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These are the people who blazed the way for all of us. At the start of their careers, with scant technology, they presented programming that we can only hope to replicate. Give us your nominee and your comments by sending us an EMail. To qualify, a candidate must have worked at least 20 years in radio, must have started his/her career prior to 1970, and at this time is retired, or deceased. There might be some exceptions to that. We reserve the right to judge a candidate's qualifications and deny admission for any reason we determine.
  • Brown, Ted - WNEW, WNBC, NY. The smooth voice, the hysterically funny humor bio
    Nominated by Marcy O'Connor - He made me laugh so much, people would stare at me while I was driving.

  • Burford, Terry - a fixture playing Country, in the Wichita, KS area at KFDI for 33 consecutive years.
    Nominated by
    Roger Dalton, Wichita - We came home to the house, the dog, the note from mom and Terry on the radio

  • Freed, Alan - Coined the term Rock&Roll, and brought that music to white America bio
    Nominated by
    Sandy Jackson, Cleveland

  • Ingram, Dan - WABC NY. Dandy Dan, the quickest wit on the air.
    Nominated by
    Steve Kelly, Hoboken, NJ - Growing up with WABC was perfect.

  • Lane, Chris - Country music biggie in various stations across America
    Nominated by
    L.J. Turner, Stockton, CA - Chris Lane made country mainstream. He was a radio genius.

  • Lit, Hy - WIBG, Philadelphia - As much a Philly institution as cheesesteak bio
    Nominated by
    Cheryl Aaronstein, Philly. - WIBG was it, and so was Hy

  • McCarthy, J.P. - WJR for 40 years bio
    Nominated by
    Ralph Whitman, Detroit - An institution

  • Morgan, Robert W. - A Los Angeles radio treasure bio
    Nominated by
    Stephen Shelton, Los Angeles - This was a delightful human being

  • Morrow, Bruce - ABC's 'Cousin Brucie'. bio
    Nominated by
    Jack Eisner, NJ - If the sun was shining, the water was inviting, and the girls were pretty at the Jersey shore, you had to have Cousin Brucie blasting from the boom-box

  • Muni, Scott - a New York radio legend for more years than anyone cares to remember. Known as 'the professor' because of his great knowledge of rock music. Gravelly voiced dj with a distinctive style. Also worked as a PD. His co workers liked the guy. He was described as a good boss, a great guy to work with. Muni died in '04


  • Nebel, John - The fabulous Long John, WOR, WNBC's King of the Talkers
    Nominated by
    Jack Ellery - I worked with John. He was (sorry Jackie Gleason) simply The Greatest.

  • Wally Phillips, WGN Chicago. Nobody was Chicago in the 60's and '70 like Wally Phillips. With producers throwing a seemingly endless stream of random sound effects at him, Wally's key skill was playing off them. He also raised thousands and thousands of dollars for Chicago charities - Nominated by Chip Ramsey.

  • Shepherd, Jean - WOR Talk Grandmaster
    Nominated by
    Nancy B. Hansen, Brooklyn - With no script, no guests and few commercials, he would go on hour after hour with incredible stories.

    Lester Newhouse NYC - If it hadn't been for Jean my nites would have been disasters.

  • Steele, Bob - 66 years at WTIC, Hartford. Amazing
    Nominated by Rachel Moore, Hartford - A lifetime with one man. Incredible.

  • Williams, William B - WNEW superstar. Kept Sinatra's career going. Monster audience bio

    Nominated by Anthoni Marcelli, The Bronx, NY - that's what radio is supposed to sound like. No filth, no blue humor, just a great voice with great material.