Longtime Boston radio host Bill Abbate died unexpectedly on August 8.
Abbate worked as an on-air host at several Boston stations, notably WFNX and WBCN. He also hosted the New England Patriots Rock Radio Network Pre- and Post-Game shows for several years.
Confirming the news on social media, his wife Alice Schmalice said in part, “Hello, dear friends. It is with deep sorrow and utter shock that I let you know that my husband and best friend, Bill, died suddenly in his sleep last night from natural causes.
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She indicated that he had said he wanted “absolutely no fuss when it came to his passing, so I will keep that final promise to him.”
Arrangements will be private. Read the obit here.
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