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Russ Bloxom reports on the
passing of Bill Hix, formerly of KXOL Radio, Fort Worth
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Regret telling you that
news buddy, Bill Hix, died last night. In and out hospital last two
weeks, had another attack, got to ER but they couldn't bring him back. Had
had by-pass surgery year or so ago.
We visited at October KXOL
reunion for which I am thankful we had the time for reflections. We
took group pictures and he took video. We had talked about
converting his video to the KXOL website. We worked together there and he,
too, made the transition to Channel 5 (then WBAP-TV) in the late
'60s like so many of the news guys at KXOL. Eventually, Bill was
weekend and early morning anchor at 5 and an excellant field reporter as
well. His first big story at KXOL was the JFK assassination.
Wife, Sally, informed me
this morning. Funeral tenatively scheduled 11am, Friday, at Christ United
Methodist Church on Sycamore School Road in Fort Worth.
From the old KXOL news
group during my stint, that makes three now gone...Bruce Neal, Gene (Ash)Craft
and...Bill Hix, within last 2-3 years. I consider that we were like a band
of brothers in the 1960s blazing local broadcast history and helping
create new dimensions for electronic coverage of the news used today. We
carried the same professional standards to Channel 5 always espousing what
KXOL's owner, Earle Fletcher, instilled in us: "First,
get it right, then worry about being first!" As a reporter, no
one did that better than...Bill Hix!
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