Tribute to "Bingo Bill"

I joined a volunteer hospital radio station when I first developed an interest in radio and have just discovered this article in my local paper the Oldham Chronicle about the man that has guided me through those first few years of a broadcast journalism career. I don't know yet whether radio or print "is my thing" but if it's radio this man has a large part to play in my decision. I didn't know him very well or amazingly long but he was one of the nicest men you could ever wish to meet and I will always have fond memeries of him.

THE memory of a Shaw community stalwart will live on at Radio Cavell.Former Shaw and Crompton parish councillor and dedicated family man Bill Naylor was affectionately known as “Bingo Billy” by listeners of the station, which is based at the Royal Oldham hospital.
So it seemed only fitting that a studio should be dedicated to the 68-year-old, who died following a battle with cancer in October last year.
Mr Naylor, who volunteered at the station for more than 25 years, was known for his dedication to his family of four daughters, two sons, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, as well as his wife, Alice.
The bubbly pensioner was also renowned for his love of the festive period and delighted local youngsters by adorning his house with a host of bright lights.
Radio Cavell’s station manager Dave McGealy said: “Bill has been missed so much by everyone at the station and it is the first time we have ever done anything like this.
“It was something we all felt we wanted to do to recognise the commitment and work Bill put in over his 25 years with us.
“We wanted to thank him and his family and remember what an important person he was.“He was a sounding board for all our ideas — exactly the kind of person you want to be working with and he is greatly missed.”