William Letcher “Bill Ring” Ringenberg

William Letcher “Bill Ring” Ringenberg

Birth
Death
15 Sep 1991
Burial
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Memorial ID
14567051 View Source
Radio/TV Announcer. Born as William Letcher Ringenberg. Bill Ring was a part of TV's California Hayride in Richmond, California with hosts Cal Smith and Hank Cochran. He later became a vital part of Korn's-a-Krack'n radio show on KWTO in Springfield, Missouri and the nationally syndicated ABC-TV program, The Ozark Jubilee, hosted by Red Foley which had a weekly viewing audience of 25 million people. He also worked as an announcer for WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. In the latter years at KWTO, his regular morning show was known as "Ring Around the Ozarks". He coined the popular phrase, "If you're too busy to go fish'n...you're TOO BUSY!" (bio by J. D. McConnell)
Radio/TV Announcer. Born as William Letcher Ringenberg. Bill Ring was a part of TV's California Hayride in Richmond, California with hosts Cal Smith and Hank Cochran. He later became a vital part of Korn's-a-Krack'n radio show on KWTO in Springfield, Missouri and the nationally syndicated ABC-TV program, The Ozark Jubilee, hosted by Red Foley which had a weekly viewing audience of 25 million people. He also worked as an announcer for WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. In the latter years at KWTO, his regular morning show was known as "Ring Around the Ozarks". He coined the popular phrase, "If you're too busy to go fish'n...you're TOO BUSY!" (bio by J. D. McConnell)


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed ), memorial page for William Letcher “Bill Ring” Ringenberg (1 Dec 1913–15 Sep 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14567051, citing Rivermonte Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Lisa (contributor 47155679).