October Radio Show
Posted on Oct.10, 2025 under Rock 50
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 10am (pacific), Bill Ward returns to LARadio Sessions with his October radio show featuring nothing but Black Sabbath music – and honoring bandmate Ozzy Osbourne. Co-hosting with Bill is his long time radio producer Mike Stark.
This episode will only be available on the radio at 99.1KLBP-FM in Long Beach, on the KLBP app and also online at KLBP.org. Encore listens: Monday, October 20 at 4pm, Sunday, October 26 at 10am and Monday, October 27 at 4pm.
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Hi Everybody.
It’s Bill here. First off, I want to thank you all for the support you’ve given me throughout the years. I love to play– whether it’s playing drums in Black Sabbath, making music with my own band or working with other musicians, period. Being able to do what I love for my whole life, pretty much, has been an honour and privilege.
When I started playing in Sabbath, there was an energy of truth about us. We believed in what we were saying, the music we were making and the lives we were living. As time has moved on, I’ve nurtured and tried to save a lot of what I learnt playing in Sabbath. During the more recent years at the Ozzfest concerts, I’ve found myself immersed in the musical rewards of playing in such a unique and devastatingly, powerfully effective Metal band. Sabbath have been, and are, my greatest teachers, and I am forever grateful for the musical journey so far.
Today, I love what’s happening in music. I’ve been given the rare opportunity to play bands I like – Classic and newer Metal – on our Rock 50 radio show. These bands energize me.
I am humbled to know many of you. Music lives and brings and maintains life. Music has always brought me through.
Stay strong, safe and live. Enjoy the site.
Long Live Metal.
--Bill Ward
