WILLIAM KENNETH " TED LAKE" HAZELETT

William Kenneth Hazelett, also known as radio personality "Ted Lake", passed away peacefully on Nov 14, 2025. He was born in Phoenix on Feb 28, 1941, to Earl and Elizabeth Hazelett.

During his youth, the family moved to Los Angeles where he attended North Hollywood High School graduating with the class of 1959.

From an early age, he loved listening to the radio and worked on developing his broadcaster voice.

In 1962, William moved to Globe, Arizona, and worked at the KIKO radio station. It was in this copper mining community he met and married Olivia Gonzales on July 24, 1964. They had four children and remained married until 1977.

Over the course of the 1970s and 1980s he continued working in radio and for the Arizona Title Company. Throughout his life, he wrote many newspaper articles that were published in The Arizona Republic, The Phoenix Gazette, Mesa Tribune, and Arizona Silver Belt.

In 1986, William left Globe for Tucson where he worked at KNST talk radio. From 1987-1989, he followed onto Sacramento to work at KFBK news radio as well as Liberty Title company in Roseville, California. He also lived in Burbank, California, and was known to work on news articles there.

In the early 1990s, William returned to Phoenix and was on the air at KFNN money radio. During the 2000s, he could be heard on the radio on KQSS in Globe. He continued writing news articles for the Arizona Silver Belt and what is now the Copper Country News.

In 2003, he married Lixia Wang in Scottsdale, who survives him.

In a career that spanned more than 60 years, William broadcasted the local news up until last year from his home, despite having suffered a stroke.

He is also survived by three sons, Mark, Christopher and Robert Hazelett. He is preceded in death by his brother Russell Hazelett, son Jon (Caravella) Hazelett and grandson Isaiah Paul.

He will always be remembered, and we will miss hearing him on the radio.

Service will be held at the Lamont Funeral Home on Monday Nov. 24 at 10 am. A graveside service and interment to follow in the Globe Cemetery.

A celebration of life memorial luncheon will be scheduled in his honor on Saturday February 28, 2026, at the American Legion in Globe.

Funeral services are being handled by Lamont Mortuary in Globe, Arizona.