JAKE AND SPIKE

Video: Spike Reflects on the Legacy of Bob Rivers

Mar 11, 2025, 5:15 PM | Updated: Apr 7, 2025, 4:28 pm

KIRO Newsradio’s Spike O’Neill is a longtime friend and colleague of Bob Rivers, whose humor and voice defined Seattle mornings for more than two decades. Rivers died after a courageous battle with cancer at 68.

“If it weren’t for Bob Rivers, I wouldn’t have met my wife, started my family, or had the life I have today,” Spike, co-host “The Jake and Spike Show,” said. “We lived our lives on the air, sharing everything with our audience.”

Listen to the Jake and Spike Show every weekday from 12pm – 3pm on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM. Listen to KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM or go to MyNorthwest.com to learn more!

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Video: Spike Reflects on the Legacy of Bob Rivers