Wells founded the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, an annual gathering of vandwellers in Quartzsite, Arizona, and Homes on Wheels Alliance, a charity organization dedicated to the promotion of vandwelling. He was divorced in 1935 and married and divorced a second time in 1936. Personal life In 1949, Wells married Broadway stage actress and singer Lisa Kirk (of Allegro and Kiss Me, Kate fame). After a day of stormy weather, the crew and I are in the mood to go somewhere. Bob puts on this gathering to help those who are living this life find ways to make it from day to day. RVSue meets Bob Wells of cheaprvliving.com! [8][11][12] During this time, Wells also resumed his flying career by joining the Air Force Reserve, flying C-124 cargo planes, first on weekends, then for a year of active duty during the Berlin Crisis of 1961. He used the channel to offer how-to videos, interviews with other vandwellers, and philosophical videos utilizing inspirational quotes by noted authors and thinkers. Wells found himself being employed in the same store and wishing to not meet the same fate his father had of not being able to enjoy his senior years, but felt stuck. Still getting rid of STUFF!!!! WJW management was seeking a "funny" weatherman to contrast with the "serious" style of other local weather presenters, including Dick Goddard of WKYC, Don Webster of WEWS, and the departing Hoffman. But with stoic determination, he turned his misfortune into a movement. WCLF went on the air in October 1979 as the flagship station for the newly founded Christian Television Network, which aired programming such as The PTL Club and The 700 Club. [4][8][21] Schodowski replaced Wells with new co-host "Lil' John" Rinaldi and continued the Friday night show for another 28 years as The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show, finally ending in 2007 after a combined total run of 40 years. ... Bob Wells … [32][33], In 2019 Wells, Rinaldi, and Schodowski reunited to film the five-episode web series Space Ship One. [8] Following WCLF, Wells would continue to work for other Tampa Bay stations for short periods, including WFLA-TV (as local host of The Baxters in 1981), WTOG (as weatherman and station personality), and Group W Cable (as spokesperson). Still, Wells was charmed by her “Gilligan’s Island” colleague. Upon finishing college in 1957, Wells joined KWTV in Oklahoma City as an announcer, moving two years later to WDAF, the NBC radio affiliate in Kansas City, Missouri. ... Wells … [2] In 1995, after working twenty years at the store,[3] he underwent an acrimonious divorce involving two children, which strained his finances to the point where he found no alternative than to live in a box van, which he bought with his last $1,500. "The Weirdness Really Bad Movie Presents...A Conversation with Bob 'Hoolihan' Wells, Part Four." [citation needed], Wells went on to own and operate a financial planning company in Florida for 33 years. [2][8][12], In addition to his weatherman duties, Wells appeared as a supporting cast member for WJW's popular late-night Friday show Shock Theater with Ghoulardi, hosted by Ernie Anderson. [5], Wells was born in West Point, Nebraska. Wells and partner Charles "Big Chuck" Schodowski replaced the former movie host, Ernie Anderson aka "Ghoulardi," in 1966 when Anderson left for Los Angeles to pursue a free-lance announcing and acting career. Suzy married Bob Wells on December 18, 1976, at St. Andrews Church, Findlay, Ohio, and he survives in Vanlue, OH. [10] Wells then transitioned to television, becoming a weekend weatherman and staff announcer at the sister NBC television station WDAF-TV in Kansas City, a job he held until 1965. ... find a career, get married, have kids, get a house, work for the rest of your life and then retire in the golden years. Bob and Barb Wells at home for his 70th birthday party. This traumatic experience left Wells going to sleep crying most nights. He was the funniest,” she says of Johnson. https://www.sunsigns.org/famousbirthdays/d/profile/bob-wills They are living in Clearwater, Florida and are every bit as busy as they were back here in Cleveland. Robert D. "Bob" Wells (born September 27, 1933), known as Bob "Hoolihan" Wells, is an American former television and radio personality and actor, who is best known to Cleveland, Ohio television viewers for his appearances on the then-CBS affiliate WJW TV Channel 8 during the 1960s and 1970s as "Hoolihan the Weatherman"[1] and one-half of the Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show movie hosting team. Youtube video, 5:14. He and his new wife planned to travel for the majority of their time, but while Bob wanted to spend as much time as possible on the road, his new wife “always wanted to go back to a house.” [9] He has made regular annual appearances at "Ghoulardifest" functions in Cleveland, held in tribute to Ernie Anderson, who died in 1997. I live near Yuma and hope to meet you both in Quartzsite, AZ during the RTR. Bob Wells – cheapRVliving. Wells got the job by dressing up in a grass skirt and improvising a humorous audition. 