Bobby Bones Show
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The Bobby Bones Show is a morning radio show broadcast in Austin, Texas
, on 96.7 KISS FM
and syndicated in Wichita, Kansas
, Amarillo, Texas
, Lubbock, Texas
, Augusta, Georgia
, Waco, Texas
, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama
. Bobby Bones is accompanied by co-hosts Lunchbox, Amy, Carlos, and Alayna. Jay Shannon is program director. According to Clear Channel Radio, the show is the number one rated morning show in Austin, Wichita, Amarillo, and Lubbock. The morning show runs on weekdays from 6 AM to 10 AM. On July 18, 2011, it was announced that Bobby signed a three-year extension to do mornings for Clear Channel's Kiss 96.7 KHFI, and also signed a deal with Premiere Networks for syndication rights.
, on April 2, 1980, but currently lives in Austin, Texas.
Bobby's first job in radio was at the age of 18 on the college radio station KSH 91.1 The Switch at Henderson State University
. With only a week of experience at The Switch, Bobby landed a job in Hot Springs with KLAZ
105.9 as part-time air talent. During his four-year stint at KLAZ
, Bobby was responsible for turning ten college students into professional broadcasters
(most of whom worked at KLAZ with Bobby's recommendation).
After graduating from Henderson State University in the summer of 2002, Bobby was hired by a Little Rock station, KQAR - Q100, to host The Bobby Bones Night Show. Bobby garnered tons of national attention on his show in Little Rock with a stunt where Bobby sneaked into a competing station's building to take over their radio waves for over 15 minutes. The act generated buzz nation-wide and also landed Bobby in legal trouble. Even with legal issues on his resume, Bobby was promoted within the company and was offered syndication for The Bobby Bones Night Show in Austin, San Antonio, New Orleans, Meridian
and Oklahoma City
. This market gave Bobby a 3-million listener market
nightly.
In July 2003, Bobby was offered to move his show to the west coast for an even larger radio market. Through several contract negotiations throughout the years, Bobby has remained in Austin where he hosts the Bobby Bones Show on 96.7 KISS FM, and is syndicated in various other markets throughout the country.
Bobby's first TV gig
was a short stint on the Bozo
Show at age 6. Bobby has been featured on Ryan Seacrest
's show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, on E!
for an interview done with Matthew McConaughey
. Bobby recently expanded his on-screen career playing an emcee, Gordy, at an event in the movie Bandslam, starring Alyson Michalka
, Gaelan Connell, Scott Porter
and Vanessa Hudgens, releaseed on August 14, 2009. Bobby hosted two shows on METV, Airwaves and The Almost Late Show with Bobby Bones.
Bobby's dog Dusty is named after the program director (Dusty Black) who put the show back on the air after the show was taken off-air due to a prank from a regular bit called "Lunchwalking." The prank went wrong when Lunchbox went into a gas station to buy a pack of gum with a pair of pantyhose over his head. They were put back on the air two weeks after the incident.
In October 2008, Bobby ran a rumor on the internet that he was dating Vanessa Hudgens. Bobby told his listeners to perform a Google
search of "Bobby Bones Vanessa Hudgens" to see if he could get a rumor started. After seeing a steady increase in ratings in the Google Trends
, he told his listeners to search "Bobby Bones Vanessa Hudgens vacation photos" and "Bobby Bones Vanessa Hudgens on the beach". On October 14, 2008, it was the number two search topic on Google.
Bobby Bones was selected to co-host Live with Regis and Kelly
on January 26th in place of vacationing Regis Philbin
.
Bobby Bones appears on the evening show Prime News on the station Headline News.
