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| - Established in 1983 and going national in 1995, The Bob and Tom Show is a nationally-syndicated Morning Zoo radio show, aired live from the NAPA Studios in the Friggemall Building overlooking beautiful, downtown Indianapolis. Known for its amusing bits and its frequent interviews with up-and-coming comedians, the show serves its intended purpose: To get people out of bed, preferably with a laugh. The on-air cast of the Bob & Tom show are as follows:
* Bob Kevoian, the laid-back, golf-loving, beer-drinking, lady-lovin' man's man of the show. He's rarely seen without his epic mustache or his L.A. Dodgers cap.
* Tom Griswold, the Felix to Bob's Oscar. Tom is a more uptight, quirky guy who's famous for his hypochondria and his "code", wherein amongst other things he won't buy cereal if he's facing west, and will never enter a place that has a Brink's truck parked outside.
* Chick McGee (real name Charles Dean), sports desk, is the Butt Monkey for the group. He's portrayed as even more perverted than Bob, and hardly goes a football day without professing his love for the Washington Redskins.
* Kristi Lee, news desk, is The Chick and the Only Sane Woman. Frequently called upon to rein in the guys amidst their MILF jokes. Aside from the guests, the shows features regular call-in guests (actually played by producers Dean Metcalf, Ron Sexton, Steve Salge, and Marty Bender) who'll make jokes about whatever news story the gang happens to be on. Frequent callers include Floyd the Truck-Driver, Jumbo the Elephant, Kenny Tarmac, and Donnie Baker (who has soared in popularity with his stereotypical white trash persona. I swear to God he has). Original pre-recorded skits chronicle the further adventures of these characters, the on-air gang, impersonated celebrities in the news, and such long-suffering souls as Mr. Obvious (McGee) and his perpetually clueless "long-time listener first-time caller" (Metcalf), in addition to a variety of pop-culture send-ups. The show broadcasts nationally from 6-10 AM on weekdays, and over 2008-10 the best bits were played on Superstation WGN television at midnight (thanks to the modern miracle of a TV camera in the studio). Since the mid-1980s, a series of albums compiling recent highlights from the show have been released; at this point the frequency is one or two multi-disc sets per year (two to four discs each).
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