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Bob Hite

Acting Born Feb 9, 1914 Decatur, Indiana, USA 6 credits

Biography

Bob Hite, Sr. (February 9, 1914 in Decatur, Indiana – February 18, 2000 in West Palm Beach, Florida) was an American radio and television announcer, voice-over artist, and news anchor.

Hite began his announcing career in the 1930s at WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan. During his years there, he was among the announcers for such old-time radio shows as The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, "The Shadow", and Challenge of the Yukon.

His son, Bob Hite, Jr., was senior anchor at WFLA-TV in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida from 1977 until his retirement in November 2007. One of his three daughters, Cindy Hite, also worked in radio news and is now a radio host at Legends Radio 100.3 FM in Palm Beach County, FL.

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Known for

Film

Flying Padre

as Narrator (voice)

Full filmography

  • Flying Padre (1951) as Narrator (voice)
  • Phonies Beware! (1956) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Law and the Lab (1956) as Narrator (voice)
  • Where Is Jane Doe? (1956) as Narrator (voice)
  • Fortune Seekers (1956) as Narrator (voice)
  • Teenagers on Trial (1955) as Narrator (voice)