An Hour with Bob

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An Hour with Bob is a variety show, in a studio setting, hosted by Bob Venturini. The show airs in Rhode Island on "Statewide Interconnect A" which is on Cox Cable channel 13 and Verizon channel 32 on Thursdays at 11:00pm, Fridays at 10:00pm, and Saturdays at 1:00pm.

The subject matter varies greatly for Bob's interviews, as he highlights local businesses, people in the news, and often gives the stage over to new local talent. Shows are likely to include music, food, art, travel, movies, sports, astrology and wildlife. There are shows that introduce new products, interviews with local heroes, and segments on new developments in medicine.

An Hour with Bob is taped at a PBS Studio in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on a bi-weekly basis. Shows are recorded in realtime (live-to-tape format) which means that the show is recorded as if it were on live television, with no editing of the content in the show.

The studio control room is equipped with a chroma-key device for the bluescreen effect; digitally inserted backgrounds for the show include stationary video of the providence skyline, and a virtual studio set. The show is recorded and then sent to the statewide playback location for "Statewide Interconnect A", and on the air within three days.

[edit] Guests

Some of Bob's guests include...

Movies: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly, writer/director/producers of There's Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber, Shallow Hal;
Music: country singer Jerilyn Sawyer
Sports: NFL Star Doug Flutie; Former Red Sox player Sam Horn; six-time NASCAR Modified Champion Mike Stefanik;
Television: Helen Glover (third runner-up, Survivor: Thailand); Virtually all of the Rhode Island television/radio talent including former host of Early Today on NBC, Kristine Johnson; WPRI-TV12 Anchors Karen Adams and Steve Aveson; NBC10/WJAR Anchors Gene Valecenti, Frank Coletta, and Kelley McGee; ABC6/WLNE-TV Anchor April O'Dell; ABC6 Chief Meteorologist Mark Searles; WPRO Radio Host Dan Yorke; and former WHJJ Radio Host Arlene Violet.
Other: Miss RI USA and Miss Teen RI USA; Roger Williams University President Roy Nirchel; Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook