Those Who Helped Make Us Great
Dr. Keith Anderson
- Sport:
- Football
- Years:
- 1977-79
- Hometown:
- Vallejo, Calif.
- Current Residence:
- Boise, Idaho
Graduation Year: 1980
Career Status and/or Accomplishments:
Married, two adult sons.
Why did you choose Boise State?
I came to Boise State to be a big fish in a small pond and to play in Bronco Stadium.
How did Boise State impact your life?
Yes, coming to Boise State truly impacted my life. Even though I was an aware Black young man at the time, Boise helped me to turn into a thinking Black man. Finding out that was good to think like a Black man, put me on a road to bridging the racial gap. So, Boise helped me to find my life’s calling!
How do you stay in contact with Boise State?
For years I worked for and taught at Boise State University. When I was teaching I was able to keep in contact with players who were students. I have an autographed Minnesota Vikings football, signed by Carl Eller. His grandson Nick Alexander was a BSU defensive end. He and DeMarcus Lawrence were in my class. Nick needed some advice. I helped him and he told his grandfather. Eller appreciated me helping and had Nick give me the signed football.
Career Status and/or Accomplishments:
- 6 years as a banker at Idaho First National Bank
- 6 years at Executone (computerized telephone industry)
- 4 years in radio advertisement at KHEZ 103.3
- 20 years as an adjunct instructor at Boise State University (Communication Disassembling Racism, Sociology of African Americans)
- 25 years with Trio Educational Talent Search at Boise State University
- Earned doctorate in educational leadership from University of Idaho, 2006
- 3 years as owner and host of Praise Time Videos television show on CBS Affiliates in Boise, Idaho and Lewiston, Idaho (First African-American in Idaho to host a television show)
- 20+ years conducting seminars on racism and anti-racism
- 2 novels, ‘A Field Day’ and ‘A Black Soul Rises’
- 300+ articles published on religion, race and race within religion
- 15 years of concerts and dinner shows, performing the music of Nat King Cole and contemporary gospel concerts
- CD: ‘Keith Anderson Celebrates Nat King Cole’ and contemporary gospel cassette and CD: ‘We All Must Change,’ Book: ‘From Racist to Non-Racist to Anti-Racist: Becoming Part of the Solution’ (6/2020), CD: Spoken Word and Songs ‘Love Conquers Hate’ (6/2020)
Married, two adult sons.
Why did you choose Boise State?
I came to Boise State to be a big fish in a small pond and to play in Bronco Stadium.
How did Boise State impact your life?
Yes, coming to Boise State truly impacted my life. Even though I was an aware Black young man at the time, Boise helped me to turn into a thinking Black man. Finding out that was good to think like a Black man, put me on a road to bridging the racial gap. So, Boise helped me to find my life’s calling!
How do you stay in contact with Boise State?
For years I worked for and taught at Boise State University. When I was teaching I was able to keep in contact with players who were students. I have an autographed Minnesota Vikings football, signed by Carl Eller. His grandson Nick Alexander was a BSU defensive end. He and DeMarcus Lawrence were in my class. Nick needed some advice. I helped him and he told his grandfather. Eller appreciated me helping and had Nick give me the signed football.
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