Bob irving cjob biography of william
Bob Irving, the man they call Knuckles, was born and raised in Saskatchewan, and began his radio career at CJSL in Estevan, Saskatchewan in.
Almost missed it but Happy Birthday to the legendary Bob Irving.
Big voice signs off
Radio legend Donn Kirton livened up the airwaves for more than half-century
By: Geoff Kirbyson
Donn Kirton may have been a Winnipeg radio legend when he was on the air but he wasn’t always the best guy to have working behind the scenes.
Long-time Winnipeg Blue Bombers play-by-play announcer Bob Irving remembers doing a sportscast on CJOB in the 1970s with a script detailing a home run by Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt.
Kirton was behind the glass producing the show that day. But when the words came out of Irving’s mouth, the dinger had been hit by “Mike Shit.”
“There was a window between us. I made the mistake of looking up to see if he had noticed,” Irving says with a laugh.
“He had noticed alright.
Robert James Murray Irving as born on 15th July at Carlisle, Cumberland to William Robert Irving and Eliza Emma nee Copeland 19th OctoberHe was killing himself laughing. His whole body shook. It was all I could do to get through the rest of the sportscast without bursting into laughter myself. He had a way of always seeing the bright s
