Joshua Jones
Born
Union, South Carolina
Alma materHardin–Simmons University, University of North Texas
Employer(s)Metro Broadcasters, Inc.

Joshua Jones is an American media executive in the Dallas–Fort Worth market. He oversees two radio stations for Metro Broadcasters, Inc., and owns half of (and operates) a record label with his promotional partner Shiner Bock. Jones is also a consultant for businesses trying to use music to brand themselves and for artists trying to introduce their music to larger audiences.

Biography

Early life and education

Jones earned a bachelor's degree from Hardin–Simmons University in 1996. He earned a master's in media studies from the University of North Texas in 2009.

Career

Jones is often credited as a pioneer in the Texas/Americana music scene. One of the stations he oversees, KHYI, became on January 1, 1997 the first 24-hour commercial Americana radio station in the United States.[1] In an effort to lure male listeners back to country radio, KHYbegan shunning the "…flat-belly, pretty boy, disco country music" that targeted a female demographic and dominated country radio at the time.[2]

He is featured in the documentary The Range, a film by Dean Augustin.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hunter, Glenn (July 24, 1998). "KHYI-FM helps change country tune". Dallas Business Journal.
  2. ↑ USA Today, January, 1997.
  3. ↑ Lovern, Blair (July 22, 2006). "Movie Review: KHYI 95.3 The Range". Pegasus News. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
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