ANNOUNCING THE 2020 CLASS OF INDUCTEES
The results are in for the 2020 class of Radio Hall of Fame inductees, who will be honored Thursday, Oct. 29 during a live radio broadcast from multiple locations and across multiple audio platforms. The Radio Hall of Fame is part of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, located in Chicago, IL since 1991. Additional details about the exciting event to honor radio’s best and brightest will be coming soon.
The 2020 Inductees are:
Mark & Brian - KLOS-FM
- Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)
Cokie Roberts - Political Reporter, NPR
- Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)
Angie Martinez - WWPR-FM New York City
- Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)
The Breakfast Club - Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, DJ Envy, Premiere Networks, WWPR-FM
- Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)
Sway Calloway - Sirius XM Shade 45 Channel
- Public Vote Music Format On-Air Personality
Glenn Beck - The Glenn Beck Show, Premiere Networks
- Public Vote Spoken Word On-Air Personality
Donnie Simpson - WMMJ-FM Washington D.C.
- Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee inductee
“Each year, I continue to be impressed by the caliber of our inductees, who deserve recognition for the high-quality radio they bring to listeners,” said Kraig Kitchin, chair of the Radio Hall of Fame. “I’d like to thank the Nominating Committee members for their valuable time to being part of the voting process.”
“The 2020 Class of inductees represents the diversity of voices that is heard on radio stations all across America,” said Dennis Green, chief revenue officer for Sun & Fun Media and Key Networks as well as chair of the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. “It’s an honor to contribute my time to leading this committee.”
“The Museum of Broadcast Communications has been proud to be the home of the Radio Hall of Fame since 1991,” said David Plier, the museum’s board chair. “And this class of inductees is especially important as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of this still vital medium.”
Four inductees were determined by a voting participant panel of 600 industry professionals and three were voted by the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee, two with input from the listening public. The outcome of the listener vote for music and spoken word format on-air personalities counted as one vote among the committee votes. The votes were monitored by certified public accounting firm Miller Kaplan Arase, LLP.
Sponsors of the 2020 Radio Hall of Fame induction include Premiere Networks and the Weiss Agency.