Former Rutherford County broadcaster Hudley Crockett of Rockvale, passed away last Wednesday at the age of 89. 

Crockett was a popular sportscaster and news anchor for WSIX radio and television. He did a different high school game each week on the Nashville station and later was that TV station's news anchor. He was also an ABC regional correspondent, plus has special assignments in Europe and Latin America. 

His news connections created an interest in politics, and in the 1966 Hudley joined the gubernatorial campaign of earlier Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington. He was actively engaged in the state’s industrial development program and was appointed as the Governor’s Special Representative to the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Authority.

In 1968, Hudley was appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to the Federal State Telecommunications Advisory Commission and was later elected to the Commission’s Executive Committee. During that time, Hudley had the opportunity to work with the staffs of President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey in organizing their frequent visits to Tennessee.

Hudley Crockett was a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1970 and later for Governor of Tennessee in 1974. He lost both of those races and returned to the communications world.

The Rutherford County native started a firm that created video training tapes for financial institutions across the nation. 

After retiring, he and his wife spent their time between their home in Nashville and family farm here in Rutherford County. 

His wife of 68-years, Patricia “Pat” Ann Tiesler Crockett, passed away in 2020. 

Hudley was survived by 6 children and 15 grandchildren.  CLICK HERE for obituary and more details. 

Services

Visitation with the family will be Monday, April 18, 2022, from 4:00pm until 7:00pm at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 11:00 am at Farris Chapel United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Yeargan Cemetery.