Bill Keeler is a radio talk show host and television producer in Utica, NY. He began his radio career during his junior year in high school in 1981, as a disc jockey and play-by-play announcer for the Little Falls Mets radio broadcasts, a now dissolved Single A farm team of the New York Mets franchise. From 1989 until 2012, his controversial brand of ‘shock jock’ radio entertained audiences in Utica, Syracuse, Albany and Providence, Rhode Island with FM Talk. Since 2002, he has produced and appeared in several television programs including the stunt driven program, “The Keeler Show,” and a cooking program called, “Plate Night.” In 2009, he launched an online newspaper in the Utica area, Utica Daily News, which operated until 2012. In 2013, he made the transition into News/Talk radio as the morning show host on WIBX 950 AM in Utica, which is also simulcast each morning over WFXV Fox 33 TV. Keeler also owns a television production company, which produces several television programs and commercial campaigns (including political campaigns) that air throughout Upstate New York. He supports several charities including Toys for Tots, Operation Sunshine, and has been promoting testing for early detection of cancer since his own bout with the disease in 2018. He’s currently a board member with Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers. He resides in the Utica area with his wife and family.
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Man Arrested Following Domestic Incident in New Hartford
Police in New Hartford have arrested a village man after an alleged domestic violence incident on Saturday.
Here’s a Great Local Christmas Gift for the Cook in Your Family
The Kwik-Kut Manufacturing company dates back into the 1920s in Ilion and Mohawk, NY and the company still exists today.
The Real Story About the Origin of Upstate NY’s Utica Chicken Riggies
Looking for the original Utica Chicken Riggies Recipe? Here's the story and the recipe.
Tix for Jimmy Failla and Kennedy’s Laughs and Liberty Tour On Sale Now
Jimmy Failla of FOX Across America has sold out 12 shows locally at Fat Katz Comedy Club in Washington Mills, and now he's bringing his new show with FOX's Kennedy to the big stage. Now the Laughs and Liberty Tour is coming up on Veterans Day.
Help Crime Stoppers Find This Week’s Wanted Person from Vienna
Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers and the Oneida County Sheriff's Department are asking for people to share information on the whereabouts of this week's Wanted Person of the Week.
Upstate NY Man Arrested Following Alleged Scheme at Local Lowes
A Upstate New York man was arrested on Monday following an investigation into an alleged Grand Larceny in which he's charged with not paying for several items in the self checkout at Lowes in the Village of Herkimer.
Bianca’s Mother Furious After Killer Interviews for TV Documentary
The mother of murder victim Bianca Devins is furious over an interview her daughter's killer was able to give while in prison, according to a story in Rolling Stone. Devins was brutally murdered in Utica in July of 2019, with much of the horror streamed live on the internet.
Your Email In-Box is Filled with Junk. Should You Hit UnSubscribe?
There's a new phishing attack going on in your in-box and this one is difficult to deal with. Recently, I've been inundated with dozens and dozens of emails from a PR company sending me two copies of news releases and lawsuit announcements. On average, I was receiving about 50 emails an hour.
Police: Utica Man Beat Co-Worker “While Victim Lie Motionless”
Police in the Oneida have arrested a Utica man on several charges, including attempted murder, after they say he beat his co-worker as the victim was unconscious and motionless on the floor.
Happy B’day Mr. Naismith, We’re Setting the Basketball Record Straight
On this date in 1861 (11/6/1861), Dr. James Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. Naismith is best known for being the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United States, he is credited with writing the original rules for the game of in Springfield, Mass. in 1891. The problem is, evidence shows that a group of YMCA athletes had already been playing the game using peach baskets as nets, nearly a year before Naismith wrote the rules. In fact, some say there's evidence to show that a player in Herkimer actually sent the rules to Naismith in Springfield, and not the other way around.