The Museum of Broadcast Communications has announced the eight new inductees for the 2026 class of the Radio Hall of Fame.
The new members of the class includes six inductees determined by a voting participant panel comprised of more than 950 industry professionals and two inductees voted on by the Radio Hall of Fame 2026 Nominating Committee. The confidential ballot was conducted by Votem.com and overseen by Miller Kaplan’s Andrew Rosen.
Selected by the Nominating Committee were iHeartMedia Chairman/CEO Bob Pittman and Sun & Fun Media and Key Networks COO Dennis Green.
Selected by the voting panel were:
- WFAN New York morning host Boomer Esiason
- SiriusXM “60s Gold” host ‘Shotgun’ Tom Kelly
- WLTW New York midday host Helen Little
- Reach Media syndicated morning host Rickey Smiley
- Longtime Top 40 personality turned imaging voice Charlie Van Dyke
- Longtime WLS Chicago personality Fred Winston
The induction ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 8 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago.
Radio Hall of Fame Co-Chair Kraig Kitchen said, “Our congratulations to each of our 2026 Inductees, on this well-deserved recognition. Each of these inductees has performed at the highest levels for a sustained period of time to make our industry that much more impactful to listeners and advertisers as a result. I’m thrilled to see them properly recognized by this announcement and the forthcoming Induction ceremony this October. Thank you to our 2026 Nominating Committee and to the hundreds of voting panel participants for confirming our 2026 Class of Inductees.”
