June 29, 2011
William B. Williams, the host of WNEW?s iconic Make Believe Ballroom was inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame this week at the Sagamore Hotel in Lake George. His widow Dottie Mack Williamns and son Jeffrey accepted on his behalf. Whitney Media Chairman William O'Shaughnessy says of Williams, "He was a beloved fixture on New York radio back in the 60?s and 70?s. He was also an elder of the Friars Club and walked with Martin Luther King down the dusty roads of Selma, Alabama. The DJ began each program with ?Hello, World ? this is William B." (Listen to Williams HERE)
Also inducted were Joe Reilly, who led the NYSBA for 30 years, Regis Philbin, Rod Wood and Carrie Lazarus, and Arnold Klinsky, a Rochester television executive. The state-wide broadcasters association started its Hall of Fame in 2005. Among those already enshrined are CBS founder William S. Paley, newscasters Chuck Scarborough and Sue Simmons, Walter Cronkite, Don Imus, ?Cousin Bruce? Morrow, Gabe Pressman, Barbara Walters and O'Shaughnessy.
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