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2020 LISTENER VOTING BEGINS MONDAY, JULY 27

Listener voting for the 2020 Radio Hall of Fame begins at 6 a.m. ET today, Monday, July 27, and runs through 11:59 p.m. PT Sunday, Aug. 9.

Listener voting for the 2020 Radio Hall of Fame begins at 6 a.m. ET on Monday, July 27 and runs through 11:59 p.m. PT Sunday, Aug. 9.

Radio listeners can vote in two categories to help determine the inductees for on-air personalities in either the music or spoken word format categories. Listeners may register to vote at www.radiovote.com. There is only one vote per listener per category.

NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY LISTENERS/RADIO HALL OF FAME NOMINATING COMMITTEE:

Music Format On-Air Personality

Whitney Allen - The Big Time with Whitney Allen, Westwood One
Bob & Sheri - The Bob and Sheri Show, Westwood One
Sway Calloway - Sirius XM Shade 45 Channel  
John Boy & Billy - The John Boy & Billy Show, Premiere Networks

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

Glenn Beck - The Glenn Beck Show, Premiere Networks
John & Ken - The John & Ken Show, KFI-AM Los Angeles
Stephanie Miller - The Stephanie Miller Show, WYD Media
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me - NPR

“Listener voting is an opportunity for direct input from radio fans who get to vote their choice,” observed Radio Hall of Fame Chair Kraig Kitchin

“It’s a fun part of the overall induction process,” added Dennis Green, chair of the Nominating Committee.

Four additional categories will be voted on by a panel of 600 industry professionals. Nominees were determined by the Radio Hall of Fame’s Nominating Committee, following suggestions from professionals across the industry. Inductees in the two listener-voted categories will be determined by the public, who will vote via Votem, as well as the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The outcome of the listener vote will count as one vote among the committee votes. The votes will be monitored by certified public accounting firm Miller Kaplan Arase, LLP. All inductees will be announced Aug. 17.

The Museum of Broadcast Communication’s 2020 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be a live radio broadcast from multiple locations this October. The exact date and additional details will be announced along with the inductees from all six categories later this summer.  

Sponsors of 2020 Radio Hall of Fame induction include Premiere Networks and the Weiss Agency.

The Radio Hall of Fame is housed at and a project of the Museum of Broadcast Communication, a 501(c)(3) organization. 

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2020 Nominees Announced. Voting begins July 13.

The Radio Hall of Fame has announced this year’s 24 nominees in a total of six categories. Industry voting in four of those categories begins next Monday, July 13. Listener voting in the other two categories begins on July 20.

The Radio Hall of Fame has announced this year’s 24 nominees in a total of six categories.

Industry voting in four of those categories begins next Monday, July 13.

Listener voting in the other two categories begins on July 27.

Due to COVID-19 health and safety concerns, the 2020 induction ceremony will be a live radio broadcast from multiple locations this October. The exact date and additional details will be announced along with the inductees later this summer.  

“2020 marks 100 years of radio and, while we regret that we cannot hold an in-person event this year, we’re looking forward to the excitement of a live, multi-location radio broadcast,” stated Kraig Kitchin, Chair of the Radio Hall of Fame. “I want to thank Dennis Green, Chair of this year’s Nominating Committee, and all the radio professionals who are volunteering their time and expertise to the difficult task of selecting inductees from such an impressive list.”

Green, Chief Revenue Officer of Sun & Fun Media and Key Networks, added, “I look forward to working with the Committee and to honoring the 2020 Radio Hall of Fame inductees during the special live radio broadcast.”

Nominees were determined by the organization’s Nominating Committee, following suggestions from radio professionals across the industry. The nominees in the four industry-voted categories will be voted on by a voting participant panel comprised of 600 industry professionals, who will receive confidential ballots from online voting service Votem. The winners in the two listener-voted categories will be determined by the public, who will also vote via Votem, and the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The outcome of the listener vote will count as one vote among the committee votes. The votes will be monitored by certified public accounting firm Miller Kaplan Arase, LLP.  

Inductees will be announced on August 17.  Premiere Networks has signed on as this year’s first sponsor of the live broadcast. 

NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY VOTING PARTICIPANT PANEL:

Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)

Mark & Brian - KLOS-FM         
Bobby Rich - KFMB-FM San Diego & KMXZ-FM Tucson
Bob Rivers - KJR-FM Seattle     
Donnie Simpson - WMMJ-FM Washington D.C.

Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)

Angie Martinez - WWPR-FM New York City     
Matt Siegel - WXKS-FM Boston            
Elliot Segal - WWDC-FM Washington D.C.       
Bob Stroud - WDRV-FM Chicago

Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)

Sid Mark - Host, Sounds of Sinatra       
Joey Reynolds - Host, WOR Radio Network     
Cokie Roberts - Political Reporter, NPR           
Suzyn Waldman - New York Yankees Radio Network  

Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)

The Breakfast Club - Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, DJ Envy, Premiere Networks         
Larry Elder - Salem Radio Network      
Jaime Jarrin - Los Angeles Dodgers Network   
Kim Komando - Host, Kim Komando Show, Westar Radio Network

NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY LISTENERS/RADIO HALL OF FAME NOMINATING COMMITTEE:

Music Format On-Air Personality

Whitney Allen - The Big Time with Whitney Allen, Westwood One
Bob & Sheri - The Bob and Sheri Show, Westwood One
Sway Calloway - Sirius XM Shade 45 Channel  
John Boy & Billy - The John Boy & Billy Show, Premiere Networks

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

Glenn Beck - The Glenn Beck Show, Premiere Networks
John & Ken - The John & Ken Show, KFI-AM Los Angeles
Stephanie Miller - The Stephanie Miller Show, WYD Media
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me - NPR

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Public Voting Begins July 15

Starting July 15 through July 28, listeners nationwide can vote for their favorite radio personalities in two categories to be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame this November. 

Starting July 15 through July 28, listeners nationwide can vote for their favorite radio personalities in two categories to be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame this November.  The nominees are:

Music Format On-Air Personality

Hollywood Hamilton

Lon Helton

The Mark and Brian Show

Ryan Seacrest


Spoken Word Format On-Air Personality

Joe Madison

Scott Slade

Stephanie Miller

Suzyn Waldman


From 6 a.m. ET July 15, until 11:59 p.m. PT July 28, fans can vote for one personality in each category online at www.radiovote.com and via text to 877-370-VOTE (8683) accordingly. Message and data rates may apply.


For Hollywood Hamilton, text “10

For Lon Helton, text “20

For Mark and Brian Show, text “30

For Ryan Seacrest, text “40

For Joe Madison, text “50

For Scott Slade, text “60

For Stephanie Miller, text “70

For Suzyn Waldman, text “80


Chairman of the Radio Hall of Fame Kraig Kitchin says, “Listener engagement is an important part of this process as they’re given an opportunity to directly support their favorite on-air personality.”

The inductees of the two categories will be determined by the public and the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee.  The outcome of the listener vote counts as one vote among the committee votes.  Inductees will be announced August 5.  Fans needing more information can find it here on the Radio Hall of Fame website or by going to each host’s social media.

There are four categories also being voted on by a panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry professionals.  Click here for a list of nominees. Those inductees will be announced Aug. 5 as well.

Returning sponsors of the 31st Annual Radio Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony include The Mix Group and V Creative

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Radio Hall of Fame Announces 2019 Nominees

Voting for the 2019 Radio Hall of Fame Inductees begins today. The 24 nominations in six categories were determined by the organization’s Nominating Committee. Four of those categories will be voted on by a voting participant panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry professionals.

Voting for the 2019 Radio Hall of Fame Inductees begins today.  The 24 nominations in six categories were determined by the organization’s Nominating Committee.  Four of those categories will be voted on by a voting participant panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry professionals.  They’ll receive confidential ballots from the online voting service, Votem, which is also used by the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame.  Votes will be tallied by certified public accounting firm Miller Kaplan Arase, LLP.

On July 15, listeners nationwide will have the opportunity to weigh in and vote via Votem on the other two categories.  The winners will be determined by the public and the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee.  The outcome of the listener vote counts as one vote among the committee votes.  

Radio Hall of Fame Chairman Kraig Kitchin comments, “Each year we have the privilege of coming together to acknowledge those who have tremendously impacted our industry and the audiences they serve.  We’re all proud to present our 2019 nominees.” 

Inductees will be announced August 5 and they’ll be honored this Fall at the 31st Annual Induction Ceremony.
 

NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY VOTING PARTICIPANT PANEL:

Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)

Bob Rivers, Seattle 

Charles Laquidara, Boston

Harry Harrison, New York

Jack Harris, Tampa Bay

Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)

Angie Martinez, New York

Kevin and Bean (Kevin Ryder, Gene “Bean” Baxter), Los Angeles

Preston and Steve (Preston Elliot, Steve Morrison), Philadelphia

Sarah and Vinnie (Sarah Clark, Vinnie Hasson), San Francisco

Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)

Jim Rome, The Jim Rome Show

Robert Siegel, All Things Considered

Sid Mark, The Sounds of Sinatra

Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me!

Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)

George Noory, Coast to Coast AM

Glenn Beck, The Glenn Beck Program

John Tesh, Intelligence for your Life

Kim Komando, The Kim Komando Show

 

NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY LISTENERS/RADIO HALL OF FAME NOMINATING COMMITTEE:

Music Format On-Air Personality

Hollywood Hamilton

Lon Helton

Mark & Brian Show (Mark Thompson, Brian Phelps)

Ryan Seacrest

 

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

Joe Madison

Scott Slade

Stephanie Miller

Suzyn Waldman

 
Returning sponsors of the 31stAnnual Radio Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony include The Mix Group and V Creative

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Public Voting for National Radio Hall of Famers Begins June 5

Starting June 5 through June 19, listeners nationwide can vote for their favorite radio personalities in two categories to be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame on Nov. 2, 2017. 

Starting June 5 through June 19, listeners nationwide can vote for their favorite radio personalities in two categories to be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame on Nov. 2, 2017. 

The nominees for Music Format On-Air Personality are:

Bobby Bones
Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton
Guy Phillips
Ryan Seacrest
Mike & Mike
Bill Handel
Joe Madison
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

From 6 a.m. EST June 5, until 11:59 p.m. EST June 19, fans can vote for one personality in each category online at www.radiovote.com or via text to 49400 accordingly: 

Message and data rates may apply.

Music Format On-Air Personality 

For Bobby Bones, text “10”

For Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton, text “20”

For Guy Phillips, text “30”

For Ryan Seacrest, text “40”

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

For Bill Handel, text “50”

For Joe Madison, text “60”

For Mike & Mike, text “70”

For Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, text “80”


Chairman of the National Radio Hall of Fame Kraig T. Kitchin comments, “This is a great opportunity for fans to weigh in on who they believe should be honored with an induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame.”

Winners of the two categories will be announced June 26.  Fans needing more information can visit each host’s Twitter feed, Facebook page, website, or the National Radio Hall of Fame website.

In addition to the two listener-voting categories, there are four categories being voted on by a panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry professionals. 

Those winners will also be announced June 26.  The induction ceremony takes place Nov. 2 at the home of the National Radio Hall of Fame – the Museum of Broadcast Communications in downtown Chicago.  


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National Radio Hall of Fame Industry Voting Begins Today

Voting for the 2017 National Radio Hall of Fame Inductees begins today.  The 24 nominations in six categories were determined by the organization’s Nominating Committee.

Voting for the 2017 National Radio Hall of Fame Inductees begins today.  The 24 nominations in six categories were determined by the organization’s Nominating Committee.  Four of those categories will be voted on by a voting participant panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry professionals.  They’ll receive confidential ballots from the online voting service, Votem, which is also used by the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame.  Votes will be tallied by certified public accounting firm Miller Kaplan Arase, LLP.

The other two categories will be voted on by the public, also via Votem.  Public voting commences June 5 for eight nominations for Music Format On-Air Personality and Spoken Word On-Air Personality.  

National Radio Hall of Fame Chairman Kraig Kitchin says, “As an industry, we should all be proud of our incredibly diverse community of talent who have made and continue to make radio great.  This year’s class of nominees is a fine representation of why millions of people connect to our medium on a daily basis.”

Inductees will be announced June 26.  The induction ceremony will be held Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Museum of Broadcast and Communications in downtown Chicago.  

NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY VOTING PARTICIPANT PANEL:

Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)

Johnny Holliday, Washington, D.C.

John “Records” Landecker, Chicago

Paul Schneider, Boise

Donnie Simpson, Washington, D.C.

Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)

Tom Barnard, Minneapolis

Jack Harris & Tedd Webb, Tampa

Charles Laquidara, Boston

Preston & Steve (Preston Elliot, Steve Morrison), Philadelphia

Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)

Nanci Donnellan, The Fabulous Sports Babe

Sean Hannity, The Sean Hannity Show

Diane Rehm, The Diane Rehm Show

Bert Weiss, The Bert Show

Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)

Denny Matthews, Kansas City Royals Play-by-Play Broadcast 

Robin Quivers, The Howard Stern Show 

Jim Rome, The Jim Rome Show

Marketplace

NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY LISTENERS NATIONWIDE:

Music Format On-Air Personality

Bobby Bones

Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton

Guy Phillips

Ryan Seacrest

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

Mike Greenberg & Mike Golic (Mike & Mike)

Bill Handel

Joe Madison

Wait, Wait…Don't Tell Me!

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