Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 28 October 2026

CONCERT REVIEW – ZACH TOP

A long awaited (by me, anyway) concert came to Sioux Falls almost two weeks ago. Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives opened for Zach Top at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. They came onstage exactly at eight o’clock and kicked off with “Tear the Woodpile Down.” That extremely fast polka set the tone for their too-short show. After “Hillbilly Rock,” Marty asked, “What do you think about the Fabulous Superlatives so far?” The crowd cheered, and he said, “You have good taste.” He followed with “I’m Tempted,” which was possibly his biggest radio hit—35 years ago.

Being it was a Zach Top concert, the audience was younger than the song. I’m guessing Marty’s show, with his Nudie-suited band, was a new experience for most of them. Everyone sat in their seats, cheerfully clapping and responding to Marty’s comments. With the upper section curtained off, the venue was close to being sold out. The mosh pit in front of the stage continued to fill.

After singing “Honky Tonk Crowd,” Marty showcased his three musicians. Guitarist Kenny Vaughan sang his own song, “Country Music Got a Hold on Me.” Chris Scruggs, grandson of banjo legend Earl Scruggs, played upright bass while singing “Please Don’t You Make a Doggone Fool of Me.” Marty called “Professor” Scruggs back for an encore. “Handsome” Harry Stinson sang “Don’t Make a Grown Man Cry” from behind his drums.

Marty told us the first time he was in South Dakota was as a member of Johnny Cash’s band when they played in Pine Ridge. He and Connie Smith were later married at Pine Ridge. Marty is an honorary chieftain. (I was wearing my Marty Stuart chieftain T-shirt.) Marty then sang “Ring of Fire,” and the audience sang with him. They knew that song! Marty played “Orange Blossom Special” as a mandolin solo. The Superlatives rejoined him for their finale, “Time Don’t Wait.” It was a great show packed into 45 minutes. Much too short.

After a 30-minute intermission, the lights dimmed and spotlights flashed as band members appeared onstage. The audience jumped to its feet and started cheering when Zack Top walked out without introduction and started singing “Sounds Like the Radio.” (It reminded me of Willie Nelson’s understated entrance.) He followed with “The Kinda Woman I Like,” “Lonely For Long,” “South of Sanity,” and “Guitar.” The crowd on the main floor sang along with every song and remained standing.

The six-piece band consisted of bass, steel guitar, drums, fiddle, piano, and William Bagby on lead guitar. (Until hired by Zach, William played on Randy Travis’s More Life tour. He’s also a member of the Music City Playboys in Nashville.) Zach played acoustic guitar, and the crowd screamed whenever he showcased himself on an acoustic intro.

The stage went dark, and when the lights came on, the band members were gathered around Zach with acoustic instruments. Since Zach began his career on the bluegrass circuit, it wasn’t surprising that he introduced a bluegrass set. I enjoyed this portion better than the regular show because the music was at a more-listenable volume. I was surprised to count seven musicians, wondering if I’d missed someone in the foggy light, until Zach introduced the banjo player in the segment. He then announced “a big hero of mine,” and Marty Stuart joined him onstage to sing “Honky Tonkin’s What I Do Best.”

As Zach introduced his band and allowed each musician to jam, the camera filmed him at the edge of the stage lighting a cigarette. He puffed on it as he returned to his microphone and held it in his mouth while playing his guitar. Whatever his reason for flagrantly violating the law I have no idea. I can’t imagine what point he was trying to make.

We missed much of what was happening onstage because of the rude people who stood during the entire show. They blocked not only the stage but the large screens alongside.

When Zach sang his signature song and first number one, “I Never Lie,” the crowd sang louder than the band played. That’s the song I know best, and I thought it would be the last song of the show. But he sang one more before thanking the crowd and walking off with the band at 10:55. There was no encore and the audience didn’t call for one. The lights came on after a brief pause and people started leaving.

Zach sang every song in those 100 minutes, including the duet with Marty. His band provided harmony but no lead parts. Oh, the energy of youth! He’s 29 years old. No doubt about it, he’s well on his way and has a great future. He’s hooked up with apparently excellent management, production, publicity, and merchandising. I voted for him as Male Vocalist of the Year for the upcoming CMA Awards.

