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Joe 'Jobo' Colborn of 'Eddie and Jobo' radio duo dies

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Joe Colborn of 'Eddie and Jobo' radio duo dies

CHICAGO (WLS) -- One half of the well-known Chicago radio duo "Eddie and Jobo" has died.

Joe "Jobo" Colborn was found dead inside his Stephenson County home Monday.

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An autopsy will determine how he died.

Colborn was 70 years old.

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