BILL O'CONNELL, WCLV's VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROGRAMMING AND WCLV AFTERNOON HOST

Bill O'Connell is only the second person in the history of WCLV to hold  the title of Program Manager, having succeeded WCLV's President Robert  Conrad,  who, in addition to his ownership and administrative duties, was the  station's Program Manager beginning with its inception in 1962. In 2001,  Bill was promoted to Vice President of Programming for WCLV.

Bill came to WCLV after seven years as Program Director of
KDFC, the heritage classical station in San Francisco.

During his tenure, KDFC earned the 1992 Marconi Award as Classical Station of the Year.
In addition to hosting the station's afternoon drive slot, O'Connell was a commentator for the
broadcasts of the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera. Prior to KDFC, he
spent 17 years at WFLN, Philadelphia's late and lamented classical music station, as air
host, Production Manager and Music Director.

He is a graduate in Communications from Temple University and is a former member of
both the Choral Arts Society in Philadelphia and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus.|

Bill O'Connell is heard on WCLV during afternoon drive, 4:00 to 7:00 PM and on the Late
Program at 11:00 PM.  In addition, he voices commercials and is heard on special programs
and shares the mike with Conrad on the Cleveland Orchestra broadcasts. 

He and his wife Cynthia live in Shaker Heights, and have a son, Brendan. Cynthia is an adjunct
voice professor on the faculty of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory and has her own vocal
studio. Bill does volunteer work in Shaker Youth Baseball.