Willis Bennett Ballance (October 27, 1918 – September 23, 2004) was an American radio talk show host.
Ballance was born in Peoria, Illinois, and studied journalism at the University of Illinois before serving in the United States Marines. He had radio station stints in Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu and San Diego. In the early 1950s his "Ballance of the Night" hosted celebrities on KNX in Los Angeles. Ballance was the evening Top 40 personality in the late 1950s to early '60s on #1-rated KFWB in Los Angeles.
In 1971, Ballance’s “Feminine Forum” radio show was launched on KGBS in L.A. The provocative show became one of the top rated shows in L.A. Ballance also appeared in the 1975 Barnaby Jones episode "Fatal Witness" as fictional talk show host Bill Edwards.
After undergoing quadruple bypass surgery and suffering a stroke in June 2002, Ballance died on September 23, 2004.
