Radio Host
680 WPTF Triangle Talk Radio / Curtis Media
Raleigh, NC
Bill LuMaye is the host of the "Bill LuMaye Show" on NewsTalk 680 WPTF. His radio career began in 1980 in his hometown and has rewarded him in many ways. Bill's recording background includes production work on several movie, national television and radio projects bringing him the recognition of a National Clio and Grammy award.
Bill was the first radio host to be embedded with our troops in Iraq, broadcasting live the week before Christmas 2003. The men and women of the 432nd Civil Affairs unit celebrated the capture of Saddam, dodged incoming RPG shells and talked with their loved ones back home via the Bill LuMaye Show, live from Iraq.
NewsTalk 680 WPTF welcomed the "Bill LuMaye Show" to North Carolina in 2004. While anchoring the afternoon-drive slot, weekdays 3pm - 6pm, Bill has continued to bring the news of the world to Triangle airwaves. He returned to Iraq in 2006 where he was embedded with the Iraqi 1st Army. Bill talked with Generals Casey and Pace in Baghdad and lived with our brave troops in camps throughout the Sunni Triangle as well as in the IZ zone in Baghdad.
Bill continues to take the afternoon show on the road whenever possible, including Mission, Texas for a week with the U.S. Border Patrol to examine the reality of illegal immigration. He's filed reports from Guantanamo Bay in order to get an inside perspective on the living conditions of terrorists being held at GITMO. He broadcasted live from the Pentagon for the 5 year anniversary of 9/11 and was one of just 30 talk shows in the nation invited to the White House "Radio Days" event.
Bill LuMaye grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He now calls Raleigh home with his wife, Jenn. He is the proud father of son, Ben and daughter, Nichole.