Arnold lobel 19331987 illustrated many wonderful childrens books but is most beloved. View bob lobels profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. This is my goto bedtime book for my daughter who is four. A former boston tv figure has become one of the most recognizable faces of medical marijuana in massachusetts. Lobels daughter, adrianne lobel, a painter and set designer who lives in manhattan, told me that her fathers sense of humor was influenced by popular tv serieshis favorites were. He anchored the sports segments on evening newscasts and hosted the weekly programs sports final and patriots 5th quarter. Join facebook to connect with bob lobel and others you may know. Longtime sports broadcaster bob lobel will host a new video series and podcast about. She was the one who organized for an appointment so that he could get a medical marijuana card. Watching brady bunch with my daughters the boston globe. Bob lobel left and wgbhs emily rooney during a june 2017 event. Boston sports icon bob lobel steps forward in altergs.
Bob lobel at granite links golf course in quincy in 2016. Channel 4 icon bob lobel paralyzed from waist down by. Bob lobels new england potcast is expected to debut in july. My daughters and my nephews read this book two decades ago. Im not the pied piper of pot but is in favor of recreational marijuana. These books introduce your child to the alphabet, sounds, word families, and much more with simple phrases like sam sat or the cat ran zig zag that make use of repetition.
Channel 4 icon bob lobel paralyzed from waist down by neurological disorder. In the july, 2005 issue of boston magazine, gretchen voss profiled bob lobel, who was let go by wbz after nearly three decades on the air. Boston sports icon bob lobel, 69, faced a rough road to recovery after his 2008 diagnosis of spinal stenosis, a condition that slowly weakens both legs. In 1974, four years after publishing his first childrens book about the close. Bob lobel uses specialized cart at granite links golf club wbztv lobel filed a discrimination lawsuit against the club in 2015, saying he needed. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bobs connections and. My mom would have been here tonight had she been invited, quipped wornick,the former wcvb news anchor, addressing her audience like longtime friends she was entertaining. See more ideas about arnold lobel, frog and toad and vintage childrens books. Created by a teacher, right from the start bob books fosters success, confidence, and a love of books in children that are learning to read. Former sportscaster bob lobel plans to host a potthemed.
Lobel is also known for his local charity work for childrens hospital and the genesis fund among many others. Susan wornick born december 31, 1949 is a former american television journalist and current tv host and spokesperson, best known as a longtime reporter and anchor, from 1981 until 2014, at wcvbtv in boston since may 2014, wornick and exhusband bob lobel have served as onair talent in hosting segments on metv boston, the digital subchannel of wcvb which airs classic television programs. Bob lobel is suing woodland golf club outside boston for. Iconic boston sportscaster bob lobel is recovering from spinal stenosis and learning to walk abain at whittier rehabilitation hospital in westborough, mass. I also have a golf handicap in my wallet which is a lot older than the one in my car. The beloved classic about friendshipa newbery honor book. Former boston sportscaster bob lobel claims that a newton golf course is guilty of discrimination by refusing to allow him. Former tv anchor faces aging parent challenges with humor. Bob lobel will host a new video series and podcast about cannabis. During a 2003 edition of sports final, boston globe columnist bob ryan said that the wife of new jersey nets guard jason kidd needed someone to smack her for taking his young children to nba playoff games where they could be taunted. Bob lobel, current cohost of legends with bob lobel, is a former sportscaster for wbztv in boston, massachusetts.
He was born july 10, 1941 in harrisburg, a son of the late conrad and leah keim lobel. Zoey tur reveals daughter katy stopped speaking to her. Producer george mcquilkin, executive producer robert b. Beloved childrens books were the beginning of coming out for author arnold lobel, daughter says.
Bob lobel brings his legendary boston personality to his own podcast facilitating conversation about the fast forward cannabis movement in new england. Frog and toad are the main characters in a series of easyreader childrens books, written and. For the record, i dont know sportscaster bob lobel to my knowledge weve never met, and i think ive only seen him on tv once or twice. They were consolidated into two books and colored by lobels daughter. Lobels daughter, adrianne lobel, a painter and set designer who lives in.
Lobels phone number, address, insurance information, hospital affiliations and more. Cynthia lobel obituary latham, ny albany times union. Bob lobel, golocalworcester sports contributor i have a handicap card hanging from my rear view mirror. For 40 years, bob books amusing stories and simple, consistent vocabulary have inspired children to say with pride, i read the whole book. Showand by the polished comedy routines of bob hope and bing crosby, and. Frog and toad are best friendsthey do everything together. Kobe bryant kobe bryant s latest book to debut atop bestseller list april. The genius brainchild of a teacher, the bob books series is designed to help children easily build basic reading skills, without it feeling like a chore. Of course, the 74yearold was a sportscasting icon for wbztv for three decades, but, in the last few years, journalists have been pointing the mic. Arnold lobels daughter, adrianne lobel, commissioned a musical based on her fathers characters.
Former wbztv sports anchor bob lobel, 71, filed a suit against the woodland golf club under the americans with disabilities act for discriminating against. A year with frog and toad is a musical written by brothers robert music and willie reale book and lyrics, based on the frog and toad childrens stories written and illustrated by arnold lobel. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Bob lobel lawyer agrees to drop 3 of 4 counts boston herald. Loudonville cynthia lynn nee shurbert, cindy passed into the arms of jesus on february 28, 2010 after a brief but valiant fight against stomach cancer. Bob lobel and susan wornick, former husband and wife and two of the more familiar faces from boston tv when i was a kid, began making. Former sportscaster bob lobel plans to host a potthemed podcast.
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