Personal
Williams was married to Dottie Mack, who appeared on radio in Cincinnati in the 1950s as well as a television program carried on the DuMont Television Network. The couple had a son, Jeffrey B. Williams.
In 1985, Williams underwent surgery for colon cancer. He died on August 3, 1986 of acute anemia and respiratory failure. William B. Williams was interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, NY, in a plot belonging to the Friars Club. In 2006, he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
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