Terry Wallace

Terry Wallace is Oaklawn's Director of Media Relations and Track Announcer. He begins his 35th season as Oaklawn's track announcer in 2009 and has headed the Media Relations Department since 1984. He is also Simulcast Host during the track's Simulcast Season and a member of the Oaklawn Senior Management Team.

Called "The Most Recognizable Voice In Arkansas", Terry has called every race at Oaklawn since 1975, never missing a day at the track during that lengthy stretch.  Through the 2007 live season he has called 19,089 consecutive races at Oaklawn. One of racing's most versatile individuals, he has performed as race-caller at Ak-Sar-Ben, The Great Barrington Fair, Louisiana Downs, River Downs, Horsemens Park and numerous other tracks; as a journalist he has been a regular contributor for Daily Racing Form and a number of other newspapers and racing periodicals; and as a broadcaster, his race calls have become popular throughout the nation. 

Wallace has a B.A. degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he majored in modern languages. He also spent a year at The Sorbonne in Paris, France. He is on the Mid-South Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society; chairman of the Garland County Relay For Life; President of the Garland County American Cancer Society Leadership Council; on the Board of Directors for the Garland County Literacy Council; and actively engaged with the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. In 2007 he was inducted into the Nebraska Racing Hall of Fame.  He received the President's Award from the Garland County Hospitality Association  and the Diamond Award from the Advertising and Promotion Commission for his efforts on behalf of tourism in the area. He has a son, Ernie, in financial services near Cincinnati, Ohio; a son, Jake, a doctoral candidate at University of Georgia; a daughter, Sarah, an architect working for a firm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and four grandchildren.