Garden Island journalist was a tireless broadcaster

By Lee Cataluna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 15, 2012

~~<p>In the news of Bill Dahle's passing, it was strange to read the dates of when he first came to Kauai and when he retired from radio. It didn't seem possible that there was a beginning or end to his presence on the island. It seemed like he was always there.</p>
<p>It's hard to point to one particular story that stood out or event that he covered, because he covered everything of significance on the island for decades. From the 1960s through 2002, Dahle was the newsman at KUAI radio. He was an owner of the radio station and also started a cable TV station, though he sold that in the 1990s. He died Jan. 7 at his home at age 69.</p>
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In the news of Bill Dahle's passing, it was strange to read the dates of when he first came to Kauai and when he retired from radio. It didn't seem possible that there was a beginning or end to his presence on the island. It seemed like he was always there.

It's hard to point to one particular story that stood out or event that he covered, because he covered everything of significance on the island for decades. From the 1960s through 2002, Dahle was the newsman at KUAI radio. He was an owner of the radio station and also started a cable TV station, though he sold that in the 1990s. He died Jan. 7 at his home at age 69. Login for more...