Dustin Hodge is an American

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and producer. He is the founder of Hodge Productions, a Colorado media company. He is known for working on a variety of nonfiction content. His most notable works are as the showrunner for

Little Britches Rodeo (TV series) ''Little Britches Rodeo'' is a non-fiction television series produced by Hodge Media Group for RFD-TV. It portrays the real life events during National Little Britches Rodeo Association Finals. This western lifestyle documents the lives of rodeo ...

and a producer for The Tight Rope podcast. His work primarily focuses on under-served and under-represented communities and issues: the convergence of cultural and ethnic borders on indigenous peoples, the sustainability and resilience of impoverished areas, and the struggles of first-generation students.

Personal life

Hodge was born in Stephenville, Texas and graduated high school from

Dublin, Texas Dublin is a city located in southwestern Erath County in Central Texas, United States. Its population was 3,654 at the 2010 census, down from 3,754 at the 2000 census. The town is the former home of the world's oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant ( ...

. Hodge graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in Communications and has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from

Goucher College Goucher College ( ') is a private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland. It was chartered in 1885 by a conference in Baltimore led by namesake John F. Goucher and local leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church.https://archive.org/details/h ...

. Hodge is married to Donna Hodge, Ph.D.

Career

Hodge began his film career working on commercials, music videos, and short videos in Dallas, Texas. He later worked as a production assistant on series like Prison Break and as a camera operator on shows like

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and an Eye for an Eye and feature films like Bollywood Beats. He was the cinematographer for the feature film Diwali. Later he worked as a producer on televised sports programming like Champs Boxing, Wrecking Ball Wrestling, and Art of War 3. He was a reoccurring morning guest and wrote content for

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. Hodge has also worked as a photojournalist and documentarian across most of Western Europe. Later he worked for the CBS-affiliate

KKTV KKTV (channel 11) is a television station in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, affiliated with CBS. The station is owned by Gray Television, and maintains studios on East Colorado Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs and a transmitte ...

, in Colorado Springs, CO as a news producer and journalist. He was part of the production team that covered the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado for 130 continuous hours. Hodge is the show-runner for the national television series Little Britches Rodeo and has written, produced, and directed 262 episodes. In addition, he was the show-runner for the series

Little Britches on the Road ''Little Britches on the Road'' is an American travel show on RFD-TV and premiered March 6, 2013. The series highlights rural communities across the United States. It is a spin-off of ''Little Britches Rodeo (TV series), Little Britches Rodeo''. ...

, a spin-off series that ran for six seasons. Both series air in more than 52 million homes on

RFD-TV RFD-TV is an American pay television channel owned by Rural Media Group, Inc. The channel features programming devoted to rural issues, concerns and interests. The channel's name is a reference to Rural Free Delivery, the name for the United St ...

, are syndicated in another 42 million homes on

The Cowboy Channel The Cowboy Channel (formerly FamilyNet) is an American cable television network in over 42 million cable and satellite homes, which carries Western and rodeo sports. The network was founded in 1979 as the National Christian Network, and took th ...

, and syndicated in Canada on RFD-TV (Canadian TV channel). Hodge has produced dozens of short documentaries covering programming by El Pueblo History Museum,

History Colorado History Colorado is a historical society that was established in 1879 as the State Historical Society of Colorado, also known as the Colorado Historical Society. History Colorado is a 501(c)(3) organization and an agency of the State of Colorado un ...

, and the

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...

. He was also a consulting producer for the feature documentary The Arkansas River: From Leadville to Lamar. Hodge produced the feature documentary "Tha Bridge" (2010) that explored the positive influence of hip-hop on society. He directed and produced "Healthcare in Rural America" (2017) that documented the impact of health care on small rural markets, "Oral Histories of Southern Colorado" (2018) that traced the long-lasting effects of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on generations of southern Coloradans, and "Alternative Energy: Clean Initiatives" (2017) that examined the sustainability of

Solar power Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovolta ...

and

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in rural areas. Hodge's work interrogates issues of class, education, health care, and myriad topics facing America's rural communities. Hodge has produced over 89 episodes of The Tight Rope podcast, which covers issues of race, social affairs, and culture. The series is hosted by

Cornel West Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, actor, and public intellectual. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society an ...

and Tricia Rose. A few notable guests have included: Michael Moore,

Mayim Bialik Mayim Chaya Bialik ( ; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, game show host, and author. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom ''Blossom''. From 2010 to 2019, she played neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler on ...

, Jane Fonda,

Nikole Hannah-Jones Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones (born April 9, 1976) is an American investigative journalist, known for her coverage of civil rights in the United States. In April 2015, she became a staff writer for ''The New York Times.'' In 2017 she was awarded a Ma ...

Roxane Gay Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Gay is the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling essay collection '' Bad Feminist'' (2014), as well as the short story collection ''Ayit ...

Patricia Arquette Patricia Tiffany Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut as Kristen Parker in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987). Her other notable films include '' True Romance'' (1993), ''Ed W ...

Rakim William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim Allah or simply Rakim (), is an American rapper and record producer. One half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, he is widely regarded as one of t ...

, Common (rapper) and

Killer Mike Michael Santiago Render (born April 20, 1975), better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, actor, and activist. Mike made his debut on Outkast's 2000 LP '' Stankonia'', and later appeared on their Grammy-winning single "T ...

. Hodge has taught media at

and regularly speaks, presents, and writes about topics in media, pop culture, rural issues, and literacy. In addition, Hodge is a strong advocate for increased funding for the film industry.

Filmography

Film and television

Documentaries

Podcasts

Documentary (Short Subject)

References

External links

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Official website

Profile on production page
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