We Can Read Bobby Rich Like A Book
• Radio icon Bobby Rich returns to Southern California this month on the first stop of a global tour to promote his newly published biography, Bobby Rich: My Life in Your Radio, written by Radio/TV veteran and broadcast journalist Pat Gaffey (right, with Rich).
Living his boyhood dream, Rich famously worked at 24 radio stations — most notably, KHJ, KHTZ (K-HITS) & KFI/Los Angeles, and B-100/San Diego in the ’70s and ’80s — got fired by nine of them — and bounced back every time.
Bobby Rich: My Life in Your Radio reveals the on-air stunts, celebrity antics, community involvement, and historical events enjoyed by his listeners in LA, San Diego, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tucson, and nine other markets. As a popular disc jockey on KHJ and KFI, and PD of KHTZ/Los Angeles, Rich worked in an ex-mortuary, nearly got punched out by co-worker Robert W. Morgan, narrated a skydiver’s leap into a birthday cake, and introduced Dr. Ruth to the West Coast. In San Diego, he launched B-100 in 1975, and in 1984 created the legendary B Morning Zoo with The Rich Brothers.
Gaffey interviewed more than 50 radio veterans for the book, which contains in-depth information on the hit songs and stories from Rich’s enduring career as a personality and programmer from the 1960s until his 2023 retirement in Tucson.
Bobby Rich: My Life in Your Radio is available in paperback, hardcover, and eBook formats from Amazon. Contact Pat Gaffey at 860-514-2195 or patgaffey9@gmail.com for a complimentary review copy and to schedule interviews. Visit bobbyrichradio.com for more details.
• If you are in the San Diego area next week, Bobby is holding two book signings: February 17 at the San Diego History Center, Balboa Park from 6-7:30pm. Tickets HERE • February 18 at Hey Books!, 921 E Street, from 6-7:30pm. (Free admission).