1 hit on Billboard magazine's country charts, with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels." Bob Wells: Well, I’ll jump in, I don’t and grief and loss is large, poverty is large, but I’ve heard all kinds of people. [2] Airing at 11:30 p.m. on Friday nights, the show presented Z-grade movies with comedy skits in between featuring Wells, Schodowski, and cast members including Art Lofredo, Russ Cormier (as "Big Stash") and John "Lil' John" Rinaldi, plus occasional Hollywood guest stars. With only $1,200 a month, Wells felt like he had hit rock bottom. He had troubles at times with excessive drinking and a fondness for the ladies. He subsequently divorced again, and moved into a truck camper, followed by a Chevrolet Express van. [8], In October 2018, Wells announced the creation of Homes on Wheels Alliance, a 501(c)(3) charity of which he serves as president. [15] Hoolihan and Big Chuck quickly became the number one show in Cleveland on Friday nights, beating out Johnny Carson's Tonight Show[16] and eventually making so much money that station management refused to pre-empt or move the show for CBS network programming, even for a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game. 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"The Weirdness Really Bad Movie Presents...A Conversation with Bob 'Hoolihan' Wells, Part One." Bob Wells, Actor: The Beatniks. [1] In May 2019, the channel was approaching 50 million views. When Bob Wells decided to ditch his former life as a grocery-store worker to head out on the road as a real-life nomad, he knew he was embarking on an unpredictable journey. To the delight of Bob and Suzy were the adoptions of their three children: Andrew Wells, Findlay, OH, Stephanie Xavier, Springfield, OH, and Sarah who lives at home and attends Vanlue High School. Organized by Bob Wells, a 62-year-old van-dwelling evangelist who has been living on the road for over two decades, the RTR drew just 45 people when it began in 2010. Can someone explain why guys are threatening & hating on Carolyn, & why this one person, (I can't remember the name), is using Bob's videos to send out negative propaganda about how women are going to end up homeless, etc? [8][30] Wells also appeared in the 1970 film Ghetto Freaks, which was filmed in Cleveland. This is a real life gathering of nomads hosted by Bob Wells (also his real name). He was previously married to Barbara Wells. He is an actor, known for The Beatniks (1960), Sign of Aquarius (1970) and Summer Rental (1985). Edna Posey, married 1926, divorced 1935 (one daughter, Robbie Joe Wills) Ruth McMaster, married 1936, divorced 1936 Wells married Larry Rosen, a talent agent, on October 27, 1962. Bob Wells in California. Posted on March 10, 2013 by rvsueandcrew. In 1956, Wells married Barbara Leigh, who later became one of the first female disc jockeys in Cleveland on WJW-850 (now WKNR). His first taste of a nomadic life began after his first marriage ended. The couple had no children and were divorced in 1967. [21][22] According to Wells, after a board member of WCLF objected to them on the show as lacking in spirituality (saying, "They look good, they sound good, but I just don't feel The Spirit moving there"), Wells and his wife were let go from WCLF after only three months. [31], Wells' TV roles include playing a TV reporter in the 1980 made-for-TV movie OHMS and a news anchor in a 1990 episode of the TV series Superboy entitled '"Abandon Earth". Over two decades ago, Bob Wells wound up living in his Chevy box truck after a messy divorce. [1], In 2015, Wells started a YouTube channel called CheapRVliving. Bob Wells is considered a GURU of VanLife. Bob and Barb have now been married 47 years and have three children. [1] One day in 2005, after witnessing a mother and her three children sleeping in a car in the cold, Wells was inspired to found the website cheaprvliving.com, to offer guidance to others seeking tips on how to live a stress-free life in their vehicles. I hope