History
The National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, located in the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, Illinois, is a museum dedicated to recognizing those who have contributed to the development of the radio medium throughout its history in the United States.
Radio programs as well as individuals are eligible for induction. Inductees to the museum are nominated by the National Radio Hall of Fame & Museum Steering Committee. The committee is appointed by the President of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, and is composed of radio executives, academicians, trade journalists, and others interested in radio's history. The Steering Committee recommends nominations in the following categories:
- Pioneer Network or Syndicated
- Active Network or Syndicated
- Pioneer Local or Regional
- Active Local or Regional
As of 2007 more than 135 individuals and programs inductees[1] have been selected. A ballot listing the nominees is sent out every May to all Museum of Broadcast Communications members for voting through mid-July. The 2008 winners will be announced on 17-Jul-2008.[2]
The 2007 inductees[3] were sportscaster Jerry Coleman, "the voice of the San Diego Padres"; pioneering African American writer Richard Durham (Destination Freedom); actor-comedian Jimmy Durante; legendary New York disc jockey Dan Ingram; and jazz great Marian McPartland of NPR. ABC Radio's Sean Hannity hosted the induction broadcast on 3-Nov-2007 from Chicago.
The 2008 inductees[4] are Coast to Coast AM host Art Bell, talk show host Jess Cain, conservative commentator Howie Carr, morning show host Bob "Uncle Bobby" Collins, president and general manager of KGO-AM/San Francisco Michael “Mickey” Luckoff, long-time radio personality Charlie Tuna, morning DJ Dick Whittinghill, and Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family radio ministry.
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