Billy Dukes is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer at Taste of Country, where he has over 11,000 articles to his name. His media background includes jobs as music director at WQDR 94.7 in Raleigh, N.C.; writer for Recoil Magazine, a monthly out of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and writer for the Kalamazoo Gazette in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Western Michigan University graduate followed a girl to Raleigh in 2006 and wisely married her one year later. In 2014, they moved to Nashville, where they now live with their three sons. In his free time, Billy enjoys playing and watching baseball, cycling and home renovation.
Billy Dukes
2020 CMA Fest Canceled Due to Coronavirus
The annual country music festival in Nashville will return in 2021.
Ryan Newman Walks Out of Hospital Holding His Daughters’ Hands
"Best sight ever," his wife Krissie writes.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Plane Crashes in Tennessee
Photos and video show the plane engulfed in flames.
Las Vegas Shooter’s Brother Describes Him as a Very Ordinary Man
The brother of the man responsible for the deaths of more than 50 people at the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival says he's dumbfounded by the news.
Carrie Underwood + Isaiah Step on the Ice to Celebrate Mike Fisher’s 1,000th Game
Carrie Underwood and her son Isaiah stepped on the ice to help Mike Fisher celebrate his 1,000th game in the NHL on Monday night (March 21).
NFL Lineman JJ Watt Tackles Zac Brown Band Stage-Crasher [Watch]
A Zac Brown Band fan jumped on stage to join the group in Milwaukee on Sunday, but Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt made sure the man's appearance was short ... and painful. Watch as Watt sacks the man like he was quarterbacking the Tennessee Titans.