The next time you feel yourself stereotyping someone, you might want to recall this tale of the rodeo-clown-turned-stockbroker. After all, can you think of any two more contrasting careers? OK, maybe ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The San Angelo Rodeo Clown Matt Merrit sat down with KLST-TV’s Carolyn McEnrue to talk about talk about what it is like as a rodeo clown. Merrit during the ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Grab your best boots for a good cause on two action packed days of rodeo events with the Aggieland Stampede PRCA Rodeo. Doors open in just a few hours, and will include ...

When you’re in the rodeo arena, it helps to have a little bull savvy. Dale McCracken knows something about that. As a rodeo clown, the Wheaton, Mo., man has entertained crowds for years — performing ...

Contrary to what some may believe, rodeo clowning is serious business. Beneath the makeup, the wigs and the costumes are athletes whose job is to protect the bull riders. Rodeo fans will have several ...

We call ourselves Marketplace, so part of our job is exploring how marketplaces work, in all their forms. David Brancaccio and the “Marketplace Morning Report” team are setting out to visit in-person ...

Last month, a bull played peek-a-boo with rodeo clown and barrelman extraordinaire Dusty Myers, sticking its head in the barrel with him, and then lifting the barrel and Myers way off the ground.

There are plenty of laughs, but being a rodeo clown is no joke. Not to Dusty Meyers. For more than two decades, Meyers has worked as a … ahem … professional rodeo clown, donning grease paint and ...

This photo provided by Jameson Hsieh shows a clown wearing a mask intended to look like President Obama at the Missouri State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. The announcer asked the crowd if anyone ...

It's an hour before showtime and Rob Gann is running late. He has to get his makeup on, climb into his costume, and build a flash-bang firework that will provide the big noisy finish for his act.

FRUITA, Colo. (KJCT) - Many Fruita locals dusted off their boots and attended the first weekly rodeo of the summer. On Tuesday, the annual Rimrock Rodeo Summer Series kicked off. This year marks 33 ...

Rodeo clown and barrelman John Harrison’s wife, Carla Harrison, likes to tell him that he should never doubt the love between them is real. It’s definitely not superficial, anyway. “Little girls don’t ...