CHICAGO -- Bob Costas, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Howard Stern and Art Bell were among the nominees announced Wednesday for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF), housed at The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) in Chicago. Also, three major local personalities from Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles will be inducted on a posthumous basis, including Jess Cain, Bob Collins and Dick Whittinghill.
Nominees for induction into the NRHOF are as follows:
National - Active: Premiere-syndicated host Bob Costas, syndicated host and author Dr. James Dobson, cultural commentator Dr. Laura Schlessinger and outspoken air personality Howard Stern.
National - Pioneer: Art Bell, longtime host of "Coast to Coast AM," Country music icon Ralph Emery, "Gang Busters" (a law enforcement reality series created by Phillips Lord and hosted by Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf) and Barry Farber, known for his Southern drawl, intensity, and conservative views.
Local Or Regional - Active: WRKO-AM/Boston talk shost Howie Carr, WJMK-FM/Chicago afternooner Steve Dahl, WABC-AM/New York host Bob Grant and KGO/San Francisco's Ronn Owens.
Local or Regional - Pioneer: Gary Burbank formerly heard on WLW-AM/Cincinnati, Major League Baseball play-by-play announcer Harry Kalas, Legendary Los Angeles personality Charlie Tuna and Jim Zabel, whose broadcasts on WHO/Des Moines span 62 years.
Entering the Hall on a posthumous basis is long-time morning talk host on WHDH/Boston Jess Cain. He was the first voice many New Englanders heard for 34 years. Also entering the Hall are Bob Collins the a top-rated and much-loved morning show host on WGN/Chicago from 1986 until his death in 2000 and Dick Whittinghill, who established himself as the most popular morning personality in Southern California at KMPC/Los Angeles.
"These three great broadcasters are gone but they should never be forgotten by the millions who invited them into their homes and hearts," said Radio Hall of Fame Chairman Bruce DuMont.
The three posthumous inductions will take place during a live national radio broadcast from The Renaissance Chicago Hotel on Saturday, November 8. Westwood One will produce and distribute the one-hour broadcast. National online balloting will begin on May 1st and ends at midnight on July 15. (04-16-08)
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"E-Membership" costs $15 and you can vote, just so long as you register before May 1st, when the ballots will be mailed out.
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