Dan Hughes Web Site

I taught broadcasting at Parkland College and was general manager of WPCD-FM for 26 years.  I retired in June 2007, and have been writing a lot since then.

My best-selling book is The Metal Detecting Manual.

My newest work is a manual called Tips, Tricks, and Secrets For Radio Disc Jockeys.

My other books are on coaching and managing adult slowpitch softball, buying web space at bargain prices, and making a web site for your high school class.  

I do weekly internet radio shows on metal detecting and softball.

Old-time radio is another of my passions.

My daughter Karen (when she was 11) and I are in this old-time radio video with Fred Foy, original radio announcer for the Lone Ranger.

I sell autographs in all fields, from politics to sports to show biz to newsmakers. 

I wrote the Birthday Quiz and a collector's column for the Active Boomers and Seniors newspaper until the economy sunk them in Aug 2010.

I write, produce, and host a weekly old-time radio show for the Reading-for-the-Blind radio station (and which you can listen to on the internet).

My wife Kathy teaches art  and creativity classes at her Kaleidoscope Art Studio.

My daughter Karen teaches at Pathways, an alternative high school.

My dog Max doesn't do much of anything, but he's been pretty big-headed since he was featured in USA Today.

Here's an overly-long story about my life in radio.

How I lost 35 pounds in four months, and have kept it off for four years (and no,  I'm not trying to sell you anything).

How I built a backyard fire pit for twelve bucks (and I am NOT a handyman).

And none of this impresses my family much.

Early shots from the Dan Hughes family photo album .

We rub elbows with celebrities.

Karen Goes To Washington (The Funny Side of DC).

Here's the site I built for my graduating class at Ben Davis HS in Indianapolis, 1965.
(DISCLAIMER:  I am not responsible for the hairstyles).

And finally, here's your own personal audio greeting!

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