Longtime Boston radio host Bill Abbate died unexpectedly on August 8.
Abbate worked as an on-air host at several Boston stations, notably WFNX and WBCN. He also hosted the New England Patriots Rock Radio Network Pre- and Post-Game shows for several years.
Confirming the news on social media, his wife Alice Schmalice said in part, “Hello, dear friends. It is with deep sorrow and utter shock that I let you know that my husband and best friend, Bill, died suddenly in his sleep last night from natural causes.
She indicated that he had said he wanted “absolutely no fuss when it came to his passing, so I will keep that final promise to him.”
Arrangements will be private. Read the obit here.