FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2012

This October on KERA’s CEO with Lee Cullum

DALLAS/FORT WORTH – On the October episode of CEO, Roland Dickey, Jr., President and CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., traces the history of Dickey’s Barbecue, a Dallas favorite since 1941. Through explosive growth in franchising, the home-grown fare now reaches customers across the country. Regarding how the company deals with rising food costs without raising prices, Dickey states “We have real food inflation faster than monetary inflation. But it’s a matter of what you do about it. We have a purchasing department that’s kind of like a war room. They’re in there every day fighting [for our customers].” Dickey also tells host Lee Cullum that it was his father’s tough love that led him to gain work experience elsewhere before earning a spot in the family-owned chain. “It brought a level of confidence that I couldn’t get by reading a book. I had to do it,” says Dickey.

KERA’s CEO features insightful discussions with successful North Texas business leaders from the corporate and not-for-profit sectors about what it takes to make a company successful in today’s global marketplace and changing economy. The October episode featuring Roland Dickey, Jr. airs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 5, 2012, on KERA TV with rebroadcasts at noon Sunday, October 7, and at 10:30 p.m. Monday, October 8, 2012. CEO also can be heard at 5 p.m. Sunday, October 7, 2012, on KERA FM. Following the initial on-air broadcast, the half-hour program will be available on www.kera.org/ceo. Previous CEO episodes are available on demand at www.kera.org/ceo.

CEO is sponsored by Executive Education at the Naveen School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas, Hodges Capital Management and Sewell Automotive Companies. For more information about Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., go to dickeys.com.

ABOUT ROLAND DICKEY, JR.

Roland Dickey, Jr. is the grandson of company founder Travis Dickey, Sr. and has earned his stripes as a third generation restaurant owner. Under his leadership as company President since 2006, he has expanded the restaurant’s reach from 20 to over 260 restaurants and has enthusiastically led the charge to become the world’s largest barbecue franchise. Dickey received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.

ABOUT CEO

Host Lee Cullum conducts insightful discussions with successful North Texas business leaders from the corporate and not-for-profit sectors about what it takes to make a company successful in today’s global marketplace and changing economy. CEO episodes are available on-demand at www.kera.org/ceo.

ABOUT KERA

KERA is a not-for-profit public media organization that serves the people of North Texas. The station broadcasts to the fourth-largest population area in the United States. KERA produces original multimedia content, carries the best in national and international public television and radio programs, and provides online resources at www.kera.org. The station’s extensive coverage of the arts can be found at www.artandseek.org. KERA-TV broadcasts on Channel 13.1. KERA WORLD broadcasts on 13.2. KERA-FM broadcasts on 90.1 in Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton, 88.3 in Wichita Falls, 100.1 in Tyler and 99.3 in Sherman. The music station KXT 91.7 FM is also streamed online at www.kxt.org.

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