William Lorne Nimmo (June 18, 1917 – February 22, 2011)[1][better source needed] was a television and radio personality whose career spanned seven decades.

After a short stint as a teacher, he returned to Cincinnati in 1947 and landed a job as an overnight disc jockey at WLW-AM with his distinctive baritone voice.

In 1948 Bill became Cincinnati's first television star on WLWT-TV serving as an announcer, newscaster, and host of various shows.

[11] After a year working on The Regis Philbin Show in Los Angeles, Nimmo returned to southwest Ohio for the remainder of his life.

Between 1967 and 1975, he served as the Community Relations Director at the University of Cincinnati, and was the producer of various television and radio shows.