Since launching his creative and community-oriented "Jim King of the Road Show" on an Oklahoma radio station in the mid-90's, Jim King, a.k.a. Jim King of the Road, has won many fans and received numerous honors from his peers in the broadcasting industry. Jim's radio career has taken him to winning stations in California, Texas and Oklahoma. In addition to co-owning King's Country, Jim is currently host, producer & editor of the "Jim King of the TV Show" - an entertainment-based TV program, airing six times weekly on Fox 4, The CW, and Stryk TV in Southeast Texas. King has also been a radio personality for several Southeast Texas radio stations, as well as a columnist and photographer for several area print publications.
AWARDS & HONORS:
2024 - "Rising Creator (top one percent)" on Facebook
2023,2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 Press Club of Southeast Texas - 1st Place in Radio for "Music, Humor & Entertainment Show"
2023 & 2021 - winner of "Best Use of Social Media by an Individual" - Press Club of Southeast Texas
2023 - Radio/Podcast - "Best Individual Episode" for an exclusive with Pat Boone
2018 Texas Radio Hall of Fame Nominee
Featured in a 2014 episode of Cooking Channel's "Log On & Eat with Eden Grinshpan."
2014 & 2013 Press Club of Southeast Texas "Best Broadcast Internet Video"
2012 Press Club of Southeast Texas "Best Website Design & Content"
2009 NLG (Numismatic Literary Guild) "Best Television Report" Award Winner
1999 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award "Radio Personality of the Year" Finalist
1997 Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Non-Metro Market "Radio Personality of the Year