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Houston Hosts The Final Four — Will The City Become The Next Big Events Destination?

The NCAA men’s college basketball Final Four tournament takes place this weekend here in Houston. It’s, in many ways, a sort of dress rehearsal for next year’s Super Bowl. We talk with News 88.7’s Gail Delaughter about the final preparations for — and potential impact of — this weekend’s national championship. (Above: Houston Mayor Sylvester […]

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The NCAA men’s college basketball Final Four tournament takes place this weekend here in Houston. It’s, in many ways, a sort of dress rehearsal for next year’s Super Bowl.

We talk with News 88.7’s Gail Delaughter about the final preparations for — and potential impact of — this weekend’s national championship.

(Above: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner describes Final Four preparations. Photo: Gail Delaughter, Houston Public Media.)

MORE: Houston Hosts The Final Four; Will The City Become The Next Big Events Destination? (News 88.7, March 31, 2016)

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Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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