Bob&Ray Timeline Limned

June 28, 2026

I performed a labor of love for fans of Bob and Ray, the last network radio comedians (Stan Freberg to the contrary notwithstanding).[1] I was frustrated that every source, either book or website, insisted on speaking of their careers in vague terms, “WHDH, then NBC, CBS in the 50s, also WHR and WINS,” et cetera. So I developed what is, as far as I know, the only accurate timeline of their career, the timeline section of the Bob and Ray Wikipedia entry

[1] ) Bob&Ray are among my favorite practitioners of aural humor. And, while we’re at it, here are my written humor favorites.

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