Los Angeles Radio And TV Newsman Bill Smith Dies At 74

Smith (from KTLA video)

Condolences to family and friends of longtime LOS ANGELES radio and TV newsman BILL SMITH, who died SUNDAY (7/9) after a battle with Alzheimer's disease at 74.

SMITH moved from newspapers to radio in the 1960s at KGIL-A/SAN FERNANDO, CA, producing DICK WHITTINGTON's morning show and serving as Promotions Director and News Director. He later worked at KABC-A and then became a TV news reporter/anchor at KTTV, KNXT-TV (now KCBS-TV), and KTLA, where he worked for 13 years before being laid off in 2008.

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