William Letcher “Bill Ring” Ringenberg

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William Letcher “Bill Ring” Ringenberg

Birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Death
15 Sep 1991 (aged 77)
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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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)