"I had extremely elevated blood pressure, and that's under control now. Definitely a Houston TV icon. Bob was devoted to the Special Olympics and the Sunshine Kids. For more than 38 years at Channel 13, working alongside Ward and his other colleagues as one of the nation's longest-tenured sports anchors, Allen was the nightly pipeline to the Oilers, Astros and Rockets and other pro, college and high school teams for hundreds of thousands of viewers on Houston's most-watched newscasts. Allen said his transplant would come from a donor, which Dr. Mims said "is transplanting somebody else's immune system into you to help fight the tumor. Also known asGlenn M Jan IncludesAddress(4) Phone(4) See Results Jan Glenn, 52 Resides in York, SC Lived InRock Hill SC Related ToJustin Glenn, Kristy Glenn, Sondra Glenn, Mark Glenn Also known asJanet F Glenn IncludesAddress(2) Phone(1) Email(1) See Results Jan M Glenn, 60 Resides in Tonganoxie, KS Lived InTopeka KS Bob was about all of that. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Robert Allen (lexicographer) (born 1944), British lexicographer and author. He also reportedly turned down on offer from Fox 26 and wound up with 13's weekend gig. Sorry! Lee Bennett (Garber) Archie Berdahl (T. Tucker) Ernie Bernhardt (Kenton, Miller-McKinley) Art Berry (Gordon) Frank Bessinger (Noble) Rose Blaine (Lyman) Janet Blair (Kemp) Charlie Blake (Hallett) Meredith Blake (Ayres) cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. I grew up watching Bob every night do the sports on Channel 13. Erik Barajas just did his first report for ABC 13 at the top of the 6:00 Newscast, I'm guessing he starts the 4PM Newscast tommorrow, but I could be wrong. Allen left Channel 13 early in 2013 and, in an unexpected career twist six months later, became sports director at Channel 11. 52 Replies | Wondered that myself. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Sad news. Each winter, he would take time off and take a photographer along on their annual ski trip for young cancer patients. Away from the cameras, she is actively involved with a number of Houston charitable institutions with particular emphasis on children's causes and animal rescue. Didn't know about this either. At the time, he said, he was aware of the swirl of rumors that began to circulate throughout the city, but said the hospital environment insulated him from the full impact. It's just a long ride.". Robert Glenn "Bob" has 8 jobs listed on their profile. cemeteries found in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Houston police, meanwhile, said Wednesday their investigation into allegations against Brandon had ended without charges being filed against him. Most of the traffic people on the air in Houston aren't directly employed by their stations. "I loved working with him," Melton said. Learn more about merges. Coke addiction? A native of Tyler, he is a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Austin. After graduating from Westbury High School and Stephen F. Austin State University, he began his career at KPRC (950 AM) and joined Channel 13 in July 1974 as a weekend anchor. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. By Jan's biggest problem was that the show was called "Good Morning Houston" instead of "Jan Glen's Show." Unfortunately that was many beers ago Is Tom Cook quitting the 4:00pm news? Send your videos to news@abc13.com or use the #abc13eyewitness hashtag on Twitter or Facebook. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Jan 1968 - Jan 1986 18 years 1 month . 15,673 Views | I generally don't enjoy his reports. Hard to find anyone better. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Houston icon. All these years in Houston, and I haven't watched 10 hours of local news. "I have a drug problem, I'm solving it, and I'm just feeling good. Rest In Peace Bob Allen. I'm just as bad as the skid-row alcoholic when it comes to that.". From left: Scott Gertner, Kim Padgett and Bob Allen at the 32nd annual Escape Celebrity Serve Benefit at Tony's restaurant Sunday April 28, 2013. I think I was honest, he said. Ward, indeed, knew Bob Allen. Bob was a really good guy. Most of the media people were. That meant a reunion for Nelson who got to catch up with the likes of Jan Carson, Jan Glenn, Shara Fryer, Debbie Johnson, Don Kobos and others. He is no longer there and his picture and place has been replaced with Tom Abrahams. "I'm not scared. It's funny you say that because I knew all these characters well since my parents always watched the local news and I absorbed it through osmosis. From the glory days of the Luv Ya Blue Houston Oilers-Earl Campbell era, to some low points when Bum Phillips was sacked, Bob was there. He was a part of our lives. Watching local news is almost like learning baseball. As far as Don Nelson goes, I'm going to miss him if he's been fired. G.W. "On the one hand I'm very angry about it, but I know that it's the way I was leading my life. Please enter your email and password to sign in. & You were a good man. