Bill Ward Returns to the Radio
Posted on May.20, 2025 under Bill Ward, Rock 50
Shortly after the turn of the last century, Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward with his co-host Mike Stark started doing a radio show where Bill spotlighted some of his favorite tunes – much of it metal, but also included many other musical genres. The show continued – usually monthly unless Bill had commitments with Sabbath or working in studio on his solo music projects. In 2018, they did their last radio show at the LA Radio Studio. The studio was part of a redevelopment project in San Pedro, so they put things on “hold” until a new opportunity arose this year at KLBP.
The boys just “got the band back together” and produced what is the first of Bill’s new ongoing show as part of the LA Radio Sessions show which airs Sunday’s at 10am (pacific time) on 99.1KLBP-FM in Long Beach and also online at KLBP.org. All shows will also be available after they air on Mix Cloud at https://www.mixcloud.com/laradiosessions/.
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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
