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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Help Crime Stoppers Find This Wanted Person of the Week
Police in Rome and Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers are asking for the public's help in finding a city man on charges of Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, which is a Class E Felony, according to Detective Shane Riolo.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist Living in Upstate NY Has Died
Jules Feiffer, the acclaimed cartoonist, playwright, and screenwriter, passed away due to congestive heart failure on Friday, January 17, 2025, at his home in Richfield Springs, New York. Recently, Feiffer lived in a secluded part of Richfield in Otsego County, on a property which sat on high ground above the west side of Rt. 28, overlooking Canadarago Lake. He was 95 years old.
Assemblyman Smullen: Gov’s Budget Will Push NYS Closer to Fiscal Cliff
Governor Kathy Hochul's budget is out as of Tuesday and Republican State Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) is predicting if the budget is realized, it will move the state closer to a fiscal cliff.
Hamilton College Receives $750K for American Indian Studies
Even history buffs might be surprised to know that Hamilton College in Clinton, one of America's oldest colleges, was initially founded in 1793 as a school for local American Indian and colonial settler children on land originally given by Oneida Indian Chief Shenendoah to Reverend Samuel Kirkland. When the then Hamilton-Oneida Academy was re-envisioned as Hamilton College in 1812, what began as a joint educational vision became focused solely on settler youth, omitting any commitment to educating Indigenous youth. Now, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, Hamilton will be able to realize that original goal with the establishment of a program in American Indian and Indigenous Studies (AIIS).
Police Make Arrest in 2024 Burlington Coat Factory Larceny
Police in Upstate New York have made an arrest in the 2024 case of a larceny at a local Burlington Coat Factory.
Oneida County Sheriff’s Wanted “Woman” of the Week
The Oneida County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's assistance in finding this week's Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers Wanted Person of the Week, according to Investigator Sahid Karcic.
Local Business Will Match Funds Donated to Charity Helping Kids
Standard Heating Cooling and Insulating in Marcy just made a major investment in the local charity that builds and donates beds for kids who don't have them in the Utica area. The 501C3 Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SIHP) is on a mission to tackle the terrible problem...
Fmr Jehovah’s Witness Couple: Leave the Church, You’ll be Shunned
Fran and Joe Guerino are making it very clear: despite the fact that The Watchtower claims shunning is no longer a part of the church's punishment and strategy, it is absolutely going on today against members of the church who decided to walk away.
Tallahassee, Florida Fugitive Captured in Upstate New York
A fugitive from Justice has been apprehended by police in Upstate New York.
Police Asking for Help Finding Upstate NY Juvenile Runaway
Police in New Hartford are asking for the public's assistance in finding a young boy who is believed to have runaway from the House of the Good Shepherd.