The Radio Hall of Fame has announced its 2019 inductees to be honored on November 8.
Entering the hall are the following personalities:
Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more): Harry Harrison, on-air morning personality, New York’s WMCA-AM, WABC-AM and WCBS-FM
Active Local/Regional (10 years or more): Kevin Ryder and Gene ‘Bean’ Baxter) KROQ-FM, Los Angeles
Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more): Jim Rome, CBS Sports Radio
Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more): John Tesh, Intelligence for your Life, nationally syndicated by Compass Media Networks
From the listener voted categories are WKTU New York afternoon host Sean ‘Hollywood’ Hamilton and Ryan Seacrest as Music Format On-Air Personalities and SiriusXM Urban View host Joe Madison as Spoken Word On-Air Personality
Also being inducted although no category was mentioned as she did not appear on the original nomination list is Dr. Ruth Westheimer who hosted Sexually Speaking on WYNY-FM New York and The Dr. Ruth Show on NBC Radio.
The results are in for the class of 2019 Radio Hall of Fame inductees who will be honored on Nov. 8, in New York City at one of midtown-Manhattan’s landmarks, Gotham Hall. The inductees are:
Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton, 103.5 KTU New York, and Weekly Top 30 Countdown, nationally syndicated by Premiere Networks
Harry Harrison, on-air morning personality, New York’s WMCA-AM, WABC-AM and WCBS-FM
Longstanding Local/Regional, 20+ yearsKevin and Bean (Kevin Ryder, Gene “Bean” Baxter), The Kevin & Bean Show, KROQ-FM, Los Angeles
Active Local/Regional, 10+ yearsJoe Madison, Joe Madison, The Black Eagle, SiriusXM Urban View
Jim Rome, The Jim Rome Show, CBS Sports Radio
Longstanding Network/Syndication, 20+ yearsRyan Seacrest, KIIS-FM Los Angeles, On Air with Ryan Seacrest and American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, nationally syndicated by Premiere Networks
John Tesh, Intelligence for your Life, nationally syndicated by Compass Media Networks
Active Network/Syndication, 10+ yearsDr. Ruth Westheimer, The Dr. Ruth Show on NBC Radio and host of Sexually Speaking on WYNY-FM New York
RHOF Chairman Kraig Kitchin comments, “I’m especially proud to welcome these individuals into the Radio Hall of Fame. Their on-air performances and audience relationships are especially remarkable. Each of our 2019 nominees are worthy of induction and I’m appreciative of all those who participated in our process of selecting our Class of 2019, who will join the 238 Radio Hall of Fame inductees already recognized for their great work.”
Four inductees were determined by a voting participant panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry professionals and four inductees were voted on by the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee, two with input from the public. The outcome of the listener vote for a music format and spoken word format on-air personality counted as one vote among the committee votes. The process was administered by Votem and overseen by the certified public accounting firm Miller Kaplan Arase LLP.
Tickets to the induction ceremony are now available at http://www.radiohalloffame.com. A portion of ticket purchases is a tax-deductible charitable donation to the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
The Mix Group is the presenting sponsor of the Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
About the Radio Hall of Fame and Museum of Broadcast Communications
The Radio Hall of Fame honors notable radio personalities and showcases their accomplishments in the Chicago-based Museum of Broadcast Communications. Each year, 24 nominations in six categories are determined by the organization’s Nominating Committee, which is comprised of 23 industry leaders. The museum collects, preserves, and presents historic and contemporary radio and television content as well as educates, informs, and entertains the public through its archives, public programs, screenings, exhibits, publications and online access to its resources. The museum is located at 360 North State Street in downtown Chicago and was founded by veteran broadcaster Bruce DuMont in 1983.