NEWS

John Anderson 1954 – 2026

Country Music Hall of Famer John Anderson, 71, died October 21 at his home in Smithville, Tennessee. His cause of death had not been announced. He was born in 1954 in Orlando and raised in Apopka, Florida. I spotlighted him in my newsletter in February 2023. He released 22 albums and had five chart-topping Billboard hits: “Wild and Blue,” “Swingin’,” “Black Sheep,” “Straight Tequila Night,” and “Money in the Bank.” “Seminole Wind” charted at number two. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024. News of his death broke Wednesday night just as the Country Music Association’s two-hour tribute to Dolly Parton was getting underway at Belmont University. John made his final public appearance Sunday at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s 2026 Medallion Ceremony. “I was talking with John Sunday night at the HOF ceremony,” Tim McGraw said in a social media post. “He was in such good spirits.” Bobby Braddock, who wrote “Would You Catch a Falling Star,” sat next to John during the ceremony. They made plans, he writes on Facebook, “to do one of our bison lunches at Ted’s Montana Grill next week. His spirits were high, and he was the picture of a man full of life.”

John and Jaime Anderson (43 years married) on the red carpet. Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

The medallion ceremony to induct the Class of 2026 into the Country Music Hall of Fame took place at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 18. The 159^th, 160^th, and 161^st members are Tim McGraw, Paul Overstreet, and the Stanley Brothers. Vince Gill inducted The Stanley Brothers (Carter and Ralph) posthumously in the Veterans Era Artist category. Carter died from cirrhosis in 1966 at age 41; Ralph died from skin cancer in 2016 at age 89. Tanya Tucker presented Paul Overstreet, 71, with his medallion in the Songwriter category. Randy Owen of Alabama inducted Tim McGraw, 59, as the Modern Era Artist. CEO Kyle Young asked for a moment of silence in remembrance of fellow Hall of Fame members Don Schlitz and Dolly Parton. Country Now published an excellent article about the ceremony. I lifted this photo from Michael McCall’s Facebook post. (Thanks, Michael!)

Front row: Randy Travis, Randy Owen of Alabama, Tim McGraw, Paul Overstreet, Ralph Stanley’s son and daughter Ralph Stanley II and Lisa Stanley, Carter’s daughter Jeanie Stanley. Middle row: Bobby Braddock, Connie Smith, Joe Galante, Tanya Tucker, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, John Anderson. Back row: Eddie Bayers, Jimmy Fortune, Dean Dillon, Ricky Skaggs, Oak Ridge Boys: Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban. Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

I watched the two-hour special, CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton, last Wednesday night, October 21. It was filmed before a live audience at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville. According to Country Now, the show’s goal was to unite artists from multiple generations and genres. The lineup included Ashley McBryde, Béla Fleck, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Ella Langley, Kelsea Ballerini, Amy Grant, Kristin Chenoweth, Lady A, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town, Lukas Nelson, Molly Tuttle, Reba McEntire, Ricky Skaggs, Sierra Hull, Vince Gill, and Zac Brown. Video tributes from Bono, Carol Burnett, Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts, and Oprah Winfrey were shown. The CMA and Belmont University pledged a combined $1 million donation to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

The latest EP in the Vince Gill 50 Years From Home series highlights Vince’s friendship with Marty Stuart. Vince and Marty wrote five songs on Marty and Me. The sixth cut is a cover of Merle Haggard’s “The Bottle Let Me Down.” Vince says this EP “really hits home, because there aren’t many people in your life who have been there for the entirety of what you’ve done.”

After Bobby Bare watched Jacob Tolliver perform “Tequila Sheila” at his 90th birthday celebration last year, he wrote the lyrics to “Rad Daddy” and called Jacob to his house to work it out on the keyboard. According to 117 Entertainment, Bobby and Buddy Cannon then produced the recording. Here is Jacob Tolliver with Bobby’s song “Rad Daddy”.

