Bob
was born in Sanford, Florida and the family moved from Sanford to
Minneapolis. The family returned to Orlando in 1937. Bob was a popular
Disc jockey at WLOF-AM 950 joining
the staff in 1957. Bob was on the air weekdays from 3PM until 6PM. In
1966 Bob became Sales Manager at WKIS-AM
740. In the late 1950s and
early 1960s, Keith took his radio show to television with the Channel 9
Bandstand. ''He was part of the glory days- the rock 'n' roll
days,'' said Bud Brewer, who worked with
Keith at WLOQ-FM 103.1 in the late
1970s. In 1974, Keith was elected city commissioner for District 3 in the
city of Orlando in a non- partisan election. He campaigned on a promise of
independence from then Mayor Carl Langford, and friends said he
worked hard to stick to it. Keith lost a re-election bid in 1978 and ran
an unsuccessful race for the Orange County Commission in 1982. Bob
retired from politics and became a real estate agent. He once again was in
the public eye in 1986, as a central figure in the trial of restaurateur Champ
Williams, on charges of bribing public officials. Keith said
that when he was on the city council he had favored Williams on an important
vote. Keith was in Williams' office, he said, when Williams told him he
appreciated his help and stuck a roll of cash in the commissioner's
pocket. Keith said he returned the money, told Williams he was insulted
and left. However, state prosecutors also charged that Williams made
illegal campaign contributions to Keith and other politicians by passing on his
money through others. Keith said he didn't know that the money came from
Williams, and no charges were filed against him. The state's charges
against Williams were later thrown out for lack of evidence. Bob Keith,
the Orlando radio and television personality, died Monday October 22,1987 after
a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 59. In
Memory
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