Bob Van Kichie

Bob Van Kichie


Robert “Bob’ Van Kichie ( born on February 19 1969 in Elizabeth Falls, Rhodesia) is the most famous chicken whisperer in the world. He is very well know for his reality TV show “911 Chicken Whisper” ,and his documentary about the bird flue epidemic which took place in 2005 across the world.

Contents:
1.Back round/ Early Life
-1a.Childhood
-1b.Later Years
2.Career
-2a.Diplomatic Power
-2b.TV Shows
-2cEarnings
3.Famous Moments
-3a.GWB & BVK
-3b.Bird Flu
4.Love Life
-4.aMarriage
5.References
6.External Links

Back round/ Early Life

Childhood
Bob was born in Rhodesia, his father (Derek Van Kichie) was a poor farmer from Rhodesia, and his mother (Vicky Van Kichie) was from South Africa. Bob has one brother and two sisters, he is the oldest one in his family. He was home schooled for all his life. Most of the time when Bob was a child he loved to play with the animals epically with the chickens. His father and mother recall the day they found out the gift Bob had. It was a hot summers day, and Bob father had noticed that all the chickens had not laid one egg, Bob had told his father that the chickens had told him that it was too hot outside and they needed more water. The next morning his father did what Bob had told him and he was correct.

Later Years
Bob teenage life was very difficult, because the incident with the chicken on his family farm made his family believe that he was possessed, and his family refused to see him from then on. So he was sent to The National Psychiatric Hospital of Rhodesia (NPHR) at the age of 16. His doctor, Dr. Gary Mogotogaka (winner of the Zimbabwean Peace Prize in 1990) was the best doctor at the time was helping Bob with his situations. Bob was at the NPHR for 4 years before he got out. Dr, Mogotogaka says Bob Van Kichie is completely sane and his talent talking to chickens is true. Till today Bob and Dr. Mogotogaka are very close friends. After Bob had left the NPHR his started to begin his life work, from then on he called himself the “Chicken Whisper’. He advertised in the local paper (DOGABA) for a private Chicken Whisper. For the first time in Bob Van Kichie life wasn’t afraid to tell everyone about his gift.

Career

Diplomatic Power
Years after Bob started to advertise his new “Chicken Whisper’ status, he became one of the most famous people in all of Rhodesia. Everyone was calling him from the poorest farmer to the richest people in Rhodesia, until one day he had gotten a call from the Ministry of Defense of Rhodesia (MDR). Sources say that the government started to pay Van Kichie to train the chickens to deliver important messages to other bases in Rhodesia. The project was opened incase of civil war between the NPR (National Party of Rhodesia) and the ZPP (Zimbabwean Peoples Party) but was closed a year later.



TV Shows
A few months after Bob government project was over a major American TV channel ABN (American Broadcasting Network) approached him with an offer. They would create a reality show called ‘911 Chicken Whisper”, where Bob would help chicken farmers in the US with their problems and situation. The contract would last for 5 years and the income would be a staggering 55 million dollars.

Earnings
In 2007 it was published on ‘HALLO” that Bob Van Kichie was estimated to be worth 100 million dollars. From all his projects and TV shows that he done across the world Bob has said that he would give 20 percent to charity. Also his new foundation ‘The Unlucky People Foundation” (UPF) would be opening early September next year.

Famous Moments


GWB & BVK
On April 11 2007 President George W Bush called for “Chicken Whisper” Bob Van Kichie to come to the US for a meeting. It was a huge story across the world why the leader of United States of America wanted to me with the famous Rhodesian “Chicken Whisper”. Apparently the pet turkey of President Bush was not feeling so well, and wanted Bob to take a look at him. However he had troubles understanding the turkey since he only dealt with chicken but at the end he got through the situation.



BIRD FLU
2005 was the year Bird Flu Epidemic started to break out across the world. Van Kichie decided to make a documentary about the flu which was called “TWEET’. Van Kichie says in a interview with Jeff Greg on “LATE HOUR” that it was one the most painful and heartbreaking experiences in his life, and during the documentary he had trouble sleeping and eating. One night he was hospitalized for over exhaustion.

Love Life

Marriage
On April 22 2007 Robert Van Kichie married his long time girlfriend Hillary Stevens an American photographer from Los Angeles, California. The couple had been dating for the past 5 years. They are still together and live in Los Angeles.

References
www.911chickenwhisper.com
www.BOGADA.zimb
www.NPHR.com
www.KICHIE.com
www.MDR.zimb
www.ABN.com
www.USG.com
www.LATEHOUR.com
www.UPF.com

See Also
Late Hour
UPF
Bogada
Dr. Mogotogaka
Bird Flu
Jeff Greg
Rhodesia