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Robert P Rickman

Is a 70-year-old Boomer who has spent decades working in Radio and TV. Robert managed two TV news departments on the west coast and was also the evening anchor for both stations.

He has also worked at several news stations as an editor, anchor, and reporter. Robert is now living in Carbondale, Illinois, the home of Southern Illinois University, one of the top Radio and TV schools in the country during the 1970s.

OK, Boomer originates from WDBX radio in Carbondale, Il.

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