11 Facts About Dale Sommers

Bruce Dale Sommers, known by his nickname "The Truckin' Bozo", was an American radio personality, best known for his long-running country music show geared toward truck drivers.

Dale Sommers discontinued playing music on his nightly show, focusing on general and truck news, and talk from his listeners.

Dale Sommers announced his retirement from radio in 2004, but XM Satellite Radio was successful in getting him to do an afternoon truck show, which aired on Sirius Satellite Radio and XM from 4 PM to 7 PM Eastern time.

Dale Sommers worked for other local radio stations in Cincinnati, as well as in Evansville, Indianapolis, Seattle, San Diego, Miami, and Kansas City, before settling back at WLW in 1984.

Dale Sommers would remain with the channel through its merger with Sirius's Road Dog Trucking channel up until shortly before his death.

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Dale Sommers was talking live on the air with regular caller Linda Driskill, known as "Mississippi Lady" to listeners, when he heard Driskill admonish someone not to come behind her counter.

Dale Sommers was concerned for her safety, so he called the Camilla police.

Dale Sommers has raised some controversy among Mexican truckers for his apparent negative comments on the radio regarding cross-border trucking.

Dale Sommers was often heard supporting bans on Mexican trucks in the United States.

Dale Sommers had a studio in his Florida home and in his Cincinnati home so he could continue working from both locations.

In later years, Dale Sommers was diagnosed with Addison's disease and insulin-dependent diabetes, which factored into his retirement from terrestrial radio.