For awhile now, Bill Ward has been doing a monthly radio program out of WPMD (a college radio station at Cerritos College in California). This morning comes word that Bill Ward’s previous programs will be rerun in a special programming block.

WPMD.org’s “alternative stream” presents a Bill Ward Marathon. Every “Rock 50” show that the Black Sabbath drummer has done on WPMD over the last three years will be played, in order and repeated, from February 1st through the 8th.

From February 8th through the 15th, the WPMD.org “alternative stream” will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the demise of the LA heavy metal legend — Pure Rock 105.5 KNAC-FM. The celebration will include full shows, special programs, special guests and historical tidbits from the final days leading up to the end on February 15, 1995, when KNAC-FM left the air. On February 15th the final 8 hours will play in the same time slot that closed out the station in 1995 — from 6am to 2pm. Special guests in those final hours include Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield of Metallica, along with air personalities from the entire history of “Pure Rock” 105.5 KNAC-FM.

For more information on Bill’s appearances on Rock 50, visit the “Rock 50 page“.

I just got word that Bill Ward has agreed to a date for a new edition of his semi-regular radio show on radio station WPMD from Cerritos College in Cerritos, CA. The date he’ll be doing it is February 15th. Once I get more info, like the time of the show, I’ll report back

UPDATE: I got an update from the producer of the show. He sent me this: Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward returns to “Rock 50” on Saturday, February 15th at 11:00am Pacific Time. As always, Bill will be playing his favorite tunes and giving insight into his life over the last 30 years with the band that helped create and shape heavy metal music.

http://www.cerritos.edu/wpmd/

On Saturday, November 2nd, Black Sabbath Drummer, Bill Ward will, once again, be the “in studio” co-host with Mike Stark for “Rock 50“, heard exclusively on WPMD Radio, Cerritos College from 11am to 1pm Pacific Time.

Following the release of his latest single “Straws” and a new Black Sabbath compilation – – “Symptom of the Universe,” Bill will be sharing his thoughts on a variety of subjects, spinning his favorite music and taking YOUR phone calls. Bill will also co-host “Rock 50” on November 30th. Don’t miss these very special programs from this heavy metal original.

During the shows, “first edition” copies of Mike Stark’s For the Record – Black Sabbath: An Oral History (now in it’s second printing), will be given away to selected callers to the program.

On the Steve Propes 45 Show (9am to 11am, Pacific Time), Steve welcomes Billy Cardenas, who was responsible to discovering the artists and producing the “Land Of 1000 Dances” East L.A. Sound of the mid to late 1960s along with some of the records

WPMD on the Internet and WPMD-AM 1700 originates from the campus of Cerritos College, Norwalk, California, home of the best college radio curriculum in Southern California. WPMD features an eclectic programming mix of news, talk, sports and music, presented by students, Cerritos College community members and radio professionals.

You can discuss Bill’s radio appearance on his forums here.