Former CNN, KOTV Anchor Bob Losure Dies

Tulsa native and longtime newsman Robert "Bob" Curtis Losure has died. Losure, 72, passed away July 19, 2019.

Tuesday, July 23rd 2019, 10:58 am

By: News On 6


Tulsa native and longtime newsman Robert "Bob" Curtis Losure has died. Losure, 72, passed away July 19, 2019.

Losure was well-known to Tulsa residents as a news anchor on News On 6. He moved on to CNN Headline News where he worked from 1986 to 1997. 

Related Story: From The KOTV Vault: Remembering Anchor And Reporter Bob Losure 

Bob Losure anchored and reported at News On 6 from 1976 to 1985.

Losure was also a published author who wrote a biography, "Five Seconds to Air." The book includes his experience as a testicular cancer survivor.

No services are pending at this time, according to his obituary with the Floral Haven Funeral Home.

 

 

From The KOTV Vault: Sorority Sisters Watch TU Basketball Game In 1981 With Bob Losure

 

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