According to his first media boss, talk show host Bill Cunningham, didn't have a future in radio. Nah, baby, nah, could that be true?
You can find out for yourself in his new book, "Willie: Radio's Great American". The book was written by Kenton County attorney Eric Deters. Cunningham is the popular midday host on Cincinnati's 700WLW. His show airs noon to 3 p.m. weekdays. Deters is also a host of a weekend talk show on WLW.
The book depicts Cunningham's humble beginnings as a student at Saviour Catholic School and then a freshman at Moeller High School. When his mother couldn't afford tuition, Cunningham ended up going to Deer Park High School.
He says the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated changed his life forever. "It was November 22, 1963...As a Catholic boy in 1960, it was great pride to have a Catholic elected President. He received almost all the Catholic vote. Most Catholic homes had a photo of President Kennedy somewhere. We did. So there I was in Dummy Hall when Kennedy was assassinated. He would hated where I was. So I said, that's is, I'm through with Dummy Hall," Cunningham says in his book.
9News Anchor Tanya O'Rourke will ask Cunningham about that day Tuesday on 9News at Noon.
Cunningham also is signing his book Wednesday night at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in the Rookwood Pavilion in Norwood at 7 p.m.
