Best known in central Indiana as “Cowboy Bob,” Glaze first worked live radio musical shows on WBBM, Chicago, before joining WTTV(TV), Bloomington, in 1966. He began as s studio technician and director, then occasionally appeared with Jane Hodge on “Popeye & Janie.” By 1970 he had his own show, “Cowboy Bob & the Chuck-Wagon Theater,” with “Freckles,” Windjammer,” and “Tumbleweed,” among others. He was an after-school companion for a generation of Hoosiers. Following 23 years at WTTV Glaze had “Cowboy Bob’s Cable Stable” on American Cablevision. He died September 16, 2016, at the age of 73.
Pioneer Hall of Fame Member
Bob Glaze
