Bob Lobel out at WBZ

There were times when I was convinced Bob Lobel was drunk on the air at Channel 4. He’d punctuate his interviews with bizarre non sequiturs and occaionally uncomfortable dead air.

However, at least he wasn’t a blow-dried Sportscenter wannabe. He tried to make things interesting and had a decent sense of humor. I can’t even name the sports guys on the other channels, to be honest.

“This place gave me an identity,” Bob Lobel said. “I would have done this for free, but after a while, it got to be a business. It’s been a pretty integral part of my life for a long time. It’s time to move on. Am I sad about it? Well, I guess it’s possible to be both sad and excited at the same time.”

Source: By Pax Arcana