My name is Dusty, and when introducing myself, I say that that’s my name, not my condition. (Yeah, nobody else laughs either.) I’m a native Texan; Terrell is my hometown, just like Jamie Foxx who’s way more famous. I graduated from Stephen F. Austin with a degree in Communications which essentially means I learned how to talk and not much else. My wife, Wynonne, and I have been married for a loooong time, and we have two daughters and a granddaughter in Tyler. We also have two cats who puke a lot, but isn’t that just what cats do? I’m somewhat of a geek: I love reading science fiction, watching Game Of Thrones, and solving New York Times crossword puzzles. Above all I’m a life-long Dallas Cowboys fan which means half our listeners automatically hate me. Dems da breaks.
Dusty Hayes
TV Series Set in Shreveport Renewed for 2nd Season
True crime is all the rage these days. On Friday nights, two of the big four networks air true crime mysteries. NBC airs two hours of Dateline starting at 8:00pm and ABC carries 20/20 at 9:00pm.
There are two major cable channels dedicated almost exclusively to true crime: Investigation: Discovery (ID), and Oxygen...
Cargill Park Sports Complex Renovations Complete
It's a project almost two years in the making. The City of Shreveport broke ground to begin $3.7 million in renovations at the Cargill Park Sports Complex on September 9, 2015.
On Thursday, July 6, 2017, the City will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the newly refurbished complex at 2800 Cargill Drive...
Are You Getting A Raise This Year?
Ah, the good old days. The days when you could expect a yearly performance review and a nice uptick in pay for a job well done. The days when you got a nice bonus at the annual office Christmas party. The Great Recession of 2008 ended all that...
July 4th Fireworks: Fun and Frightening
When I was kid there was nothing more intriguing to me than Black Cat firecrackers. I loved the smell of gunpowder and the power I felt when I lit one of those tiny sticks of dynamite. The hint of danger that came along with them only added to the excitement...
Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over This July 4th
With July 4th gas prices at their lowest in 12 years, more traffic than usual is expected on the nation's roadways this year. With that comes the likelihood of more traffic fatalities. The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that as many as 582 Americans will lose their lives on the road over the holiday, with another 66,000 injured...
Addiction Is An Insidious Adversary
Addiction is no joke. Our Dusty Hayes shares his story of addiction and redemption.
July 4th–Fill Your Tank Without Emptying Your Wallet
Most of us have them. Those childhood memories of long road trips with the family.
My mom is a regular Marco Polo. She loves to explore, and wanted to pass that love on to my three siblings and me. We took driving trips to Big Bend National Park, Smoky Mountain National Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park...
Son Of Rock Legend To Appear At Shreveport 4th Of July Event
It was impossible to escape in the summer of 1990. It blared out of car radios and boom boxes everywhere you went. Even more amazing was the fact that it was the first song ever released by the twin sons of a 50's & 60's rock legend.
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West Monroe Representative Wants To Raise Smoking Age
When the argument was raging about the legal drinking age, those for keeping it at 18 used the motto, "Old enough to fight and vote, old enough to drink and smoke." Nevertheless, in 1984 Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which required states to raise their legal drinking ages to 21 by October 1986 or lose 10% of their federal highway funds...
Do You Dare To Eat A Peach In Ruston?
Near the end of T.S. Eliot's classic 1915 poem, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, the narrator utters the famous words, "Do I dare to eat a peach?" The line is often quoted at parties by pretentious people when they are describing a big decision they are wrestling with...