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Jeff Bolton | |
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 Jeff Bolton filming season 1 of THE WATCH: America's Nuclear Mission | |
| Born | August 25, 1965 Mesquite, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Texas Christian University (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Jeff Bolton is an American producer, writer and former talk radio personality. He previously hosted daily talk shows at WOAI (AM) in San Antonio, KLIF (AM) in Dallas[1] and KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska.[2] He began producing military focused documentaries in 2004 and has written for Popular Mechanics,[3][4] Autoweek,[5][5] Air Forces Monthly,[6] and Key Aero Publishing.[7]
Career
[edit]In October of 2003, Bolton broadcast talk radio programs from Iraq and Afghanistan for KFAB, traveling to Kabul to interview Nebraska injured soldier Col. Tom Brewer (politician), who had been shot multiple times in a combat engagement a few days prior. Brewer was awarded the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts from what would later be dubbed the "Battle of the Bone Yard."[8] [8][9] Bolton and Brewer have maintained an ongoing friendship, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro together in 2021 with four additional members of the Nebraska Legislature.[10]
B-2 Stealth Bomber Access
[edit]In 2018, Bolton became the first civilian journalist allowed to fly and film from inside the Northrop B-2 Spirit, "B-2 Stealth Bomber," while in pre-production for a television documentary series on the U.S. nuclear deterrence mission or Nuclear triad. News reports and video footage from inside the cockpit during the flight became public the following spring.[11][12] Bolton's B-2 bomber access was covered by aviation outlets and made him an ongoing source for news analysis on a range military aviation topics. His access and filming has been featured in outlets, such as, Defense News,[13] Business Insider,[14] and the BBC. [15]
In 2023, the Nebraska Legislature approved a grant for the production of a docuseries titled THE WATCH: America’s Nuclear Mission, in part for its focus on Nebraska-based United States Strategic Command based in Bellevue, Nebraska. [16]. In 2026, Air Force Global Strike Command shared on X (social network) that they had granted “unprecedented access” to THE WATCH to film behind-the-scenes footage of the people who work within the nuclear mission.
References
[edit]@AFGlobalStrike (May 21, 2026). "AFGSC offered unprecedented access to @AccessTheWatch to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the #StrikerNation men and women of the nuclear enterprise support a safe, secure and credible strategic force" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ Venta, Lance (April 10, 2012). "KLIF Dallas Adds News Blocks".
- ↑ "'Street Talk'" (PDF), Radio & Records, February 6, 2004
- ↑ Bolton, Jeff (July 19, 2020), "'That Others May Live': The Pararescue Units Preparing for War on Top of the World", Popular Mechanics
- ↑ Bolton, Jeff (March 4, 2026), "Everything You Need to Know About the B-2 Bomber", Popular Mechanics
- 1 2 Bolton, Jeff (November 20, 2012), "Vintage signs and posters capture golden age of racing: Jacques Grelley keeps motorsports history alive with iconic images", Autoweek.
- ↑ Bolton, Jeff (August 2, 2023), "USAF's Bomber Task Force", Air Forces Monthly.
- ↑ "How the mighty B-52 will remain lethal for another 50 years". www.key.aero. September 24, 2021.
- 1 2 "A Lakota Warrior Swaps Bullets for Ballots". The Wounds of Whiteclay. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ↑ Christ, James F. The Bone Yard. Battlefield Publishing. 2009. ISBN 9780978860431
- ↑ "Diverse Group of Nebraska Senators to Tackle Mt. Kilimanjaro". news.legislature.ne.gov. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ↑ Reyes, Ronnie (June 24, 2025), "Inside the cockpit of a B-2 bomber, one of America's most secret aircraft", New York Post
- ↑ Shadwell, Talia (April 30, 2019), "Inside B-2 stealth bomber's top secret cockpit for first time in history", Daily Mirror
- ↑ Martin, Jeff (May 6, 2019), "What's it like to fly in a B-2 stealth bomber? An interview with Jeff Bolton", Defense News
- ↑ Pickrell, Ryan (April 29, 2019), "New video offers a first-ever look inside the cockpit of the legendary B-2 stealth bomber", Business Insider
- ↑ Dowling, Stephen (January 19, 2024), "The F-16 at 50: Why it's still in demand", BBC
- ↑ Gonzalez, Cindy (May 10, 2023). "$5 million state grant to help pay for documentary about U.S. StratCom".
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