Longtime 89.3 KSBJ personality Bill Ingram was honored with a special recognition for his incredible contributions to radio and the Houston community.
On October 14, 2026, Montgomery County, the City of Humble, the City of Houston, and the State of Texas officially proclaimed October 14 as Bill Ingram Day in recognition of his decades of service in broadcasting.
With 50 years in radio, 30 of them at KSBJ, and an induction into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2017, Ingram has built a remarkable career connecting with listeners and serving his community. It this means anything, even my teenagers know who he is!
The celebration was organized as a surprise. Ingram thought he was attending a regular staff meeting, but his family was in on the special occasion as community and government leaders gathered to recognize his accomplishments.
Montgomery County Judge Mark J. Keough presented a proclamation honoring Ingram for his extraordinary contributions to broadcasting. Additional proclamations came from the City of Humble, represented by Mayor Norman Funderburk, the City of Houston, with a proclamation signed by Mayor John Whitmire, and the State of Texas, with a proclamation signed by Governor Greg Abbott.
Each proclamation recognized October 14, 2026, as Bill Ingram Day.
Overwhelmed by the recognition, Ingram shared what KSBJ means to him.
"KSBJ is not just a place where I work," Ingram said. "It is my family. I'm really just so overwhelmed, I don't know what to say. I really am."
Ingram began his broadcasting career in 1975 while still in high school. Over five decades, he has served as an on-air personality, program director, music director, morning show producer, and traffic reporter at stations including KILT, WTAW, KFRD, KIKR, KPXE, KJCH, and KSBJ. Beginning in 1991, he was a national traffic and weather anchor for Roadwatch America Network, and he has also worked in television production with Three Star Productions.
He joined KSBJ in 1997 and has spent nearly 30 years serving Houston listeners. A Houston native, he created and hosted “Welcome to Houston” and launched the “Welcome to Texas” podcast in 2020.
Many across the region know him from community events, concerts, and outreach, where he represented KSBJ in the station’s broadcast van, affectionately known as “the Purple People Eater.” He was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2017.
(Thanks, Kirby!)
