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Billye Aaron (born October 16, 1936) is an American television host who is notable as the first African-American woman in the southeastern United States to regularly co-host a television show, starting with her debut on "Today in Georgia", in 1968.
Oct 1, 2016 · Nonprofit executive and television personality Billye Aaron was born on October 16, 1936 in Anderson County, Texas to Nathan Suber and Annie Mae Smith Suber. She attended Clemons School in Neches, Texas and later graduated from Lincoln High School in Dallas, Texas in 1954.
Apr 7, 2024 · The memories of the night Hank Aaron broke baseball's all-time home run record on April 8, 1974, are still plenty vivid for Billye Aaron even after 50 years.
Apr 8, 2024 · Billye Aaron welcomed Channel 2′s Karyn Greer into the Aaron family home for a conversation about the historic moment and their lives together.
Jan 22, 2021 · As the world is mourning MLB legend Hank Aaron, it's only fitting that we take a moment to recognize his wife of 48 years, Billye Aaron, not only for her tremendous loss but also for her major...
May 24, 2024 · COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Billye Aaron was reliving memories of her late husband Henry “Hank” Aaron with an audience of friends and admirers. She grew emotional at times, pausing at moments to...
ATLANTA — Throughout WSB-TV’s 75 years, we’ve covered Georgia’s trailblazers, including Mrs. Billye Suber Aaron, the widow of baseball great Hank Aaron. Aaron is a champion of education ...
Sep 21, 2023 · Billye Aaron, the first Black woman in the southeastern U.S. to co-host a TV show, was initially inspired by a school principal who called her a TV star. She...
Apr 8, 2024 · On April 8, 1974, Atlanta Braves star “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record. His future wife Billye Suber Aaron was in the stands at Atlanta ...
In 1968, she was hired as a co-host for WSB-TV’s ‘Today in Georgia,’ becoming the first African American woman in the southeast to co-host a daily, hour-long talk show. In 1973, she married baseball legend Hank Aaron and began hosting her weekly talk show, ‘Billye,’ for WTMJ-TV.
