- Bob Lape
Bob Lape (born Robert Cable Lape in 1934 in
Akron, Ohio ) is an American broadcast journalist, writer, restaurant reviewer, and food critic.Career
Lape worked as a
reporter and news director atWCUE inAkron, Ohio , WICE inProvidence, Rhode Island and WBZ inBoston, Massachusetts , before joiningWABC-TV inNew York City as a charter member of the "Eyewitness News " team in 1968. Originally hired as a political andcrime reporter (beats which he would continue to cover throughout his run with the station), as well as being an occasional anchor, Lape started a segment called "The Eyewitness Gourmet" in 1970; it became a popular feature on the program and would run for 12 years. After leaving channel 7, he hosted aphone in talk show , "Bob Lape's Food Show", onWABC (AM) and wrote a restaurant column in theNew York Law Journal .His food column in Crain's New York Business and Dining Diary broadcast on WCBS focuses on general lifestyle subjects, travel, categories of wine, and fine dining.
Lape is the author of the journals "Epicurean Rendezvous", 1990-1996, and "Bob Lape's Restaurant Index", 1987-1991 (along with art by
Milton Glaser ). Lape is a co-author with his wifeJoanna Pruess of the book "Seduced by Bacon : Recipes & Lore About America's Favorite Indulgence" [ISBN 1-59228-851-0]Awards
Bob Lape's awards include Chevalier d'honneur Swiss Ordre du Channe, awarded in 2004 and an
Emmy award for TV News Coverage in 1980.Personal
He is a member of the
Broadcasters' Hall of Fame , the Commanderie deCordon Bleu de France, and theFriars Club . He received hisbachelor's degree atKent State University in 1955. He and his wife live inBronx, New York .References
* [http://mediainsider2.prnewswire.com/newsBreak/archives/article.cfm?ID=400 Bob Lape Media Profile]
* "Robert Cable Lape." Marquis Who's Who, 2006.
* [http://www.foodwinetravel.com/bob.htm short autobiography]
* New York Times. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Sep 19, 2004. pg. 9.18
* New York Times. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Aug 7, 2005. pg. 11.9
* http://www1.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.45/aid.76937/column.htm
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