Farewell to a Nashville Icon: Bill Cody Dies at 67
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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.
- Grand Ole Opry Legend Dies at 67 The Daily Beast
- ‘Beloved’ WSM voice Bill Cody passes away WSMV
- Longtime Grand Ole Opry announcer Bill Cody has died The Tennessean
- Bill Cody, longtime voice of WSM and Opry announcer, has passed News Channel 5 Nashville
- Voice of The Grand Ole Opry dead at 67, had ‘deep love for country music’ AL.com
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