Background
Cole, Robert Benjamin was born on November 11, 1956 in Hialeah, Florida, United States. Son of Loraine Bass Junior and Lois Lee (Sadler) Cole.
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Robert Benjamin Cole
Edit Profileon-air personality Radio programmer
Career
On-air personality, Station WWOK, Miami, Florida, 1971-1976; on-air personality, Station WIGL, Miami, 1971-1976; on-air personality, Station Wonderful Isle Of Dreams, Miami, 1976-1977; on-air personality, Station KIKK, Houston, 1977-1978; program director, Station KOKE, Austin, Texas, 1978-1982; program director, on-air personality, Station KOKE-FM, Austin, Texas, 1984-1986; program director, Station WPKX, Washington, 1982-1983; program director, Station WMZQ, Washington, 1983-1984; program director, on-air personality, Station KKMJ-FM, Austin, 1986-1989; general operations manager, on-air personality, Stations KVET-FM, KASE-FM, Austin, since 1990. Advisory panel Billboard Radio, Los Angeles. Consultant Cole/Ray Associations, since 1983, Stations KLTO, KGNB/KNBT.
Achievements
Membership
Counselor victim services Austin Police Department, member citizen police academic. Board directors Austin Rape Crisis Center, since 1986, Austin Travis County Livestock Show and Rodeo, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, Police Activities League., American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Austin Symphony, Austin Crimestoppers, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Palmar Drug Abuse Program, Austin Indiana School District, Music City Song Festival. Member of advisory board directors Forthe Children.
Trustee Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation. Telethon host Children's Hospital of Austin at Breckenridge. Member of advisory board Austin CivicChorus.
Chairman March of Dimes, WalkAm. Former member Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Benefactor of youth Young Men’s Christian Association.
Member Riverbend Baptist Church. Member citizens acad. Board directors American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Music City Song Festival, Muscular Distrophy Association, Palmar Drug Abuse Program.
Member Country Music Association (board directors 1981-1983, Disc Jockey of Year 1980), Federation Country Air Personalities (board directors 1978-1983).
Interests
Connections
Married Linda Marie Duling, January 14, 1978. Children: Jason Andrew, Amanda Lee.
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Nationality
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Religion
Baptist -
Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Named Eagle Scout Boy Scouts American, Miami, 1974, Disc Jockey of Year Billboard Magazine, Program Director of Year Cashbox magazine. Recipient Award of Merit Austin Parks and Wildlife Department, American Lung Association, Austin Aqua Festival, Community television Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, DAV, Easter Seals Society, Lone Star Girl Scout Council, United Action for the Elderly, United Cerebral Palsy, National Society to Prevent Blindness, Special Olympics, others.Named Eagle Scout Boy Scouts American, Miami, 1974, Disc Jockey of Year Billboard Magazine, Program Director of Year Cashbox magazine. Recipient Award of Merit Austin Parks and Wildlife Department, American Lung Association, Austin Aqua Festival, Community television Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, DAV, Easter Seals Society, Lone Star Girl Scout Council, United Action for the Elderly, United Cerebral Palsy, National Society to Prevent Blindness, Special Olympics, others.