15 Facts About Bob Kingsley

Robert Gibson Kingsley was an American country music radio personality and a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame.

Bob Kingsley was best known as the host of two nationally syndicated radio programs: American Country Countdown and Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40.

Bob Kingsley first worked on the radio while stationed in Iceland with the United States Air Force.

Bob Kingsley worked as a disc jockey and program director for country music stations in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Bob Kingsley said that he only sold commercials to one account in the six months he worked there.

Bob Kingsley jocked at Los Angeles country station KGBS for a few years, and then in 1970 became program director at KLAC, which had just dropped middle of the road music for a country format.

Bob Kingsley rose to national prominence in 1974 when he became the producer of the nationally syndicated American Country Countdown.

Bob Kingsley succeeded the program's original host, Don Bowman, beginning in May 1978.

Concurrently, Bob Kingsley was providing voiceovers for Drake-Chenault Enterprises and its automated country music programming service.

In 2006, Bob Kingsley signed a new distribution deal with Jones Radio Network.

In October 2019, Bob Kingsley was diagnosed with bladder cancer, forcing him to cede CT40 hosting duties for what was intended to be a temporary leave of absence.

Bob Kingsley died at his home in Weatherford on October 17,2019, at the age of 80.

Bob Kingsley won Country Music Association National Broadcast Personality of the Year honors in 2001 and 2003.

Bob Kingsley received the 2012 President's Award from Country Radio Broadcasters.

In November 2016, Bob Kingsley was elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame.