Bob Kevoian obit

Bob Kevoian of the ‘Bob & Tom Show’ dies at 75

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INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Kevoian, the former co-host and founder of “The Bob & Tom Show”, a nationally syndicated radio program, has died at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer.

The BOB & TOM Show announced on social media that the radio legend passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon in his home, surrounded by friends and family.

In 2023, Kevoian announced he had been diagnosed with gastric cancer and was going to begin to share his experiences with the diagnosis in a new podcast, “The Bob and Cancer Show.”

Before his cancer diagnosis, Kevoian, who retired from hosting the “Bob & Tom Show” in 2015, was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.

Kevoian and Tom Griswold cohosted the Indianapolis-based show for more than three decades after it first aired on WFBQ in March of 1983.

“My biggest fear was losing the mustache because we are about to celebrate its 54th birthday on June 18,” Kevoian said when he first learned of his cancer diagnosis. “Good news: The mustache stayed put!”

“The Bob and Cancer Show” featured Kevoian’s wife, Becky and his best friend, Whit Grayson, as cohosts.

The program has since been syndicated across the US and was recognized by the National Association of Broadcasters as an exemplar in American radio”.

According to the show, memorial service details will be shared at a later time.

The Bob & Tom Show aired nightly on WGN America and occasionally weekend best of airings until its cancellation in September 2010.

Kevoian was born in Los Angeles, California, to John Hike "Toby" Kevoian and Jean Baker. On April 2, 2005, he married Becky Martin. He has a son named Toby. Kevoian has stepsons named Wade and Joey. Kevoian was almost always seen wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers hat as a tribute to his father, who was a longtime employee of the Dodgers, but considered himself "a big Cincinnati Reds fan." Kevoian was an avid guitar player and has written some of the lyrics and music for the show's comedic parodies. Kevoian's brother-in-law (Becky's brother) is world-renowned tuba player Rex Martin. Kevoian's younger brother is actor Peter Kevoian. His mother was on Let's Make a Deal and won a Brunswick pool table, which she traded for cases of oyster stew. She retired from the Los Angeles County Office of Education in Downey, California. Kevoian also liked to collect "large" ordinary items, such as coffee cups or safety pins that are extremely large compared to their normal sizes. Kevoian likewise kept a collection of these "large" items in his studio.