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Title
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Bill L. Wormington
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Obituary for Bill L. Wormington who died August 16, 2008, in Hawaii at age 81. He was born October 17, 1926, in Dodge City, Kansas, and grew up in Topeka, Kansas. "Bill was a television pioneer in Kansas City, working at WDAF-TV early in 1950 as a TV director, directing many of the early music/entertainment shows, also news and sports programs for NBC-TV. He joined Allied Broadcasting as CEO, building KCIT-TV, the first independent TV station in KC." He later founded American Transcom, a pioneer satellite company. Includes his picture.
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2008-09-17
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Newspaper Article
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Truly a Television Pioneer
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"Tribute" article about Bob Wormington who helped put Kansas City's "first TV station, WDAF, on the air in 1949." He later became the first general manager of KBMA, Channel 41, that later changed its call letters to KSHB. He died March 6, 2010. Bill L. Wormington, his twin brother, also worked at WDAF-TV early in 1950.
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2010-03-14
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Newspaper Article
