Robert Meyer

5/7/1967-4/11/2026

(Professional Curmudgeon, Public Radio Personality, Film Nerd)

Robert Braun Meyer III, known to friends, coworkers, and unsuspecting radio listeners as “Bob,”58 of Springfield, exited the mortal plane after a lifelong commitment to facts, films, and fantasy worlds—none of which prepared him for this paragraph.

Born to Robert B. Meyer II and Karen Allison in Indianapolis, IN, Bob inherited his father’s name and radio voice and his mother’s interest in research. Bob’s passions were music, obscure horror films, film history and RPG and strategy games.

Bob graduated from Springfield High School, class of 1985 and Eastern Illinois University class of 1991.

Bob spent 21 years (2000–2021) at WUIS Public Radio 91.9 FM at the University of Illinois Springfield, where his voice quietly helped shape the airwaves. He later joined the Illinois Department of Public Health, where he continued his public service by ensuring accuracy and order.

Bob will be remembered for his dry wit, precise opinions, and quiet generosity toward those who earned it. He was deeply loyal, fiercely intelligent, and never once apologized for liking what he liked.

Bob was also writing a book that is uploaded on Tapatalk (Classic Horror Film Board) https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/

Castles, Krimis, Murderers and Madmen: A Euro-Gothic Journey.

He is survived by his nephew, Drake Meyer; Sister-in-law, Nicole Meyer, both of Springfield, IL; his step-mother Sharon Wynn of Hement, CA; Stepfather Bassem Zaki of Springfield, IL; his aunt Susan Seiber; cousin Wren Seiber Visser and her children Niah and Grae Visser; as well as Valen Lane, his aunt and uncle Shirley (Allison) and Charles Brigleib and cousins Lance, Christopher and Nicholas Ferrence; his great aunt Inez (Grammer) Blessing of Murphysboro; and a huge village of chosen family. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert B Meyer II of Atlanta, GA; his mother, Karen (Allison) Zaki, of Springfield, IL; his brother, Matthew Meyer, of Springfield, IL; his uncle, James Seiber, of Chatham, IL; and cousin Sinta Seiber. His late grandparents were Charlie (Beiser) and Robert B Meyer of Springfield; Bernice (Grammar) and Frank Allison of Murphysboro.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date TBD. In lieu of flowers, please consider:

Watching a classic horror film (black and white preferred)

Rolling initiative

Storming the castle