50: Broadway Bill Lee - US presenter
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When he left one US market, he called in all his rivals on his last show to pitch to win his audience. The anecdote speaks volumes about the character of \\u2018Broadway Bill\\u2019 Lee.\\xa0
\\n\\n\\nNow, he\\u2019s become renowned in the UK for the \\u2018breaks\\u2019 (links) he puts on social media.
\\n\\n\\nIn this hour of #radiomoments \\u2018Conversations\\u2019, this WCBS New York presenter talks of why he posts them. He says he want to show a new generation \\u2018this is how we all used to do it\\u2019. Bill talks of his early radio days, the changes in ownership and technology and how he still does it each day, aged 66.
\\n\\n\\nWhilst his country is many miles away, so many of the themes from his forty-five years in the business chime with radio life here, from radio bosses to the stresses on personal relationships.
\\n\\n\\nIn his own words, this is the Bill Lee story.
\\n\\n\\nEnjoy the whole Conversations here. Music by Larry Bryant.
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