Warren "Rhubarb" Jones (August 9, 1951 – April 2, 2017) was an American DJ at WYAY "Eagle 106.7" in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the longest running morning radio personality in the Atlanta radio market, having been at the 106.7 spot on the FM dial from January 1985 to February 29, 2008.
He was a past Disc Jockey of the Year award recipient, from Billboard Magazine, and was voted one of Country Music's Top Radio Personalities of the Century by Radio and Records Magazine. Rhubarb was a lifetime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. He was inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in June 2001. In 2007, he was one of the first inductees into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame.[citation needed]
Jones was appointed to the Georgia State Board of Technical and Adult Education in 1998 and served as vice-chairman from 2003 to 2005. He served on the adult literacy committee of DTAE and on the board until January 2007. He also served on the board of trustees of his college alma mater, the University of West Georgia. In May 2006, the UWG booster club honored him with the establishment of the Rhubarb Jones Scholarship for needy and deserving students at the University of West Georgia.
Jones held a Master of Arts degree from Shorter College. He was inducted into Sigma Beta Deltahonor society of business, management, and administration in April 2006. In September 2006, Jones was appointed to the board of visitors of Shorter College, and in January 2007 was honored by being named in the Who's Who Among American Universities & Colleges.
On February 29, 2008, Jones was dismissed from WYAY, along with 12 others from WYAY and sister stationWKHX-FM. On April 21, 2008, it was announced that Jones would be a senior director of development and a member of adjunct faculty as a distinguished lecturer of mass communications at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. He also served as director of special projects for KSU as a senior development officer. On August 16, 2014, Rhubarb began hosting a weekend show on KOOL Classic Hits WRBZ 95.5 in Montgomery. This once again joined Rhubarb with Don Day, whom he teamed up with in 1978 as part of the air staff at WLWI in Montgomery.
Familyedit
Jones died while married to his fourth wife, Donna (m. 1999); the couple had two daughters, Presley Frances and Callie Reeves [3]
^"RHUBARB JONES: Popular Disc Jockey Keeps the Country Sounds Coming". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 3, 1988. p. B1. Certainly, it's bigger time than Mr. Jones's first radio job with WPID in Piedmont, Ala.
^"Broadcast Awards Database: Rhubarb Jones". Country Music Association. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
^Flynn, Scott (2017-04-02). "Atlanta radio host, Rhubarb Jones, dead at 65". WSB-TV. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
^Meltzer, Dave (2017), Former WCW ring announcer Warren 'Rhubarb' Jones passes away, F4W Online, retrieved 13 March 2023
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Warren Rhubarb Jones August 9 1951 April 2 2017 was an American DJ at WYAY Eagle 106 7 in Atlanta Georgia He was the longest running morning radio personality in the Atlanta radio market having been at the 106 7 spot on the FM dial from January 1985 to February 29 2008 Rhubarb JonesBornWarren Jones 1951 08 09 August 9 1951MiamiDiedApril 2 2017 2017 04 02 aged 65 Haralson County GeorgiaAlma materShorter CollegeSpouseDonnaChildren2AwardsCountry Music Disc Jockey Hall of FameCareerStation s WYAY Eagle 106 7 CountryUnited StatesThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rhubarb Jones news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Contents 1 Life and career 2 Later career 3 Family 4 Death 5 ReferencesLife and career editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rhubarb Jones news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Warren Jones was born in Miami and grew up in Tallapoosa Georgia His first job in radio was at WPID in Piedmont Alabama 1 He worked his way through West Georgia College by working in radio at WWCC in Bremen Georgia Upon graduation Rhubarb moved to Columbus Georgia and worked at WCLS He later got into country music radio when he moved to WSKY AM in Asheville North Carolina In 1978 Rhubarb headed to WLWI FM I 92 in Montgomery Alabama where he served as program and music director and did the afternoon drive show Jones was widely known for his charity events like the Rhubarb Jones Celebrity Golf Tournament for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and his annual March Across Georgia for the LLS Rhubarb was also an Atlanta co host for the annual Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon with WAGA TV 5 weathercaster Ken Cook Jones was a past winner of Radio Personality of the Year from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music and served on the board of directors for both organizations 2 He was a past Disc Jockey of the Year award recipient from Billboard Magazine and was voted one of Country Music s Top Radio Personalities of the Century by Radio and Records Magazine Rhubarb was a lifetime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music He was inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in June 2001 In 2007 he was one of the first inductees into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame citation needed He had a few small acting parts on television In the Heat of the Night and movies Major League Back to the Minors Remember the Titans He was also a ring announcer for World Championship Wrestling from 1989 to 1992 Later career editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rhubarb Jones news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jones was appointed to the Georgia State Board of Technical and Adult Education in 1998 and served as vice chairman from 2003 to 2005 He served on the adult literacy committee of DTAE and on the board until January 2007 He also served on the board of trustees of his college alma mater the University of West Georgia In May 2006 the UWG booster club honored him with the establishment of the Rhubarb Jones Scholarship for needy and deserving students at the University of West Georgia Jones held a Master of Arts degree from Shorter College He was inducted into Sigma Beta Delta honor society of business management and administration in April 2006 In September 2006 Jones was appointed to the board of visitors of Shorter College and in January 2007 was honored by being named in the Who s Who Among American Universities amp Colleges On February 29 2008 Jones was dismissed from WYAY along with 12 others from WYAY and sister station WKHX FM On April 21 2008 it was announced that Jones would be a senior director of development and a member of adjunct faculty as a distinguished lecturer of mass communications at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw Georgia He also served as director of special projects for KSU as a senior development officer On August 16 2014 Rhubarb began hosting a weekend show on KOOL Classic Hits WRBZ 95 5 in Montgomery This once again joined Rhubarb with Don Day whom he teamed up with in 1978 as part of the air staff at WLWI in Montgomery Family editJones died while married to his fourth wife Donna m 1999 the couple had two daughters Presley Frances and Callie Reeves 3 Death editJones died on April 2 2017 at the age of 65 in Haralson County Georgia following a heart attack 4 5 References edit RHUBARB JONES Popular Disc Jockey Keeps the Country Sounds Coming The Atlanta Journal Constitution October 3 1988 p B1 Certainly it s bigger time than Mr Jones s first radio job with WPID in Piedmont Ala Broadcast Awards Database Rhubarb Jones Country Music Association Retrieved January 7 2009 Rhubarb Jones at IMDb Flynn Scott 2017 04 02 Atlanta radio host Rhubarb Jones dead at 65 WSB TV Retrieved 2017 04 02 Meltzer Dave 2017 Former WCW ring announcer Warren Rhubarb Jones passes away F4W Online retrieved 13 March 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rhubarb Jones amp oldid 1166584549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
