William Charles Stoess (1902 – 1953) was an American music arranger, musician, conductor and composer.
[2][citation needed] These dramas were nicknamed "soap operas" in reference to WLW's close relationship with sponsors Procter and Gamble.
[7] Stoess left WLW in July 1944 to work for Trans-American Broadcasting & Television Corporation in New York.
[4] Later, he went to the American Broadcasting Company, where he was responsible for the music of the religious drama The Greatest Story Ever Told.
[3] On July 17, 1925, Stoess married Rosemary Ellerbrock, a pianist and organist who performed as both soloist and accompanist at WLW.