to be a nomad by June 2017. "The Weirdness Really Bad Movie Presents...A Conversation with Bob 'Hoolihan' Wells, Part Two." Wells moved with his wife to North Carolina, but found the stress of marriage and living in a house to be a challenge. His second wife was Marilyn Jackson. I lock up the Best Little Trailer and toss Bridget and Spike into the Perfect Tow Vehicle. Elly was born March 19, 1930, in Jay, the daughter of Oakley and Flora (Colby) Musgrove. and saving as much as possible. Youtube video, 6:22. [6] There is a free pile of items that people who are de-cluttering have given away to others who may need them. [2] Typical activities include seminars geared toward vandwelling, such as how to stealth-park in cities,[7] how to do simple repairs and how to install solar panels. He is noted for being an inspiration to thousands of people who embrace a minimalistic and nomadic lifestyle centered on vandwelling. [4][5] After six years, he remarried, and moved back into a house. [6] The term Rubber Tramp refers to people who live or travel in their van, recreational vehicle (RV) or car, which utilize rubber tires. Bob Wells was born on September 27, 1933 in West Point, Nebraska as Robert D. Wells. Bob Wills was married six times and divorced five times. Bob Wells (born 1955) is an American vandweller, YouTuber, and author. By Mike Smyth Global News Posted April 29, 2021 11:11 am ... Go to college, get an education, find a career, get married… Viewers of Chloé Zhao’s visual masterpiece Nomadland will recognize Bob Wells, perhaps not by name, but through a welcoming demeanor, unwavering conviction, and benevolent eyes that graced the big screen during the Oscar-nominated film’s most poignant moments.. “And he was a hunk!”. With over 15 years experience in living on the road and organising RTR (a massive gathering of the nomadic community for those that don’t know) his channel “cheapRVliving” is full of education and entertainment. I came into the van life kicking and screaming, but I fell in love with it. Their oldest daughter, Teri is married to Scott and has two daughters, Allison and Amy. Although successful with his music, Bob Wills was far from successful in marriage. Posted by "David Binkley," Nov. 6, 2012. [6], Wells organizes a yearly gathering in January in Quartzsite, Arizona called the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous (RTR) for people he calls "The Tribe"—fellow vandwellers. Find Bob Wells's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. “But I was forced into a different choice. He is an actor, known for The Beatniks (1960), Summer Rental (1985) and Sign of Aquarius (1970). Read this latest news here. He was twice married to, and divorced from Mary Helen Brown, the widow of Wills' ex-band member Milton Brown. 1 hit that same year, "The Wild Side of Life." Married Dixie Arlene Mettler 4 June 1961 in Monmouth, IL. Wells's father was employed as a union clerk in a Safeway store in Anchorage, Alaska and died two years after reaching retirement. Son of Charles L. and Mary W. Owens Wells. Station management named him "Hoolihan the Weatherman" and the name stuck. That year, Bob gave up barbering and decided to go into the music business full time joining a black medicine band. [20] In August 1979, Wells left Cleveland and moved to Florida to pursue a career in Christian broadcasting. Youtube video, 6:06. Always looking ahead, he was adamant that we buy a house before our one year anniversary. [2], The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show aired late Friday nights on WJW for 13 years from December 23, 1966[3] to August 1979, when Wells left the show and relocated to Florida, to new Christian TV station, WCLF-TV, to co-host with wife, Barbara, a daily 90-minute interview, news, and music program, called "Horizons 22". They remained married until her death in 1990. Saturday, March 10. In 1923, Bob married Edna and they later moved to New Mexico where he continued his barbering career. [6], Wells has been featured in documentaries and interviews focusing on alternative lifestyles and simple living. The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show premiered on December 23, 1966. "Mary, Mary: Tribe Book Should Be a Big Hit. Despite this success, a year later when WJW had the opportunity to hire Dick Goddard, the station gave Goddard the weeknight time slots and moved Wells to noon and weekend weathercasts. [24] Wells has expressed relief that he and his wife were no longer involved with the station by that time. Family Members ... memorial