Timeline
| Sept. 1989 | -- | Rob dreams up "talk show" idea and visits ECTV for the first time. | ||
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| Feb. 1990 | -- | First show produced. | ||
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| March 1990 | -- | Scott Lamberty's first appearance as musical sidekick.
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| June 1990 | -- | Article about Rob appears in the Evanston Review. | ||
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| Sept. 1990 | -- | Rob gets arrested for carrying a concealed weapon.
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| March 1991 | -- | First hour long, "live" show. | ||
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| April 1991 | -- | Artist Ed Paschke appears as a guest. | ||
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| Aug. 1991 | -- | Fred Willard appears as a part of the show winning a contest on Comedy Central. | ||
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| Nov. 1991 | -- | Rob appears on "Access America" on Comedy Central. | ||
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| Nov. 1991 | -- | Chicago Sun-Times article about Rob by Ginny Holbert. | ||
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| Feb. 1992 | -- | 50th show - "A Look Back" | ||
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| June 1992 | -- | Ron Kaplan settles into the role of director. | ||
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| May 1993 | -- | Article about Rob in The Daily Northwestern. | ||
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| June 1993 | -- | A segment about Rob on "48 Hours" on CBS. | ||
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| Jan. 1994 | -- | Rob looks and feels rather sick.
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| July 1994 | -- | Rob diagnosed with kidney failure. | ||
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| July 1994 | -- | 100th Show!!! | ||
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| Jan. 1995 | -- | "Wild Chicago" host, Ben Hollis appears on the show. | ||
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| March 1995 | -- | The future Mrs. Linkhart, Cheryl Anderson, is a guest on the show. | ||
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| July 1995 | -- | Rob gets a new kidney! | ||
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| Oct. 1995 | -- | Rob's first show back. | ||
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| Jan. 1996 | -- | Jazz guitartist -- Fareed Haque | ||
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| Nov. 1996 | -- | Rob and Cheryl get married "LIVE" on the show! | ||
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