Cowboy Ted's Bio

"Cowboy" Ted Hallisey has spent most of his life as an educator and started the Cowboy Ted's Foundation for Kids in 1999 with the goal of touching the lives of one million kids in a healthy and positive way. So far - he has visited with over 200,000 kids to teach them about Healthy Choices.

CT has worked for 10 radio stations in California and Utah including RADIO DISNEY in Salt Lake City. His voice has been heard on radio stations all over the United States. He has written and published (10) books for kids - (3) Utah Family Recreation Guides and (4) coloring books. The books are also being translated into French, German and Spanish versions.

Cowboy Ted has been involved with the sport of rodeo for over 25 years as a radio and print journalist and rodeo announcer. He has covered the National Finals Rodeo and several Regional&National Rodeos.

Cowboy Ted served as a college instructor in Arizona, California, Missouri and Utah. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Fresno State and Master of Education degree in Health PE&Recreation from Utah State University.

CT has presented at several National Health Education conferences and is a member of the Chronic Disease and Tobacco Prevention advisory committee for the National Association of Local Board's of Health. He also served two terms on the Board of Directors for the Southwest Utah Public Health Department.

CT is a former Collegiate Sports Information Director at San Francisco State and Salt Lake Community College. He taught college PE classes at Utah State University and Dixie State College and coached high school softball&volleyball.

He is currently the PE teacher at Valley View Elementary School in Bountiful, Utah.