page for Robert B. In 1929, Bob and Edna moved to Fort Worth where they had their first child. In 1952, became the first female country singer to have a solo No. The organization is dedicated to assisting needy individuals to acquire vehicles for habitation and travel. He started his broadcasting career in the summer of 1951 on KWBE radio in Beatrice, Nebraska, after graduating from high school in Lincoln, Nebraska. Bob was working at a grocery store in Anchorage and the sticky finances created by his divorce drove him to live in a box van. Strassmeyer, Mary. The two fell in love and got married in 1962. Country singer. I came into the van life kicking and screaming, but I fell in love with it.— Bob Wells Wells played the part of attorney Stan Greene, and his wife Barbara appeared in two bit parts as a neighbor and a yacht club official. Known as “ the king of western swing, ” Bob Wills left an indelible mark on country-and-western music across five decades, and has been an influence to numerous modern country artists. You mentioned earlier your friend, who… I’ve known a lot of happily married women who just needed to travel and needed to get out of the house. [1] The first RTR, held in 2010, had only 45 attendees, but the 2018 gathering attracted 3,000 vandwellers,[1] and in the following year 10,000 arrived, making it the largest gathering of its kind in the world. Bob then remarried and tried to reintegrate himself into a traditional non-moving home. [26], Over the years, Wells appeared in several movies and TV shows, most notably Carl Reiner's 1985 movie Summer Rental starring John Candy, Richard Crenna and Rip Torn, which was filmed in the Tampa Bay area. Hart, Ray, "Channel 8's Certain Ethnic Mastermind". Posted by "David Binkley," Nov. 6, 2012. 53% of these people are married, and 47% are single. He also continued to do radio and TV commercial work, and has been active in local theater. ", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rWTu03E8Is, "Bob 'Hoolihan' Wells: Sunshine to You - No Matter What the Weather", "WDAF-TV Celebrates Its 63rd Anniversary", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spZyvnpIzyE, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMJtJuy-Ork, "Nation's Newest Christian TV Station Begins Operations", http://www.theghoulardifest.com/Home_Page.php, http://www.clevelandseniors.com/people/hoolihan-update.htm, http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20091004/News/310049937, http://www.ohio.com/ghoulardifest-2010-details-1.262138, http://www.cleveland.com/brooklyn/index.ssf/2013/10/post_12.html, http://www.tvguide.com/movies/summer-rental-119376/cast/, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0713418/?ref_=ttep_ep6, "Monster movie hosts Hoolihan, Big Chuck and Lil' John reunite for first time since '79 for new comedy sketch series", "Wells, Barbara L. (1934-2007)" (obituary), "Stefani Schaefer Returns Home After Stint on NBC's 'iVillage'", Bob "Hoolihan" Wells Biography Article on "Cleveland Seniors" website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_%22Hoolihan%22_Wells&oldid=920772467, Television anchors from Kansas City, Missouri, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Television personality, weatherman, disc jockey; owner, financial company, BW Financial Services, Between 1966 and 1979, won several local Emmy awards as a cast member of, Radio/Television Broadcasters' Hall of Fame of Ohio inductee (class of 2007), 2010 Cleveland Association of Broadcasters "Legend" Award, This page was last edited on 11 October 2019, at 19:19. The gathering has been described as the Burning Man for retirees. [8] Wells is a character in Nomadland, a nonfiction book following the exploits of different RV and vandwellers, and portrayed himself in the critically acclaimed 2020 film adaptation. “Bob” Wells, who passed away March 4, 1999. As Fern gains confidence being at RTR, she starts to express herself to those there. She was married to Robert J. [13] The skits often focused on local or ethnic humor,[14] and usually ended in a recorded distinctive laugh by late actor/comedian/disc jockey Jay Lawrence, who worked for KYW-1100 radio in Cleveland in the early 1960s. [8] Later, John Wesley Fletcher, a founding member of the board of WCLF (and the one who objected to the Wells),[22][23] was implicated in sex scandals involving PTL Club co-host Jim Bakker. [1] Another seminar directs people to go to Los Algodones, Baja California, Mexico to receive cheap vision and dental care. December 16, 1925 - April 26, 2018Robert Wesley "Bob" Wells, 92, second child of Orem and Lena Law Wells went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 26, 2018. I've been watching Bob Wells' & Carolyn's videos like mad, because I learn a lot from their different styles. Posted by "David Binkley," Nov. 6, 2012. However, their relationship did not last long as the two got a divorce in 1967. No wonder Bob has been MIA in youtube Happy for both of you. They had three children, Teri, Rob and Tricia, and were married for 51 years until Barbara's death from cancer on August 28, 2007.