Bob Elkins, who had a small but pivotal role as a radio disc jockey in Coal Miner’s Daughter, died Wednesday in a nursing home in Cold Spring, Kentucky, a publicist announced. He was 89. In the ...

Bob Elkins, Actor in ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ Dies at 89. His character gives a big break to Sissy Spacek's Loretta Lynn in the acclaimed biopic. By Mike Barnes. Plus Icon.

Bob Elkins, who had a small but pivotal role as a radio disc jockey in Coal Miner’s Daughter, died Wednesday in a nursing home in Cold Spring, Kentucky, a publicist announced.He was 89. In the ...

Bob Elkins, who had a small but pivotal role as a radio disc jockey in Coal Miner’s Daughter, died Wednesday in a nursing home in Cold Spring, Kentucky, a publicist announced. He was 89. In the ...