Radio Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced

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Voting for the 2018 National Radio Hall of Fame Inductees begins Monday. 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. The other two categories will be voted on by the public, also via Votem. Public voting commences June 4 for eight nominations for Music Format On-Air Personality and Spoken Word On-Air Personality.  

National Radio Hall of Fame Chairman Kraig Kitchin said, “I personally appreciate the challenging task that our Nominating Committee accepts each year to officially nominate talent from an infinite list of deserving individuals.  Congratulations to this year’s nominees, an excellent selection of our industry’s finest.”

Inductees will be announced June 25. The induction ceremony will be held Thursday, Nov. 15, for the first time at New York City landmark Guastavino’s located in midtown Manhattan.  

NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY VOTING PARTICIPANT PANEL:

Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)
Jonathon Brandmeier, Chicago
Jim Harper and The Breakfast Club, Detroit
Preston and Steve (Preston Elliot, Steve Morrison), Philadelphia
Bob Rivers, Seattle

Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)
Mike Francesa, New York
Johnny Holliday, Washington, D.C.
Jim Kerr, New York
Charles Laquidara, Boston

Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)
Nanci Donnellan, The Fabulous Sports Babe
Kim Komando, The Kim Komando Show
Marketplace
Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg, Mike & Mike

Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)
John Garabedian, Open House Party
Walt “Baby” Love, Gospel Traxx
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, The Dr. Laura Program
Robert Siegel, All Things Considered

NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY LISTENERS NATIONWIDE:

Music Format On-Air Personality
Ellen K
Kid Kelly
Angie Martinez
John Tesh

Spoken Word On-Air Personality
Mark Levin
Joe Madison
George Noory
Jim Rome

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