Bill Shadel
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Born | Willard Franklin "Bill" Shadel July 31, 1908 Milton Junction, Wisconsin 42°46′59.4222″N 88°57′28.2558″W / 42.783172833°N 88.957848833°W |
Alma mater | Andrews University |
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Children | 4 |
Willard Franklin "Bill" Shadel (July 31, 1908 – January 29, 2005) was an American news anchor for CBS Radio and ABC Television. Shadel was born in Milton, Wisconsin, one of five children and the younger of two sons of Franklin Luther and Ida Louise Pachel Shadel. He was musically talented and in his early years provided music for silent movies.[1] He graduated from Andrews University in Michigan. Shadel assumed direction of the college band and orchestra in 1929, while still a student and then worked as an assistant program manager for the college's radio station, responsible for music presentations that included his performing as a soloist on marimba, saxophone, clarinet, and trombone and him directing bands and choirs for the station. His work as a soloist and with these groups, which also gave programs for the school, was an immediate hit with their members and the campus at large. While at Andrews University, he married Marion I. Kocher and they had two sons, Willard F., Jr. and Gerald I. He led the groups for two years following his graduation in 1932, while teaching political science courses, and then left to lead the band, orchestra, and choirs at Washington Missionary College, now Washington Adventist University, in Washington, D.C. He received a master's degree in history from the University of Michigan.[2]
Shadel began his career as a musician in silent-movie theaters before taking his marimba to live radio. Shadel began writing for
In 1954 Shadel became the first host of the
References
- ^ "Willard (Bill) Franklin Shadel". The International Adventist Musicians Association. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "TV Anchor Bill Shadel Dies; CBS, WTOP Radio Reporter". The Washington Post. February 1, 2005. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ Roberts, Joseph B. The American Rifleman Goes To War (Washington D.C.:1992) p. 135.
- ^ a b c Postman, David (January 31, 2005). "Broadcast pioneer, retired UW professor reported history". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Shadel Dons Uniform as War Correspondent". The American Rifleman. January 1944. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Television debates: Transcript: Third debate". JFKLibrary. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. October 13, 1960. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Dennis McLellan (February 1, 2005). "Bill Shadel, 96; Broadcaster Covered D-Day, Moderated Nixon-JFK Debate". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
External links
- USA Today Obituary
- Bill Shadel at IMDb