Bob Walsh

Robert "Bob" Walsh (born September 20, 1940 in Winthrop, Massachusetts) is a television producer, marketing executive, sports executive, business consultant, and humanitarian.

Walsh was born on September 20, 1940. He attended Marietta College, graduating in 1962 with a degree in radio, television and journalism.

Walsh was a television director and cameraman at WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, West Virginia from 1961 to 1963. He was Program Director of WNAC in Boston from 1963 to 1967. He was a producer of the Al Capp syndicated television show (RKO General) and Program Director of KABC Radio in Los Angeles from 1967 to 1973. At KABC he programmed shows hosted by Regis Philbin, Patty Morrow (Peyton Place), Mr. Blackwell, Keith Jackson, David Cassidy, Marv Gray, Bob Arthur, Army Archerd, Robert Vaughn (Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and Maureen Reagan and guest regulars William Shatner, Merlin Olson and Jim Drury (The Virginian). In 1971 he hired journalist Joe Ortiz, the first Mexican American to ever host an English-language talk show on a commercial radio station. He also hired NBA player Bill Russell to host a two-hour talk show. Two years later Russell left Los Angeles to become Coach and General Manager of the Seattle SuperSonics and brought Walsh with him as Assistant General Manager. Walsh stayed with the team until 1976.

In 1976, Walsh began to represent professional athletes, including Matt Millen, Jim Zorn, Steve Largent, Steve Raible, Sam McCullum, Mike Guman and Ray Horton of the NFL, marketing for coaches Lenny Wilkens, Bill Russell and Jack Ramsey, movie producer Stanley Kramer, and Olympic gold medalists Tracie Ruiz (synchronized swimming) and Olga Korbut of the Soviet Union (gymnastics).

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