Scott Sexton of Sexton Entertainment Group announces a celebration of life for veteran journalist Vernell Hackett on November 4 at 2 p.m. in the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Vernell, 77, died of cardiac arrest in Chicago on August 14 while enroute to Mexico for a vacation. Originally from Texas, she had built a distinguished career in Nashville as an entertainment journalist, editor, publicist, and author. She was a founding editor of American Songwriter magazine, helped launch Chris LeDoux’s career, and represented numerous country, bluegrass, and Americana artists. A GoFundMe account has been set up to offset final expenses, with remaining funds going to her favorite charity, Robyn’s Nest Animal Rescue. To donate, visit here.

Thanks to Ken Johnson for sending a note from Country Aircheck that veteran Nashville entertainment reporter Jimmy Carter died in his sleep on October 13, two days before his 74^th birthday. Born and raised in Montgomery Alabama, Jimmy began volunteering at his favorite rock radio station in 1968. At age 15, he prepared a radio documentary on the Beatles. He chose to attend Auburn University because they were developing a campus radio station; he helped build WEGL-FM Auburn and sign it on in April 1971—his first paid job in broadcasting. His 55-year career included time with WSMV-TV/Nashville, the syndicated Crook & Chase TV show, and morning show contributor roles at WSM-FM/Nashville, KOKE/Austin, and several others. His work for the Crook and Chase shows took him all over the world, from James Bond premieres in London to the Academy Awards in Hollywood. His website is https://www.askjimmycarter.com/. A visitation will be held November 5 at St. Henry Catholic Church (6401 Harding Pike) in Nashville at 9 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m.

Travis Tritt, 63, shared a video update on social media on October 14, saying, “I’m back! Just want to say, first of all, most of you know, I’ve been struggling with trying to recoup from having pneumonia the last few weeks and it’s been a rough go, but I’m finally back good enough to where I feel normal again.” He said he and his band would do their three shows scheduled for October 15-17.

After abruptly canceling her Tulsa concert due to a security threat, Ella Langley has no regrets, reports PEOPLE. Her team cited a “serious security threat involving the safety of fans, venue personnel and the artist.” The Tulsa Police Department investigated the BOK Center venue, saying, “Before the event, we swept the area with our K-9, Bomb Team, Patrol, and BOK security for anything dangerous. We did not find anything.” It then “advised the performer’s staff that we found no credible threat to the event, but they decided to cancel the performance anyway.” During her next-day concert in Lubbock, Texas, the “Choosin’ Texas” singer, 27, told the crowd, “I would have made yesterday’s decision 10 billion times over — and I’d do it tomorrow, and I’d do it the next day — because, while I’m grateful to get to do what I do, it’s not the most important thing in this life. What’s the most important thing in this life is the people around that love you and are there for you no matter what.”

After Garth Brooks added a third show to his upcoming stop in Kansas City, Missouri, during his Blame It All on My Roots Arena Tour, he halted ticket sales because bots were snapping up too many tickets when they went on sale last Friday morning. “The bot situation is out of hand,” Garth wrote on social media. “It’s been progressively getting worse on this tour. With that said, my concern is for the people who managed to buy tickets today for the third show in Kansas City before the bots crashed the on sale. I will personally look into what can be done.” Taste of Country reports all tickets were priced at $155, including taxes and fees, in keeping with Garth’s philosophy of keeping his ticket prices as low as he can and offering one price for every seat in the house. More than 90,000 people were in the queue to buy tickets Friday morning, most of which were bots. The extra show has been cancelled.

Adam Anderson, 59, leader of the Slackwater Jack band in Sioux Falls died October 24 in hospice care. Born in 1967 in Liberal, Kansas, he graduated from high school there and spent most of his 20s traveling around the nation in rock/country bands. Working in an asphalt paving career, he was hired at Myrl & Roy’s in Sioux Falls, after which he became a primary crushing plant manager at Knife River, all the while playing music in local bands. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls, with a funeral service at 11 a.m. on Friday.

