Bob Arbogast (b. April 1, 1927) is an American radio broadcaster, voice actor, and television host. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // January 1 - First coast-to-coast network radio broadcast of Rose Bowl Game occurs. ...

Born in Bellingham, Washington,^{[citation needed]} the only child of Lewis and Christine Arbogast, Bob went to John Marshall High School in Los Angeles where he studied, was on the tennis team, and entertained classmates. Upon graduation he enlisted in the navy during which time his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for a multi-ship raid into Tokyo Bay. When the war ended, he attended Los Angeles City College and then the University of Arizona. A radio program director from WHB in Kansas City heard Arbogast's nighttime show on the university's radio station and hired him immediately. Bellingham, Washington is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. ... John Marshall High School is a Los Angeles, California-based high school. ... The Presidential Unit Citation is a senior unit award granted to military units which have performed an extremely meritorious or heroic act, usually in the face of an armed enemy. ... The LACC location in 1922, when it was the campus of UCLA. Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. ... The University of Arizona (UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. ... WHB-AM is a commercial sports radio station in Kansas City, Missouri, broadcasting on 810 AM. While its five directional towers are located along Interstate 435 in the Northland, its studios are located in the suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, also the headquarters of its owner, Union Broadcasting. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ...

Bob went on to Chicago's WMAQ where he worked with Pete Robinson from 1951-53 (using, as a theme song, a charming version of Sicilian Tarantella played on an ocarina) before moving to Los Angeles for a spell and returning to Illinois where he worked at WEAW in Evanston. Then it was off to New York where he wrote for two shows, one featuring Tom Poston and another Peter Marshall. Next it was on to San Francisco's KSFO and KFRC and, finally, many stations in Los Angeles among them KMPC from 1962-67, KLAC in 1967, KFI in 1968, and KGBS in 1969. Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City 234. ... WMAQ is a callsign shared by three broadcast stations traditionally associated with NBC in Chicago: WMAQ (AM), 670 kHz: a pioneer broadcaster from 1922 to 2000 and a major part of Chicago and NBC radio history. ... The year 1951 in radio involved some significant events. ... The year 1953 in radio involved some significant events. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... KMPC-1540 is known to the Los Angeles and Orange County area as 1540 The Ticket. It is owned and operated by the radio division of the Sporting News magazine, although some of the networks daily programming does not air on the station, except in certain situations. ... The year 1962 in radio involved some significant events. ... The year 1967 in radio involved some significant events. ... KLAC AM 570 is a radio station serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... KFI is an AM radio station that began operating on March 31, 1922 as one of the United States first high-powered, clear channel stations. ... The year 1968 in radio involved some significant events. ... The year 1969 in radio involved some significant events. ...

At KMPC, he wrote for Dick Whittinghill and Gary Owens, and he wrote with and was the partner of Jack Margolis at KLAC and KGBS. Their radio talk show at KLAC had the highest rating of any radio program in LA history up until that time (and perhaps still), with a 14.5 percent share of the audience. Due to a concentrated letter-writing campaign, they were fired for their objection to the Viet Nam war and their pro-choice stance. It has been postulated that Arbogast and Margolis were the last to be blacklisted as a result of the McCarthy dealings of the '50's. The pair also hosted a television show on KTTV for a while. This article should belong in one or more categories. ... Gary Owens (born Gary Altman on May 10, 1936) is a disc jockey and voice actor born in Mitchell, South Dakota. ... KTTV, channel 11, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Los Angeles, California. ...

Arbogast created the Question Man in Kansas City in 1951 and used it on the Poston Show in NY where it eventually ended up on the Steve Allen Show, much to the surprise of both Bob and Steve - as Allen acknowledged in his book, "The Question Man." The concept lives on in Johnny Carson's Carnac the Great and Jeopardy. The year 1951 in radio involved some significant events. ...

In 1958, Arbogast teamed with Stanley Ralph Ross to write and perform the hit 45rpm single "KAOS," which when it came out (on Liberty Records), sold 10,000 copies in three days and then was banned from radio play on the fourth day - when stations realized that it satirized "Top 40" radio. Dr Demento has kept "KAOS" alive. Stanley Ralph Ross (July 22, 1937, New York City – March 16, 2000) started his career in advertising, however soon went to work as a writer and actor on various television shows, most notably cult-classics such as the 1960s Batman series starring Adam West and also The Monkees. ... Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. ... Dr. Demento Dr. Demento (born April 2, 1941) is the stage name of Barret (Barry) Hansen, who has made a successful career as a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies. ...

