List of Texas Tech University alumni
Table:
Name

Class year

Notability

References

Bud Andrews

(did not graduate)

Radio DJ

G. W. Bailey

1966

Actor

[30]

Will Bigham

1998

Winner of the 2007 reality series On the Lot

[30][74]

Todd Brunson

(did not graduate)

Professional poker player

[75]

Jerry "Bo" Coleman

—

Radio broadcaster in Lubbock; currently at KDAV AM

[76]

Barry Corbin

1964

Actor

[30]

Dayna Devon

(did not graduate)

Journalist

Colby Donaldson

—

Actor

Aaron Durbin

2004 B.A. 2008 M.P.A.

Comedian

[30]

George Eads

1990

Actor

[30]

Lane Elenburg

—

Big Brother 12 contestant

[77]

Andy Fickman

—

Film director

Clint Formby [a]

1949

Radio broadcaster

[7][50][78]

Johnny Hardwick

—

Comedian; voice actor

Anne Hudson

1999

Radio and TV personality

[79]

Brad Leland

1980

Actor

[80]

Michael Morrison

—

Actor

Joe Norman

—

Actor

[81]

Keith Samples

1977

Writer, producer

[30]

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Curcy Hendricks Andrews , Jr. , known as Bud Andrews ( July 5 , 1940 - August 30 , 2014 ) was an American deejay at Radio KDAV in Lubbock , Texas , who in 1970 is said to have discovered the Mississippi-based humorist Jerry Clower .
George William Bailey ( born August 27 , 1944 ) is an American actor . Although he appeared in many dramatic roles , he may be best remembered for his crusty comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H ( TV series 1979-1983 ) ; Lieutenant/Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films ( 1984-1994 ) and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin ( 1987 ) . He played the role of Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza on TNT 's television crime drama The Closer , and its spinoff series Major Crimes , from 2005 to 2018 .
On the Lot was a single season reality show and online competition for filmmaking , produced by Steven Spielberg , Mark Burnett and David Goffin . The show , which aired on Fox , featured filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions , with the ultimate prize of a million-dollar development deal at DreamWorks . On the Lot premiered May 22 , 2007 , and aired Tuesdays . The On the Lot online Movie Video Making Challenge competition aired online simultaneously alongside the TV show . In the online competition which mirrored the show , competitors from around the globe created and submitted their short films that aired online and were voted on by judges and the national popular vote . The show was initially hosted by Chelsea Handler but she quit early on ; she later said , I quit because I smelled the disaster happening before it did . She was replaced by Adrianna Costa . Initial episodes narrowed 50 semi-finalists down to 18 finalists . After the audition stage , the program was a one-hour show , in which movies were screened : Film Premiere . The next day featured half-hour episodes of viewer reaction , entitled Box Office . Viewers could vote each week for their favorite directors , which resulted in the elimination of the directors with the lowest vote totals . Votes could be made online at thelot.com , in addition to landline calls and Verizon text messages , and were permitted for two hours after the show .
On the Lot was a single season reality show and online competition for filmmaking , produced by Steven Spielberg , Mark Burnett and David Goffin . The show , which aired on Fox , featured filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions , with the ultimate prize of a million-dollar development deal at DreamWorks . On the Lot premiered May 22 , 2007 , and aired Tuesdays . The On the Lot online Movie Video Making Challenge competition aired online simultaneously alongside the TV show . In the online competition which mirrored the show , competitors from around the globe created and submitted their short films that aired online and were voted on by judges and the national popular vote . The show was initially hosted by Chelsea Handler but she quit early on ; she later said , I quit because I smelled the disaster happening before it did . She was replaced by Adrianna Costa . Initial episodes narrowed 50 semi-finalists down to 18 finalists . After the audition stage , the program was a one-hour show , in which movies were screened : Film Premiere . The next day featured half-hour episodes of viewer reaction , entitled Box Office . Viewers could vote each week for their favorite directors , which resulted in the elimination of the directors with the lowest vote totals . Votes could be made online at thelot.com , in addition to landline calls and Verizon text messages , and were permitted for two hours after the show .
