Ramblin' Rod Anders (November 26, 1933 – May 11, 2002), born Rodney Carl Andersen, was the host of The Ramblin' Rod Show, a morning cartoon show, from 1964 until his retirement on August 8, 1997. The Portland, Oregon KPTV host was well known locally for his button covered sweater.
Anders grew up in Multnomah County, Oregon. He began his career in radio broadcasting in the 1950s, singing and playing music on Saturday mornings for Tillamook radio s...
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Ramblin' Rod Anders (November 26, 1933 – May 11, 2002), born Rodney Carl Andersen, was the host of The Ramblin' Rod Show, a morning cartoon show, from 1964 until his retirement on August 8, 1997. The Portland, Oregon KPTV host was well known locally for his button covered sweater.
Anders grew up in Multnomah County, Oregon. He began his career in radio broadcasting in the 1950s, singing and playing music on Saturday mornings for Tillamook radio station KTIL. He stayed with KTIL until he was drafted into the armed forces, where he served as a radio repairman. When his tenure was up, he returned to radio, filling voice positions at KFLW (Klamath Falls), KXL (Portland), and KPOJ (Portland).
While working for KPOJ, Anders heard of an opening for a children's show called Popeye's Pier 12 on KPTV. He replaced Bob Adkins (better known as "Addie Bobkins") in Popeye's Pier 12, and in the early 1970s Popeye's Pier 12 was renamed the Ramblin' Rod Show.
By the late 1970s Anders had begun to put...
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