Arbogast has numerous screen credits for cartoons and commercials, and has appeared on television shows and in movies. He did frequent uncredited voiceovers for Sesame Street segments. He was the voice for the original "What would you do for a Klondike Bar?" advertising campaign and of the animated Granny Goose for the Granny Goose potato chip campaign (What is Granny's secret, I won't say...") Among hundreds, Arbogast is perhaps most famous for his voicings of General G.I. Brassbottom, Noodles Romanoff, and Ma Ramjet in the Roger Ramjet cartoon, Jack Wheeler in the Hot Wheels cartoon, and Snogs on the Hanna-Barbera animated series Monchhichis. He also voiced several characters in the classic Hanna-Barbera series The Jetsons. Not to be forgotten were Arbo's stylings of Barry Bear and Drummy Drummer, popular seventies pull-string toys - "I'm Barry Bear, like to meet my paw?" "I'm Drummy Drummer. I went to school at the school of hard knocks" - and his renditions of hamburgers in early McDonald's commercials. Let's not forget the famous Hambuglar!His son John, when asked by his kindergarten teacher what his father did, replied "my father is a bear". Bob was promptly called into Franklin Avenue school by the Principal demanding a recant by the poor child. Bob went home,brought back the bear pull toy and demonstrated it. the family settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of free hot dogs on hot dog day from the school. The Klondike bar is a brand name for a dessert generally consisting of a vanilla ice cream square coated with a thin layer of chocolate. ... DVD Cover for the entire series. ... Monchhichis is a Japanese animated series (known as Futago no Monchihichi in Japan), whose American dubbed version was produced by Hanna-Barbera. ... The Jetsons is a prime-time animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ...

One of his most popular schticks was his portrayal of little old lady Emily Norton for KMPC.

Among his many TV and radio commercial partners were Pat Harrington, Harry Morgan, Doris Roberts, Joanie Gerber, Edie McClurg, Bob Elliot, Albert Brooks, Shelly Berman, Tim Conway, Lorenzo Music, and Gene Moss.

Arbogast won an Emmy as a writer for Stars of Jazz in 1958 and a Clio in the '70's, for the Highland Appliance Co. out of Detroit. He wrote for Sesame Street and the Pat Paulsen Show. He also has the dubious distinction of writing for the shortest lived TV show ever.."Turn On, which was cancelled after one night. He co-starred (had 6 minutes on camera) with Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn in the Falcon and the Snowman. An Emmy Award. ... Clio—detail from The Allegory of Painting by Johannes Vermeer For other uses, see Clio (disambiguation). ...

Bob, is a jazz aficionado, Chicago Cub and UCLA Bruin fan, and animal lover. He and his wife, Jan, live in Mariposa, California where they enjoy country living, tending to their garden, caring for their pets, and the pleasures brought by the internet and their satellite dish. With his previous wife, Joanna, he had three sons, Peter Arbogast now a sportscaster who is the radio voice of USC Trojans football and John, USC grad,retired LA city Park Ranger, History Teacher,an LA city champion pole vault coach and decorated Global War on Terrorism commissioned officer, and Jerry, UCLA Grad, an LA City High School Champion Tennis coach, both teachers at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. His daughter, Paula, recently retired from her position as a teacher's union representative in June 2006. With his first wife, Tobi, he had a son, Robert Jr.(Ted), the technology coordinator for Terlingua High School in Texas. Mariposa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place that serves as the county seat of Mariposa County, California. ... Peter Pete Arbogast (born December 5, 1954) is an American sportscaster, born in Chicago, Illinois but grew up mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... American Sportscasters A sportscaster, sports announcer, or sports commentator is a type of journalist on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ... Head Coach Pete Carroll 6th Year, 65-12 Home Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Capacity 92,500 - Grass Conference Pac-10 First Year 1888 Athletic Director Mike Garrett Website USCTrojans. ...

External links

• Listen to Chaos (KAOS Radio)
• 1953 Arbogast Show
• Roger Ramjet Episodes on YouTube