Todd Alan Brunson ( born August 7 , 1969 ) is an American professional poker player and the son of poker player Doyle Brunson . Doyle Brunson did not teach Todd how to play ; it was not until he was studying law at Texas Tech University that he learned how to play on his own . Before his senior year , he dropped out of school to turn professional . Most of Brunson 's years as a poker player have been spent playing cash games . He plays at the Bellagio in some of their biggest cash games . Brunson won a bracelet in Omaha High-Low at the 2005 World Series of Poker , making the Brunsons the first father-son combination to each win bracelets at the World Series . Todd Brunson also contributed to his father 's book , Super System 2 , the 2005 sequel to Doyle Brunson 's poker book Super/System , writing the Seven Card Stud High Low Eight or Better section . Brunson 's nickname Darkhorse comes from a tournament he played early in his career , where he was reckoned to be a huge underdog , but outlasted the likes of poker legend Chip Reese . Brunson competed in the Poker Superstars 2 Grand Final against Johnny Chan . In 2006 , Brunson competed in the Poker Superstars 3 Grand Final against Antonio Esfandiari and defeated him by winning the first three matches in a best three out of five heads-up format . In the third round , he was down to 170,000 chips against 3,830,000 chips owned by Esfandiari and eventually won by getting more than five double ups . Brunson took home the $ 400,000 first prize In 2006 , Brunson competed in the Poker Superstars 2 quarter-finalists freeroll and took home the $ 500,000 first prize after defeating Ted Forrest in the final heads-up confrontation .
Gerald Marlin Coleman , known as Jerry Bo Coleman ( born July 1 , 1936 ) , is a former radio disc jockey in Lubbock , Texas , whose career extended back to 1956 . In recent years , he hosted a popular afternoon drive-home show on the former KDAV AM , 1540 on the dial , which called itself the Buddy Holly station but left the airwaves on March 30 , 2015 .
KDAV ( 1590 AM ) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Lubbock , Texas . The KDAV broadcast license was held by Monte and Gentry Todd Spearman through licensee High Plains Radio Network , LLC From August 18 , 1998 , to March 30 , 2015 , KDAV broadcast an oldies format which focused on 1950s and early 1960s popular , rockabilly , mild doo-wop , and country oldies . The ownership and format of KDAV changed at 11 a.m. on March 30 , 2015 , as the station became part of the High Plains Radio Network .
Leonard Barrie Barry Corbin ( born October 16 , 1940 ) is an American actor . His most well-known role came in the television series Northern Exposure ( 1990-1995 ) , for which he was consecutively nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards .
Dayna Devon ( born March 20 , 1970 ) is a native of San Antonio , Texas and a graduate of Alamo Heights High School and of the University of Texas at San Antonio . Known for her work as an American journalist , was the co-anchor , with Mark McGrath , of the television show Extra before Mario Lopez took over in 2008 . She joined Extra in 1999 as the weekend anchor ; then became the weekday anchor in 2003 . Devon spent over 10 years in television news before joining Extra . She began her broadcast journalism career as the weekend anchor at KTSA-AM radio in San Antonio . She subsequently was an anchor for KMID-TV ( ABC ) in Midland , Texas , and KLST ( CBS ) in San Angelo , Texas . In 1997 , Devon joined the ABC 's Memphis , Tennessee affiliate WPTY-TV as a reporter . The following year , she was promoted to anchor of the station 's three news broadcasts . In 1998 , Devon and her news team were awarded a Best Live Broadcast Emmy Award . Devon also appeared as an interviewer in John Cleese 's episode of Monty Python 's Personal Best ( 2006 PBS ) . In January 2009 , Devon became an on-air presenter on HSN , representing the Sensa Weight-Loss System . She also had a regular blog on hsn.com .
Colby Donaldson ( born April 1 , 1974 ) is an American actor and television personality , best known as the runner-up on Survivor : The Australian Outback and as the host for the shows Top Shot and Top Guns . He is currently the host of the butchering competition reality show , The Butcher .