Bobby and his close friend Andy Roddick
co-hosted a sports radio show on Fox Sports Radio on August 6, 2011. They have both expressed interest in having their own sports show. Currently, they both are in discussions to get their own show.
to "LB" or "Lunch") hometown is Austin, Texas
. LB has not revealed the true story behind his nickname, but LB insists that when he was a child, he was caught shoplifting a superhero lunchbox. Ever since he was caught, family and friends have referred to him as Lunchbox. He grew up in Austin and became a member of the LWC (Little White Criminals). There, he obtained the alias "Jason Gibble". LB attended the University of Texas at San Antonio
but dropped out having only three credit hours left to complete his bachelor's degree. LB was an intern
for two country stations in Austin, Texas. Bobby met LB at a bar in Austin and thought that LB would be perfect for his radio show. LB was arrested on August 9, 2004 for a bit gone wrong. He was arrested after walking into a convenience store in south Austin with a stocking mask over his head to purchase gum. The clerk at the store saw LB and pressed the silent alarm. LB was charged with making a terroristic threat, and the show was taken off the air for two weeks. . Bobby and Lunchbox were suspended from the air for two weeks after the incident. Lunchbox has appeared in the popular NBC
TV show Friday Night Lights
. It appeared that LB had a speaking part, but it was quickly learned that the producers chose to replace his voice with a voice-over actor's. Lunchbox claims to "hook up" with many women; his co-host believe he exaggerates or fabricates these "hook-up' stories. Lunchbox expresses a stereotypical view of woman and marriage, and displays a dislike for overweight people. He is the liberal member of the team, in opposition to Amy's conservative viewpoints. When LB is not working, he volunteers his time with the local Meals on Wheels program. He used to be made fun of for his "five dollar" haircut,until starting a bet in 2009 in which he would have to let his hair grow out all year. Lunchbox is now made fun of for his "Bieber" haircut named after the popular singer Justin Bieber
. LB has regular bits on the show including The "Bonehead" Story of the Day (where LB finds local news stories of criminals or simply town locals doing foolish things to get caught/in trouble), "Lunchwalking" (similar to Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" bit) and "Guess Your Weight" (where LB guesses women's weights over the phone on the radio).
/Pinehurst
area in North Carolina
. She married Ben, a long-time family friend, and their engagement period lasted approximately two months. The show sometimes makes fun of her for getting married so quickly. She attended Texas A&M University
, and was only three credit-hours hours short from completing her degree. In 2008, Amy completed an online course from Texas Tech University
and received her Bachelor's Degree. Prior to joining the show, Amy was a sales person for a granite company. She quit her job as a salesperson to join the show in 2006. Although Amy was not picked during a co-host search event to replace former co-host Jill, she was made a morning show regular by Bobby to share the co-host duties with Sara (the co-host search winner). Sara ended up leaving the show to be closer to family. Ironically, Sara ended up moving back to Austin and is now a co-host on a rival morning radio show. Amy and her husband, Ben, moved from Austin to North Carolina in the summer of 2008 because of Ben's job as an Air Force pilot. Because she lives in North Carolina she does the show remotely from her house. However, because most of her family still lives in Austin, she occasionally goes back to Austin to visit and will do the show with the rest of the cast at the radio station. This is usually the case around the holidays. When Amy is in the studio the show takes advantage and does bits that it would normally not get to do with Amy being out of the studio. During the show, Amy does the Hollywood Skinny four times throughout the show. Amy is also the mid-morning DJ for 96.7 Kiss FM which starts immediately after the Bobby Bones Show. Amy is a devout Christian and a Republican and provides an opposing opinion to Lunchbox.She loves her sister, Cristi, her niece and nephews Adelyn, Gunnison, Creede, and South, and her brother-in-law Ben.
on the show while he was in college. Carlos attended Bowie High School
in Austin, Texas, and went on to Schreiner University
to play baseball
. He is made fun of for his mumbiling and a running joke with the show is that he is a "pickleman" Carlos went running one day at a middle school track claiming it was close to his house while school was still in session. It was then found out that he had lied about the geographical conditions and was therefore branded "pickleman" which had to do with a pedophilia case.
, Venezuela
and currently resides in Austin. Alayna started off at the Bobby Bones Show as an intern. Shortly after finishing up her stint as an intern Alayna was hired to be the producer of the show. As producer of the show she is in charge of the group of interns and inputs segments, clips, and runs various bits. Alayna is considered by many on the show to be the most valuable person on the show. During the show she does the traffic and weather report and occasionally chimes in on various topics that the show is discussing. Alayna has described herself as "weird" on-air on several occasions. She is bisexual and has made out with a female intern on the show before Alayna also made news when she found a boyfriend from Los Angeles
via twitter
after she started following him because she really liked his tweets.
featuring Justin Timberlake
and T.I.
