Charley Jones hosts KRLD's overnight talk show, Texas Overnight, which airs from midnight to 4 a.m. Charley is a native Texan, raised in Arlington and graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1968. Charley majored in history at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he lettered in marching and concert band as well as the UTA pistol team.
Charley spent two years after college performing western stunts at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington before his love of science led him to head the soils engineering lab for Southwestern Laboratories and the water analysis/quality control lab for Mogul Industries.
An inside tip from a friend got Charley into radio in 1977 when he was hired as the weekend overnight DJ at the legendary "Rock 'n Roll Zoo," KZEW 97.9-FM in Dallas. Charley spent the next 11 years at The Zoo, met and married his wife, Janel, and realized his real calling was radio.
In 1992 Charley left his morning show duties at The Oasis to take a chance hosting an overnight talk show on KRLD and the Texas State Networks. Charley Jones Overnight soon became the most widely listened to nighttime talk show in the state.
Charley and Janel live in Tarrant County with their two children.
Charley's Featured Audio
Special Economic Guest - Part 2
Part 2 of Charley's two hour interview with his special economy guest Mike in East Texas, including caller questions about the causes of the economic crisis.
Special Economic Guest - Part 1
The first part of Charley's two hour interview with his special economy guest Mike in East Texas covering a wide range of topics in the current unsettled economic climate.
Tumbling Gas Prices
Gas prices have fallen so far so fast, they've outpaced the falling price for crude oil. Charley and loyal listener Mike in East Texas discuss the reasons behind this disparity.
The Financial Crisis - Late October 2008
Charley and popular caller Mike in East Texas discuss the current financial mess, and many of the finer points that are overlooked or underexplained by the broader media.
The Financial Crisis
Charley and the listeners have an in-depth discussion of the causes and consequences of the current Wall Street meltdown. Will the bailout actually happen, and will it actually help when it does?
