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Bob Hurst

Senior Analyst Technology
Member Since 2007

Bob is a Sr. Analyst/Usability Specialist in Southwest Airlines’ Technology Department at the company’s Dallas Headquarters. He came to Southwest as a contract Technical Writer in 1995, and two years later became an Employee. Bob has had several different titles over the years, but has always been focused on helping people do their jobs better and more efficiently through technology. His hobbies include trivia, singing, golf, and, as you might guess, video editing. Bob has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Henderson State College (now University) in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and a Master of Music Performance degree from North Texas State University (now UNT) in Denton, Texas. He played in the Dallas Jazz Orchestra from 1973 – 1987, and played in the Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Ballet Orchestra, and various other freelance positions from 1972 through the early 90s. He even played on the music for a few Southwest Airlines commercials before coming to Southwest … back in the “early days.”

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Recent Activity Posts

Southwest Airlines and Meals on Wheels

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Aug 03 2009
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More than 290 Employees in 100 cars hit the road in Dallas to deliver meals to some very deserving people. read more

Volunteers of LUV--the Video

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

May 21 2009
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Southwest Airlines recognizes Employees for their service in their communities. read more

Serenading Colleen

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Jul 14 2008
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You never know what's going to happen when our Culture Committee Members from all 64 cities get together for their Quarterly Meeting. At our June meeting, Wayne Campbell, a Manager at our San Jose Provisioning Base, decided to serenade Colleen because it was her last such meeting as President of Southwest. As always, he did a great job!   read more

Duck Derby

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Jun 10 2008
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We just had our first annual Duck Derby on the Lazy River at Sea World in San Antonio. Each of the 5000 ducks represents a current Employee who wrote a Welcome Note to one of our New Hires. It's all part of helping these new folks "get their feet wet." Believe it our not, one of the little guys managed to get a huge lead on all the rest ... but the people who "owned" the top... read more

Saluting Aviation's First Mechanic

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

May 15 2008
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This video shows excerpts of the dedication of a plane to Charles E. Taylor, the first aviation mechanic. For more information, see blogs by Steve Heaser (Orville, Wilbur, and Charles?) and Gordon Guillory (Charles E. Taylor), and listen to Steve's related podcast on RedBelly Radio (Orville, Wilbur, and Charles?).   read more

Halloween: The Ultimate Team Builder

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Nov 26 2007
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Anyone who knows much about Southwest, knows that Halloween is an huge event at our Headquarters and that there are other celebrations all across our network as time and regulations permit. We have a great time! But although having FUN is its own reward, Halloween at Southwest is a lot more than just having FUN. Maybe, no one ever planned for it to be more, but it is nonetheless. In fact, in a... read more

LUV Stories: You're Hired!

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Feb 05 2008
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A few months ago, I told you about a group of retired Southwest Employees who come together several times a year from all around the country just to catch up on what's new and reminisce about the good old days. They call themselves The LUVers. Anyway, this video, shot at their last meeting, is the story of how Joy Bardo, the final ”Original Employee” hired in 1971, came to work at Southwest. I... read more

LUV Rations Delivery

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Oct 02 2007
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In a previous blog by Shelley Logan,you've heard about our efforts and events surrounding this past 4th of July. One of those events was called LUV Rations. It focused on collecting supplies for our brave soldiers in Iraq and other far away locations and for the children in those countries who our soldiers LUV so much. We ended up gathering enough supplies for more than a thousand goodie bags ... read more

LUV Stories: Unexpected Thank You

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Oct 08 2007
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One of the many ways we keep our Southwest Culture and SPIRIT alive is by telling, and re-telling, stories of the events that have defined us as a Company. There are many venues for telling such stories. FLY classes (Freedom, LUV & You) that all new Employees go through Rocking Chair events where a group of longtime Employees sit around (in rocking chairs) and talk about their lives at... read more