. Lunchbox's theme song is "All I Do is Win" by DJ Khaled
. Carlos' theme song is "You're The Best Around" by Joe Esposito
. Amy's theme song is "Juicy" by Better than Ezra
.
that is played on air
between the co-hosts to properly name the artist and song that Bobby plays. The co-hosts use their names as their buzzer and can be awarded one point for naming the artist, one point for naming the title of the song, and three points for naming the theme. There have been 5 seasons of NTT. The first person to win 25 games in a season is considered the champion. Amy has won each and every season. Her latest win came in August 2011. NTT is so popular that there is an annual NTT tournmanet held in Austin and hosted by Bobby.
. Recently Andy Roddick
, Brooklyn Decker
, and her mom took on the morning show in a game. The Roddick/Decker team swept the Bobby Bones team.
, John Madden
, John Lennon
, or John the Baptist
. If a cast member cannot name a person with the same proper name in the allotted time, he or she is considered "out". A cast member receives 0 points for being eliminated first, 1 point for being eliminated second, 2 points for being eliminated third, and 3 points for being eliminated last. The cast member with the most points at the end of the game wins. The Name Game has been retired from the rotation and is seldomly played now.
between the co-hosts. The game consists of two teams composed of Bobby and Amy placed against Lunchbox and Carlos. The game is based on word association
. One team member is given a word, and they must give the first word that comes to their head. Their teammate is invited back into the room and is given the same list of words. The object of the game is for the second teammate to match the word given by the first teammate. The team with the most word matches wins the game. This game has been retired from the rotation.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, on 96.7 KISS FM
KHFI-FM
KHFI-FM is an Austin, Texas radio station playing Top 40 and licensed to Georgetown, Texas, with an ERP of 100,000 Watts from a transmitter site near West Lake Hills, Texas.-History:...
and syndicated in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
, Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
, Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
, Waco, Texas
Waco, Texas
Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....
, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...
. Bobby Bones is accompanied by co-hosts Lunchbox, Amy, Carlos, and Alayna. Jay Shannon is program director. According to Clear Channel Radio, the show is the number one rated morning show in Austin, Wichita, Amarillo, and Lubbock. The morning show runs on weekdays from 6 AM to 10 AM. On July 18, 2011, it was announced that Bobby signed a three-year extension to do mornings for Clear Channel's Kiss 96.7 KHFI, and also signed a deal with Premiere Networks for syndication rights.
Bobby Bones
Bobby Bones was born in Hot Springs, ArkansasHot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
, on April 2, 1980, but currently lives in Austin, Texas.
Bobby's first job in radio was at the age of 18 on the college radio station KSH 91.1 The Switch at Henderson State University
Henderson State University
Henderson State University, founded in 1890 as Arkadelphia Methodist College, is a four-year public liberal arts university located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States. It is Arkansas's only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges...
. With only a week of experience at The Switch, Bobby landed a job in Hot Springs with KLAZ
KLAZ
KLAZ is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Hit Radio format. The station serves the Hot Springs, Arkansas area. The station is currently owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation....
105.9 as part-time air talent. During his four-year stint at KLAZ
KLAZ
KLAZ is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Hit Radio format. The station serves the Hot Springs, Arkansas area. The station is currently owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation....
, Bobby was responsible for turning ten college students into professional broadcasters
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
(most of whom worked at KLAZ with Bobby's recommendation).
After graduating from Henderson State University in the summer of 2002, Bobby was hired by a Little Rock station, KQAR - Q100, to host The Bobby Bones Night Show. Bobby garnered tons of national attention on his show in Little Rock with a stunt where Bobby sneaked into a competing station's building to take over their radio waves for over 15 minutes. The act generated buzz nation-wide and also landed Bobby in legal trouble. Even with legal issues on his resume, Bobby was promoted within the company and was offered syndication for The Bobby Bones Night Show in Austin, San Antonio, New Orleans, Meridian
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
and Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
. This market gave Bobby a 3-million listener market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
nightly.
In July 2003, Bobby was offered to move his show to the west coast for an even larger radio market. Through several contract negotiations throughout the years, Bobby has remained in Austin where he hosts the Bobby Bones Show on 96.7 KISS FM, and is syndicated in various other markets throughout the country.
