Billy Dukes is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer at Taste of Country, where he has over 11,000 articles to his name. His media background includes jobs as music director at WQDR 94.7 in Raleigh, N.C.; writer for Recoil Magazine, a monthly out of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and writer for the Kalamazoo Gazette in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Western Michigan University graduate followed a girl to Raleigh in 2006 and wisely married her one year later. In 2014, they moved to Nashville, where they now live with their three sons. In his free time, Billy enjoys playing and watching baseball, cycling and home renovation.
Billy Dukes
‘Yellowstone’ Star Forrie J. Smith Kicked Off a Plane for Being Drunk
"They throw me off the plane because I'm drunk. Because you people won't stand up and tell everybody what bulls--t this is," he shouts.
Tom Hanks Unloads on Aggressive Fan Who Trips Wife Rita Wilson [Watch]
A few fans got too close to Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson in New York City.
6 ‘Yellowstone’ Loose Ends We Can’t Stop Thinking About
Viewers of the Kevin Costner-led western drama still have plenty of unanswered questions about over 40 hours of TV. We call them loose ends.
Charlie Daniels Dead at 83
The Country Music Hall of Famer was 83 years old.
Bubba Wallace Won’t Back Down After Noose Found in His Garage
Recently he'd helped push to get Confederate flags removed from inside racetracks.
A&E Plans Simple Beth Chapman Tribute During ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Marathon
Beth Chapman died on Wednesday.
‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Shares Wife Beth Chapman’s Final Words Before ‘Unexpected’ Death
Although the Dog the Bounty Hunter star never accepted death, she recognized her family was afraid for her.
Thousand Oaks Mass Shooting Victim Sgt. Ron Helus Died a Hero
Sgt. Helus died trying to stop the rampage,
Yodeling Walmart Boy Mason Ramsey Is on Fire!
He's got more Instagram followers than George Strait!
‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Jep Robertson Selling His Louisiana Estate [Pictures]
The buyer of Jep Robertson's 6,500 square-foot Louisiana home will get a rustic palace as charming as it is famous.
Jim Nabors, Singer and TV’s Gomer Pyle, Has Died
Jim Nabors — an actor best known as Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show — has died.
Kid Rock Says Senate Run Was a Joke: ‘Who Couldn’t Figure That Out?’
There will be no Senator Kid Rock in 2018. The singer not only revealed that his "campaign" was a joke, but during a Tuesday morning (Oct. 24) interview with Howard Stern, he also mocked anyone who believed in it.