The B Movie Celebration is pleased to announce the creation of an award for excellence in "Horror Hosts". The Bob Wilkins Award, named in honor of the Legendary Bay Area Horror Host will be awarded during the GOLDEN COB AWARDS, the award ceremony dedicated to excellence in B Filmmaking.
About Bob Wilkins:
For a generation of science fiction and B-movie enthusiasts, Mr. Wilkins was the bespectacled TV host who drolly introduced underground flicks with titles such as "Attack of the Mushroom People." Smoking his trademark cigar and making dry jokes about the questionable quality of the movies, Wilkins became a late-night horror institution in the Bay Area in large part because of his deadpan humor, quick wit and unpretentious attitude. Though he entered into the business with little knowledge about horror and science fiction -- frequently deferring to the expertise of staff and special guests on the show -- Wilkins got the opportunity to interview genre icons such as Christopher Lee and Boris Karloff.
