Radio and TV broadcaster who worked in Jackson, MS; Memphis, TN; Knoxville, TN; Mobile, AL; New Orleans, LA; and Dallas, TX. Known as “Chopper Bob” for his traffic reports. Born in Pittsburgh, PA (US) in 1942. In 1961, while he was program director of radio station WJXN in Jackson he wrote the lyrics to Jackson, My Home Town. He died in Jackson, MS in 2009.