Courtesy of InsideRadio
March 11, 2025
Award-winning air personality, RIAA-certified song parodist, and Radio Hall of Fame inductee Bob Rivers, 68, has passed away. Longtime agent Paul Anderson told Inside Radio that Rivers passed away this morning. Rivers was diagnosed with esophageal cancer three years ago.
Rivers’ radio career began in high school with his first paid airshift at 16. His career included co-hosting the “Bob and Zip” morning show on Boston’s WAAF, where he began writing and producing parody and novelty songs. Rivers’ recording career continued with “Twisted Tunes” while at Baltimore’s “98 Rock” WIYY. Rivers then spent 25 years hosting mornings at rock stations KISW and KZOK, and classic hits KJR-FM (now KJEB).
