Willie Webber
| Bill "Wee Willie" Webber | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 11, 1929 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | May 23, 2010 (aged 80) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, Radio Personality |
| Years active | 1948–2010 |
Bill "Wee Willie" Webber (June 11, 1929 – May 23, 2010) was an American radio and television personality and pioneer. Webber worked in radio and television in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, region for more than 50 years.
Webber was born in Havana, Cuba. His father was British while his grandfather, an engineer, helped to pave the streets of Havana. His family immigrated to the United States, and Webber was raised in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Webber graduated from Bushwick High School and attended classes at New York University.
Webber enlisted in the United States Army after World War II and worked as an Army mapmaker while stationed in Japan after the war. He successfully auditioned for the Armed Forces Radio on Honshu, earning the nickname "Honshu Cowboy" because he played country music. His time in the Army allowed Webber to obtain U.S. citizenship.
Webber began his broadcasting career in 1948, at a now defunct FM radio station in New York City. He worked for other radio stations in Manhattan and in Lancaster, Pennsylvania during his early adulthood.
Webber was hired as an announcer at WEEU-TV (Channel 33) in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1953. However, the station was unprofitable and went off the air a little more than a year later.
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