Bobby's first TV gig
Gig (musical performance)
Gig is slang for a musical engagement in which musicians are hired. Originally coined in the 1920s by jazz musicians, the term, short for the word "engagement", now refers to any aspect of performing such as assisting with performance and attending musical performance...
was a short stint on the Bozo
Bozo the Clown
Bozo the Clown is a clown character very popular in the United States, peaking in the 1960s as a result of widespread franchising in early television.Originally created by Alan W...
Show at age 6. Bobby has been featured on Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
's show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, on E!
E!
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for an interview done with Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor.After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, McConaughey gained notice for his breakout role in Dazed and Confused . He then appeared in films such as A Time to Kill, Contact, U-571, Tiptoes, Sahara, and We Are Marshall...
. Bobby recently expanded his on-screen career playing an emcee, Gordy, at an event in the movie Bandslam, starring Alyson Michalka
Alyson Michalka
Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka , often credited as Aly, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and musician. Michalka gained fame for playing the role of Marti Perkins in the CW television drama Hellcats...
, Gaelan Connell, Scott Porter
Scott Porter
Matthew Scott Porter , better known as Scott Porter, is an American actor and occasional singer known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights. His character was injured during a football game in the pilot episode and became a paraplegic...
and Vanessa Hudgens, releaseed on August 14, 2009. Bobby hosted two shows on METV, Airwaves and The Almost Late Show with Bobby Bones.
Bobby's dog Dusty is named after the program director (Dusty Black) who put the show back on the air after the show was taken off-air due to a prank from a regular bit called "Lunchwalking." The prank went wrong when Lunchbox went into a gas station to buy a pack of gum with a pair of pantyhose over his head. They were put back on the air two weeks after the incident.
In October 2008, Bobby ran a rumor on the internet that he was dating Vanessa Hudgens. Bobby told his listeners to perform a Google
Google
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search of "Bobby Bones Vanessa Hudgens" to see if he could get a rumor started. After seeing a steady increase in ratings in the Google Trends
Google Trends
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, he told his listeners to search "Bobby Bones Vanessa Hudgens vacation photos" and "Bobby Bones Vanessa Hudgens on the beach". On October 14, 2008, it was the number two search topic on Google.
Bobby Bones was selected to co-host Live with Regis and Kelly
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
on January 26th in place of vacationing Regis Philbin
Regis Philbin
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin is an American media personality, actor and singer, known for hosting talk and game shows since the 1960s. Philbin is often called "the hardest working man in show business" and holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera...
.
Bobby Bones appears on the evening show Prime News on the station Headline News.
Bobby and his close friend Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
co-hosted a sports radio show on Fox Sports Radio on August 6, 2011. They have both expressed interest in having their own sports show. Currently, they both are in discussions to get their own show.
Lunchbox (Co-Host)
Lunchbox's (shortened on airOn Air
On Air is the second solo release by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project, however the album's chief creative force was the Project's long-time guitarist, Ian Bairnson...
to "LB" or "Lunch") hometown is Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. LB has not revealed the true story behind his nickname, but LB insists that when he was a child, he was caught shoplifting a superhero lunchbox. Ever since he was caught, family and friends have referred to him as Lunchbox. He grew up in Austin and became a member of the LWC (Little White Criminals). There, he obtained the alias "Jason Gibble". LB attended the University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...
but dropped out having only three credit hours left to complete his bachelor's degree. LB was an intern
Intern
Internship is a system of onthejob training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career. They may also be as young as middle school or in...
for two country stations in Austin, Texas. Bobby met LB at a bar in Austin and thought that LB would be perfect for his radio show. LB was arrested on August 9, 2004 for a bit gone wrong. He was arrested after walking into a convenience store in south Austin with a stocking mask over his head to purchase gum. The clerk at the store saw LB and pressed the silent alarm. LB was charged with making a terroristic threat, and the show was taken off the air for two weeks. . Bobby and Lunchbox were suspended from the air for two weeks after the incident. Lunchbox has appeared in the popular NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
TV show Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights (TV series)
Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...
