Ray Wilkinson Net Worth

Ray Wilkinson Net Worth is
$10 Million

Ray Wilkinson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Ray Wilkinson (b. April 14, 1925 in Lombard, IL, USA d. December 4, 2004 in Raleigh, North Carolina) was a long time agricultural news anchor and reporter for Capitol Broadcasting Company in Raleigh, North Carolina.Wilkinson served in World War II and briefly did a radio stint in Savannah, GA before moving to North Carolina. Wilkinson first came to North Carolina in 1948, where he worked for several radio stations in Rocky Mount, NC. He then moved to Raleigh in 1963 to work for Capitol Broadcasting, the parent owner of WRAL-TV. He was responsible for covering farm news and all things agricultural and was well known for his intensive coverage of agricultural markets, not only locally, but around the world. Working in both television and radio at Capitol, he was the General Manager of the Tobacco Radio Network. Wilkinson was responsible for taking the Tobacco Radio Network from a small local radio broadcast to one that was broadcast from Virginia to Florida. Wilkinson will probably best be known for his Cecil and Leonard jokes that he would tell on air. The jokes were centered around the lives and happenings of Cecil and Leonard, two fictional country friends that supposedly lived in eastern North Carolina. He was known for his dedicated support of the revitalization efforts of historic Halifax, NC. Wilkinson died December 4, 2004 from complications of Parkinson's Disease at the age of 79. 

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