Bill Page says he’s packing it in after 20 years of radio. Got a job as a police dispatcher. I’ll bet I know a dozen radio guys that became dispatchers after leaving radio. There must be a Association of Police Dispatchers Who Were Formerly Radio Guys.
Bill would email me from time to time with updates from Kennett and the local station, which was my first and last radio home. Doesn’t sound like he was having much fun near the end.
“Anytime you have to vomit before you go to work guess that’s a warning sign that you need a change.”
Yes. Yes it is. My guess is, Bill will post for a few days and then, as he gets on with his life, he’ll let it slide. But who knows.
June 7, 2006: Bill Page was discovered dead Tuesday in the bedroom of his home in Kennett, Missouri. Bill was 39 years old. According to a brief story on the Daily Dunklin Democrat website, Bill died of natural causes.
I never met Bill but he emailed frequently and I referred to him in a number of posts. Our connection was KBOA. He was passionate about local radio. I am sorry to hear of his passing. He started a blog in early May but hadn’t posted recently. I can’t help but wonder how long it will remain up. When you think about it, every post might be your last.