Early life and career

Career

Humphries has hosted radio shows in New York, Dallas, San Diego, Atlanta, Fort Wayne, Indiana Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Kansas City, and Portland, Oregon.

Humphries was named one of "America's 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts" for 15 years in a row, and he was nominated as "Talk Personality Of The Year" by Radio & Records in 2006. Humphries was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame as its youngest inductee ever. He was ranked number 14 in the Talkers Magazine "Heavy Hundred" for 2013.

After his two "Rusty Humphries' Salute to the American Veterans" concerts drew a sold out crowd on Veterans Day 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 compilation album made for American troops serving in Iraq.

Personal life

Humphries graduated from Mount Rainier High School of Des Moines, Washington in 1983.

Humphries is a singer/songwriter. Rusty has two young daughters, Katelynn and Karaline. Humphries' first wife, Ami Kathleen, died on July 17, 2008, after a long battle with interstitial cystitis. Humphries discussed her death when he returned to the air on July 28, 2008.

Humphries' father was killed in the Vietnam War on January 26, 1969.

Humphries helped raise $1,500,000 as part of Nevada's contribution for the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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)

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