Bill Keene

Bill Keene (1927 – April 5, 2000) was a television and radio personality who became famous in the Los Angeles, California market as a traffic and weather announcer. He was particularly known for his colorful humorous traffic reports which included numerous puns and he became a fixture in Los Angeles broadcasting. In 1976 Keene started working full-time at KNX where he became one of the first regular radio traffic reporters in Los Angeles. Keene retired in 1993. He died in his sleep in Tucson, Arizona in 2000, months after suffering a stroke.

Bill Keene

Bill Keene (1927 – April 5, 2000) was a television and radio personality who became famous in the Los Angeles, California market as a traffic and weather announcer. He was particularly known for his colorful humorous traffic reports which included numerous puns and he became a fixture in Los Angeles broadcasting. In 1976 Keene started working full-time at KNX where he became one of the first regular radio traffic reporters in Los Angeles. Keene retired in 1993. He died in his sleep in Tucson, Arizona in 2000, months after suffering a stroke.