{"id":590957,"date":"2026-04-18T03:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T03:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/590957\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T03:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T03:10:08","slug":"radioinsight-radio-remembers-bob-kevoian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/590957\/","title":{"rendered":"RadioInsight &#8211; Radio Remembers Bob Kevoian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bobkevoin-200x200-jpeg.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"Bob Kevoian Tom Griswold\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-346933\"  \/>The syndicated \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobandtom.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bob &amp; Tom Show<\/a>\u201d has announced that former host Bob Kevoian passed away today at the age of 75.<\/p>\n<p>Kevoian and Tom Griswold hosted the show together from 1982 until Kevoian retired <a href=\"https:\/\/radioinsight.com\/headlines\/95141\/bob-kevoian-announces-retirement-from-bob-tom-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">at the end of 2015<\/a>. The duo started together at WJML Petoskey MI before moving to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/q95.iheart.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Q95<\/a>\u201d 94.7 WFBQ Indianapolis in 1983. The show continues to be based at WFBQ and has been syndicated since 1995.<\/p>\n<p>In a release the show said, \u201cBob was a pioneering force in American radio, helping to build \u2018The Bob &amp; Tom Show\u2019 into one of the most successful and enduring syndicated programs in broadcasting history. With his sharp wit, steady presence, and unmistakable voice, Bob connected with millions of listeners across the country, creating a daily habit of laughter that spanned generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griswold stated, \u201cBob used to say that our show was simply a conversation between two friends \u2014 not heard, but overheard. We created a space where humor brought people together every morning. That legacy lives on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This story will be updated with more information when it becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bob Kevoian, a great guy with a name and a laugh that will live on and on. I can remember when B&amp;T first arrived on Fall Creek Road at Q95 waaaaaaay back in 1983. What a run. RIP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vqWTrvl3bJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/vqWTrvl3bJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UA21dDmxV2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/UA21dDmxV2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul PoTweet (@PaulPoteet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulPoteet\/status\/2045326729254666730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bob. One name. One very common name.Yet, there&#8217;s only one that anyone immediately thinks of. Bob Kevoian lived his life exactly like he wanted to. Fought a courageous battle against Cancer with humor, friend engagement, and love for his family. Bob. One name. One singular legend. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ryy9BwVRmR\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Ryy9BwVRmR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Patrick (@mpos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mpos\/status\/2045322603485638837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The syndicated \u201cBob &amp; Tom Show\u201d has announced that former host Bob Kevoian passed away today at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":590958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":{"0":"post-590957","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}