WLS had 2 personalities named Bill Bailey. The first came to WLS in 1969 and did mornings on WLS for only a short time before returning to Kentucky. Bill was known as The Duke of Louisville. Bill Bailey 1 came to WLS from WKLO and went to WAKY in his return. Bill (William Boahn) passed away on Saturday January14, 2012 at the age of 81. He had lived in a nursing home for a number of years following a stroke. The other Bill Bailey joined WLS from WWDJ in Hackensack, NJ in 1972 and worked evenings at WLS until 1974. After WLS, Bill Bailey 2 went to WDRQ in Detroit. Bills career started at Armed Forces Radio in Vietnam. Most recently Bill worked at WGVU Real Oldies in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He passed away on Wednesday June 12, 2013. Courtesy Jeff Rotemans WLS Web Site.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:10:40 +0000
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