Farewell to a Nashville Icon: Bill Cody Dies at 67

Bill Cody, the longtime Opry announcer and WSM morning host whose voice defined decades of Nashville radio, died at 67 after a serious illness including kidney and heart failure. A five-decade career on Coffee, Country & Cody and as a Grand Ole Opry announcer earned him induction into the Country Radio Hall of Fame, a Music City Walk of Fame star, and a Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame honor, with tributes pouring in from peers like Garth Brooks.