Joshua A. Jones
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Joshua Jones | |
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| Alma mater | Hardin–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.[according to whom?]
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
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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
[edit]Jones is often credited as a pioneer in the Texas/Americana music scene.[citation needed] 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
[edit]- ^ Hunter, Glenn (July 24, 1998). "KHYI-FM helps change country tune". Dallas Business Journal.
- ^ USA Today, January, 1997.
- ^ 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.