name of father ABRAHAM THALL
Name of Mother:BESSIE BIRKHAHN
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WILLIE THALL, LOCAL ENTERTAINER
Popular Cincinnati entertainer, Willie Thall, 70, Mt. Healthy, died Saturday morning at Holmes Hospital.
Thall came to Cincinnati and WLW radio from Chicago in 1944, He grew up in Chicago, and was affiliated with radio station WLS there.
While at WLW, Thall played clarinet and bass fiddle, and sang with a foursome called the Buccaneers.
In 1950 he joined Ruth Lyons' "50-50 Club" as an announcer-side-kick, suceeding Johnny Reynolds. He also did the television "General Store" comedy shows with Bob Shreve over a four-year period in the early 1950s.
Thall was also host of "Midwestern Hayride" for 13 years and was one of the "Bargain City Kids" for Rinks Department Store for 10 years.
When he left WLW in 1957, he moved to WKRC-TV, hosting "Country Jamboree" once a week and the 1:30-2:30 p.m. strip the "Bill Thall Show." Later Thall bought a real estate company and had a public television series called "On Aging."
He was a 32nd degree Mason, and a Shriner.
Enquirer radio-TV editor Steve Hoffman said of Thall: "In his day, he was one of Cincinnati's leading TV figures. He had a personality that became his trademark on camera. He wasn't a handsome, dashing figure, but he was very well-known and well-liked."
Billy Holmes, a colleague on "Midwestern Hayride," summed up Thall's contribution to the world in two words. "He Cared," Holmes said. "I guess that's a good way to put it--he cared about people. I'm very stricken about his passing. He was a great entertainer. He loved his fellow man."
Survivors include his wife, Janice, Cincinnati; a daughter, Diane Arthur, Greenville, Ohio; a son, Robert G., Vienna, Va., and a brother, Harold Blumenthal, Chicago.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Spring Grove Mausoleum Chapel, for relatives and close friends.
Remembrances may be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Mt. Healthy, is in charge of arrangements.
Copied from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Sunday, May 4, 1980.
Name of Mother:BESSIE BIRKHAHN
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WILLIE THALL, LOCAL ENTERTAINER
Popular Cincinnati entertainer, Willie Thall, 70, Mt. Healthy, died Saturday morning at Holmes Hospital.
Thall came to Cincinnati and WLW radio from Chicago in 1944, He grew up in Chicago, and was affiliated with radio station WLS there.
While at WLW, Thall played clarinet and bass fiddle, and sang with a foursome called the Buccaneers.
In 1950 he joined Ruth Lyons' "50-50 Club" as an announcer-side-kick, suceeding Johnny Reynolds. He also did the television "General Store" comedy shows with Bob Shreve over a four-year period in the early 1950s.
Thall was also host of "Midwestern Hayride" for 13 years and was one of the "Bargain City Kids" for Rinks Department Store for 10 years.
When he left WLW in 1957, he moved to WKRC-TV, hosting "Country Jamboree" once a week and the 1:30-2:30 p.m. strip the "Bill Thall Show." Later Thall bought a real estate company and had a public television series called "On Aging."
He was a 32nd degree Mason, and a Shriner.
Enquirer radio-TV editor Steve Hoffman said of Thall: "In his day, he was one of Cincinnati's leading TV figures. He had a personality that became his trademark on camera. He wasn't a handsome, dashing figure, but he was very well-known and well-liked."
Billy Holmes, a colleague on "Midwestern Hayride," summed up Thall's contribution to the world in two words. "He Cared," Holmes said. "I guess that's a good way to put it--he cared about people. I'm very stricken about his passing. He was a great entertainer. He loved his fellow man."
Survivors include his wife, Janice, Cincinnati; a daughter, Diane Arthur, Greenville, Ohio; a son, Robert G., Vienna, Va., and a brother, Harold Blumenthal, Chicago.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Spring Grove Mausoleum Chapel, for relatives and close friends.
Remembrances may be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Mt. Healthy, is in charge of arrangements.
