Rusty Humphries (born August 29, 1965) is an American broadcaster,

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. He hosts the ''Rusty Humphries Rebellion'' podcast. Humphries' former nationally syndicated

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, ''The Rusty Humphries Show'', aired on over 250 stations and was ranked as the 6th largest talk program in the United States.

Radio career

Talk shows

Humphries has hosted radio shows in

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and

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. Humphries was named one of "America's 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts" for 17 years in a row, and he was nominated as "Talk Personality Of The Year" by ''

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'' in 2006. Humphries was inducted into the

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Broadcasters Hall of Fame as its youngest inductee ever. He was ranked number 14 in the ''

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'' "Heavy Hundred" for 2013. After his two "Rusty Humphries' Salute to the American Veterans" concerts drew a 7,000-person, sold-out crowd on

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in 1999 and 2000, Humphries was named "Reno's #1 local entertainer." In addition to his national program, Humphries simultaneously hosted a local show in Atlanta on WGST for 2011 and 2012. Humphries has produced five musical albums, including ''Bomb Iraq: Rusty Humphries Takes On the Terrorists'', and ''Greeting from America: Wish You Were Here'', a

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made for American troops serving in Iraq. His

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, ''We Review Everything'', is cohosted by

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On-air stunt and arrest

Humphries, while a personality at

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, was arrested after he successfully "smuggled" a toy knife, a toy gun, and toy hand grenades into the

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as an on-air stunt on January 15, 1991.

Personal life

Humphries graduated from

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, in . Humphries graduated from the

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, in . Humphries is a singer/songwriter. Rusty has two young daughters, Katelynn and Karaline. Humphries' wife, Ami Kathleen, died on July 17, 2008, after a long battle with

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. Humphries discussed her death when he returned to the air on July 28, 2008. Humphries' father was killed in the

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on January 26, 1969. Humphries helped raise as part of Nevada's contribution for the

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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)

References

External links

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''Rusty Humphries Rebellion''
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