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle ). "You fought hard. "A lot of people were really concerned, and I'm very grateful for that," Brandon said. And he did so much with Special Olympics and Sunshine Kids. Celebrity servers Courtney Zubowski and Bob Allen at the ESCAPE Celebrity Serve Benefit. Honored to have spent some time around him and his passion for life and all things Houston. Common treatment options are chemotherapy, radiation and transplant using the body's own stem cells or from a donor. He said Channel 11 officials have been supportive during his diagnosis and the decision to leave the air while he undergoes treatment. Houston won't be the same without you. When the Oilers were in their heyday, I was a contemporary with the players, and this was all new, he said. I still remember most of them. She has a utopian personality, and will spend her life trying to realize . Now 24 years later, their crazy relationship hasn't changed, but it didn't start as a match made in heaven. "They've been here for me all these years, and I know they're pulling for me," he said. He also interviewed sports legends like Muhammad Ali. "I have feelings that I brought this on myself because of my drug usage, and I left myself open," he said. He worked at KSEV for more than a year rebuilding his credibility and reputation, until KTRK decided to take him back in his old job on a probationary basis. "I really did get to live my dream," he said in a 2013 interview. Here's for Don Nelson's hair styles over the years: Are you Don Nelson's biggest fan? Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. Then we want to hear from you! They would argue and tease each other right up to the second the camera came on. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. He was involved in stuff he was involved in." "Our friend, Bob Allen, is engaged to be married," KTRK abc13 anchor Dave Ward wrote on his Facebook page. VIDEO: Bob Allen was live in the locker room in 2005 when the Astros made it to the World Series. Drag images here or select from your computer for Robert Glenn Bob Allen memorial. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Bob Allen,Channel 13 Sports Anchor, preparing for his last show this Thursday on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Houston. He has been a contributor to Dave Campbell's Texas Football since 1980, serving as high school editor from 1984 through 2000 and as Managing Editor from 1990 through 2004. Anyone hear why he left ABC13? He died January 12 . "He had such boyish enthusiasm," said CBS Sports announcer Jim Nantz, who met Allen during his student days at the University of Houston. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. He was shown the door after his brief visit that day, but he returned in 1974 to begin one of the most remarkable runs in local TV annals: 38 1/2 years at the same station, most of that time as the sports director on the No. I may have been trying too hard to be Howard Cosell. HOUSTON Bob Allen, a longtime sports broadcaster in Houston, died Wednesday night after a bout with cancer. He was 70 years of age. Damn. They let us be our own personalities, and they gave us the creative freedom to be ourselves. "There's nothing in there that could be looked at as any criminal activity that we could prove," Mosier said. Sports anchor for KTRK-TV (Channel 13) in Houston, Texas. What happend to Don Nelson His Picture is no longer on the intro of any of the shows he was on. He use to do funny reports for KTRK. Learn more about managing a memorial . based on information from your browser. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. Her hair fell out from dyeing her hair too much, while working as a weather girl in Lubbock. shara fryer left channel 13? "They (vice officers) don't foresee any charges coming out of it.". KRIV (Channel 26): Dave Sheehan, Mark Berman. Bob was a good friend and a good man who was always smiling and who had a kind word for everyone. All television stations are required to carry some local content that is of public service. Ed gives thanks to God every day for getting that second chance. Sports is not a profit center (for newscasts).. In addition to sports, Bob was passionate about community service. As he says goodbye to viewers, Allen, who announced last January he would leave the station after the Texans 2012 season, also will part with longtime colleagues like anchor Dave Ward, news director Dave Strickland, sports producer Joe Gleason and reporter Tim Melton, who has been on medical leave since suffering a stroke in 2011. No charges were filed. I feel absolutely fantastic right now, and I want to keep feeling that way. On the eve of his KTRK farewell, Bob Allen, left, prepares for one of Wednesdays broadcasts with longtime Channel 13 news anchor and colleague Dave Ward, whom Allen calls a good friend, one of the nicest people.. Allen's family released a statement that read: "On behalf of Bob Allen's family, we are so incredibly touched by the love and support shown to us during this difficult time. Youve got to be unique and local, because you can get national news a lot of places, he said. Bob was born and raised in Houston, where as a child he visited the abc13 studios. Maybe he is undercover with the POTUS. "But at this point, I'm trying not to worry about anything. He and Osama are grilling out tonight with Elvis. "I thought I could do drugs socially and I couldn't.". The duo announced they were expecting their first child in July 2011. