Mar 13, 2009 by walter
It is with immense sadness that we at KUCR inform you of the passing of
William Russell Elledge
(December 30, 1946 to March 11, 2009)
A KUCR Founder (1965), Chief Engineer (1966-2009), News Director (1968-1969), News Editor UCR Highlander (1968-69), Editor UCR Tartan (1970), UCR Public Affairs (1971-1975), Program Host of KUCR’s “7PM Show” (1971-2008)
“Bll Elledge helped build KUCR from scratch and took possession of it as its Chief Engineer. With Bill, everything was done right, always. Every aspect of the station as it is today was built by him. Bill was, without a doubt, completely committed to KUCR. He was selfless with his time and boundless with love of the station, its mission and the UCR campus. He wasn’t simply a superb and resourceful broadcast engineer. He was a wonderful original, with an unforgettable personality, profound intelligence and a deep knowledge of music, history, culture and politics. Bill was extremely articulate and would discuss all this and more at length on the air in his unique deep radio voice. That voice, very sadly, is now silenced. We at KUCR are very grateful for the gift that was Bill Elledge and will never forget his unparalleled contribution to KUCR, the UCR campus and our lives. May he rest in peace.” –Louis Vandenberg, KUCR Director/General Manager 3/13/09
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