Bill Welsh(1911-2000)

Bill Welsh was born on 25 April 1911 in Greeley, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Dragstrip Girl (1957), The Rose Bowl Story (1952) and Hollywood Horror House (1970). He was married to Lucinda Pennington. He died on 27 February 2000 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.

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Alternative name
- Bill Welch
Born
- April 25, 1911
- Greeley, Colorado, USA
Died
- February 27, 2000
- Thousand Oaks, California, USA(aortic aneurysm)
Spouse
- Lucinda Pennington? - February 27, 2000 (his death)
Other works
(1950's) Bill Welsh was the TV color commentator for the Professional Wrestling matches held at the Hollywood Legion Stadium in Los Angeles. He shared the commenting with the promoter Jules Strongbow, who was a pro wrestler and ring announcer. Bill Welsh had a memorable running feud with wrestler Wild Red Berry, who later was the manager of the Fabulous Kangaroos wrestling tag team (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan).

Trivia
In April 1949, while working as a news reporter for KTLA, he covered the story of three-year-old Kathy Fiscus' fall down a well in the Los Angeles suburb of San Marino, California and the subsequent unsuccessful rescue attempt. This broadcast, shared with legendary reporter Stan Chambers (1923-2015), lasted nearly 40 straight hours and was considered the first live television event. It became a national story and became a template for how live news events should be covered. It also compelled the purchase of thousands of television sets in the Los Angeles area.

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