Robert D. Raiford

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American Actor Robert D. Raiford was born on 27th December, 1927 in Concord, NC and passed away on 17th Nov 2017 aged 89. He is most remembered for The John Boy and Billy Big Show. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.

Robert D. Raiford is a member of the following lists: American film actors, 1927 births and University of South Carolina alumni.

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First Name	Robert
Middle Name	D.
Last Name	Raiford
Birthday	27th December, 1927
Birthplace	Concord, NC
Died	17th November, 2017
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Sexuality	Straight
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Claim to Fame	The John Boy and Billy Big Show
Favorite Movies	The Wild One
Favorite Bands	Glenn Miller
Favorite Songs	My Way

Robert D. Raiford (December 27, 1927 – November 17, 2017) was an American radio broadcaster and actor, best known for his political/social commentaries delivered during The John Boy and Billy Big Show, a morning radio program heard on stations throughout the American South. He was from Concord, North Carolina, and majored in communication at the University of South Carolina. Raiford got his start in broadcasting in 1944 by calling play by play at baseball games. His first real radio job was at WEGO (AM) in Concord, North Carolina. Raiford has appeared in 28 movies, often portraying judge characters. He frequently closed his commentaries with the line "Who says that? I say that!", which also served as the title of a book containing excerpts from these segments. Early in his career, Raiford worked for WTOP radio and WTOP-TV, both CBS News affiliates in Washington, D.C. His best-known work was a live radio broadcast on WTOP, a CBS Radio affiliate, covering the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. He also worked at Charlotte radio station WBT, and hosted a show on WIST, which aired Charlotte's first telephone talk radio format. Raiford later taught Communications at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. From 1978 to 1986, Raiford was a news anchor and talk show host for Charlotte's NBC television affiliate, known as WRET-TV and later WPCQ-TV during his tenure there (it is now WCNC-TV).

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