Bob Chase played hockey as a child and attended Graveraet High School.
17 Facts About Bob Chase
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Bob Chase attended Northern Michigan University, where he graduated in 1952.
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In 1949, while attending Northern Michigan, Bob Chase began his broadcasting career at WDMJ in Marquette.
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Bob Chase served a variety of roles at WOWO, including program director, DJ, marketing and promotions director, sports director, and program host.
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Bob Chase retired from full time duties at WOWO in 2009.
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Bob Chase is best known for his association with the minor-league Fort Wayne Komets.
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Bob Chase began his tenure with the Komets in 1953 as the team's co-announcer, and took over full-time duties in 1954.
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Bob Chase was the only broadcaster of the IHL All-Star Game from the time he joined the Komets until 1999, the year the Komets left the IHL.
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Bob Chase borrowed from a pair of Canadian broadcasters, Foster Hewitt and Danny Gallivan, who were famous for the "Hockey Night in Canada".
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The elder Bob Chase offered key advice that the son molded into a presentation that became known to his followers as "Radio Rinkside", so named because of Bob Chase's ability to describe the action in a way that left the listener with a feeling of being right there watching the game as it was being played.
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Bob Chase was famous for his colorful and enthusiastic calling of play-by-play.
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Beyond his duties as a sports announcer, Bob Chase was often found behind the WOWO microphone interviewing famous personalities.
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Bob Chase became only the 5th broadcaster to receive this award.
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In 2003, after his 50th season of broadcasting Komet hockey games, Bob Chase was inducted into the Fort Wayne Komets Hall of Fame.
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Bob Chase died of congestive heart failure in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, on November 24,2016.
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Bob Chase was survived by his wife, four children, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
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Bob Chase was laid to rest at Riverview Cemetery in Churubusco, Indiana.