Bob Pest
Bob Pest has written articles for LITO since 2006.

Bob Pest is a radical ruralist who lives in a log home on a dirt road in rural Independence County with his wife Judy and their three dogs—Whimsy, Susannah, and Tessa. Pest is the president and co-founder of Ozark Foothills FilmFest. He also teaches film courses at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville.

He is well-known to viewers of AETN for his regular appearances during pledge drives. He worked for the AETN Foundation for over twelve years before leaving that position to launch his own rural community development consulting firm. He writes about food, community development, rural life, travel, music, and film. Pest holds degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. He also writes for NUMBER, a Memphis arts magazine.

You can contact Bob by email bobpest@wildblue.net.