[26][35]. Between 1951 and his college graduation in 1957, he worked at Lincoln radio stations KLMS and KLIN,[7] was in the ROTC program, and took time off from his studies to train as a military jet pilot, later serving with the Nebraska Air National Guard.[6][8][9]. Bob was always focused on our financial future, even as a young married couple. The song was a response to Hank Thompson 's No. In 2018, a GoFundMe page was set up to help Wells cope with financial trouble from medical care after a fall. He was previously married to Barbara Wells. [5], In 1979, Wells became program director of WCLF-TV channel 22, a Christian television station located in Largo, Florida and serving the Tampa Bay area. Osiyo! As a young man, Bob delivered pianos from a similar van, and he and his coworkers would joke about what a great camper it would make. In an article by the New York Post, Wells is referred to as a “bearded evangelist for the houseless community.” [6] That fall, Wells moved back to Lincoln to pursue studies in radio and television at the University of Nebraska. Eleanor “Elly” Musgrove Wells passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, at the Essex Center in Elizabethtown. Bob's daughter, Peyton married the love of her life, Jon Lindman, on Saturday, June 25 at Hope College in Holland where the two met as nursing students. Wells' presentations, which included jokes and always ended with "Hoolihan's" catch phrase "Sunshine to you, no matter what the weather," achieved #1 in the local ratings. Bob … [34], In 1956, Wells married Barbara Leigh, who later became one of the first female disc jockeys in Cleveland on WJW-850 (now WKNR). She was married to a talent agent named Larry Rosen. ... MARRIED. And if you were to call the office of financial services firm Raymond James right here in Cleveland and were put on hold, you would hear the familiar voice of Bob Wells providing "On Hold Messages." They had three children, Teri, Rob and Tricia, and were married for 51 years until Barbara's death from cancer on August 28, 2007. Bob Wells was born on September 27, 1933 in West Point, Nebraska as Robert D. Wells. Created her stage name, Kitty Wells, when she married Johnny Wright in 1939. “He had the best sense of humor. At the time, Wells was a few years into her five-year marriage to a talent agent, and Johnson at that point had been married to his second wife for well over a decade. In 1965, Wells moved to Cleveland to replace Howard Hoffman as the 6 and 11 PM evening weatherman on WJW-TV Channel 8, then the local CBS affiliate, as "Hoolihan the Weatherman." [17] In 1971, Wells quit the staff of WJW to free-lance as an announcer in other cities such as New York, Chicago and Detroit, but still did weekend weather and the Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show. [25][26][27][28][29], As of 2007, Wells was semi-retired and living in Clearwater, Florida, continuing his commercial, acting and community service work. When Anderson left WJW in late 1966, Wells teamed up with then-station engineer "Big Chuck" Schodowski to develop and host a replacement for Shock Theatre. Bob and Barb have now been married 47 years and have three children. Leader of the nomads: The amazing journey of Bob Wells. Thank you for taking the time to share and inspire. He identifies politically with the far-left,[9] and sees vandwelling as a rejection of modern society's norms. [8][18][19], Wells and his wife Barbara became born-again Christians in the mid-70s, and for two years Wells managed a Parma, Ohio Christian radio station, WSUM (now WCCD). I’ve been following Bob for about a year. [4] After Wells' departure, Schodowski promoted cast member John "Lil' John" Rinaldi to co-host and the show continued for another 28 years as The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show. Wells and his wife also co-hosted an evening 90-minute Christian-themed interview, music and news program on WCLF called Horizons 22.

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