Jim J Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Does anyone have any definitive information on bob and outdoor notebook? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Meaning? What's happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I heard ON was no more. I have not seen an issue and I saw on a site someone saying we’ll miss him etc. thats all I could find. just trying to find out info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich mc Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 he did a goodbye issue of outdoor notebook like last june. i tried to email bob last summer but no reply i dont know if the radio program is still on, i cant get it out west here rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Thanks i missed that issue I will email him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Flannery Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Last May or June was the last issue. Bob wrote a thank you letter on the back page.Both Bob and his wife were having some health issues that made continuing the paper impossible. He said in the letter that he intended to continue his radio show. I am out of range for WJOL so I don't if he did or not. As a contributor with pictures and the monthly DesPlaines Lunkerbusters meeting notice, the paper will be sorely missed by me personally. The Lunkerbusters were the first club to use the ON to promote their meetings and many others followed suit over the years. The ON to me was like a monthly reminder of the Northern Illinois fishing community in a way. Bob should be inducted into the fishing HOF in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Bob is in the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. I used to write a monthly article for the publication as well called Conservation Corner. It was hard to keep up the pace after just a couple years, so one can only imagine what he endured to put out such a quality publication since 1981. Just a class act in journalism. None compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Several ISA folks have done his radio show as well. My favorite memory is when he invited me to come on and do an update on conservation, and it turned into a 45 minute radio conversation running the gamut of kids and fishing, invasive species and everything in-between. Still have the audio disk they sent me from that show. What a wild ride Bob provided for us all over these many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Flannery Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Definitely a class act and a tireless promoter of the sports we all love and conservation. I know the era of newspapers is coming to an end, but the online sites are not the same. When you think of some of the great writers Bob was able to assemble over the years, it is impressive. Bill Osuch, Frank DeFrancisco, Gino Altiery, Rich Piet, Jonn Graham, and a whole lot of others. A lot of great local information. Glad to hear he is in the HOF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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