R.I.P. Bill Wilkerson

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From: KMOX.com
Longtime KMOX Broadcaster Bill Wilkerson Has Died
November 3, 2017 2:25 PM

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Longtime St. Louis and KMOX broadcaster Bill Wilkerson, 72, has died after a brief illness.

Wilkerson began his 40-year career in St. Louis at KMOX, then KTRS Radio, providing both play-by-play and color commentary for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball and football teams; the Missouri Tigers football team; the St. Louis Blues; and the Spirits of St. Louis professional basketball team. ...

Wilkerson worked Monday through Friday mornings on Total Information AM on KMOX with Bob Hardy and Wendy Wiese.

“He was elegant, and just completely joyful,” Wiese says. “He thought of the responsibility that he had to give people the information; to make sure that they had it in a measured way. There was never any hysteria with Bill.” ...


Read & Hear more at: http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/11/03/ ... -has-died/

Re: R.I.P. Bill Wilkerson

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And Tom Ackerman & Kerbs included another tribute to this great sportscaster before Saturday night's Blues game ...
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From: KMOX.com
Tribute To Bill Wilkerson
November 5, 2017 2:03 PM

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Longtime St. Louis area sports broadcaster Bill Wilkerson died Thursday after a short illness. Prior to Saturday night’s Blues hockey game KMOX Sports Director Tom Ackerman and Blues play-by-play announcer Chris Kerber paid tribute to Wilkerson.


Hear the Audio Tribute at: http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/11/05/ ... wilkerson/

Re: R.I.P. Bill Wilkerson

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JMC-STL wrote:And Tom Ackerman & Kerbs included another tribute to this great sportscaster before Saturday night's Blues game ...
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From: KMOX.com
Tribute To Bill Wilkerson
November 5, 2017 2:03 PM

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Longtime St. Louis area sports broadcaster Bill Wilkerson died Thursday after a short illness. Prior to Saturday night’s Blues hockey game KMOX Sports Director Tom Ackerman and Blues play-by-play announcer Chris Kerber paid tribute to Wilkerson.


Hear the Audio Tribute at: http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/11/05/ ... wilkerson/
I never realized that Bill was so passionate about hanging pictures :o