BOBBIE LIPPMAN IS A PROFESSIONAL WRITER WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY INCLUDING GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA. SHE IS A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL BOOKS AND SHE WRITES A HUMAN-INTEREST COLUMN CALLED “BOBBIE’S BEAT” FOR THE NEWPORT (OREGON) NEWS-TIMES.
BOBBIE STARTED IN RADIO BY DOING PROGRAMS FOR THE RADIO TALKING BOOK NETWORK.SERVING THE BLIND IN THE MIDWEST. BOBBIE’S MOM WAS BLIND AND ENJOYED LISTENING TO HER DAUGHTER READ HER STORIES (ON AUDIO TAPES) AND VARIOUS HUMOR PIECES REFERRED TO AS “DAY BRIGHTENERS.”
AFTER A FEW YEARS OF READING TO THE BLIND ON SEVERAL NETWORKS, BOBBIE WAS ASKED BY DAVID MILLER, OWNER AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE OREGON COAST BROADCAST CENTER IN NEWPORT, TO DO A SIMILAR SHOW FOR LOCAL LISTENERS. THE PROGRAM, CALLED “BOBBIE’S BEAT ON THE AIR” QUICKLY BECAME WELL RECEIVED AND AIRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
BOBBIE ,AND HER HUSBAND BURT, TOOK A SEVEN YEAR HIATUS AND MOVED BACK TO LOS ANGELES TO SPEND FAMILY TIME WITH THEIR YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, KNOWING THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY RETURN TO THEIR BELOVED OREGON COAST.
BOBBIE IS NOW BACK IN FULL SWING WRITING “BOBBIE’S BEAT” FOR THE LOCAL PAPER, STORIES FOR CHICKEN SOUP AND HAS HAPPILY RETURNED TO KNPT WITH “BOBBIE’S BEAT ON THE AIR.”
BOBBIE INVITES YOU TO JOIN HER ON FRIDAY MORNINGS, 7:45, NEWS TALK KNPT FOR AN UPBEAT WAY TO START YOUR DAY.
BOBBIE LIVES IN SEAL ROCK WITH HER HUSBAND BURT, THEIR DOG CHARLEY AND A SHELTER CAT NAMED “LAP SITTER”. BOBBIE CAN BE CONTACTED AT BOBBISBEAT@AOL.COM
