Zaniness in action: "Breakfast with the Boys"
There's not enough room here to tell about these guys, but let's start! Cliff Pike (left) and Bob Fouse were extremely talented broadcasters. As is often true with such creative personalities, they had their demons, too. These were the days before television in northwest Nebraska, so the listenership to Breakfast with the Boys was considerable.
Cliff was my mentor at KCSR, and I always admired his skill and humor. He left before KCSR changed hands in 1959, taking on announcing chores at KOTA Radio in Rapid City. I don't believe he was there long before he returned to his native Colorado to work in a Golden bank. I'm not sure he was even 50 years old when he died.
Fouse was probably the zaniest of the original KCSR crew. An immense talent, he was a gregarious character who lived life to the fullest (some would say over the top!). Bob Fouse left Chadron abruptly to return to Colorado and work, I believe, for the Humane Society. He, too, died at a very early age.