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 KABC-AM
Los Angeles
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,
California
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from 1973–1990. The pair coined the term "EGBOK" meaning “everything’s gonna be OK.”
Ken Minyard & Bob Arthur Radio Team
Los Angeles Times
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, Greg Braxton in the Los Angeles Times Sept. 13, 1990 and Myrna Oliver in the Los Angeles Times April 5, 1997Roger Barkley
Roger Barkley (September 11, 1936, Odebolt, Iowa, USA – December 21, 1997, Duarte, California) was an American radio personality, based in Los Angeles, California, best remembered for his work with Al Lohman as part of ''The Lohman and Barkley ...
(of the former Los Angeles morning radio show Lohman and Barkley on KFWB
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and later KFI
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)[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Other-Documments/LA-Radio-Guide/LA-Radio-Guide-1995-09-10.pdf ] for an additional 6 years, but the morning Los Angeles radio market was growing very competitive, particularly from an increasing number of FM morning talk shows. One Monday morning, Los Angeles tuned in to find that Roger Barkley was gone and Minyard was continuing with a new format. He commented at the time that Barkley was upset, but that the station demanded a change. "Talk radio, and radio in general, is tough", he once remarked. "You won't work forever". But Ken Minyard still had many more good years on Los Angeles radio.
Later he partnered with Peter Tilden on KABC and also had a 2-year pairing on a syndicated show with his son, Rick. During the 80's Minyard was also a regular on the syndicated Dinah Shore Show on TV for 2 seasons. In 1988, he made a guest appearance on the television show '' Married... with Children''. He left KABC, but later returned to that station for the final segment of his morning radio career. On October 15, 2004, after thirty-five years of being on the radio in Los Angeles, Minyard announced his retirement on the morning KABC show.
Ken Minyard and Bob Arthur were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Partial filmography
*''Angels Revenge
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'' (1979) - Joe
*'' The Dark'' (1979) - T.V. Sportscaster
*'' The Return'' (1980) - Federal Agent #1
*'' The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' (1988) - Ken & (final film role)
References
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American radio DJs
Living people
1939 births
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