Cowboy Space Corporation has unveiled the design for its new “Big Iron” rocket that will double as an orbital data center satellite. “Big Iron,” named after the Marty Robbins song, will be built in 2027, with its first flight targeted for 2028. According to Tech Insider, the system includes three things: a rocket, a constellation, and a commercial program. Big Iron is the rocket. Stampede is a constellation of 20,000 satellites. Big Iron Express will offer outside customers the opportunity to obtain megawatt-class power in space without building their own spacecraft. “We set out to build data centers in space and found there weren’t enough rockets to get them there, so we’re building our own,” Cowboy Space’s CEO and founder said in a press release. That will be Big Iron.

LETTERS

Bob Jennings says, “What a POWERHOUSE photo of the ALL-TIME GREATS!!! — Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Little Jimmy Dickens, Carl Smith, and Ray Price–Their Songs, Music and Custom Western Clothing will Live on Forever!”

Doug Lippert writes from Carmel (Greater Indianapolis), Indiana, “Like all your newsletters, your latest was chock full of news and nuggets. But, man o man that photo of Webb, Faron, Jimmie, Carl, and Ray was the bees knees! Smiles and Nudie suits all around. Thanks so much for sharing that.”

Nobuhiko Ogino writes from Kobe, Japan, “I enjoyed your blog every month. Eddie is undoubtedly a fantastic drummer, but shouldn’t Buddy Harman be the original country drummer and be inducted into the Hall of Fame first? Bassist Bob Moore, too. They made the Nashville Sound.”

Diane: The list of worthy candidates for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame grows longer every year. There is no “who comes first.” No rhyme or reason for who is nominated and chosen, other than perhaps an ability to lobby six hundred anonymous voters in favor of a particular candidate. I think inductions should be increased to five or six a year to help somewhat to allay the increasing backlog.

Ron Wood says, “After seeing the entry from Lloyd Green in letters from readers in your latest newsletter, I noted Lloyd’s birth year is same as mine. I knew that from before and further noted that Buddy Emmons has that birth year also. Actually, Buddy and I share the same birth year and month, January, Buddy being about 10 days later in the month. I think I remember Buddy passing away at age 78. I never met either Lloyd or Buddy in person but very much have appreciated their playing of the pedal steel guitar.”

Robin Green (Lloyd Green’s son) requests, “Would love if you added me to your newsletter mail list. Looking forward to reading your work.”

Jackie Allen Thomas says, “Great newsletter as always. Loved the little bio of Eddie Bayers, very interesting life and had a good dad. Also, so good of you to always give credit to dj’s, there were many good ones out there to bring us music and stories. Thank you for this newsletter.”

Kate and Marty Davis write from Oregon, “Wow! A LOT of news in this newsletter! Thank you.”

Eric Calhoun in Los Angeles says, “I just viewed the Cup of Ambition video on YouTube. I miss Dolly already. If the coffee brand comes this way, I’ll drink it. Kacey Musgraves has a taste for music, and even if I may not agree with her political leanings, she’s a great Texan. On Carly Pearce: I continue to pray for this great country-music singer and wish her the best in dealing with her heart condition. Last, but not least, Ella Langley is a trooper. She had to cancel a concert in Tulsa, due to an unruly act, concerning a bomb threat. I don’t blame her for doing it; it was the right call.”

Bel Collins says, “Please subscribe me to your country newsletter.”

Bobby Fischer asks, “Any chance you could run this site on your newsletter? Wish you could see the show. Daughter Lori Fischer plays seven characters in it. Here’s the link to buy tickets to Barbara’s Blue Kitchen. Captain, thanks for letting me be part of your worldwide updates. Another great one passed. Rory Bourke gave the world great music. I wrote a bunch with him, starting in 1970. That makes us old. We wrote ‘I Never Thought Your Memory Would Ever Go This Far,’ recorded by Lee Greenwood. Also, I was wondering how many ships were you stationed on in your naval career?”

Diane: None. Women were not allowed assignment to combatant ships.

Joseph Allen wonders, “Am I right in thinking Ron Wood is playing a Buddy Emmons steel guitar on the Rolling Stones cover of ‘Bob Wills is Still the King’?

Diane: Yes. For those who can’t see the video, frame 2:10 shows the Emmons logo on the steel guitar.