. It appeared that LB had a speaking part, but it was quickly learned that the producers chose to replace his voice with a voice-over actor's. Lunchbox claims to "hook up" with many women; his co-host believe he exaggerates or fabricates these "hook-up' stories. Lunchbox expresses a stereotypical view of woman and marriage, and displays a dislike for overweight people. He is the liberal member of the team, in opposition to Amy's conservative viewpoints. When LB is not working, he volunteers his time with the local Meals on Wheels program. He used to be made fun of for his "five dollar" haircut,until starting a bet in 2009 in which he would have to let his hair grow out all year. Lunchbox is now made fun of for his "Bieber" haircut named after the popular singer Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...
. LB has regular bits on the show including The "Bonehead" Story of the Day (where LB finds local news stories of criminals or simply town locals doing foolish things to get caught/in trouble), "Lunchwalking" (similar to Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" bit) and "Guess Your Weight" (where LB guesses women's weights over the phone on the radio).
Amy (Co-host)
Amy's hometown is Austin, though she currently lives in the Southern PinesSouthern Pines, North Carolina
Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 10,918 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Southern Pines is located at ....
/Pinehurst
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Pinehurst is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,706 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the Pinehurst Resort, venue of the 1936 PGA Championship, the 1951 Ryder Cup. The host site for the 1999, 2005,& 2014 U.S. Open Golf Championships, the 2008 U.S....
area in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. She married Ben, a long-time family friend, and their engagement period lasted approximately two months. The show sometimes makes fun of her for getting married so quickly. She attended Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
, and was only three credit-hours hours short from completing her degree. In 2008, Amy completed an online course from Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
and received her Bachelor's Degree. Prior to joining the show, Amy was a sales person for a granite company. She quit her job as a salesperson to join the show in 2006. Although Amy was not picked during a co-host search event to replace former co-host Jill, she was made a morning show regular by Bobby to share the co-host duties with Sara (the co-host search winner). Sara ended up leaving the show to be closer to family. Ironically, Sara ended up moving back to Austin and is now a co-host on a rival morning radio show. Amy and her husband, Ben, moved from Austin to North Carolina in the summer of 2008 because of Ben's job as an Air Force pilot. Because she lives in North Carolina she does the show remotely from her house. However, because most of her family still lives in Austin, she occasionally goes back to Austin to visit and will do the show with the rest of the cast at the radio station. This is usually the case around the holidays. When Amy is in the studio the show takes advantage and does bits that it would normally not get to do with Amy being out of the studio. During the show, Amy does the Hollywood Skinny four times throughout the show. Amy is also the mid-morning DJ for 96.7 Kiss FM which starts immediately after the Bobby Bones Show. Amy is a devout Christian and a Republican and provides an opposing opinion to Lunchbox.She loves her sister, Cristi, her niece and nephews Adelyn, Gunnison, Creede, and South, and her brother-in-law Ben.
Carlos (Producer and Co-host)
Carlos is one of the producers of the show along with Alayna. Carlos started as an internIntern
Internship is a system of onthejob training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career. They may also be as young as middle school or in...
on the show while he was in college. Carlos attended Bowie High School
Bowie High School (Austin, Texas)
James Bowie High School is a public high school in southwest Austin, Texas. With an estimated student body of 3,000, and a campus sitting on , Bowie is the largest school in the Austin Independent School District and also the largest secondary school in Central Texas...
in Austin, Texas, and went on to Schreiner University
Schreiner University
Schreiner University is a private liberal arts institution located in Kerrville, Texas. The University enrolls an estimated 1,100 undergraduate and graduate students. It offers 27 four-year undergraduate programs, an MBA and a master of education. Its religious affiliation is to the Presbyterian...
to play baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. He is made fun of for his mumbiling and a running joke with the show is that he is a "pickleman" Carlos went running one day at a middle school track claiming it was close to his house while school was still in session. It was then found out that he had lied about the geographical conditions and was therefore branded "pickleman" which had to do with a pedophilia case.
Alayna (Producer)
Alayna is the producer of the Bobby Bones Show. She is from CaracasCaracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and currently resides in Austin. Alayna started off at the Bobby Bones Show as an intern. Shortly after finishing up her stint as an intern Alayna was hired to be the producer of the show. As producer of the show she is in charge of the group of interns and inputs segments, clips, and runs various bits. Alayna is considered by many on the show to be the most valuable person on the show. During the show she does the traffic and weather report and occasionally chimes in on various topics that the show is discussing. Alayna has described herself as "weird" on-air on several occasions. She is bisexual and has made out with a female intern on the show before Alayna also made news when she found a boyfriend from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
via twitter
Twitter
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after she started following him because she really liked his tweets.
