Arlington Baptist College
Featured on a Public Television Special
(from KERA media press release)

KERA TV special
'Nowhere but Texas'
captures seldom-heard stories from communities across state

NOWHERE BUT TEXAS is a new one-hour television special premiering on Monday, June 4, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. on KERA Channel 13.

NOWHERE BUT TEXAS, filmed on location over the past year, is the latest in a long line of KERA television documentaries focused on the rich local and regional history of Texas.

"Lucky Streak" During the Depression era, parts of Tarrant County were notorious for high-stakes gambling and gangsters - and that was particularly true along a stretch of highway running through the center of Arlington. In the 1930s, celebrities, high rollers and hooligans hit the racetrack at Arlington Downs and flocked to Top O' Hill Terrace, a nearby estate that established an underground casino. This segment features an account of the highly successful casino and the crusade of a zealous local minister that put an end to this North Texas gambling operation.
A Televised Testimony of the Power of God

The KERA Television Special will include the story about how God transformed the TOP O' HILL TERRACE from "Poker to Preachers". The film and production crew spent days on our campus doing interviews and filming (including a Chapel service). This broadcast will reach over 3.2 million viewers in the North Texas region. God has presented this opportunity to Arlington Baptist College and the World Baptist Fellowship at no cost to us. We thank Mrs. Vickie Bryant for her dedication to preserving and presenting the history and heritage of ABC and the WBF. The KERA special featuring the history of Arlington Baptist College is one of the benefits of her labor of love.