JB Cloud
JB was born in Taylor, Texas, grew up in South Austin and in Pflugerville. JB moved to Corpus Christi, joined the US Army before an injury ended his run as a Biomed-tech and a Linguist. JB never held a job for a year until he got into Radio, a passion he had since he was a kid. JB worked in Country radio in Corpus Christi, Big Spring, Abilene and now Brownwood. He has written and co-written several songs that have been on the charts including a #1 with Eleven Hundred Springs on “This Ain’t The First Time.” JB has won 10 Texas Radio DJ Awards for Large Market Personality, Radio Station and Syndicated Specialty Show of the Year. His show Red Dirt Proud that airs on KOXE is also carried by 50 radio stations across the US and in Europe.
What is your favorite color? Blue
Do you like BBQ, Pizza, Mexican food or Italian? Yes
What is an interesting fact? I have to trim my eyelashes because they get too long and hit my glasses
Where were you born? In a hospital. I don’t remember much about it but it must have been traumatizing because I wasn’t able to walk for about a year afterward.
What does JB stand for? Patriotism, God and Family
– No, What do the letters stand for? My parents couldn’t afford the other letters. Sorry. Kind of embarrassing. We were poor.
Do you have connections to Brownwood? Yes. My grandpa’s brother drove tanks in WWII and trained in Brownwood. His tank was blown up in France and his body was never discovered. 80 years later, the US Army used my DNA to match an unknown/unidentified soldier that was buried in Normandy. His remains were brought back to the US and he was finally laid to rest next to his parents.
Does your family have any interesting history? My 5th Great Uncle died in the Alamo. Daniel William Cloud!