Bob Horn (broadcaster)

Bob Horn
Born(1916-02-20)February 20, 1916
Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedJuly 31, 1966(1966-07-31) (aged 50)
Houston, Texas, United States
Resting placeForest Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas
Other namesBob Adams, Bob Home
OccupationAmerican radio/television personality
Known fororiginal host of Bandstand, later American Bandstand

Donald Loyd "Bob" Horn (February 20, 1916 in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania – July 31, 1966 in Houston) was an American radio and television personality in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for being the original host of Bandstand (which later became American Bandstand).

According to academic records from his youth, Horn sometimes spelled his surname Horne. In addition, Horn initially replaced his first name with "Robert"; after landing a disk jockey job at Houston's KILT, Horn became known as Bob Adams.

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