Brooks Anderson Added to Independence Bowl Staff as Director of Ticket Sales and Operations

SHREVEPORT, La. (July 2, 2025) – In partnership with Taymar Sales U., the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl named Brooks Anderson as the Director of Ticket Sales and Operations.

In his role, Anderson will be tasked with leading the ticket sales and operations efforts in the Shreveport-Bossier City community. 

“We are thrilled to add Brooks Anderson to our staff and are very thankful to [Taymar President] Joe Rickert, [Taymar Founder/CEO] Mark Dyer and their whole organization for their help in finding a wonderful fit for this position, our staff and our community,” said Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Executive Director Missy Setters. “We are excited for Brooks to become ingrained in our great community and cannot wait for our fan base to meet and work with him.”

Anderson graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in Business Administration and spent several years working in sports in Wichita, Kan., including with the ECHL’s Wichita Thunder. Brooks found a passion for building relationships and creating great experiences for fans in the world of professional hockey and is to help take the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl to the next level for local and traveling fans.

UPCOMING EVENT – Kickoff Dinner featuring Mack Brown

Mack Brown is a college football legend – a College Football Hall of Famer, two-time Coach of the Year and BCS National Champion –  and will be the featured speaker at the 15th Annual Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Kickoff Dinner on Monday, August 18 at the Shreveport Convention Center.

Brown has been a staple of the college football coaching world over the past 47 years with five stops in 36 years as head coach at four different universities – Appalachian State (1983), Tulane (1985-1987), North Carolina (1988-1997 and 2019-2024) and Texas (1998-2013). During his 36-year head coaching career, Brown compiled a 288-155-1 record. His 288 wins rank him seventh on the FBS all-time wins list. He is a two-time National Coach of the Year – winning the 2005 Paul W. “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year Award and the 2008 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year Award. He won the 2005 BCS National Championship with the Longhorns in one of the most memorable games in college football history.

Individual tickets to the event are on sale for $50 apiece, and a table of eight is $400. Tickets can be purchased at RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com/shop or by calling the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl office at (318) 221-0712 or toll-free at (888) 414-BOWL. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for a cocktail hour and dinner buffets will open at 6:15 p.m. The program will begin at 7 p.m. with a Q&A to conclude.

ABOUT THE RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES INDEPENDENCE BOWL™

Established in 1976, the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl™ is college football’s 11th most historic bowl game. The 49th edition will kick off on Tuesday, December 30 at 1 p.m. CST on ESPN. Radiance Technologies is the bowl’s title sponsor through the 2025-26 Bowl Season, and the bowl’s conference and television agreements also run through the 2025-26 season. 

The Independence Bowl Foundation is prevalent in the Shreveport-Bossier City area throughout the year, hosting events to help enhance the economic impact and growth of our community. The Mission of the Independence Bowl is to attract and provide quality, nationally recognized football competition oriented to the Ark-La-Tex region. For more information, visit RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com or follow the bowl on Facebook, X and Instagram at @IndyBowl.