Bob Emery (broadcaster)

Big Brother Bob Emery
Photo of a young white man in 1920s outfit holding a banjo in front of a 1920s style radio microphone
Emery at WGI in 1924
Born
Clair Robert Emery[1]

(1897-08-12)August 12, 1897
Abington, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 18, 1982(1982-07-18) (aged 84)
Newton, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBroadcaster
Known forSmall Fry Club

Clair Robert "Bob" Emery (August 12, 1897–July 18, 1982), known professionally as Big Brother Bob Emery, was a radio and television pioneer and children's show host. He is best known for his pioneer late-1940s network television show, Small Fry Club, and for his long career as a local broadcaster in Boston before and after that.

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