Bob Trow, 72

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Bob Trow

NEW ALEXANDRIA, Pa. (AP) -- Bob Trow, who portrayed Robert Troll, Bob Dog and
himself for some 30 years on ``Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,'' died Monday of a
heart attack. He was 72.

Trow taped appearances for ``Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' just last week that
are to in February as part of a lesson on noisy and quiet.

Before joining the PBS show, he contributed countless sketches before that for
morning radio in Pittsburgh.

Rege Cordic gave Trow his start in broadcasting after hearing his musical
group, which combined song and humor. Cordic brought Trow into Cordic and
Company, first on WWSW and then on KDKA, using invented characters to harass
the host to the great amusement of morning commuters.

Popular characters included Carmen Monoxide, an incorrigible punster; Omicron,
a bureaucrat from Venus; and Louie Adamchevitz, a Slav garbageman. Cordic's
team even began a Monoxide for president campaign.

Trow also wrote and produced television and radio commercials, and painted oil
portraits of visitors to his home.

Trow is survived by his wife, Lois; son Eric, who is creative director for the
Brabender Cox advertising firm; son Rob, who also works in broadcasting as a
studio vocalist and voice-over talent in Chicago; and two grandchildren.

JBF

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