Holiday Songs in Our Hearts

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Dec 22 2007
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Since long before I came to Southwest, there has been a Holiday program around Christmas time. Everyone gathers in the main lobby at HDQ, and our wonderful Southwest Chorus entertains us for a half hour or so. We have so many talented folks at Southwest Airlines, and this is another opportunity for them to shine. This video is excerpts from the 2006 show (I was busy shooting the Travel Tips... read more

Recent Activity Luvs

Southwest Airlines Adopt-a-Pilot

By: Caleb Fox cfox

Aug 12 2009
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Southwest Pilots and school administrators discuss how the Adopt-a-Pilot Progam has a huge impact on the communities and students that it serves.  Congratulations Adopt-a-Pilot on 10,000 hours of community service. read more

My Old Man in Maintenance: Jet Engine

By: Caleb Fox cfox

Jul 28 2009
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Southwest Airlines Employee Christi Day goes inside the Southwest Maintenance Training Facility in Dallas, Texas to learn how a Jet Engine works. read more

Boeing 737—Accept no substitutes

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Apr 29 2009
Interview with Captain Chuck Magill, Vice President of Flight Operations about why we only fly 737s, and with Herb, our Founder and Chairman Emeritus who explains why we went with the Boeing back in 1971. Give it a listen. read more

Dallas Love Field Time Lapse Video

By: Christi McNeill cday

Jun 30 2008
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Our star video blogger, Bob Hurst, created this awesome time-lapsed video of our home base here at Dallas Love Field Airport - we're fast, but obviously not this fast!  As you can see from the video, everyday is an operational ballet of sorts at Southwest; with each task precisely choreographed to ensure that safety and speediness go hand in hand.  Thanks Bob for creating such interesting... read more

Duck Derby

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Jun 10 2008
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We just had our first annual Duck Derby on the Lazy River at Sea World in San Antonio. Each of the 5000 ducks represents a current Employee who wrote a Welcome Note to one of our New Hires. It's all part of helping these new folks "get their feet wet." Believe it our not, one of the little guys managed to get a huge lead on all the rest ... but the people who "owned" the top... read more

Cleaning Planes and Feeding Las Vegas

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Sep 18 2007
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A poster on my previous blog entry asked ”What exactly does the Corporate Culture Committee do?” Well ... the Corporate Culture Committee (CCC) is a mostly-volunteer group of Employees (and retired Employees) from every city in our system who travel around our 64-city network putting on events to let our Employees and Customers (Passengers) know how much we appreciate them. These events can... read more

LUV Rations Delivery

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Oct 02 2007
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In a previous blog by Shelley Logan,you've heard about our efforts and events surrounding this past 4th of July. One of those events was called LUV Rations. It focused on collecting supplies for our brave soldiers in Iraq and other far away locations and for the children in those countries who our soldiers LUV so much. We ended up gathering enough supplies for more than a thousand goodie bags ... read more

LUV Stories: Unexpected Thank You

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Oct 08 2007
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One of the many ways we keep our Southwest Culture and SPIRIT alive is by telling, and re-telling, stories of the events that have defined us as a Company. There are many venues for telling such stories. FLY classes (Freedom, LUV & You) that all new Employees go through Rocking Chair events where a group of longtime Employees sit around (in rocking chairs) and talk about their lives at... read more

Pigskin Plane Pull

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Oct 12 2007
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The football game between the University of Texas (UT) and the University of Oklahoma (OU) is a longtime tradition at the State Fair of Texas. The game, played at the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium, is called the AT&T Red River Rivalry. (The Red River forms the border between Texas and Oklahoma.) Four years ago, Southwest Airlines started a new event leading up to the game ... the Pigskin... read more

Alice Griffith Opportunity Center

By: Bob Hurst bhurst

Oct 18 2007
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When I posted the video of the San Francisco Inaugural Ceremony, I told you I would try to show you some of the other things we did while we were in San Fran. I was up early on that Sunday morning, and I walked down the shoreline to a point that looked across the bay to the SFO airport and took some shots of our planes taking off. Later, I had a little brunch and listened to the jazz quartet... read more