Bob Richards is one of the most popular and richest American athlete who was born on January 10, 1956 in Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States. Robert “Bob” Richards (January 10, 1956 – March 23, 1994), born Robert L. Schwartz, was a popular personality on KSDK in St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked as chief meteorologist in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was born and grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He attended Pennsylvania State University. Richards began his career as a meteorologist at WATE-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee before leaving to join The Weather Channel in Atlanta. While at WATE, he earned the Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society.
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