New York City Talk Host Bill Ayres Dies at 85
New York radio host Bill Ayres died on August 22 at the age of 85. Ayres was a Catholic priest whose love for broadcasting led him 
into the radio business. He first went on the air on WGSM, Long Island but is best known for his weekend talk show on WPLJ, New York. He was friendly with singer Harry Chapin with whom he founded World Hunger Year that later became WhyHunger and led to a series of Hungerthon broadcasts. Ayres left the priesthood in 1979 and married his wife Jeannine.