"hˈɑːsmən" ɔːɹ "hˈɑːs"; bˈɔːɹn wˈɪljəm tɹˈaʊsdeɪl ˈælən ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, dᵻsˈɛmbɚ θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ dˈɪsk dʒˈɑːki hˌuː ɐtˈeɪnd fˈeɪm fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z θɹuː ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z fɔːɹ plˈeɪɪŋ ɹˈɪðəm ænd blˈuːz ænd blˈæk ɡˈɑːspəl mjˈuːzɪk ˌɔn nˈæʃvɪl ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃən dˈʌbəljˌuːlˈæk.
"Hossman" or "Hoss"; born William Trousdale Allen III, December 3, 1922 – February 25, 1997) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame from the 1950s through the 1990s for playing rhythm and blues and black gospel music on Nashville radio station WLAC.