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

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and a motion picture

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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 ...

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

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from 1973–1990. The pair coined the popular term "EGBOK" meaning “everything’s gonna be OK.” As 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 KTLA/Channel 5. After two years at KNX, he started at KABC 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 Hollywood Walk of Fame 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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