Dustin Hodge


Dustin Hodge is an American television writer and producer. He is the founder of Hodge Productions, a Colorado media company. He is known for working on a variety of nonfiction content. His most notable work is as the showrunner for Little Britches Rodeo.

Personal life

Hodge was born in Stephenville, Texas and graduated high school from Dublin, Texas. Hodge graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in Communications. Hodge is married to Donna Hodge, Ph.D., the Chief Strategy Officer at Colorado State University Pueblo in Pueblo, Colorado.

Career

Hodge began his film career working on commercials, music videos, and short videos in Dallas, Texas. He later worked as a production assistant on series like Prison Break and as a camera operator on shows like Cheaters and an Eye for an Eye and feature films like Bollywood Beats. He was the cinematographer for the feature film Diwali. Later he worked as a producer on televised sports programming like Champs Boxing, Wrecking Ball Wrestling, and Art of War 3. He was a reoccurring morning guest and wrote content for KWTX-FM. Hodge has also worked as a photojournalist and documentarian across most of Western Europe.
Later he worked for the CBS-affiliate KKTV, in Colorado Springs, CO as a news producer and journalist. He was part of the production team that covered the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado for 130 continuous hours.
Hodge is the show-runner for the national television series Little Britches Rodeo and has written and produced 208 episodes. In addition, he is the show-runner for the series, Little Britches on the Road. Both series air in more than 52 million homes on RFD-TV and are syndicated in another 42 million homes on The Cowboy Channel.
Hodge has produced dozens of short documentaries covering programing by El Pueblo History Museum, History Colorado, and the Smithsonian Institution. He was also the producer for the feature documentaries and Tha Bridge, a documentary about hip-hop.
Hodge regularly speaks and presents about topics in media, pop culture, rural issues, and literacy.

Filmography

Film and television

Documentaries

Documentary (Short Subject)