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Travis Bruce Golightly (born October 5, 1980 in Houston, Texas) is writer, actor, producer, and radio personality. He is most known for his work on the syndicated radio show, "The Rod Ryan Show", on 94-5 The Buzz (KTBZ-FM) and 99.5 The Rock Of New Orleans (WRNO-FM).

Early Life
Golightly was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He gradated from New Caney High School in New Caney, Texas, and has lived in Utah, Washington, the US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. He currently resides in Houston.

Radio & TV
In 2003, Golightly began working part-time at 94-5 The Buzz (KTBZ-FM Houston). Shortly after his arrival, the station made adjustments to their format, dismissing most of the staff. He hosted a demo show on TV and radio with Michael Cole (Michael Sean Coulthard) & Tazz (Peter Senerchia) from WWE Wrestling, then went on to become the producer and "sports desk" (3rd position on the show) on The Rod Ryan Show.

Golightly acknowledged that he was the constant joke of the show, holding the position of "sports desk" while knowing nothing about sports, in addition to fielding constant questions about his sexuality (he maintained that he was straight), jokes about still living at home, and his love for Bob Saget (who he would later become friends with) and KPRC-TV meteorologist Frank Billingsley. He later admitted on the show that he had no prior radio experience before working at The Buzz, and had made a fake demo tape and resume, getting him the job. In 2006, he left the show to pursue other career opportunities. Rod Ryan maintained that the departure was on very good terms, and Golightly made several guest appearances on the show afterwards.

He later returned to work at the station part-time from 2009 to 2013, broadcasting live from Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico from 2011-2013 (while working full time as an air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration). While he no longer is on the air at The Buzz, according to his Facebook page and website, he still writes and produces content for radio and does voice work. He has made numerous television appearances, including WWE Wrestling and Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, and has voiced and starred in commercials including endorsements for The Mann Eye Institute.

After Radio
Although he still works in radio on a part-time basis, after leaving The Buzz, Golightly also branched out to work in fields outside of media. In 2006, he became a 911 dispatcher for the Humble Police Department in Humble, Texas, and while working there attended police academy at University of Houston - Downtown.

While finishing police academy, he was offered employment with the Federal Aviation Administration to be an Air Traffic Control Specialist, and accepted a job at Houston Hobby Airport Traffic Control Tower (IATA: HOU, ICAO: KHOU, FAA LID: HOU). While working at Hobby, he was a Reserve Sheriff's Deputy for the Harris County Sheriff's Office, working both marine enforcement and patrol.

In 2011, Golightly transferred to Saint Thomas Airport Traffic Control Tower in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands (IATA: STT, ICAO: TIST, FAA LID: STT). In 2013, he transferred to San Juan Approach Control in San Juan, Puerto Rico (IATA: SJU, ICAO: TJSJ, FAA LID: SJU), where we would end his air traffic control career a year later.

Upon returning to Texas, he was offered a job as a freight train conductor for Union Pacific Railroad Company. After 2 years, he was promoted to locomotive engineer, but was ultimately furloughed.

Certifications
Golightly holds certifications for TCOLE (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement) emergency dispatcher and police officer, air traffic control specialist, FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) conductor, remote control operator, locomotive engineer, open water diver, advanced open water diver, nitrox, and police diver.