HossTheBoss.com

Here’s where I try to clear up basic questions about me, the people who contribute most to this operation, and my purpose with this site. If I haven’t done a good job with that, please head on over to the contact page and let me know. - Don Cudd (aka Hoss)

Hoss’s Mission Statement/Purpose/Whatever You Want to Call It

This site is just a non-flashy, non-corporate, simple and honest operation that, God willing, will eventually prove to America that non-flashy, non-corporate, simple and honest operations are the best kind.

This site is an Official Bunny Protectorate

Hoss’s Bio

Aside from being a reformed corporate style DJ, I have also tried really hard to fit into the corporate-run world in other areas: I’ve been a newspaper reporter, a teacher and even retail “customer service” guy. At one point, I was on course to be a university professor. But I was born without the gift of functioning well amid insanity, and my corporate-style bosses never found much use for someone with such a handicap. If it matters to you, here’s my extended bio, a summary of the things I did before starting this site when I was trying my best to be as crazy as most everyone else.

Hoss’s Friends

Being independent requires lots of help, ironically, and I am thankful to a great group of friends and family who are willing to do just about anything for this site.  Here’s a little about some of the more active (volunteer) participants in this little ole’ venture.

Cheryl Cudd (aka Mrs. Hoss)

• The lovely Mrs. Hoss’s keeps up with my page on MySpace. (She has more patience than me. MySpace is very slow and very confusing. I hate it. Why the hell is it so damn popular?) If  you are communicating with “me” through MySpace, well, you’re probably talking to Mrs. Hoss. When she’s not busy selling Mary Kay, Mrs. Hoss also spends a lot of time documenting all of the permission that bands give us to play their music.

Eric Kinsel (aka Draystin)

• Eric is the dark side of HossTheBoss.com. Sometime soon, we’re not putting a time on it, Eric — er, Draystin — will be hosting a HossTheBoss.com “metal” show that will probably be a little too scary for my taste. But, hey, we’re open minded on HossTheBoss.com. In the meantime, Eric has been working the streets for the station, lining up sponsors and working on some events.

Tony Kinsel

• Aside from being Draystin’s dad, Tony is a veteran of Corpus Christi radio (in fact, he got me my first gig in the biz in 1988). After KFTX fired him in 2007 for getting off the playlist (he honored a request for Robert Earl Keen in the middle of the night) Tony said good riddance to the biz. He then stumbled upon my site (we hadn’t seen each other in about 15 years) and volunteered to help build it. Tony’s unscripted and uncensored show is coming just as soon as we can get it on. In the meantime, he has been getting tons of big name bands to give the station special permission to play their music. Thanks to Tony’s help over the summer of 2008, our library has grown exponentially, and it’s getting bigger every week!

Trevor Hopkins (aka Travis Hopper)

• Trevor is a long-lost high school buddy of mine who looked me up and volunteered to help. For some reason he decided that he wants an “air name,” so we decided to refer to him as Travis Hopper on the station and site. (The things I do to appease my friends.) Besides being an occassional sidekick on live shows, Travis is the closest thing HossTheBoss.com has an engineer. Among other things, he has built our “mobile studio” that we hope to make more use of in the future.