William Eric Alexander
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| William (Bill) Eric Alexander | |
| Born | July 23, 1966 , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Occupation | Radio/Podcasting personality/host, Talk radio host |
Bill Alexander (born as William Eric Alexander on July 23, 1966, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a veteran radio talk show host from Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Education
Bill attended California University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts-Communication Studies/Media. He went back to California University of Pennsylvania and received a Masters of Education in 1997.
[edit] Current professional life
Bill Alexander [1] is a well known Radio Talk Show host [2] who hosts a Friday nighteek live interactive podcast talk show through BlogTalkRadio from his home in Southwestern, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Radio
Bill's career began in September of 1984 when he did his first radio show on 91.9 FM, WVCS (Now WCAL FM)[3]. After graduating college, he joined the staff of WLSW, 104.9 FM in Connellsville/Pittsburgh. While at WLSW Bill used the on air name of Dave Ericson. After leaving WLSW, Bill went to WMBS, 590 AM, Uniontown when he did his first Radio Talkshow, filling in for veteran talk show host Ray Hice. Bill worked at WMBS until he went to AM 1130, WASP Brownsville/Pittsburgh where he hosted the Beeline (M-F) and Afternoon with Alexander (aka Brunch with Bill) on Saturdays and Sundays. Bill then returned to WMBS 590 AM to host the night time talk program, OnLine with Bill Alexander. Bill then left WMBS to spin oldies on WJPA AM/FM[4] in Washington/Pittsburgh. Bill officially left WJPA in November of 2006 so he could focus all of his time and energy on his internet talk show.
Bill has interviewed: Actor/Comedian/Author/Musician - Steve Allen [5] Musician - Fabian Forte [6] Musician - Chuck Blasko of the Vogues [7] Pittsburgh Radio Legend - Jack Bogut [8]
Radio Stations Bill has worked for:
WVCS 91.9 FM -[9] California, Pennsylvania
WLSW 103.9 FM - Connellsville, Pennsylvania
WMBS 590 AM - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
WASP AM-1130 - Brownsville, Pennsylvania
WJPA 95.3 FM/1450 AM[10] - Washington, Pennsylvania
[edit] Internet
Bill currently hosts a live online general discussion podcast which is called Bill Alexander's NETIOShow.com. through the BlogTalkRadio talkcast service where he can take calls and interact with his listeners through a chat room.
[edit] Awards
The NETIO Show was nominated for the 3rd Annual Podcast Award in the category of Best General Podcast[11]
