That was a good listen. I'm only 43 but enjoyed the variety of styles of music he played from the WAY WAY DISTANT past. And they claim rock oldies (Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Platters, Elvis, etc.) are "too old" for listeners these days!
I heard some of his shows while driving in SE Kansas some time ago.
Here is a story from his hometown on his broadcasting...
http://www.chanute.com/chnsub/99feb/355306.HTM
Here's something I found on a search about him. It's from a cached site from a Kansas City-area newspaper from 2001.
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What do Bob Hope, Doris Day, Andy Griffith, Eddy Arnold Pat Boone, Steve Allen, among other notables, have in common with former Independence resident Bill Miller?
They were all guests on his nationally syndicated "Bill Miller Show," heard on nearly 100 stations nationally, and on
www.waby.com internationally.
The 1949 William Chrisman High School graduate began his radio career in 1951 as a staff announcer at KLKC in Parsons, Kan., after graduating from the Pathfinder School of Broadcasting in January 1951.
The 50th anniversary of Bill's broadcasting career didn't go unnoticed in Kansas, where he works and resides.
On Feb. 19, Kansas Gov. Bill Graves declared that day as "Bill Miller Day" for the state of Kansas in recognition of "Kansas Airways Ambassador."
Billed as "America's Nostalgia Program," the "Bill Miller Show" evolved from "The Wax Works" and "Bill Miller's Collector's Corner." It has been on the air for 27 years.
Miller, along with Dale McCoy Jr. and Phillip McComb," are co-owners of National Radio Syndicate, with recording studios in Olathe, Kan. The show is duplicated and distributed from Chanute, Kan.
The Kansas Association of Broadcasters has twice bestowed honors on Miller by awarding him its Distinguished Service Award and by inducting him into its Hall of Fame last October.
Congratulations, Bill, for all your accomplishments. May your second 50 years be as productive as your first 50 years.
> Have been out of radio for several years, but used to be the
> OM of a combo that ran Standards on our am (ABC's Stardust
> format). We also ran a weekend show that was popular, the
> Bill Miller Radio Show (also known as Wax Works and several
> other titles over the years). Curious about whether the show
> still exists, in whatever incarnation? It used to be a
> unique tweak on what we ran during the rest of the week.
>
