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Bob Rivers | |
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| Born | Robert Rivers July 7, 1956 |
| Occupation | Radio Host/Musician |
| Years active | 1970–2015 |
| Spouse | Lisa Rivers |
| Children | Keith Rivers, Andrew Rivers |
| Website | www |
Robert Rivers (born July 7, 1956) is a retired American rock and roll radio on-air personality in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a prolific producer and songwriter of parody songs, most famous for his Christmas song parodies.[1] His album Twisted Christmas was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2]
Rivers' last regular radio program, The Bob Rivers Show with Bob, Spike and Joe, was broadcast on Seattle oldies station KJR-FM until August 8, 2014, ending a 25-year run in the Seattle market.[3]
Rivers played keyboards for a cover band affiliated with the show, Spike and the Impalers,[4][5][6] until 2015.
- ^ Rivers, Bob. "Staff: Bob". The Bob Rivers Show. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ Stout, Gene (December 18, 1997). "DJ's Twist on Christmas Scores Big - KISW'S Bob Rivers has Third Holiday Album Out". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. E1.
- ^ KING-TV (August 8, 2014). "Seattle Radio Host Bob Rivers' Last Day". KING 5 News. Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ Spike and the Impalers on Myspace
- ^ "Spike and the Impalers on Facebook". www.facebook.com.
- ^ Reader, Bill (September 28, 2012). "Seattle's Bob Rivers: On with the radio show!". The Seattle Times. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2013.