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[kevin redding]

Bishop, broadcaster Levi Willis dies at 79

February 21, 2009
Bishop Levi E. Willis Sr., a prominent local minister and
broadcaster, died Friday morning in Norfolk at the age of 79.

Bishop Willis, a national figure in the Church of God in Christ
(COGIC) denomination, founded the local church Garden of Prayer in
Norfolk. He rose to become the national chairman of COGIC's general
assembly.

In 1974, he became the first African-American to run a radio station
in Hampton Roads. He hosted a popular call-in show on such stations
as WOWI-FM and WPCE-AM. By the late 1980s, he owned more than 20
radio stations across the nation.

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