Blogs
The "Blogs" are a look into the lives of the cast of the show. They are treated like a regular web blog where the cast members share something interesting that happened in their lives recently. Amy, Bobby, and Carlos have blogs, and LB has "Lunchbox's Man-blog."Bonehead Story of the Day
The "Bonehead Story of the Day" is a story found by Lunchbox usually revolving around a criminal doing dumb things to get caught. The "Bonehead" also encompasses stories of people generally acting like "boneheads." LB delivers the "Bonehead" once per show.Hollywood Skinny
The "Hollywood Skinny" is a brief update in the world of pop culture that talks about celebrities and their lives. The "Skinny" also informs listeners of what is on TV that night, album release dates and upcoming movie releases. Amy delivers the "Skinny" once an hour for the duration of the show.iPod Downloads of the Week
The "iPod Downloads of the Week" are done once a week where Bobby and the co-hosts tell listeners the last three songs they've downloaded to their iTunes.Sounds of the Last 24 Hours
The "Sounds of the Last 24 Hours" are short sound bytes that re-cap comments and happenings in the news in the last 24 hours. These clips range from interviews on night shows to portions of pop culture clip shows such as TMZ or Entertainment Tonight.News Segment
The "News Segment" is a segment where every cast member brings in an interesting news story that they have found. The ongoing joke is that Carlos always has a story involving death.Tell Me Something Good
"Tell me something good" is a segment where every cast member of the cast brings in a news story that is uplifting and happy. The cast tends to try and find something negative about another cast member's story.Friday Morning Dance Party
The "Friday Morning Dance Party" is a segment where Bobby plays uptempo-feel-good music to celebrate the end of the week. He takes listener's requests from the Bobby Bones Show Facebook Page.Games
Games play an integral part in the fabric of the Bobby Bones Show. Each cast member has his or her own theme music that is played when they win a game. Bobby's theme song is "Winner" by Jamie FoxxJamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...
featuring Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
and T.I.
T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
. Lunchbox's theme song is "All I Do is Win" by DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled
Khaled bin Abdul Khaled , better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his...
. Carlos' theme song is "You're The Best Around" by Joe Esposito
Joe Esposito
Joe Esposito or Joseph Esposito may refer to:*Joe Esposito , Italian-American organized crime figure known as "Diamond Joe"; Sicilian Mafia member active in Prohibition-era Chicago; associate of Al Capone; Republican elected leader of 19th Ward; assassinated*Joe Esposito , American rock concert...
. Amy's theme song is "Juicy" by Better than Ezra
Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra is an American alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Formation and early success:Better Than Ezra was formed in 1988 by its four original members - vocalist and guitarist Kevin Griffin; Joel Rundell, the lead guitarist; bassist Tom Drummond; and drummer, Cary...
.
What Year Was It
"What Year Was It" is played every morning at 7:00am. They choose a caller to play the game, and then Bobby will play clips of a movie, a song, a pop culture reference, and a national news story that all came out or occurred in the same year. The cast member that gets it right gets a point. If one of the cast members is sure they have the correct answer, they can "go 100 percent" and if they get it right, they will get two points, but if they get it wrong they lose a point. Amy is known to be very good at this game and has never lost a season.Name That Tune
"Name That Tune" (or N-T-T) is a game modeled after the original Name That TuneName That Tune
Name That Tune is a television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. Premiering in the United States on NBC Radio in 1952, the show was created and produced by Harry Salter and his wife Roberta....
that is played on air
On Air
On Air is the second solo release by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project, however the album's chief creative force was the Project's long-time guitarist, Ian Bairnson...
between the co-hosts to properly name the artist and song that Bobby plays. The co-hosts use their names as their buzzer and can be awarded one point for naming the artist, one point for naming the title of the song, and three points for naming the theme. There have been 5 seasons of NTT. The first person to win 25 games in a season is considered the champion. Amy has won each and every season. Her latest win came in August 2011. NTT is so popular that there is an annual NTT tournmanet held in Austin and hosted by Bobby.
