Bill Welsh
Birth Name:
Bill Welsh
Birth Place:
Greeley, Colorado, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Served as president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
- Turned down a prestigiously located Hollywood Walk of Fame star in favor of a more discreet one because he didn't want millions of people walking by every year and wondering who he was
- Delivered his first television announcing assignment on an ice hockey telecast in 1946 when there were only about 300 televisions in Southern California
- Quote: "I think it's an accepted fact that if you're not moving ahead, you're falling back, you're losing ground․"
- A KTTV broadcaster, he was often introduced as "Mr․ Hollywood․"
- Broadcast 48 consecutive Rose Parades, as well as many sporting events
- While serving on the Project Area Committee for Hollywood redevelopment, he helped raise money and support for a plan to reduce the grime, prostitution and seediness of Hollywood Boulevard that passed through the city council in 1986