Bob Thomas is a radio personality, actor, and writer. He was one of the top radio announcers in Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

 for 25 years. During his tenure at radio station WIVK

WIVK

WIVK-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 107.7 MHz near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The station is owned by Cumulus Media.WIVK is an Federal Communications Commission-Licensed Class C FM radio station serving the valleys and mountains of East Tennessee...

, he had the highest-rated midday radio show in the United States for over 16 years. As an actor, he has appeared in many films and hundreds of commercials. He wrote several episodes of the popular TV show Lizzie McGuire

Lizzie McGuire

Lizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...

. In 2004, he played "Slammin' Sammy" in the film Friday Night Lights. Bob and Knoxville radio legend Ed Brantly currently host the Ed and Bob Show on WNOX radio in Knoxville.

He is the father of young actor Jake Thomas

Jake Thomas

Jake Thomas is an American actor and singer, perhaps best known for his role as Matt McGuire, the titular character's younger brother, in the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire. In 2002, he won a Young Artist Award for supporting actor for his performance in Artificial Intelligence: AI...

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External links

• Official website of B. T. Thomas