Dustin Hodge

Dustin Hodge is an American television writer and producer. He is the founder of Hodge Productions,[1] a Colorado media company.[2] He is known for working on a variety of nonfiction content. His most notable work is as the showrunner for Little Britches Rodeo (TV series).

Dustin Hodge
Hodge in January 2019
Born
Stephenville, Texas, U.S.
EducationArizona State University
Goucher College
OccupationTelevision producer, Screenwriter
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)
Donna Hodge
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(m. after 2013)​
Websitedustinhodge.com

Personal life

Hodge was born in Stephenville, Texas and graduated high school from Dublin, Texas. Hodge graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in Communications.[3] Hodge is married to Donna Hodge, Ph.D., the Chief Strategy Officer at Colorado State University Pueblo in Pueblo, Colorado.

Career

Hodge began his film career working on commercials, music videos, and short videos in Dallas, Texas.[4] He later worked as a production assistant on series like Prison Break[4] and as a camera operator on shows like Cheaters and an Eye for an Eye and feature films like Bollywood Beats. He was the cinematographer for the feature film Diwali.[5] Later he worked as a producer on televised sports programming like Champs Boxing, Wrecking Ball Wrestling, and Art of War 3.[6] He was a reoccurring morning guest and wrote content for KWTX-FM. Hodge has also worked as a photojournalist and documentarian across most of Western Europe.[7]

Later he worked for the CBS-affiliate KKTV, in Colorado Springs, CO as a news producer and journalist. He was part of the production team that covered the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado for 130 continuous hours.[8]

Hodge is the show-runner for the national television series Little Britches Rodeo[9][10] and has written and produced 234 episodes.[11][12] In addition, he is the show-runner for the series, Little Britches on the Road.[13] Both series air in more than 52 million homes on RFD-TV, are syndicated in another 42 million homes on The Cowboy Channel, and syndicated in Canada on RFD-TV (Canadian TV channel).

Hodge has produced dozens of short documentaries covering programing by El Pueblo History Museum, History Colorado, and the Smithsonian Institution. He was also the producer for the feature documentaries The Arkansas River: From Leadville to Lamar and Tha Bridge, a documentary about hip-hop.

Hodge regularly speaks and presents about topics in media, pop culture, rural issues, and literacy.[14][15][16][17][18]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Type Note Credited as
Director Producer Writer
2013–Present Little Britches Rodeo TV Series 234 Episodes Yes Yes Yes
2013-2017 Little Britches on the Road TV Series 17 Episodes Yes Yes Yes
2008 Wrecking Ball Wrestling 3 TV - Sports Wrestling No Yes No
2008 Wrecking Ball Wrestling 2 TV - Sports Wrestling No Yes No
2008 Wrecking Ball Wrestling 1 TV - Sports Wrestling No Yes No
2007 Art of War 3 TV - Sports Mixed Martial Arts No Yes No
2003 Champs Boxing TV Series 4 Episodes No Yes No

Documentaries
Year Title Type Note Credited as
Director Producer Writer
2010 Tha Bridge Documentary No Yes No
2018 The Arkansas River: From Leadville to Lamar Documentary No Yes No

Documentary (Short Subject)
Year Title Type Note Credited as
Director Producer Writer
2018 Oral Histories of Southern Colorado Short Documentary Yes Yes Yes
2017 Alternative Energy: Clean Initiatives Short Documentary Yes Yes Yes
2017 Healthcare in Rural America Short Documentary Yes Yes Yes
2016 Hands-on History for Schools Short Documentary Yes Yes Yes
2015 Shorty Koger: Western History Short Documentary Yes Yes Yes
2015 Literary Landmarks: The Mediterranean Short Travel Yes Yes Yes
2014 Literary Landmarks: Twain's Tramps Abroad Short Travel Yes Yes Yes
2013 Literary Landmarks: The British Isles Short Travel Yes Yes Yes
2012 Literary Landmarks: Language, Literature, and the Art of Study Abroad Short Travel Yes Yes Yes
2011 From Pueblo to Pompeii Short Travel Yes Yes Yes

References
  1. "Dustin Hodge | Hodge Media Group". hodgeproductions. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  2. "TV series 'Little Britches Rodeo' to film in Oklahoma". Oklahoman.com. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  3. "Dustin Hodge". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  4. Wilsonmwilson@empiretribune.com, Mark. "Storyteller: Erath native exploring 'expanse of possibilities' in film world". Stephenville Empire-Tribune. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  5. Frederick, Eva (2014-07-17). "Where Are They Now" (PDF). The Dublin Citizen.
  6. Stevens, Siri (2013-12-08). "Hodge Studio" (PDF). Rodeo News.
  7. "Dustin Hodge | Hodge Media Group". hodgeproductions. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  8. staff, Indy. "Best of 2012: Personalities". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  9. Pompia, John. "Puebloan Dustin Hodge's rodeo-based TV series in its seventh year". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  10. Chieftain, Jon Pompia The Pueblo. "Pueblo commission working to recruit film industry". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  11. Gaudette, Paul (2019-07-11). "DHS grad helms national rodeo show" (PDF). The Dublin Citizen.
  12. Little Britches Rodeo, retrieved 2019-07-15
  13. Ediger, Karan. "National Little Britches Rodeo TV Series to air this fall". Guthrie News Leader. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  14. "Colorado Dialogue on Public Libraries". The Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  15. "Falling in Love with New Books for the #NEABigRead". NEA. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  16. "Friends of the Library award". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  17. jpompia@chieftain.com, Jon Pompia The Pueblo Chieftain. "Film fest a testament to tenacity". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  18. "Dustin Hodge | Hodge Media Group". hodgeproductions. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
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