Copied from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Sunday, May 4, 1980.
name of father ABRAHAM THALL
Name of Mother:BESSIE BIRKHAHN
--------------------
WILLIE THALL, LOCAL ENTERTAINER
Popular Cincinnati entertainer, Willie Thall, 70, Mt. Healthy, died Saturday morning at Holmes Hospital.
Thall came to Cincinnati and WLW radio from Chicago in 1944, He grew up in Chicago, and was affiliated with radio station WLS there.
While at WLW, Thall played clarinet and bass fiddle, and sang with a foursome called the Buccaneers.
In 1950 he joined Ruth Lyons' "50-50 Club" as an announcer-side-kick, suceeding Johnny Reynolds. He also did the television "General Store" comedy shows with Bob Shreve over a four-year period in the early 1950s.
Thall was also host of "Midwestern Hayride" for 13 years and was one of the "Bargain City Kids" for Rinks Department Store for 10 years.
When he left WLW in 1957, he moved to WKRC-TV, hosting "Country Jamboree" once a week and the 1:30-2:30 p.m. strip the "Bill Thall Show." Later Thall bought a real estate company and had a public television series called "On Aging."
He was a 32nd degree Mason, and a Shriner.
Enquirer radio-TV editor Steve Hoffman said of Thall: "In his day, he was one of Cincinnati's leading TV figures. He had a personality that became his trademark on camera. He wasn't a handsome, dashing figure, but he was very well-known and well-liked."
Billy Holmes, a colleague on "Midwestern Hayride," summed up Thall's contribution to the world in two words. "He Cared," Holmes said. "I guess that's a good way to put it--he cared about people. I'm very stricken about his passing. He was a great entertainer. He loved his fellow man."
Survivors include his wife, Janice, Cincinnati; a daughter, Diane Arthur, Greenville, Ohio; a son, Robert G., Vienna, Va., and a brother, Harold Blumenthal, Chicago.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Spring Grove Mausoleum Chapel, for relatives and close friends.
Remembrances may be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Mt. Healthy, is in charge of arrangements.
Copied from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Sunday, May 4, 1980.
Name of Mother:BESSIE BIRKHAHN
--------------------
WILLIE THALL, LOCAL ENTERTAINER
Popular Cincinnati entertainer, Willie Thall, 70, Mt. Healthy, died Saturday morning at Holmes Hospital.
Thall came to Cincinnati and WLW radio from Chicago in 1944, He grew up in Chicago, and was affiliated with radio station WLS there.
While at WLW, Thall played clarinet and bass fiddle, and sang with a foursome called the Buccaneers.
In 1950 he joined Ruth Lyons' "50-50 Club" as an announcer-side-kick, suceeding Johnny Reynolds. He also did the television "General Store" comedy shows with Bob Shreve over a four-year period in the early 1950s.
Thall was also host of "Midwestern Hayride" for 13 years and was one of the "Bargain City Kids" for Rinks Department Store for 10 years.
When he left WLW in 1957, he moved to WKRC-TV, hosting "Country Jamboree" once a week and the 1:30-2:30 p.m. strip the "Bill Thall Show." Later Thall bought a real estate company and had a public television series called "On Aging."
He was a 32nd degree Mason, and a Shriner.
Enquirer radio-TV editor Steve Hoffman said of Thall: "In his day, he was one of Cincinnati's leading TV figures. He had a personality that became his trademark on camera. He wasn't a handsome, dashing figure, but he was very well-known and well-liked."
Billy Holmes, a colleague on "Midwestern Hayride," summed up Thall's contribution to the world in two words. "He Cared," Holmes said. "I guess that's a good way to put it--he cared about people. I'm very stricken about his passing. He was a great entertainer. He loved his fellow man."
Survivors include his wife, Janice, Cincinnati; a daughter, Diane Arthur, Greenville, Ohio; a son, Robert G., Vienna, Va., and a brother, Harold Blumenthal, Chicago.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Spring Grove Mausoleum Chapel, for relatives and close friends.
Remembrances may be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Mt. Healthy, is in charge of arrangements.
Copied from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Sunday, May 4, 1980.
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