Robert Arthur (radio announcer)
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Robert "Bob" Arthur (June 21, 1921 – March 25, 1997) was a radio personality, in Los Angeles, California, a television newscaster, and a motion picture actor.
Born Joseph Arthur Prince in Kansas, Arthur was an anchorman at KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico before working in Los Angeles. He was part of the "Ken and Bob Company" morning radio program on KABC-am Los Angeles from 1973–1990, when Bob retired to work with the Alzheimer Association. For his contribution to radio, Arthur and radio partner Ken Minyard have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
[edit] References
- LA Radio.com "Where are They Now"
- Listing and biography at Radio Broadcasting History
- "TV Anchor Known as Bob Arthur Dies" Albuquerque Journal March 29, 1997.
