Buzz has been playing Tucson’s Country Favorites on KiiM-FM since June of 2001. He’s the 2014 winner of the Country Music Association Medium Market Broadcast Personality Of The Year award, and the 2009 Academy Of Country Music Awards Medium Market Personality Of The Year award.
In January 2013, Buzz and Wrangler The Dog participated in the mayor of Tucson’s “walk with the mayor” program and walked more than 400 miles. In November 2014, Buzz rode in the 40-mile route of El Tour De Tucson and finished in just about two and a half hours.
Facts about Buzz Jackson:
1) he once took a college class in bowling.
2) his hobbies include photography, more photography, exploring new places, music, public service, science, and computer stuff. And he LOVES Las Vegas. And Star Wars.
3) If he won the lottery, he would buy a bunch of old junked cars from the 50s and 60s and restore them.
4) He’s never tasted shoe, but he came close.
5) He once clogged the nation’s mail service with pumpkins.
6) He enjoys manipulating local media.
7) he’s not very good at getting thru a corn maze, even with help.
At home is his lovely wife Dena, daughter Elizabeth, a cat named Mikado, and Wrangler The Dog, who is a little bit of everything, and who is so well trained, he can actually help empty the trash.
In addition to the CMA and ACM Awards, he’s also won Employee Of The Month at NewCity Communications in Orlando, and Employee Of The Month at Wendy’s in Glen Cove, New York. He also had the honor of flying with the US Air Force Thunderbirds back in March 2010. And maybe you’ve caught him on TV?
Read Buzz’s Blog here. Find Buzz on Facebook here. Find Buzz on Twitter here. Buzz’s Podcast is here. Text Buzz by texting BUZZ plus your message to 68683 (standard text messaging rates apply).
