Born: September 14, 1914
Hometown: Gladwyn, PA
Year Induction: 2005
Deceased : August 11, 1999
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (1932-1935)
Played semi-pro basketball and boxed as amateur (’35-’39)
Sports Director, WRBC radio, Jackson, MS (1947-1958)
Sports Director, WORD AM, WDXY FM, WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC (1952- 1958)
Sports Director, WLBT-TV & WJDX radio, Jackson, MS (1958-1965)
Sports Director, WFBC radio & TV, Greenville, SC (1965-1969)
Sports Director, WLKY-TV, Louisville, KY (1969-1972)
WFOR radio, Hattiesburg, MS (1972-1974)
Bill announced the Senators home games live on the air, but he had to re-create the road games from Western Union reports. During a road game re-creation broadcast, the tape machine broke down for 17 minutes. Bill killed time by describing a dog running onto the field and umpires, managers, and players trying to catch the dog. When the tape machine came back on, the message came across that the game was delayed because there actually was a dog on the field.
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