Bobby Estell was born on 2 April 1980, in Hot Springs, Arkansas USA, and is a radio entertainer and a DJ, perhaps best known as the host of “The Bobby Bones Show”, and which has probably had the biggest impact on his total net worth.
So, just how rich is Bobby Bones? As of early 2016, Bobby’s net worth is estimated to be over $5 million by sources, the larger part of his wealth having come from his many television and show appearances, and from working as a radio DJ. His salary is currently estimated at $1 million per year, compared to his first radio contract which was about $17,000. He has a large, luxurious residence in Nashville, Tennessee. He is known to be a very reserved and frugal person, having been very poor as a child. When his mother was alive, he used his money to give her a better, pleasurable life.
Bobby Bones Net Worth $5 Million
Bobby spent his childhood in Arkansas, in a very poor household and raised by his single mother after the age of five, who had given birth to him when she was 16. He started his radio career while at Henderson State University – from where he graduated with a degree in Radio and Television in 2002 – with the station manager insisting that he change his name – hence ‘Bobby Bones’. After that, he moved to Austin, Texas where he started his own show called “The Bobby Bones Show”, which was later moved to Nashville by the channel. He subsequently interviewed many famous music stars, and so his program became rated as the biggest, most popular morning country music show on radio in the USA, and which consistently adds to his net worth.
He has received many awards for his performances, such as four successive Austin Music Awards for ‘Best Radio Personality’, and an Academy of Country Music Award in the ‘National On-Air Personality of the Year’. Apart from this, he is a co-host with former top-ranked tennis player Andy Roddick on FOX Sports Radio, and he is also heard on numerous other shows, which contribute to his growing net worth.
Further, Bobby has been a CNN correspondent, and even co-starred with Vanessa Hudgens in the film called “Bandslam” in 2009, and in the drama “Nashville” on ABC TV. He has started a production company as well. Bobby is also one of the top country Djs, and he is very popular on Facebook and Tweeter with followers running into the many thousands..
Concerning Bobby’s personal life, there have been some controversies and claims over the years He had a problematic relationship with his mother, who eventually died of an overdose of methamphetamines. He is single, but has been associated with Rachel Reinert from the band Gloriana, and the singer Vanessa Hudgens. He is also a big lover of dogs, especially bull dogs, which he has at his home in Nashville. He is known as a philanthropist too, and has organized numerous money-raising events for charitable organizations, which he always says is his most important work. One of the events entered The Guinness Book of Records, being the biggest and fastest one.
