Know About Bobby Bones; Show, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Family, Facts

Publish date: 2024-05-03

Published Date: 11 Mar, 2020 Updated date: 11 Mar, 2020 By Celebs Podium

It was on late January 2020 when Bobby Bones spilled the beans on his dating life. The radio host is currently in a relationship with girlfriend and perhaps the long-distance one.

Bobby Bones is an American radio personality, who is known for hosting the nationally syndicated show, The Bobby Bones Show, originating at WSIX-FM in Nashville. He won the 27th season of the reality show, Dancing with the Stars with partner Sharna Burges.

Bobby Bones Family, Early, Life

Bobby Estell was born on 2nd April 1980 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. His mother became pregnant with him at the age of 15 and his father was 17 years old. His father left the family when he was five years old. Bobby was raised by his mother Pamela Hart and grandmother Hazel Hurt along with his sister Amanda Estell in Mountain Pine, Arkansas.

Bones with a height of 6 feet attended Mountain Pine High School. He then went to Henderson State University, from where he graduated with a B.A. in Radio/Television in 2002.

Career

Bobby began his radio career from the campus station of KSWH-FM “The Pulse” at the age of 17. He also worked as a station hand at KLAZ in Hot Springs, Arkansas while in college. In 2002, he joined Q100/KQAR in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Later, he started to host The Bobby Bones Show on KHFI-FM in Austin, Texas. In 2012, the Clear Channel which bought KHFI-FM in 1993 decided to make his show nationwide. The show launched with 35 stations and carried by 68 FM radio stations in the U.S. He is accompanied by co-hosts Lunchbox (Dan Chappell) and Amy (Moffett-Brown), along with sidekicks Eddie (Garcia), Raymundo (Raymond Slater), Mike D. (Deestro), Morgan #2 (Huelsman), and “Utility” Hillary (Borden). Moreover, he streams the videos on his YouTube channel amassing more than 160k subscribers.

Apart from his radio work, Bones appeared in the 2009 movie, Bandslam. Similarly, he appeared on the ABC drama Nashville and has been a guest host on Live! with Regis and Kelly. He appeared in an episode of Running Wild With Bear Grylls on National Geographic on 14 January 2020.

How Much Is His Net Worth?

Bobby was paid $17,000 in his first full-time radio contract. Now, he has accumulated millions of fortune from his media career.

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The talented host enjoys the net worth of an estimated $7 million.

Who Is Bobby Bones’ Girlfriend?

Bobby prefers to keep his personal life inside the shadow. However, the 39-year-old is currently dating a beautiful heart named Caitlin Parker. The couple met when Bobby went for the premiere of Dancing with the Stars as her friend works in PR for ABC Network. Caitlin is the native of Oklahoma but now lives in California.

Well, the pair is now in long term relationship as Bobby is in Nashville his girlfriend is in California. While not meeting, they enjoy their moments on FaceTime almost every day.

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Some Interesting Facts About Bobby Bones

Bobby Bones is a full-time mentor on ABC’s show, American Idol as of the 17th season.
His first book named Bare Bones, I’m Not Lonely If You’re Reading This Book, released on 17 May 2016 became a New York Times Best Seller. Similarly, he released his second book, Fail Until You Don’t: Fight. Grind. Repeat, released on19 June 2018, which also became the New York Times Best Seller.
Bones was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago on 2nd November 2017.
He and his show have won National On-Air Personality for the ACM Awards three times in 2014, 2016, and 2018.