Bill Diehl “Mr. Media”

Bill Diehl (WNEW/ABC) has reached his 80th birthday. And he also recently noted his 65th on-the-air year as a broadcaster. The below profile of Bill by Bob Gibson was first published here five years ago. It’s been updated with some new material including audio  and video clips presented here for the first time.

Bill’s final WNEW newscast – July 16, 1971

 

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Bill  interviews Bernadette Peters – February 23, 2018

 

About the time Bill’s memoir was published in 2017, he was interviewed by Cheri Preston for ABC’s “Perspective.”

Bill with Cheri Preston on ABC’s “Perspective”

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