After a long and successful run on drive-time radio and Gannett Media, Jeff Ward brought his self-described “barstool for thousands” to Hot Pie Media in spring 2021. His fiercely independent and irreverent style has earned him fans well beyond Austin. He’s a five-time winner of The Austin Chronicle's “Best Of” Reader’s Poll, a featured figure on the KVUE (television) special “Austin Icons,” and was a guest panelist on the syndicated political show “Beyond The Beltway.”