{"id":15742,"date":"2015-11-23T09:04:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T13:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=15742"},"modified":"2015-12-06T08:45:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T12:45:08","slug":"william-westenhaver-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/william-westenhaver-rip\/","title":{"rendered":"William Westenhaver, RIP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UK-DXer-RCI-QSL\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sheldon Harvey<\/a>\u00a0kindly posted the following notice regarding William (Bill) Westenhaver on the NASWA Winter SWL Fest Facebook group<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I’m sad to report the passing this week of a person well known within the radio hobby community, William (Bill) Westenhaver.<\/p>\n

A native of Angola, Indiana, Bill moved to Montreal in the late 1960s, where he spent the rest of his life. An avid shortwave listener, DXer and QSL collector, Bill was an active member of several radio clubs including CIDX and Speedx. He was a participant in numerous ANARC conventions and Winter SWL Festivals.<\/p>\n

Bill took a job with Radio Canada International, working in the Audience Relations department. One of his principal duties was issuing RCI QSL cards for reception reports received from around the world. Bill went on to other duties within the CBC\/Radio-Canada headquarters in Montreal.<\/p>\n

Bill was an active member of the Coalition to Restore RCI Funding and the RCI Action Group, the ad hoc groups that worked tirelessly to restore and\/or retain the services of Radio Canada International on shortwave.<\/p>\n

Bill was also the original co-host of The International Radio Report, with Sheldon Harvey, on CKUT-FM in Montreal. He also worked on a number of other programs on CKUT over the years.<\/p>\n

Bill passed away earlier this week here in Montreal. We extend our condolences to all of his family and friends. He will be fondly remember throughout the radio community.<\/p>\n

Sheldon Harvey<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

RCI’s The Link<\/em><\/a> also posted\u00a0the following message:<\/p>\n

All members of RCI are mourning the sudden loss this week of William Westenhaver Bill was an integral member of the RCI team for years, handling our mail and prize mailouts, as well as participating in a number of shows over several years, especially on the various iterations of the \u201cmailbag\u201d shows. Bill adored shortwave radio, and with the budget [cuts], found work in another department of Radio Canada, but stayed in touch with many of us, always with a smile and friendly word in the hallways of this big building. We shall miss him dearly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I never met Bill in person, but I communicated with him many<\/em> times. He received\u00a0my reception reports, issued QSL cards, and set up a couple of interviews on RCI.<\/p>\n

If you’ve ever requested a QSL from RCI, Bill was most likely the fellow who issued your cards. Bill was an incredibly friendly and helpful fellow.<\/p>\n

I’m also forever grateful for his help in securing a special guided tour of the RCI Sackville transmitter site–only months before it was closed.<\/p>\n

Many thanks, Sheldon, for sharing your memories–condolences to his family and many friends.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> RCI recently posted this memorial page for Bill.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sheldon Harvey\u00a0kindly posted the following notice regarding William (Bill) Westenhaver on the NASWA Winter SWL Fest Facebook group: I’m sad to report the passing this week of a person well known within the radio hobby community, William (Bill) Westenhaver. A native of Angola, Indiana, Bill moved to Montreal in the late 1960s, where he spent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[4428,631,1047,4429],"class_list":["post-15742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-swlers","tag-bill-westenhaver","tag-radio-canada-international","tag-rci-the-link","tag-william-westenhaver"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-45U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29079,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/listen-to-the-30th-anniversary-edition-of-the-international-radio-report-sunday-november-12\/","url_meta":{"origin":15742,"position":0},"title":"Listen to the 30th Anniversary of The International Radio Report–Sunday, November 12","author":"Thomas","date":"November 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(International Radio Report press release via Sheldon Harvey) NOTICE: 30th Anniversary edition of The International Radio Report on CKUT-FM 90.3 MHz in Montreal Sunday, November 19, 2017 from 10:30 am to 11:30 AM Eastern (1530 to 1630 UTC) The International Radio Report, is a radio program conceived by Sheldon Harvey\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CKUT-InternationalRadioReport-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CKUT-InternationalRadioReport-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CKUT-InternationalRadioReport-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29233,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/today-listen-to-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-international-radio-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":15742,"position":1},"title":"Today: Listen to the 30th Anniversary of The International Radio Report","author":"Thomas","date":"November 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Note: Our previous post had incorrectly noted the date in the title.\u00a0 The show is today, Sunday November 19: (International Radio Report press release via Sheldon Harvey) NOTICE: 30th Anniversary edition of The International Radio Report on CKUT-FM 90.3 MHz in Montreal Sunday, November 19, 2017 from 10:30 am to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CKUT-InternationalRadioReport-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CKUT-InternationalRadioReport-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CKUT-InternationalRadioReport-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9218,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/remembering-bill-bergadano\/","url_meta":{"origin":15742,"position":2},"title":"Remembering Bill Bergadano","author":"Thomas","date":"April 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The shortwave radio community lost a friend last week:\u00a0Bill Bergadano (KA2EMZ). 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