Wayne Edwards bonus material | With a Cup of Tea
Channel: This House of Books
Date: 26/09/2021

In the course of interviewing Wayne Edwards for a With a Cup of Tea episode, we discussed changes in rural life that he witnessed in his lifetime. Wayne was a banker in Denton, and at one point he was tapped to be the high school football coach. In both roles, he was placed at the center of the community and had an insider's view of what was happening over the decades. 
As a banker, he was as familiar as possible with the economic forces that shaped the little community into which he was born. 
In little places like Denton, the high school is the heart of the community, the place where the pictures of each graduating class hang in the hallways and so much of the history is preserved. As a coach, he was a key part of the everyday conversation at the café, tracing the accomplishments of the community's youth, and linking this community with other similar communities around the state.
Although this material is not directly the topic of his books, it contributes to the background. 
This material made the interview too long, but on the other hand, it was too good to cut. It is here as bonus material to he With a Cup of Tea interview.