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Bob Shannon has died

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On November 8, 1980, while Bob Shannon was working his 3-to-7 pm shift at KHJ, the format changed from top-40 to country. The jingles proclaimed, "We all grew up to be cowboys." Well...we didn't really. Anyway, Shannon stayed at KHJ for two more years, then went to KLAC. He also jocked at KUTY, KWIZ, KFI and KRTH and at stations in Yuma, Phoenix, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Seattle and St. Louis. (Whew!)

Shannon, born Robert Adams in St. Catherines, Ontario, died of a massive heart attack on January 26, 2015. He was 67. I updated his Wikipedia page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._J._Adams
 
Bob Shannon was an amazing radio entertainer/morning man. I was fortunate to work with him at KWIZ-AM 1480 in Santa Ana in the late 1970's. Bob and newsman Ed Nix were a great team. Bob came to a couple of KWIZ reunions, one in 2014, several months before his death -- he was the same great guy! After leaving radio, Bob started "The Actor's Workshop" in Orange County, California and at the time of his death he was directing (as R.J. Adams) a film called "Fatal Crossroads" -- see these websites for more information --
https://www.facebook.com/FatalCrossroads
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3821912/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Bob Shannon is missed -- a wonderful person and amazing radio talent.
 
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