Bodine, Walt (Walton Marshall), 1920-
Dates
- Existence: 1920 - March 24, 2013
Biography
Born August 27, 1920, Walton “Walt” Marshall Bodine was a white journalist who lived virtually his entire life in Kansas City. He was the only child of Walton Martin Bodine and Mary Gilmore Bodine. His career spanned 70 years from 1940 until his retirement in 2012. In 1950, Walt married Bernadine Beisner and they raised a family of five children: Marty, Tom, Damien, Rebecca, and Mary. Bernadine Bodine passed away in 2003.
In later years, losses of vision, mobility, and then memory set in. He once said, “Being blind isn't a tragedy. It's just one hell of an inconvenience.” Walt and his wife Bernie helped to establish the Jackson County Board of Services, to support local people with disabilities.
Walt Bodine passed away on March 24, 2013, at the age of 92.
Sources:
“Kansas City's Master Broadcaster.” Marr Sound Archives. UMKC Miller Nichols Library, 2009. Web. 9 Sep. 2013.
Walt Bodine obituary. Legacy.com. Kansas City Star, 2013. Web. 9 Sep. 2013.
