KOKE/Austin Morning Host Tests Positive for COVID-19

Bob Cole

Longtime Austin radio personality Bob Cole has tested positive for COVID-19 according to a post on KOKE-FM's website. The post reads: "Coronavirus has hit close to home for the Austin Radio Network family. Our very own Bob Cole - host of the KOKE in the Morning Show - received a positive test result for COVID-19 on Monday, June 22nd. He is currently resting, following physician's orders and quarantining at home."

Cole has also served as the voice of the University of Texas Longhorn Band and as a stadium announcer at Texas Longhorn home football games, according to the station. The veteran broadcaster, along with his business partners, relaunched KOKE-FM on the 99.3 frequency in 2012. The original station using those call letters launched in the 1970s. Before hosting the morning show on KOKE-FM, Cole served as a morning host on KVET-FM for two decades.

All the staff at RADIO ONLINE wish Bob a speedy and safe recovery.

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