Billye Aaron

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. Billye went on to host her own show, 'Billye'.

Philanthropy

 * Co-founder of Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation
 * Founder of UNCF Masked Ball

Personal life
Billye Jewel Suber was born in Anderson County, Texas on October 16, 1936, to Nathan Suber and Annie Mae Smith. Billye was first married to civil rights activist Samuel Woodrow Williams; they had one child together, Ceci. In 1973, Billye married professional baseball player, Hank Aaron in Jamaica.

Awards

 * 2003 - Martin Luther King, Jr. “Salute to Greatness”
 * 2016 - YWCA Woman of Achievement

Legacy
Billye Suber Aaron Pavilion at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.