 Rob Carson on AM 1090 and 92.7 FM, The Flag. Rob Carson is on TV, too. Check out Rob Carson's What in the World on Newsmax. Go to NewsmaxPlus.com to subscribe. So about nine years ago, J.D. Vance wrote a book called Hillbilly Elegy about his life. I haven't read it, but he sounded like he had a pretty damn rough life.