User:Videobob
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VIDEOBOB is the known nick name of Robert C. Moseley Jr. Born in Camden, South Carolina September 1st 1974 but raised in Fort Worth, Texas Robert began making home movies as a teenager and video taping local bands for extra money. In the early 1990's he began using the nickname "Videobob" and hosted and created the cable access show "Underground Connection" (1994-1998) which was listed in GEAR Magazine as one of the funniest and most original in the nation. underground Connection featured all types of music and comedy and interviews with some amazing people including bands, musicians, comedians and people on the street. The show evolved to a spin off called "The Church Of Howard" (1996-1998) which claimed that "Howard Stern was God" and featured man on the street interviews that usually ended up in public nudity. A third and final spin off of Underground Connection was "The Videobob Show" (1995-1998) in which Videobob and friends would critique new music, movies and local events and show video of crazy antics such as the famous "Butt-Pickle" episode where a man who is passed out from intoxication is decorated with makeup, and a dill pickle was shoved down the back of his pants! Videobob and his shows were constantly under attack from local religious groups and the city counsel eventually banned some of the episodes and Videobob stopped airing the shows.
In 1999 Videobob took on the role of chief engineer and production manager of the American Independent Network and jump starting their studio and producing almost all of the in house commercials, infomercials and in house programming until the network converted to spanish programming in 2000.
In 2000 the founding members of AIN created UATV, "The Urban America Television Network" with an affiliate base of over 70 affiliates. Videobob began producing programming for them in the form of "Videobob's Stupid Movie Of The Week". (2001-2005) Hosted by Videobob, the show featured rare and old B movies in the tradition of "Elvira" and the many other similar shows. The show ran in syndication nationwide in more than 70 cities and is a cult favorite to this day.
In 2002 Videobob joined forces with Ken Taylor and produced "NWA-SOUTHWEST" (2002-2004) and produced wrestling for the NWA, also acting as the voice for the commercials and promos. The production was done using one of Videobob's custom built mobil production vans.
Also in 2002 Videobob created and hosted the show "ComiXspotlight", (2002-2004) which also aired on the UATV network as the lead in show for "Stupid Movie". ComiXspotlight featured the comedy of Videobob and many other comics including Carrot Top, Melrose larry Green and many others. During the promotion of the show and doing local radio Videobob became a regular guest on the MICH SHOW on KLLI 105.3 in Dallas making many in studio appearances and countless phone interviews all the way up to the last show that aired.
Videobob may be best known for his music videos, since the early 1990's he has video taped over 300 bands making hundreds of videos some of which have had airplay on MTV but most are used for promotional use by the bands. In 2005 Videobob began working with famed drummer from Pantera, Vinnie Paul Abbott who created his own record label as "Big Vin Records" in which Videobob overseen the graphic work for the first two releases on the label including "Rebel Meets Rebel" and "Dimevision" which quickly went gold in sales in excess of 50,000 copies. Videobob also directed, shot and edited the video for the single "Nothin' To Lose" with David Allan Coe and Rebel Meets Rebel which was featured on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball many times in 2006.
Some of Videobob's hobbies have also catapulted him into the limelight in the custom car world. Videobob has built custom replicas of Knight Rider's KITT car and the Back To The Future Time Machine DeLorean. Videobob also presides over the "Dallas Fort Worth DeLorean Motor Club" and is known world wide in the DeLorean community for his specialty products for the rare stainless steel car. Videobob is also an avid motorcycle enthusiast and takes his Harley Davidson touring bike on annual trips to famous biker rallies like Sturgis, Daytona, Laughlin, etc.
As a self taught engineer, Videobob has created several innovative products for the broadcast television industry including the "Mini-Punch Power Supply", The "Tri-pod buddy" and more. Videobob has built many custom production trucks and studios for clients, and attends annual meeting of the National Association of Broadcasters, The Texas Association of Film and Tape Professionals, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and many more.
Robert lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife Alison.
