RHUBARB
JONES
Rhubarb
was born in Miami and grew up in Tallapoosa, Georgia.
He worked his way through West Georgia College
by working in radio at WWCC in Bremen, Georgia.
Upon graduation, Rhubarb moved to Columbus, Georgia
and worked at WCLS. He later got into country music
radio when he moved to WSKY in Asheville, North
Carolina. In 1978, Rhubarb headed to WLWI (I-92)
in Montgomery, Alabama, where he served as program
and music director and did the afternoon drive
show.
Rhubarb
is widely known for his charity events like the
Rhubarb Jones Celebrity Golf Tournament for the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and his annual March
Across Georgia for the LLS. Rhubarb is also an
Atlanta co-host for the annual Jerry Lewis Muscular
Dystrophy Association Telethon.
Rhubarb
is a past winner of Radio Personality of the Year
from the Country Music Association and the Academy
of Country Music, and has served on the board of
directors for both organizations. Jones is also
a past Disc Jockey of the Year award recipient,
from Billboard Magazine, and was voted one of Country
Music's Top Radio Personalities of the Century
by Radio and Records Magazine. Rhubarb is a lifetime
member of the Country Music Association and the
Academy of Country Music. He was inducted into
the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in June
of 2001.