Alright all you old heads like me. Here’s four names that came up in conversation last night. Your challenge: 1. (the easy part) tell me what they had in common 2. (the trickier part) tell me something unique about each one.
The names:
Bob Lobertini
Tom Siler
George Goldtrap
Boyce Hawkins
Bonus question-Do you remember Miss Eleanor, Miss Norma and Miss Nancy?
June 2, 2006 at 12:48 pm
WeatherDudes of yesteryear in Nashville. Remember Ron Kaiser? I got on Tom Siler’s spot one time in about 1978 when they were doing a live feed from the Italian Street Fair. My first tv appearance.
Trivia….Boyce Hawkins’ brother was in what group now enshrined in the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Romper Room…my sister made it on there. Some things in life just aren’t fair. One of the Miss Nancy’s was actually Beverly Early. I was in the same grade, same school as her daughter.
June 4, 2006 at 3:22 pm
And that’s the weather…by George. I always wanted him to miss the chalk…
June 4, 2006 at 9:58 pm
But what about Pat Sajack?
My sister and I used to practice saying Bob Lobertini because it was the strangest name we had ever heard.
No Romper Room at our house, I don’t remember why. My parents had television rules, so we didn’t get to watch much.
August 18, 2006 at 1:10 pm
Can I B Frank said…
And that’s the weather…by George. I always wanted him to miss the chalk…
But ‘By George’ didn’t do that much did he? Lifetime average: 96.4% catches.
Thanks, George Goldtrap
Ormond By The Sea FL
July 19, 2007 at 9:50 am
All were local weather men; I know Bob Lobertini was ‘Captain Bob’ with a puppet named ‘Bobo’ on an afternoon show featuring Popeye cartoons. Boyce Hawkins played ‘Grandpa Moses’ with a clown named ‘Happy A. Clown’ also on an afternoon show which featured cartoons and Three Stooges shorts. Don’t know anything unique about Tom Siler.
September 4, 2007 at 6:06 pm
All are former Nashville weathermen. In fact, I knew three of them. Thx for remembering. John “Dino” Lobertini (Yes, Son of Bob). Cheers
September 5, 2007 at 7:46 pm
I rmember Boyce Hawkins as being one of the funniest guys on TV at that time. I was a teen then and even I looked forward to his appearances.
October 8, 2007 at 3:21 pm
It’s really cool that John Lobertini posted a response recently. John is a famous TV newscaster in California. John/Dino: Bob was truly Nashville’s very best and has not been matched to date.
May 5, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I remember Bob Lobertini - he was my dad. I was googling my family name, and up came this article. I’m glad to hear people still remember him. I can be reached at pompeiikat@aol.com if anyone would like to chat.
May 5, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I do indeed remember all of those as well and remember your dad well, Lisa.
And gosh, Boyce Hawkins was funny. He was a family favorite.
Not a weather guy, but John Lashlee (recently passed away) was the uncle of three good friends of mine from high school.
Anyway, back in those days TV news people just become part of your family. Sad it’s not really that way now, other than a handful that are still on from when I was in high school and college, I couldn’t tell you who most of the news folks are nowadays.
May 8, 2008 at 9:22 am
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May 8, 2008 at 10:43 am
Hey, I got Pat Paulsen’s daughter to comment at my place. You just need to crank it up more, dude.
June 27, 2008 at 12:43 pm
You had Tom Siler’s name in amoung the listing of local weathermen. He was (and still is) a jolly fellow. He’s doing fill-in weather and journalism in Pensacola’s Channel 3, WEAR (ABC). He is still the shortest weatherman that I have ever seen, which is the one feature I would consider unique about him. Still going strong. 3’s programming coverage gets into L.A. (lower Alabama), about 65 miles north of Mobile. I was born and grew up in Nashville, went to Litton, and Tennessee Tech, so I recall all of the personalities you folks mention. I don’t know anywhere that has such a collection of so many memorable individuals. What Great Memories?? Thanks for being here.
July 1, 2008 at 11:42 pm
I remember Bob Lobertini as the father of one of my first great loves (Lisa). I remember Bob’s wife Rita as well, she was an exceedingly gorgeous and generous woman. I also remember his other children, Dino, Melony and Tony. I often wonder about all of them and how they are doing. I called their number so often in Greenbrae, California that I remember it to this day (415-461-2864). I am cursed and blrssed with exact memories of details and conversations from years gone by. That is no longer their number. I remember how screwed up I was during my teenage years and I am grateful that my children are nothing like I was. I also remember Scotty who was my best friend and lived across the street from the Lobertini’s on Downey Drive. I remember the few awkward teenage years Lisa and I shared during hatd times and how life caused us to grow apart. Small world isn’t it?
July 20, 2008 at 4:07 pm
He is no longer at Channel 3 WEAR as of July of 2008.
Do not know what happened…
July 20, 2008 at 4:08 pm
About Bob Siler.
He is no longer at Channel 3 WEAR as of July of 2008.
Do not know what happened…