Bobby Bones Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named the Austin radio personality of the year in 2009, 2010 and 2011
• Seven-time winner of Austin's Alliance of Women in Media's radio personality of the year award
• Won the Academy of Country Music Award for national on-air personality of the year for "The Bobby Bones Show" in 2014
• Graduated from Henderson State University with a degree in radio/TV
• Was a part-time on-air personality at KLAZ in Hot Springs, Ark․, before being hired by Q100 in Little Rock, Ark․, in 2002
• Began his career as a broadcaster at Henderson State University's KSH 91․1 when he was 17 years old
• Quote: "I always felt as though if I stayed away from radio people it wouldn't sound like a radio show․ That was always the goal․ Just be yourself ․․․ and be honest and people are going to see that․ Radio is transparent․ You can tell when people are fake․"
• Best known as the host of the radio program "The Bobby Bones Show․"