Rowdy Yates was born in Ft. Worth and is the son of legendary Texas newsman Joe Holstead. Rowdy has been in broadcasting since the age of 10, when he first appeared on shows in the Dallas area. His first real radio job was operating the control board during Sunday morning programs at KDNT in Denton, Texas.
Rowdy has traveled the south during his career, with stops in Denton, College Station, New Orleans, and Oklahoma City. He arrived in Houston in 1994 as the afternoon air personality at KIKK and moved to sister station KILT in 1997.
Rowdy lives in Sugar Land with his wife Kim and dogs Buddy and Jake. He can be heard weekdays from 2pm - 7pm on KILT. Rowdy is joined on The Rowdy Ride Home by Laura Reynolds, who brings you the latest drive-home traffic reports.
Rowdy was named as Houston's Best Country Music DJ in the July 2002 edition of Inside Houston Magazine.
rowdyyates@kilt.com
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