Bobby Feud
"Bobby Feud" is played on occasion. Lately, the game has been played when there are celebirites in the studio. The game is modeled after the popular tv game show Family FeudFamily Feud
Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...
. Recently Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, Brooklyn Decker
Brooklyn Decker
Brooklyn Danielle Decker is an American fashion model and actress best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, including the cover of the 2010 issue. In addition to working for Victoria's Secret for the 2010 "Swim" collection, she has ventured into television with guest...
, and her mom took on the morning show in a game. The Roddick/Decker team swept the Bobby Bones team.
The Name Game
"The Name Game" is a game of name association. The cast is given a proper name, and each cast member must name a person commonly known in pop culture with the same proper name. For example, if the name given is "John", names given could be John MayerJohn Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
, John Madden
John Madden (American football)
John Earl Madden is a former American professional football player in the National Football League, a former Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and later the NFL, and a former color commentator for NFL telecasts. In 2006, he was inducted into...
, John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, or John the Baptist
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
. If a cast member cannot name a person with the same proper name in the allotted time, he or she is considered "out". A cast member receives 0 points for being eliminated first, 1 point for being eliminated second, 2 points for being eliminated third, and 3 points for being eliminated last. The cast member with the most points at the end of the game wins. The Name Game has been retired from the rotation and is seldomly played now.
Password
"Password" is a game modeled after the original Password that is played on airOn Air
On Air is the second solo release by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project, however the album's chief creative force was the Project's long-time guitarist, Ian Bairnson...
between the co-hosts. The game consists of two teams composed of Bobby and Amy placed against Lunchbox and Carlos. The game is based on word association
Word Association
Word Association is a common word game involving an exchange of words that are associated together. The game is based on the noun phrase word association, meaning "stimulation of an associative pattern by a word" or "the connection and production of other words in response to a given word, done...
. One team member is given a word, and they must give the first word that comes to their head. Their teammate is invited back into the room and is given the same list of words. The object of the game is for the second teammate to match the word given by the first teammate. The team with the most word matches wins the game. This game has been retired from the rotation.
Helium Idol
"Helium Idol" is an annual week-long competition where each cast member sucks in helium from a balloon and sings a song. Each day of the competition the listeners cast their vote on the show's website to decide who was their favorite of the day. The lowest vote-getter is eliminated each day until a champion is crowned.Christmas Gift Giving Competition
The "Christmas Gift Giving Competition" occurs each year a little before Christmas. The show exchanges gifts with one another and then ranks each gift they received.Bonesy Awards
The Bobby Bones Show gives out annual awards to performers, local restaurants, local bars, and other miscellaneous categories referred to as the "Bonesy Awards." The categories, nominees, and winners are determined the cast and/or interns in a popular vote.- 2008 Bonesy Award Winners
- Best Live Studio Performance - Natasha BedingfieldNatasha BedingfieldNatasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...
- Best Fight - Bobby versus Amy (Valentine's DayValentine's DaySaint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
candy fight) - Best Parody - Amy's parody of T.I.T.I.Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
's Whatever You Like - Best Interview - Carlos's interview of a BigfootBigfootBigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...
hunter - Best Live Television Mess-up - Reporter laughs while reading a car crash story
- Most Overplayed Song - Flo RidaFlo RidaTramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
- LowLow (Flo Rida song)"Low" is the debut single by American rapper Flo Rida, featured on his debut album Mail On Sunday and also featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets. The song features T-Pain and was co-written with T-Pain. There is also a remix in which the hook is sung by Flo Rida rather... - Intern of the Year - Intern John (formerly known as Intern Sizzle but was stripped of the title when he quit)
- Salesperson of the Year - Sales Guy Shawn
- Bar of the Year - The Marq
- Favorite Local Media Personality - Olga Campos
- Best Live Studio Performance - Natasha Bedingfield
Awards
- 2008-2009: Best Radio Personality (AWRT)
- 2007-2008: Best Radio Personality (AWRT)
- 2007-2008: Best Radio Personality and Best Radio Program (Austin Music Awards)
- 2004-2005, 2005–2006, 2006-2007: Best Radio Personality (Austin Music Awards)