Jim Edd Warner lives in Manhattan, Kansas with his wife of 42 years. They have two grown sons, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. Jim was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle, where he attended West Texas A&M University and received a degree in agronomy. He moved to Kansas in 1976 and has lived in several locations across the state. He received a M.S. degree in communications from Fort Hays State University in 1985.