BOB COBURN

Bob Coburn is synonymous with Los Angeles radio. He was a major part of legendary KMET-FM as on-air talent and Music Director. In 1979, implementing a new format at WMET Chicago, he served as Program Director and on-air talent.

In 1980, Bob returned to the air waves in Los Angeles to join KLOS-FM. He spent the next 14 years at KLOS, where he was dubbed The Godfather of Rock & Roll due to his unrivaled knowledge of music.

In 1981, began Coburn hosted the highly successful nationally syndicated show, Rockline, which was broadcast live via satellite. Billboard named Rockline as the best syndicated show 11 times. Over the show’s 33 years, Bob interviewed iconic artists such as Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Elton John and almost every major artist in rock & roll along with Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

Coburn bought Rockline in 2002. It ran until 2014, with a catalog of approximately 3,000 productions. It is considered to be the longest-running uninterrupted nationally syndicated rock radio program.

Coburn has been part of some of the most memorable events in Classic Rock history including hosting the North American broadcast of "The Wall" in Berlin, anchoring the international broadcast of Live Aid and hosting the broadcast of the Freddie Mercury AIDS Awareness Show at Wembley Stadium in London.

Bob’s voice was also heard on KGB-FM / San Diego, Night Tracks on WTBS, San Francisco's KSAN-FM and Radio Luxembourg in Europe.

Bob Coburn died on December 17, 2016. He received a Legends induction into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2022.