George Eads III [ citation needed ] ( born March 1 , 1967 [ citation needed ] ) , is an American actor , known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS police drama CSI : Crime Scene Investigation . On November 25 , 2014 , it was announced that Eads would be leaving the show , which in any event was not renewed for the following season - meaning he only missed the series finale television movie , Immortality . He later starred as Jack Dalton on the CBS action-adventure series MacGyver for three seasons .
In total , thirteen house guests entered the house on the twelfth edition of American reality television series USA Big Brother where the house guests were on camera 24 hours a day . Each week , one or more of the house guests was evicted by votes from the remaining house guests until only one remained and was crowned the winner .
Big Brother 12 was the twelfth season of the American reality television series Big Brother . It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name , which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000 . The series premiered on CBS on July 8 , 2010 and lasted ten weeks until the live finale on September 15 , 2010 . The twelfth season saw a slight increase in ratings when compared to the past season of the series . The season premiered to a total of 7.35 million viewers , a slight increase from the previous season 's launch and the highest for a premiere episode since Big Brother 8 . The season finale had a total of 7.89 million viewers , continuing to average slightly above the past season and the highest since the eight edition . In total , the series averaged 7.76 million viewers , higher than that of the previous two seasons and the highest since Big Brother 5 in 2004 . Big Brother 12 was initially set to feature a total of 14 HouseGuests , though one HouseGuest left the show before entering the house and was not replaced . The series ended after 75 days , in which HouseGuest Hayden Moss was crowned the Winner , while Lane Elenburg was crowned the Runner-Up .
Andy Fickman is an American film director , film producer , screenwriter , television director , television producer , and theatre director . His credits as a theater director include the premiere of the Reefer Madness ! musical , the first Los Angeles production of the play Jewtopia , and the Los Angeles , Off-Broadway and London productions of Heathers : The Musical . He made his screen directing debut in 2002 with the teen sex comedy Who 's Your Daddy ? . The film was released directly to DVD in 2005 . He is currently the director and producer of Internet Icon on YouTube , as well as the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait . He also has a production company entitled Oops Doughnuts Productions .
John Michael Hardwick ( born December 21 , 1958 in Austin , Texas ) is an American comedian , and voice actor . He is best known as the voice of Dale Gribble in the animated American television show King of the Hill . He served as staff writer , story editor , and producer for the show as well . He has four Prime Time Emmy nominations and in 1999 he won an Emmy Award for his work as a producer on King of the Hill .
Anne Hudson ( born in Bowling Green , Kentucky ) is a syndicated television personality and radio personality out of Austin , Texas . Hudson is currently the Lifestyle reporter for Time Warner Cable News Austin & San Antonio . Hudson won the Alliance for Women in Media 'Best TV Personality ' award in 2014 . Hudson won the Alliance for Women in Media 'Best Radio Personality ' award in 2018 & 2019 . Hudson is the morning show co-host on 96.7 KISS-FM popular morning show The Billy The Kidd Show . In addition , Hudson host her own mid-day show on the legendary Top 40 Country Radio Station KASE 101 in Austin . KASE 101 in Austin , Texas .
Brad Leland ( born September 15 , 1954 ) is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights . He has appeared in over 100 feature films and television shows and numerous theater performances .
Milton Owen Ingley ( May 23 , 1946 - December 22 , 2006 ) , also known as Michael Morrison , was an American pornographic actor , producer , and director . He was a member the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame .
Keith Samples is a film and television director , producer and writer . He founded Rysher Entertainment in 1991 and was CEO before leaving in 1997 to concentrate on writing and directing .