He was a large man, usually weighing more than 300 pounds. One smart-alecky radio DJ kept claiming that Bill, all by himself, was responsible for the invention of group insurance. "Big Bill," as everyone called him, was our TV sportscaster, kid show host and beloved wrestling ring announcer in the '50s and '60s. Here's a swell tribute to Bill from Mike Cline.

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Lewis Van Leuven was the boss of the mail room, who doled out—sometimes with a growl—the office supplies and, if your were nice, would let you use the copy machine. Who would have thought the grumpiest old man in the building would for years be the telephone santa? Ho-ho-ho. Under that gruff veneer was a sweetheart.

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Every weekday at lunchtime, across a large swath of the Carolinas, thousands of housewives would stop whatever they were doing and turn on Channel 3's "Betty Feezor Show." For nearly a quarter century, Betty was consistently WBTV's most-watched personality.

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From 1942, Larry Walker was a fixture at WBT for 20 years. He was a superb musician, composer and entertainer who, among his many other accomplishments, mentored and accompanied the Rangers Quartet and the Johnson Family Singers. You'll be surprised and amazed at his talents and background.

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Charle H. Crutchfield, from his days as an announcer in the '30s to his retirement in the '70s, was the "voice" of the broadcasting company. He was a powerful man, with ties to the highest levels of government and the Columbia Broadcasting System. At the time of this article (1962), Crutchfield was something of a celebrity for his recent trip, with a group of U. S. broadcasting executives, to the Soviet Union.

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