Bill Foster passion for bluegrass music began in 1972 when he attended an Indian Springs Bluegrass Festival for the first time. At the festival he met Les McIntyre and formed a friendship which is still strong today. Les introduced Bill to WAMU radio and bluegrass hosts Katy Daly and Gary Henderson. Bill visited the station on occasionally and soon was a phone volunteer/traffic manager during fundraisers. In 1980, during one of the station’s annual bluegrass festival weekends, Les started an all-night program of classic country and bluegrass. Bill sat in on the first show and in the following years became co-producer and co-host of the show.

In 1985 WAMU management ask Bill and Les to start a weekly all-night bluegrass program called “Bluegrass Overnight.” Bill and Les suggested a rotating host concept and a third host was brought in. In December of that year “Bluegrass Overnight” went live. For the next twelve years Bill co-produced and co-hosted “Bluegrass Overnight”. He also played in local bands Winterwood and Outer Banks.

In 1995 Bill became a contributing writer to Bluegrass Unlimited writing CD reviews and an occasional article.

In 1998 Bill and his wife decided to move to Florida. While there, he became a Board Member and Treasurer of the Southwest Florida Bluegrass Association and was a member of the band Swinging Bridge. He also produced and hosted a short-lived web-cast bluegrass program called “Back to Bluegrass.” In 2005 Bill began another web-cast venture producing and hosting “Blue Wave Bluegrass” on the Worldwide Bluegrass internet station.

In May 2006, Bill and his wife Sue returned to Northern Virginia, moving to his wife’s hometown of Strasburg in the Shenandoah Valley. Currently, Bill works from home as a contractor for the Federal Government. He also plays mandolin in the local bluegrass band Five of a Kind.

In December of 2006 Bill came back to the Bluegrass Country fold as a host of Bluegrass Overnight and a Special Programming contributer.

Bill has an extensive collection of bluegrass music including LPs, Tapes and CDs and enjoys bringing some of that music to WAMU’s listeners.