Wes Allison joins NWSS

After 23 years leading the Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo in Waco, Texas, Wes Allison was tabbed to lead the historic NWSS.

On the final weekend of the 2026 National Western Stock Show, new president and CEO Wes Allison discussed his first year leading the historic 120-year-old event. The conversation too place inside the impressive Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Livestock Center with its green-turfed show arena. “For me it has been a lot of observing and making sure we are ready,” said Allison about his year-one NWSS. “We have a great staff and a great crew.”

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