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Seeing Bob Allen around town was like seeing a celebrity. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Robert Glenn Bob Allen I found on Findagrave.com. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Former television weatherman Ed Brandon said Wednesday a 10-year cocaine habit left him as addicted as a "skid-row alcoholic," but he denied the rumors of sexual improprieties that have circulated around him. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Allen, 68, sounded an upbeat note as treatment began, citing his longtime work with the Sunshine Kids charity in updating viewers on his condition. You were always there. Im sure it will be weird waking up Monday and not going to the station, he said. Didn't he die a few years ago? Brandon, whose real name is Winham Edward Branstetter, came to Houston in 1972 from Austin's KHFI-TV, where he had worked since 1969 as a weatherman and host of talk shows at 5 p.m. daily and on Friday nights. where did you get that old article? Dave Ward, left, and Bob Allen at the 11th annual Texas Legends Gala on March 25. You cannot paste images directly. Weve updated the security on the site. You are part of my love 4 Houston sports. All Rights Reserved. Oilers, early rockets & Astros. Off camera, he was the sweetest, nicest, quietest guy. I saw Tom Koch on the weekend news. I have my doubts about your information, because KTRK wouldn't have even considered letting him come back if there had been even a HINT of pedophilia. "He went into it with that attitude. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Robert Allen (106406926)? Houston Oiler Elvin Bethea and sportscaster Bob Allen cook Cheese Grits Souffle at the 1980 March of Dimes Gourmet Gala held at the Summit. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. They are employees of Metro Networks, which can (and often does) move them around as they see fit. His family said Allen peacefully died about 11 p.m. Wednesday. As his health failed, among his final visitors were friends and co-workers, including former Channel 13 sports reporter Tim Melton and longtime sports radio anchor Barry Warner. David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. (? The party was thrown by a group including Margaret O'Brien-Molina and Bob Martin aka "The Accountant to the Stars." "I married an Osawatomie farmer's daughter," Bob said with a smile. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. He received a stem cell transplant in December and in February said he was cancer-free before complications developed in recent weeks. Copyright 2023 Click2Houston.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. The Houston Astros send heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and many fans of longtime Houston sportscaster Bob Allen. Bob Allen is known for ESPN SportsCentury (1999). I was hoping against hope that I could finish it up with a Super Bowl.. Try again later. Bob Allen, Channel 13 Sports Anchor, prepares for what will be his last show this Thursday on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Houston. We were a band of characters, he said. Bob is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Genna and Brent Fincher, his grandchildren Mason and Hayden Fincher, his brother and sister-in-law Ken and Debbie Egalnick, niece Kristin Egalnick, nephew Kenny Egalnick and great nephew- Kane Hutchison. He spent 38 years at that station, giving him the longest tenure of any major market sports anchor in the country. "They were part of his family, and vice versa." they later divorced. I have a wonderful woman in my life, and I want to spend time with her. Robert Allen (poet), English author of 1994's Canny Bit Verse in Northumbrian dialect. At the same time, the combination of Ward, Brandon and Allen, with Carson and Fryer and, of course, Zindler, made Channel 13 the longtime Nielsen ratings leader among Houston newscasts. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Could have waited for him to get liquored up, then hammer him for the info. Hes still obsessed with time. Bob began the fight of his life in the summer of 2015, when he announced had a form of T-cell lymphoma. Hes like a son, he said. Cancer sucks. T-cell lymphoma is a variety of blood cancer that derives from the abnormal growth of T cells, a type of white blood cell that plays a role in the body's immune system. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. The same complaint included allegations of child pornography. "He was the best-known and most-admired sportscaster in town, but there was more. (Strickland) was my first sports producer. ABC13 just announced that Cheryle Keck passed away today. He's never backed away from a cause or an effort he believes in," said Philip Bruce, the station's executive news director. Is Tom Cook quitting the 4:00pm news? My identity is not tied up in what I do.. He will be missed. When will Erik start? To use this feature, use a newer browser. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. 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