Bill Olive- Digitaltalk Pioneer Passes On

L-R Jayme and Hannah Donnelly with Bill Olive

BILL OLIVE MARCH 20, 1941-DECEMBER 19 2007

Bill Olive pioneer of Digitaltalk.com and great friend of the Donnelly family passed on today after a long illness. Bill founded digitaltalk.com back in the mid 90's to give high school athletic programs that were virtually ignored by local radio, an opportunity to be heard through internet play by play. Bill and his staff, with basically no financial support to a little known medium at the time called "the internet", traveled around the Mid-Missouri area and called play by play broadcasts of Blair Oaks High School football and basketball, Lincoln University basketball and baseball, and most recently Linn High School basketball. Unknown to many in the high school sports/broadcast business, Bill was owner of the Kegler Pro Shop at Westgate Lanes in Jefferson City for many years and was an avid bowler and Professional Bowling Association Member for several decades. Digitaltalk also produced and televised the finals of the Carroll-Rehma Bowling Classic from Westgate Lanes with host Kent Hunter and Bill on the color commentary. Named to the Jefferson City, Columbia and State of Missouri Bowling Halls of Fame several years ago, Bill was godfather to my son Jayme and was an intregal part of introducing my daughter Hannah to bowling, a sport that she now excels in today. A great guy that helped me out tremendously over the years and will be missed by so many. "The Guru" Bill Olive.