Career
He has worked for WBIR since 1977. Williams began working for WBIR in 1977. He retired from WBIR in December 2000.
He returned to the anchor desk for much of 2006 when his replacement left the station, and re-retired at the end of 2006.
Williams also works with Mission of Hope a outreach program for aid to the people in rural Appalachia. Williams returned the anchor desk again in February 2013 to anchor a "Retro Newscast" on WBIR with former WBIR anchor Edye Ellis, former WBIR sports director Bob Kesling and current WBIR anchor Moira Kaye who was a weather forecaster in the 1980s for WBIR to celebrate 30 years of their slogan Straight from the Heart (of East Tennessee).
On Thursday March 20, 2014, WBIR-television staff and anchors, Beth Haynes, Stoney Sharp, Robin Wilhoit and John Becker surprised Bill with a special gift and cake (Two days early, his birthday is March 22, 1934). Local celebrities, politicians and former co-workers including Knoxville mayor Madeline Rogero, radio host Philosophy Williams, former WBIR general manager Jim Hart, former WBIR co-anchor Margie Ison, Emmett Thompson from Mission of Hope, Suzanne Lindsey from Buddy"s Bar-B-Q Restaurants and Catering, Knox County mayor Tim Burchett and current WBIR anchor Russell Biven who was on vacation, wished him a Happy.
