Keith Hughes (historian)

For other persons of the same name, see Keith Hughes.

HipHughes
Hughes in 2015
Born	Keith Jon Hughes (1972-08-04) August 4, 1972 (age 53) Putnam Valley, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Instructional coach
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Divorced
Children	2
YouTube information
Channel	hiphughes
Subscribers	321 thousand
Views	53 million
Last updated: June 2025
Website	hiphughes.com

Keith Jon Hughes (born August 4, 1972) is an American teacher and YouTuber; his YouTube channel has seen millions of views since starting in 2008. Hughes has been featured in a television show. ^[1]

Early life

Hughes was raised in Putnam Valley, New York. In 1990, he moved to Buffalo to attend Buffalo State College where he received his undergraduate degree in Social Studies Education. Hughes went on to receive his master's degree in Educational Technology from the University at Buffalo in 2006.

Career

Teaching

Hughes started teaching full-time in 1999 at McKinley High School; his focus was teaching U.S. History and Advanced Placement American Government. Shortly after the September 11 attacks, Hughes collaborated with his students on his first video, titled "Wings of Hope". The success of this project evolved into bringing in video production and media into his courses.

In the fall of 2014, Hughes started a new phase of his teaching career as a Technology Instructional Coach for the Buffalo Public School district, leaving the teaching role he had for the last 15 years.

YouTube personality

On April 20, 2008. he started his educational YouTube Channel HipHughes History which focuses on government, politics and history. ^[2]

References

1. "United Stuff of America". IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
2. "Keith Hughes - About". YouTube. Retrieved March 27, 2015.