Charles Apple

Today is not only The Big Four-Oh for my pal Bill Bootz, it’s also his first day on a new job: Assistant Managing Editor of the Quad City Times in Davenport, Iowa.

Now, that’s how you celebrate a 40th birthday!

It’s just karoke. It’s not like
he’s jamming 50 blocks of
cheese in his mouth. Yet.
—

Bill accepted this new position last month after umpteen-million years as presentation editor of The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City. Bill writes:

I have been in OKC nearly all my life, 34 of my 39 years. So, there’s a lot of uprooting to do.

Bill’s been a great pal for a number of years. He was the perfect host during last summer’s SND Quickcourse in Oklahoma City, driving me around town and stuffing me with food and beer — not necessarily in that order.

A few examples of Bill’s work:

See more here, of course.

Bill shares a birthday with Mark “NewsDesigner” Friesen, Fred Durst, the lead singer of Limp Bizkit; Robert Plant, the lead singer of Led Zeppelin; TV journalists Connie Chung and Al Roker; and author Jacqueline Susann, most famous for writing Valley of the Dolls.

Plus, today is National Radio Day. Seriously. We think we’ll celebrate National Radio Day by turning off our radio and playing a little Zep on the iPod.

Congratulations again on the new gig, Boots! Best wishes for a happy birthday!

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