Art Hains is an American broadcaster in

Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...

, who serves as voice of the

Missouri State Bears The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University). Missouri State's athletics programs date back to 1908. Missouri State competes in the NCAA Div ...

. His voice is also heard on the

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The tea ...

Radio Network. He grew up in Marshall, MO and started work at KMMO Radio in Marshall while in high school. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, majoring in broadcast journalism, and having worked in the SMU sports information office 1973–76. Hains was sports director of KGBX Radio in Springfield, MO from 1977–81, serving as voice of the Southwest Missouri State Bears football/basketball teams. From 1981-85 he worked on the sports staff at KRLD Radio in Dallas, TX, anchoring weekday sportscasts, hosting Dallas Cowboys pre-and post-game shows; play-by-play and color for SMU basketball and studio host for the Southwest Conference Football Radio Network 1982–84. In 1985, he returned to Springfield, MO as coordinator of athletic promotions at Southwest Missouri State, resuming his duties as voice of the Bears. From 1995–2008, he was sports director of Meyer Communications in Springfield, returning to the university in 2008 as licensing director in the Marketing & Communications Department. (SMSU became Missouri State in 2005). Since May 1, 1995, he has hosted a daily afternoon radio show known as "Sports Talk" which first aired on

KWTO (AM) KWTO (560 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Springfield, Missouri. It is owned by Zimmer Midwest Communications and airs a Talk Radio format. The studios and offices are on East Chestnut Expressway in Springfield. KWTO is powered at 5 ...

and later

KWTO-FM KWTO-FM "101.3 Real Country" (previous call letters KTXR) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format, licensed to Buffalo, Missouri, United States. The station was previously owned by Stereo Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Mey ...

when it changed to a

sports radio Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous on-ai ...

format (the show and format moved to

KBFL (AM) KBFL (1060 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. The station most recently and throughout most of its history had a Music of Your Life adult standards format; from September 1, 2013 through March 2, 2015, KBFL broadcast a smooth j ...

and

KBFL-FM KBFL-FM (99.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Buffalo, Missouri. The station was previously owned by Meyer-Baldridge, Inc. The station is simulcast on KBFL and translator K245CA 96.9 FM. On March 2, 2015, KBFL-FM flipped to the “Outlaw Nat ...

on July 30, 2020 after an ownership change of the group of radio stations). Since 2008, he has served as studio host for the Chiefs Radio Network in Kansas City, including their Super Bowl victory in February, 2020. Hains was inducted into the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.

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Living people American broadcasters Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears People from Springfield, Missouri Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-radio-bio-stub