Opry Legend Bill Cody Dies At 67 After Health Battle
June 14, 2026 7:00 amBill Cody, longtime Grand Ole Opry announcer and WSM Radio host, has died following kidney and heart failure complications.
The radio veteran spent over three decades at WSM-AM Nashville, hosting “Coffee, Country & Cody” since joining in 1994 with Charlie Daniels as his first studio guest.
WSM Radio confirmed his passing, stating Cody “welcomed listeners each morning” with “conversational ease” and made “both artists and audiences feel at home.” His voice became “synonymous” with the Grand Ole Opry broadcast.
Cody earned recognition through Country Radio Hall of Fame induction, a Music City Walk of Fame star, and upcoming posthumous Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame honours.
Country stars, including Garth Brooks and Dierks Bentley, paid tribute. “Nobody loved country music more than Bill Cody,” Brooks wrote.
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This post was written by Cheryl Johnstone