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Bruce Williams (talk radio host)

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Bruce Williams

Bruce Williams is an American businessman and radio talk show host, who hosts The Bruce Williams Show on weekday evenings from 7 PM to 10 PM Eastern time. Williams has been doing his show for more than 30 years, making it the longest running talk show in history.[citation needed]

Williams grew up in East Orange, New Jersey. After serving with the United States Air Force in Korea and earning a degree in education from Newark State Teachers College, now Kean University, he became active in politics, education, and business in New Jersey.

In 1975, Williams found another way to serve the public by hosting At Your Service on WCTC in New Brunswick, New Jersey. This was soon followed by his second show, Bruce Williams at Large. Williams then set his sights on reaching a larger audience, and his persistence paid off. In 1978, he was hired by WMCA in New York City. Three years later, he joined NBC Talknet, and his national reputation began to grow.

Williams has authored several books, and he writes the Smart Money column, which appears in over 600 newspapers.

Bruce Williams was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1999.

Business ventures

Williams speaks frequently about the jobs he has held throughout the years. He began by melting down lead pipes into toy soldiers and selling them to other children at the age of 11 during World War II. Later in life, Williams entered a wide variety of business ventures including insurance sales, driving a beer truck, driving a taxi, real estate sales, a flower shop, a barber shop, and several nightclubs. He drove an ice cream truck in New York and was the founder of Lane Robbins, now Oak Crest Day Camp, a private preschool in Somerset, New Jersey. He also spent one term as mayor of Franklin Township, New Jersey.

In addition to his active radio career, he is currently involved in a flower shop business and is on the board of a bank.

Books

  • In Business for Yourself
  • House Smart
  • America Asks Bruce
  • Protecting your Financial Future
  • The Bruce Williams Source Book


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