Jody Smyers

I've produced The Chad Hasty Show on KFYO since 2014, and help out with the P.M. edition of The Chad Hasty Show, as well as KFYO Mornings, and sports on Talk 1340. In 2010, I completed a 29-year career as an air traffic controller, the first four year serving in the United States Air Force, and the rest with the Federal Aviation Administration. I'm a West Texas native, am married with two children and a miniature schnauzer, and have been a professional photographer for many years. I love the outdoors and the night sky, reading, music, shooting, and spicy food, and I ride my unicycle 10-15 miles per week. As a long time talk-radio fan, I really enjoy being on air and part of the process on the blowtorch broadcast at KFYO.

Commissioner Chad Seay Decries Lack Of Specifics For Expo Center [INTERVIEW]

Lubbock County Commissioner Chad Seay on The Chad Hasty Show discussing several current issues facing Lubbock County, including the lack of specific plans for the Lubbock County Expo Center.

Celebrate Christmas! Here’s a List of Church Events in Lubbock

Some Christmas and Christmas Eve service schedules for churches in Lubbock.

Rep. Jodey Arrington Say Congress Should Stand And Fight For Border Wall [INTERVIEW]

District 19 Representative Jodey Arrington on The Chad Hasty Show discussing the showdown over funding for the border wall, the "bump stock" ban, and much more.

Steve Evans Questions 4th On Broadway Parade Rules, Enforcement [Interview]

Steve Evans on The Chad Hasty Show discussed the controversy surrounding this year's 4th On Broadway parade in the annual Independence Day festival.

Gary Boren Says Lubbock County Voters Are Fed Up With County Government [Interview]

Republican Lubbock County Judge candidate Gary Boren appeared on Wednesday's edition of the Chad Hasty Show on KFYO

Duluth Trading Company Now Open for Business in Lubbock [Interview]

The business is now open in the West End Center, just off Loop 289 between 34th and 19th Street.

KISS Helps Raise Funds for Texas School Hit Hard by Hurricane Harvey [Photos]

The iconic rock band KISS recently donated their time and effort, dedicating a concert to helping out Kingwood High School and itd fine arts program, which were hit extremely hard by Hurricane Harvey.

It’s Not an Urban Legend: Water & Coffee CAN Explode in the Microwave

Is there a real danger of water exploding in your microwave? You bet there is!

Intense Cold in Store for the South Plains This Weekend

Be prepared for very cold weather throughout the South Plains this weekend, with low temperatures Sunday morning in the vicinity of 10 degrees, with a high around 30-32 degrees.

Senator Charles Perry Talks Sanctuary Cities and Rural/Urban Texas Divide [INTERVIEW]

Texas District 28 Senator Charles Perry on The Chad Hasty Show discussing the 85th Texas Legislature, illegal immigration and 'sanctuary cities', health care, what a Trump presidency will mean for the state, and many other issues on tap for Texas.

David Campisi Invites Lubbock to His Family’s Restaurant [INTERVIEW]

David Campisi talks about his family restaurant's new Lubbock location, which opens to the public on Monday, September 5.

Texas Tech Student Organization Tweets ‘Blue Lives Don’t Matter’ [VIDEO]

UPDATED: Statement from Texas Tech included. Chad Hasty's rant about an anti-police tweet posted by the Texas Tech University Black Student Association the day before 5 Dallas law enforcement officers were ambushed and murdered during a Black Lives Matter protest in Downtown Dallas.