SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio broadcast legend is dead.
Bob Salter died Friday in his sleep after a long bike ride.
Bob started his San Antonio career at KENS-TV, but it was at KSAT that he truly made an impact in local television news.
The team of Bob Salter, Karen Gallagher, weather anchor Steve Browne and sports anchor Greg Simmons brought KSAT 12 News to No. 1 in the mid-90s, and it has mostly been that way since.
Bob left KSAT after a decade, later moved on to Las Vegas and had jobs including flying tours of the Grand Canyon.
But it was behind the stick of a medical life flight helicopter that Bob Salter finally landed at home.
Bob flew critical and life saving missions for the Air Evac Lifeteam out of Kerrville.
He spoke about his committment to piloting the medical rescue missions all across the Hill Country, and how important and interesting he believed his work was.
When he wasn't flying Bob lived life and loved life.
He spent years gliding area lakes on his water skiis.
And he spent countless hours behind the controls of just about anything that would fly.
From ultralights to his cherished helicopter, Bob was at home in the sky.
On his "Captain Bob" website he recalls memorable events in his career, and his life.
He talks about winning a TV news Emmy award, and meeting and interviewing everyone from Chuck Yeager to George W. Bush.
And he talks proudly and longingly about his children, and how he wishes he'd spent more time with them.
His children are all now grown.
The results of an autopsy are now pending.
Bob Salter was 61.
