Death
On November 21, 1996, Dollar died as the result of a head-on collision with a pickup truck on N.C. Highway 279 south of Gastonia after he swerved into the pickup's path. Fans left flowers at the station and posted messages on the station's web site. Johnson said, "Bill worked here a long time. The value of the companionship he established with our audience was deep enough so that we wanted to pay respect to what he meant to WSOC and its listeners." General Tom Sadler, executive director of Speedway Children's Charities, called Dollar "one of the great talents in radio and NASCAR." One of the most requested songs was "Rose Colored Glasses" by John Conlee, Dollar's favorite.
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