Waterford mourns broadcaster Billy McCarthy

Waterford radio star Billy McCarthy has died following a “short and sudden illness”, local station WLR FM announced today.

Waterford mourns broadcaster Billy McCarthy

Waterford radio star Billy McCarthy has died following a “short and sudden illness”, local station WLR FM announced today.

He first presented The Good News Programme on Saturday mornings when WLR was a ‘pirate’ station from 1983 to 1988, before becoming programme director of the station from 1989 to 2014.

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