Rusty Humphries
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| Born | Ralph Edward Humphries August 29, 1965 |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Occupation | Radio personality; Podcaster |
| Website | talktorusty |
Ralph Edward "Rusty" Humphries (born August 29, 1965) is an American podcaster, conservative political commentator, and songwriter. He hosts the Rusty Humphries Rebellion podcast for The Washington Times. At its peak, Humphries' former nationally syndicated radio show, The Rusty Humphries Show, aired on over 250 stations through Talk Radio Network.
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Early life and career
Career
Humphries has hosted as a substitute radio shows in New York, Dallas, San Diego, Atlanta, and Fort Wayne, Indiana.[citation needed] He has also substituted at radio stations in Chicago, Los Angeles,[1] Seattle, Kansas City,[1] and Portland, Oregon.[2]
Humphries was named one of "America's 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts" for 12 years in a row, and he was nominated as "Talk Personality Of The Year" by Radio & Records in 2006.[3] Humphries was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame as its youngest inductee ever.[3] He was ranked number 14 in the Talkers Magazine "Heavy Hundred" for 2013.[4] After leaving terrestrial broadcasting, he was not ranked in 2014 or 2015.
After his two "Rusty Humphries' Salute to the American Veterans" concerts drew a sold out crowd on Veterans Day in 1999 and 2000, Humphries was named "Reno's #1 local entertainer."[2]
In addition to his national program, Humphries simultaneously hosted a local show in Atlanta on WGST for 2011 and 2012.[5]
Humphries has produced five musical albums, including Bomb Iraq: Rusty Humphries Takes On the Terrorists, and Greeting From America: Wish You Were Here, a compilation album made for American troops serving in Iraq.[citation needed]
After his syndicated radio program was ended by Talk Radio Network, Humphries has shifted to podcasting as the host of the Rusty Humphries Rebellion for The Washington Times. Episodes are made available through their website and iTunes.
Shock Jock
Humphries tried, unsuccessfully, to "smuggle" a toy knife, a gun, and hand grenades into the DFW Airport as an on-radio shock jock stunt on January 15, 1991. He was arrested for the hoax, done as a personality for KEGL-FM (97.1 FM) based in nearby Fort Worth, Texas.[6]
Personal life
Humphries graduated from Mount Rainier High School of Des Moines, Washington in 1983.[7]
Humphries is a singer/songwriter. Rusty has two young daughters, Katelynn and Karaline. Humphries' first wife, Ami Kathleen, died on July 17, 2008, after a long battle with interstitial cystitis.[8] Humphries discussed her death when he returned to the air on July 28, 2008. Humphries married Tricia Lyons in Hawaii on Valentine's Day 2010.
Humphries' father was killed in the Vietnam War on January 26, 1969.[9][10][11]
Humphries helped raise $50,000 as part of Nevada's contribution for the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.[12]
Partial discography
- Bogged Down by Reality (as "Rusty and the Boneheads") (1993)
- Bomb Iraq: Rusty Humphries Takes On the Terrorists (February 2003)
- Greeting From America: Wish You Were Here
- Thank Allah I'm a Jihad Boy (October 2006)[13]
References
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External links
- Articles with hCards
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2008
- Articles with unsourced statements from July 2008
- American podcasters
- American political pundits
- American talk radio hosts
- Conservatism in the United States
- Radio programs on XM Radio
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Radio personalities from Atlanta, Georgia
- Radio personalities from Phoenix, Arizona
- Radio personalities from Nevada
- Writers from Reno, Nevada
- People from King County, Washington
