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In May of 1991, Dan
H. Williams became active full time in his own public relations
company, Dan D Dynamo Enterprises, Inc., utilizing his skills
in marketing, presentations, creative writing, Spanish language
translation, which included computer word processing, and maintaining
his international contacts.
In November of 1991
Danny (became) permanently recognized in the Museum of the Oklahoma
Historical Society, and is one of the original fifteen members
of the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, as
of February 1992.
In June of 1992, one
of the broadcast industry's more powerful companies, Diamond
Broadcasting, persuaded Danny to come back across the Red River
to produce and host the "Danny Williams Morning Show"
for KOMA AM/FM. When Danny began with KOMA, it was about 12th
in the Arbitron ratings. Starting April 1996, the Winter Arbitron
book rated the KOMA "Danny Williams Morning Show" number
one!
"The most difficult
time of my career was immediately following the April 19, 1995
bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City." Danny
stated, "I truly love Oklahoma and Oklahomans, and you could
absolutely feel the pain of the broken hearts and souls. It was
not a time for 'entertainment'."
The week following the
bombing, Wednesday, April 26, 1995, a minute of silence was proclaimed
nationwide in honor of the victims, friends and family. CBS Radio
taped Danny's commentary preceding that moment and the NBC Today
Show played it the end of their show the next morning, Thursday,
April 27, 1995.
Danny has been number
one in four decades in the television industry, which include
the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 1980's.
The Arbitron Spring
book came out the end of July 1996 and the KOMA "Danny Williams
Morning Show" was rated number one - again!
Danny Williams enjoyed the number one position Monday to Friday from 5:30 to
9:AM on KOMA in Oklahoma City, December 1997.
Mr. Williams was featured
in The Oklahoman Entertainment section, front page 1997, and on the cover of The Oklahoma Gazette as well as
included in their Best of Oklahoma City categories of Best Radio
Team and this year Best Colorful Character.
Mr. Williams was on the Wheel of Fortune in 1998 as the winner of the Most Favorite DJ contest in Oklahoma City. He was featured on The Oklahoman entertainment section front July 1997, featured on the cover of The Oklahoma Gazette January 1998 and included in their Best of Oklahoma City categories for a couple of years in Best Morning Radio Team.
DANNY WILLIAMS
NUMBER ONE
SEVEN (7) DECADES
1940's ~ 1950's ~ 1960's ~ 1970's ~ 1980's ~ 1990's ~ 2000's
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From OAB Hall of Fame video
script: (2/92)
"His forty two year
contribution to Oklahoma Broadcasting is unparalleled and unequaled.
Radio giant, television star, and broadcasting executive.
Generations of Oklahoman's
have grown up with Danny Williams . . . . . Broadcaster par excellence." |