Donald Ewert writes from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, “I must make a correction regarding Denver Duke. His real name was George Henry Apple. After recording with Jeffery Null as The Hardin County Boys, Denver recorded under the name of Johnny Eagle Feather. In some country music books, it was stated that Duke & Null died together in some drowning accident in 1959. This is not true. I was writing letters to Denver (Johnny Eagle Feather) back in the ‘90s. They have both passed away tho. Go Brewers!!”

Roger Ryan says, “Thanks for a mighty newsletter chockful of news as usual. Heading back to Nashville from Nov 3 to 14.”

UPCOMING AUTHOR FAIR ON NOVEMBER 14

I will have a table at the Siouxland Libraries Author Fair on Saturday, November 14. The event takes place at the Oak View Branch (3700 E 3rd St, Sioux Falls SD 57103), and I will be selling my books. The author fair portion runs from 1-3 p.m. To encourage guests to talk to more authors, each will receive an author fair passport that contains the names of the authors attending. Guests must get a signature or stamp from at least half of the authors and then return the passport to staff to be entered into a giveaway of five prizes. Following the drawing, the keynote speaker at 3 p.m. is Allen Eskens, bestselling author of ten novels including: The Life We Bury, Nothing More Dangerous, and The Quiet Librarian. All information about the events and authors can be found here.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Patience can be a virtue when trying to schedule an interview. It took more than 16 months before the stars aligned and I got a call from John Anderson on January 31, 2023, to talk about my Randy Travis biography. What a thrill to hear such a recognizable voice on the other end of the phone line! He said, “Is this Diane? Good to finally hook up with you.” His quotes added greatly to Randy Travis: Storms of Life. It was a shock to turn on the radio last Thursday morning and hear that he had died the previous evening, October 21, 2026. He was 71 years old.

I met Randy Travis, it would have to have been in the late ‘70s. First recollections I remember seeing him, he and Lib came to one of my shows in Georgia. This is before I ever had a band. I was playing with house bands, which was kind of the method we had to take, a lot of us, back in those days. We couldn’t afford to hire bands or carry them with us at the time.  

We were looking for a drummer [in 1993], and when Tommy Rivelli started looking for work, we were some of the first ones to call, I’m sure. And then, through time, our bass player decided to move back home to Louisiana, and Tommy recommended Rocky Thacker, who he had worked with, of course, with Randy. I had heard their show before, and I recall Tommy and Rocky played very well together. So we hired Rocky, and they were a big part of my band for a long time. And they were good—they’re wonderful men, great professionals. By the time I worked with them, anyway, and I’m sure they were with Randy. And, by the way, they both always spoke very highly of Randy.

 [Academy of Country Music’s Career Achievement Award in 1994] First off, that was a big, big night for me. The career achievement—at that point the ACM hadn’t given out but three or four of those. I felt very flattered and honored to get that award. That particular award was for—the way I took it anyway, and the way it reads—inspiring the younger people to move into country music. I find it fitting that Randy was the one that handed it to me. It was a real honor getting that award from him, especially at the time, after such a huge star he became. I didn’t know just what was up. By the time the show came around, y’know, I was figuring something. I knew there must be a reason why they had me out here. Because I noticed I wasn’t presenting or performing or doing anything. I might have been performing, I don’t recall. But nevertheless, I started assuming something, actually, when Vince Gill walked up about an hour before the show, and said, “Hey, man, congratulations.” I thought, wait a minute. For what? So yeah, I knew something was up. That started letting me know, well, they got something cooking. 

Oh, no, I didn’t have a clue that Randy would be the presenter. That was all a surprise. I think Bill Boyd, who was head of the ACM at the time. I think he told everyone to be sure we don’t let this slip out. Because I’d been to a few other shows where he did the same thing. They did it for Loretta. I remember the first year I ever went out there, and I remember him saying, if anybody lets this leak out, we’re gonna find you. I made sure it wasn’t me who said anything about Loretta’s mama being there. That’s what it was about. They were giving her a big tribute, and her mama was there for that. I got to meet her mama that night. A real honor. 

