Robert "Bob" Arthur (June 21, 1921 – March 25, 1997) was a

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, a television

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and a

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. He is best remembered for partnering with

Ken Minyard Ken Minyard (born in 1939) is a radio personality. He was featured on KABC-AM (790) radio's morning Newstalk show in the early 1970s, but he is best remembered for partnering with Bob Arthur on the "Ken and Bob Company" morning radio program on K ...

on the "Ken and Bob Company" morning radio program on KABC-AM (790)

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, from 1973 to 1990. The pair coined the popular term "EGBOK" meaning “everything’s gonna be OK.” As an actor, Arthur had roles in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), True Confessions (1981) and Skin Deep (1989) Born Joseph Arthur Prince in Kansas, Arthur studied journalism in college and began his career in Wichita. He was an anchorman at

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in Albuquerque, New Mexico before coming to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s to work for

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/Channel 5. He later moved to LA's KNX radio, and after two years at KNX, he moved to LA's KABC radio in 1969 as a newsman. He retired in 1990, to devote more time to a project setting up care homes for Alzheimer's patients in Long Beach. Arthur died March 25, 1997, at his home in Albuquerque.Bob Arthur; Half of 'Ken and Bob' Radio Duo
Myrna Oliver, Los Angeles Times, April 05, 1997 For their contribution to radio, Bob Arthur and Ken Minyard were awarded a Star on the

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at 6808

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References

Listing and biography at Radio Broadcasting History"TV Anchor Known as Bob Arthur Dies"
''Albuquerque Journal'' March 29, 1997

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur, Robert (radio announcer) 1921 births 1997 deaths People from Crawford County, Kansas University of Kansas alumni American television news anchors Radio personalities from Los Angeles