Steve Barnes is an American television and film actor, television host, television and film producer, radio personality, anddigital andsocial media executive. He is president of Barnes Creative Studios inAtlanta, Georgia, which specializes indigital marketing and social media strategy.[1][2][3]
From 1994 to 2003, Barnes co-hosted the Atlanta morning radio showThe Morning X with Barnes, Leslie & Jimmy on99X WNNX withLeslie Fram andJimmy Baron, earningBillboard Magazine’s National Major Market Morning Show Award in 1996 andRadio and Records’ National Major Market Morning Show of 1999.[2][10][11] On January 5, 2023, Barnes returned to 99X Atlanta and relaunched "The Morning X" brand.[citation needed]
Barnes grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and graduated fromMary Carroll High School in 1985. From 1998 to 2008, he was married to Stacey Sward and has 2 children from that marriage. In 2012, Barnes married Heather Searing Cook.
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^Hudson, Phil W. (November 27, 2015)."Steve Barnes blends tech and travel".Atlanta Business Chronicle. www.bizjournals.com.Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. RetrievedJuly 17, 2023.
