| Bob Kevoian | |
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| Birth name | Robert James Kevoian |
| Born | December 2, 1950 Los Angeles, California |
| Show | The Bob & Tom Show |
| Station(s) | WFBQ Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Station(s) | Nationally Syndicated (150 stations) |
| Style | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
| Website | http://www.bobandtom.com |
Robert James "Bob" Kevoian[1] (born December 2, 1950) is an American radio host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Bob & Tom Show together with his partner, Tom Griswold. The show is broadcast from WFBQ's studios in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Kevoian is a 1973 graduate of California State University, Long Beach in Eastern Philosophy and Literature. Kevoian started a masters program in 1974, but gave it up when he started working as an intern for a local radio station in Los Angeles. Kevoian was awarded an honorary doctorate in Communications from Central Michigan University where he gave the commencement speech in 2003.[2]
Toured the U.S. for three years as a member of The Young Americans[3] Kevoian began his radio career in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1979. Kevoian's shortest stint on the radio was at WGRD in 1981 where his show was canceled after three days when the station changed formats. He came to WFBQ Radio in Indianapolis in early 1983. He is the producer, director, writer and composed credits for The Bob and Tom Show Home Movie[4] 2004. Bob participated in the Bob and Tom Radio: The Comedy Tour shows recorded in Anderson, Indiana. Bob has personally produced over 15,000 "bits" used in his show, some of which are actually his original ideas.
The Bob and Tom Show aired nightly on WGN America and occasionally weekend best of airings until its cancellation in September 2010.[5]
Kevoian was born in Los Angeles, California to John "Toby" Kevoian. On April 2, 2005, he married his current wife, Becky Martin. He has a son named Toby.[6] Kevoian has stepsons named Wade and Joey. Kevoian is almost always seen wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers hat as a tribute to his father, who was a long time employee of the Dodgers. Bob is an avid guitar player and writes some of the lyrics and music for the show's comedic parodies. Kevoian's brother-in-law (Becky's brother) is world-famous tuba player Rex Martin. Bob's younger brother is actor Peter Kevoian.[7] His mother was on Let's Make a Deal and won a Brunswick pool table, which she traded for cases of oyster stew. She retired from the Los Angeles County Office of Education in Downey, California. Bob has had his mustache since June 18, 1969 and celebrates its birthday every year. Bob also likes to collect "large" ordinary things, like coffee cups or safety pins that are extremely large compared to their normal sizes. Bob has a collection of these "large" items in his studio.