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Born and raised in Arkansas, Bobby Bones began his radio career at Henderson State University’s KSH 91.1 The Switch at the age of 17, where he graduated with a degree in Radio/TV.During that time, he also worked at KLAZ 105.9 in Hot Springs, Ark., as a part-time air talent.In 2002, Bones was hired by Q100/KQAR in Little Rock, Ark., and The Bobby Bones Night Showwas born.The following year, hemoved to Austin, Texas where he began hosting The Bobby Bones ShowMonday through Friday from 5-10 a.m. CT on96.7 KISS FM.Joined on-air by Lunchbox and Amy, they attracted listeners in droves, as well as top rankings in the market.For his work on the program, Bones was named “Austin Radio Personality of the Year” in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and Austin’s Allianceof Women in Media honored the program with their “Radio Personality of the Year” award seven years in a row. The Bobby Bones Showjoined Premiere Networks’ national lineup in 2011 and was nationally syndicated on CHR radio until February 2013 when the program transitioned to a Country format.Today, the program originates from WSIX in Nashville and can be heard onmore than 150Country radio stations nationwideby millions of listeners.The program was honored with its second CMA Award for “National On-Air Personality of the Year” in 2019 (previous win in 2017), following a third ACM Award in 2018 in the same category. The program was also honored with the Country Radio Seminar/Country Aircheck Awardin theNational/Syndicated Personality/Showcategoryin 2018. The previous year, Bones was the youngest personality to be elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame. He was voted “Best Radio DJ” by readers of The Tennesseanin 2013, 2014and 2015, and he made Nashville Lifestyles’“25 Most Beautiful People” listin 2013.In addition to his weekday program, Bones is host of theweekend Country countdown show, Country Top 30 with Bobby Bones. The four-hour music program airs nationwideon more than 170 affiliatesand features hosts Bones,Amy and Lunchbox as they showcase the top Country songs and go beyond the music to share conversations with the artists.In 2018, Bones was named Vice President, Creative Director of iHeartCountry. In this expanded role, he works with iHeartMedia on a variety of joint ventures and new creative programming initiatives, including executive producing a new one-hour weekend program, Women of iHeartCountry. Executive Produced byBones and hosted by Amy Brown, Women of iHeartCountrylaunched in September 2018and featuresmusic from established female artists and up-and-comers, with weekly guest appearances by other iHeartMedia female on-air personalities. Theprogram airs on more than 130 iHeartCountry radio stations nationwide, in addition to iHeartRadio.Bones is also half of The Raging Idiots, a comedy band with his radio producer Eddie that plays shows all over the U.S., and has raised millions of dollars to benefit various charitable causes. The duo has performed with Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Brad Paisley and Toby Keith. Signed to Black River Entertainment in 2015, the band’s first full-length album, The Critics Give It 5 Stars,debuted at No. Oneon theComedy AlbumsChart and landed in the Top 5 ofBillboard’sCountry Album Chart.The group’s superstar friendsKelsea Ballerini, Lindsay Ell, Charles Kelley, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwoodand more are featured on the album that takes satirical and deliberate cues from today’spopular music.The band also releasedThe Raging Kidiots: Kiddy Up!in 2016, which debuted as the top downloaded children’s albumand was born from the success of the No.One EP, The Raging Idiots Presents -The Raging Kidiots.InMay 2016, HarperCollins releasedBare Bones: I’m Not Lonely If You’re Reading This Book,atouching, funny, heart-wrenching, and triumphant memoir. The book takes fans on anauthentic, raw and hilarious tour of his journey from growing up in Mountain Pine, Arkansas to becoming one of the leading Country radio personalities in the U.S. It spent four weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers Listand claimed the No. One spot on multiple lists including USA Todayand Wall Street Journal.His latest book, Fail Until You Don’t: Fight. Grind. Repeat.was released in June 2018, and experienced overwhelming response, debuting at No. 1 on the New York Times Best SellersList.In April 2018, Bones made his debut onABCTV’s American Idolrebootas a mentor for the top 24 contestants, helping them reach the next level in their artistry and performances.He returnedas an in-house mentor for the 2018 and 2019 seasonsof the beloved singing competition series. In 2018,Bones also competed on Season 27 of Dancing with the Stars, and he took home the coveted mirror ball trophy with partner Sharna Burgess. Following the win, he performedsome of hisfan-favorite routines from the hit ABC-TV show as part of the Dancing with the Stars: Live –A Night to Remembertour.Bones is hitting the road to bring hishilarious stand-up comedy to fans across the country. He’s delivering a fresh batch of jokesonhisBobby Bones Red Hoodie Comedy Tour, which also featuresmusical guests, as well as an opening comedy bit from The Bobby Bones Show's Mike D. TheBobby Bones Red Hoodie Comedy TourfollowsBones' in-demand Funny & Alone Tour, touted as "one we'd see time and time again"(Sounds Like Nashville), selling out more than 20 shows last year.For more information visit: www.BobbyBonesComedy.com.With no signs of slowing down, Bones’ popular podcast, BobbyCasthas been downloaded nearly13 million times. Bones sits down with top artists and songwriters -Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, John Mayer and Chris Stapleton to name a few -for in-depth personal interviews. The podcast’s overwhelming success paved the way for Bones to launch the Nashville Podcast Network, an eclectic collection of podcasts from a variety of Nashville-savvy hosts, giving listeners an inside look at the lifestyle and pop culture in Nashville.Bobby Bones has been dubbed "the most powerful man in country music" by Forbesmagazine, and he puts that star power to good use by supporting numerous charitable initiatives. He was elected to the Board of Directors for Musicians On Call in 2016, and has helpedraise millions of dollars for many worthy causes, including more than $11million for St.Jude’s Children’s Hospital®.Bones has appeared in both movies and on television, including Bandslamwith Vanessa Hudgens, the TODAY show, The Talk on CBS, Fox & Friends, CNN, Live! with Kelly Ripaas a guest host, and Headline Newsand FOX Business’ Kennedy as a recurring guest.Outside the studio, Bobby is very active on social media, constantly engaging and interacting with listeners via Twitter and Facebook.He also enjoys exercising, reading, shopping and going to sporting events.His favorite artists include John Mayer, Darius Rucker, Ben Kweller, Zac Brown Band and Ben Folds Five.

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Monday - Friday
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

1- What is your favorite memory tied to a country song?

When Josh Turner was telling me the story about singing “Two Steppin’ on the Moon” to the astronauts at the International Space Station from NASA in Houston, he said NASA didn’t have any special room or technical set up for him. With his guitarist playing behind him he sang into an old corded phone……I said “Who would’ve thought astronauts would have a land line.” We had a good laugh.

2 - Who is your favorite old school country artist or group?

The go-to answer here is Johnny Cash. I can remember wearing all black in high school and referring to it as a tribute.

3 – What sport are you best at? Have you played it competitively?

Love baseball. I was a pitcher. Loved controlling the pace, the vibe, the game. I played in high school in Edwardsville, Il. We had a good team. Ranked #1 in St. Louis the end of my senior year. I tied a school record for wins in a season with 11. Damaged nerves in my elbow while at a Philadelphia Phillies prospect camp after graduation. If I pitch off a mound now for more than 4 or 5 pitches those nerves will still scream at me.

4 – Do you have any hidden talents?

When you don’t have many skills, you employ them all. There is no point in being good at something if you’re going to keep it a secret…..unless…keeping secrets is a talent. Then yes, you could hide that one, I guess.

5 - When in doubt, what’s your go to drink at a bar?

For the longest part of my adult life the default order here was “scotch – neat”. These days I like to have a look at the shelf before I make an order. Whether it’s the whiskies they have on the shelf or the beer available. Many times now, I’ll just order a Yuengling Flight.

6 – Tacos or Pizza? Defend your argument.

Pizza. Tacos can be amazing, but usually the variations are limited. Pizza has grown to be much more than cheese, pepperoni, or sausage. Also, cold leftover tacos for breakfast have never made me stop and say “This should be a thing!” I love tacos, but pizza is the choice here.

7 – What Tongue Twister will always trip you up?

When you speak for a living, enunciating is crucial. I have recommended the old- school Dr. Suess book “Fox in Sox” to many a new broadcaster to train them to get all of the words out cleanly. That book is more challenging than any childhood tongue twister I remember. Go master it and never fear any tongue twister…..until you are voicing a commercial and a poorly chosen three word phrase will have you looking to order your “Scotch-neat”.

8 – Top three movies and or TV shows….GO!

Top movie: “Shawshank Redemption”. So many great quotes. “Get busy living, or get busy dying”. I don’t ever want to not feel my heart swell when Red realizes he has hope. Runner Up: “O Brother Where Art Thou”

Top TV Show: “Arrested Development”. No wasted lines. If you are laughing at a line, you are missing the next funny line, or the set up to a punch line that will wreck you in a later scene or episode. Runner Up: “Seinfeld”