KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Across East Tennessee, people are grieving the loss of WBIR anchor emeritus Bill Williams.

"I grew up listening to him and watching him and hearing Good Evening, I'm Bill Williams," said Kim Hansard, Co-host of The Marc and Kim show on Star Radio.

Hansard said when the team at Star heard the news of Bill's passing, they immediately began sharing with each other their favorite Bill Williams moments.

"We just sort of sat down and just started telling stories of 'I remember when he told this story,'" she said. "He really touched a lot of people, and you felt he was so sincere, so people are feeling like they lost a part of their family,".

Hansard met and truly connected with Williams through their advocacy for adoption.

Williams' segment "Monday's Child" aimed to help

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