Re: Former WHAV Talk Host Bill Pike Has Passed Away

["Kyle" <majorradiofreak@excite.com>]

>   Former WHAV (1490 Haverhill MA) talk show host Bill Pike passed >away
>suddenly on Sunday in Haverhill at age 70. Pike hosted WHAV's "Open >Mike"
>talk show for several years, and also did play by play of Haverhill >High
>School football for several years. He left WHAV in 1986 to run for >Haverhill
>City Council, and won that year, and in subsequent elections. In >fact, he
>started his latest term in January.

>   On a personal note, I had the pleasure of working with Bill Pike
>producing the "Open Mike" show as well as on-site set up in the >press box at
>the football games. He was easy to work with and loved to tell >stories about
>Haverhill's past, which I enjoyed. There were some nights when calls >were
>far and few between, Bill would just go on reminiscing about >Haverhill's
>past as if there was a crowd there listening. I only bumped into him >a
>couple of times since he left WHAV, but he remembered me and made it >a point
>to come over and say hello those couple of times our paths crossed. >He will
>be missed by many, both in radio and the citizens of Haverhill he >served in
>his political career.

>Mark Watson

Hello...

I'm saddened to learn of the loss of Bill Pike from the "Open Mike"
on "AM 1490." I also used to work with Bill at WHAV many years ago, and will miss him. He once told me he never once missed a Haverhill High school Hillies game since 1965! His play by play was great fun to listen to. Amazingly enough, I too used to help set up the phone line link to the station at these small football stadiums. Back then, I had the first Sony Walkman that came out, and it was quite sensitive and could pick up the Haverhill stick most everywhere we went, so he could hear when the commercial ended. His humor was quick and his charm was always flowing! I will miss him also. Bill Pike loved local sports. I remember him talking about some of the local boxers from the Merrimack Valley of years gone by with some real enthusiast of the sport, and would hear him talk in great detail and energy about boxing. He was a one of a kind person. 

73's 

Kyle Stephanos

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