The National Association of Broadcasters will induct Adrian “Stretch Armstrong” Bartos and Bobbito García into the 2023 NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame for the radio industry.
The duo will be formally inducted during the NAB Show on April 17 in Las Vegas.
The pair started at WKCR (88.9 FM), the Columbia University-run station in New York City credited with launching the careers of several successful hip-hop artists, including Eminem, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, the Notorious B.I.G. and Nas. The show ran from 1990 to 1998 and was dubbed the “Best Hip-Hop Radio Show of All Time” by The Source magazine.
“Adrian Bartos and Bobbito García changed the trajectory of the hip hop genre and had a profound impact on radio audiences,” said NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt. “Their innovative work at WKCR-FM, elevating the profile of unsigned musicians and introducing them to new fans, launched the careers of countless award-winning artists. We are honored to induct them into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame.”
Stretch and Bobbito were the subject of their own documentary, Stretch & Bobbito: Radio that Changed Lives, which debuted in 2015.
For a list of prior NAB inductees, go HERE.
