UPDATE: Rodeo clown Mike Hayhurst, in an email to The Tribune on Tuesday morning, issued an apology to people “in the Creston area” for telling a racist joke about first lady Michelle Obama at the ...

CRESTON (CBSLA.com) — A rodeo clown didn't leave many people laughing in San Luis Obispo County this past weekend when he made a racist joke about first lady Michelle Obama. Michael Hayhurst, a ...

A racist joke about First Lady Michelle Obama made by a California rodeo announcer over the PA system on Saturday has sparked considerable controversy. “I was really appalled and the people around me ...

(CBS News) A small-town rodeo is attracting some national attention as the event's announcer made a joke over the PA system that has offended some. The announcer at a local rodeo in San Luis Obispo ...

A rodeo clown spurred controversy when he joked about gender identity during an event in Michigan earlier this month. WILX-TV reported Monday the incident happened at the Calhoun County Fair on Aug.

Rodeo clown Justin Rumford jokes with the crowd during the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. Photo by James Wooldridge, The Gazette JAMES WOOLDRIDGE ...

Jumpertown native Dusty Meyers has been a professional rodeo clown for 20 years. From Dec. 4-13, 2025, he'll take part in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, what he called the "Super Bowl" of ...

It was rodeo clown Mike Hayhurst of Barstow, not announcer Ed Kutz of Arroyo Grande, who made an offensive, racist joke about first lady Michelle Obama over the public-address system of the Creston ...

It was rodeo clown Mike Hayhurst of Barstow, not announcer Ed Kutz of Arroyo Grande, who made an offensive, racist joke about first lady Michelle Obama over the public-address system of the Creston ...