20, 2008. Accessed November 1, 2008.