Bob Kingsley
American radio host (1939-2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Gibson Kingsley[3] (March 19, 1939 – October 17, 2019) was an American country music radio personality and a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He was best known as the host of two nationally syndicated radio programs: American Country Countdown (ACC) and Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40.
Bob Kingsley | |
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Born | (1939-03-19)March 19, 1939[1] San Francisco, California, U.S. [2] |
Died | October 17, 2019(2019-10-17) (aged 80) Weatherford, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Radio personality |
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Spouse |
Nan Kingsley (m. 1990) |
Awards | National Radio Hall of Fame member |
Kingsley first worked on the radio while stationed in Iceland with the United States Air Force. He worked as a disc jockey and program director for country music stations in the 1960s and early 1970s. Kingsley became a producer of ACC in 1974 and hosted it from 1978 to 2005, and then, with his wife Nan, produced Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 from 2006 until his death.