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Francisco, where he began his professional career as a film editor. He initially began working on documentaries, corporate and industrial films as
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From 2021 till 2023 Sarles hosted two weekly internet radio programs, “The Old Haight
Ashbury Radio Show” and "Bob's Blues & All That Jazz" on the San Francisco community internet radio station Radio Valencia. In April of 2023 Bob Sarles began hosting “Ravin’ Radio with Boomer Bob,” a weekly
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an assistant editor and editor, eventually working on the editorial crews of independent and major feature films as an apprentice film editor, assistant film editor and sound editor, while also taking jobs editing music videos, commercials and educational films.
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directed interview and behind the scenes shoots with recording artists including Sly & The Family Stone, Keith
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freeform radio program airing on community broadcast radio station KXSF 102.5 FM in San
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