 Williams married Cecile van Dyk in 1976 and the couple had three children.Williams has worked at TVNZ, previously TV One, since 1979 after starting his broadcasting career in radio as a teenager at Radio Otago, now More FM, in Dunedin in 1972.At TVNZ Williams has been a sports anchorman, commentator and reporter before joining the "1 News" team full-time in his main role as "Breakfast" newsreader.