COLUMBUS, Ga. (WLTZ) - Beloved WLTZ General Sales Manager William ‘Bill’ Evans has passed away at the age of 72.
According to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan, police were called to Bill’s home around 1 p.m. on August 1 to conduct a welfare check.
Officials reported finding Bill deceased due to an apparent cardiac arrest.
Bill served as the face of ‘Dining for Charities,’ appearing in various commercials that highlighted local restaurants and promoted discount dining certificates, with proceeds supporting several area charities.
The owner and President/CEO of Sagamore Hill Broadcasting, Louis Wall, shared a statement regarding Bill’s passing:
“It is a sad day for us at WLTZ but we have many fond memories to take with us.
First and foremost, Bill was a people person. He loved people and the people
he worked with every day.
For those of us in the tv biz, he was always trying to find a way to make the
station more successful and never shied away from new ideas. Jim Doyle,
the broadcast sales trainer often said, “When it came to television sales,
Bill was a rock star.
Always positive, Bill worked in markets from Georgia to California and you
could tell he deeply loved and appreciated what he did. The WLTZ family is sincerely
going to miss him."
— Louis Wall
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