As I recall, we’d heard that Randy was sick [in 2013]. We played a show not far out of Dallas and were headed back home, and Rocky and Tommy both had been in touch with Jeff Davis. And Jeff let them know kinda what was up, and they asked me, was there any way they could maybe stop and see him? If I’m not mistaken, I don’t know—bless his heart—I don’t know if we really should have been there or not, but it seemed good to go say hello to Jeff and Mary. That was one of my first times meeting Mary. I think I’d met her previous, one time briefly. Of course, Tommy and Rocky went out of just their love and respect of having worked with him so long, and I went along with them to pay respects and out of love and respect, also. It was a very touching night. Randy won a real battle for life, getting through that. And the good Lord must be with him. Well, I know He is. As we all prayed for Randy that night, and it was a real lesson to have to stand there and learn, y’know. It was hard to see. He seemed very young to be going through all that. I don’t think he was conscious, best I remember, no. We stayed there and we prayed that he would get better. Oh, yes, by his bedside, yes indeed. 

Since then, not long after he started getting better, we played a show in a small town in Texas, at a little theater, and he and Mary came out to see us. I never will forget, y’know, him sitting in the crowd. I walked out there through the crowd to hug his neck. I was really touched that he would come out to see me. It was really great, just to see that he was out and getting around. I remember being touched by the fact that he and Mary would come to our show. From what I saw, he won a terrific battle—for life. 

Since then, I’ve endured some of the same, so I kinda even now more can sympathize with him for some of what he’s had to go through. I had a heart attack, gosh, twenty years ago. I’ve had my issues. Since then, about five years ago, I lost my hearing and couldn’t play or sing for the better part of a year. That was a real life-changing experience for me. It’s come back enough where I can do it at a certain level, I’ll say that, yeah. But I am able to go out and work. I do acoustic shows now, and I really am enjoying all that, as I get to present some of the songs the way they were written, before we made the records. We’re doing a lot of the little performing arts-type theaters and things of that nature. That’s a real good venue for this acoustic show. I’m really enjoying what work we’re doing these days. 

I do remember playing Fort Randall. Is that the night my hat—I believe my hat blew off. I’ll tell you what, sometimes in the wind, that can really affect your sound and performance. It gets really distracting, to be honest. And yeah, when you’re playing music, it’s best not to be distracted by other stuff.  

COUNTRY MUSIC DISC JOCKEY HALL OF FAME – 2013

Dr. Don Carpenter, originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, served as longtime host of 99.5 WYCD Detroit’s County morning show until 2015. He later moved to Tampa, Florida, and became morning show host at WFLZ Tampa Bay. He is currently self-employed as a voiceover artist at Don Carpenter Company in Tampa. The only information I could find was his Facebook page.

Crook & Chase is the team of Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, the go-to source for Country music news for decades. Charlie was born in 1952 in Rogersville, Tennessee, and began his radio career at age 13. Lorianne was born in 1957 in Wichita, Kansas, and worked in television. In 1983, Lorianne was hosting a show on ABC and Charlie a show on NBC, both in Nashville, when television producer Jim Owens (Lorianne’s fiancé) saw the shows and wanted to pair them for a new syndicated program. This Week in Country Music debuted that same year. Jim created their still-existing Country music countdown radio program, The Crook and Chase Countdown, in 1989. Jim and Lorianne were married until Jim died in 2022. Their Country music countdown and interview program, The Crook and Chase Countdown, can be found at https://crookandchase.iheart.com/.

Eddie Edwards was a New Orleans country music radio personality and a mainstay of WNOE’s classic country format for over 30 years. He was celebrated for his extensive knowledge of country artists and music, making him a trusted source for listeners. Edwards was also known for his warm, engaging style and for helping preserve the classic country sound on local radio. He died June 18, 2022, at the age of 75.

Bill “Dex” Poindexter grew up in Rossville, Georgia. Before entering broadcasting, he worked in record promotion for major labels including ABC, United Artists, and RCA. In 1993, he joined WUSY‑FM (US‑101) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, initially handling live remotes before moving on‑air. He and Melissa “Mo” Turner co-hosted the “Dex and Mo Show” for over two decades, until he announced his retirement in 2018. He closed his last day by saying, “God bless. I’m DEX, and I’m done.” I was unable to find any other information about him.