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It wasn't easy being all those characters. Bob often had to appear as multiple characters on a single show, or even in a single scene (e.g. Ketchican would be talking to J.P. when Gertrude would call on the phone). But, his broad, campy style and comic voices fit in perfectly with J.P. and the young viewers.
Chris Wedes and Bob Newman established a great on stage banter and a long, personal friendship.
Bob was born in Seattle in 1932 and grew up on Mercer Island (when the population was less than 200 and the only access was by ferry). He started part-time at KIRO as a weekend, film editor in 1960
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