NRHOF Announces 2017 Class of Inductees

RADIO ONLINE | Sunday, June 25, 2017

After 24 individuals and shows worthy of consideration to listeners and industry peers were submitted for voting by the NRHOF, the results are in. In just three years since public voting was reinstituted, the NHRoF had nearly 300,000 votes cast for Music Format On-Air Personality and Spoken Word On-Air Personality. Premiere-syndicated Bobby Bones won Music Format On-Air Personality and Bill Handel of KFI-AM Los Angeles won Spoken Word On-Air Personality.

Four of the categories were decided by a voting participant panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry professionals. The inductees by this panel are:

Tom Barnard, The Tom Barnard Show, KQRS-FM Minneapolis
Active Local/Regional, 10+ years

John Records Landecker, renowned DJ, most notably on WLS-AM and WJMK-FM Chicago
Longstanding Local/Regional, 20+ years

Sean Hannity, The Sean Hannity Show; syndicated by Premiere Networks
Active Network/Syndication, 10+ years

Robin Quivers, The Howard Stern Show; SiriusXM
Longstanding Network/Syndication, 20+ years

Additionally, the National Radio Hall of Fame nominating committee voted to induct two individuals for their contribution to the industry. Those inductees are Entercom Chairman/Founder Joseph M. Field and Robert S. "Bob" Sievers, the late legendary Fort Wayne, Indiana air personality who was on WOWO Radio for 51 years.

National Radio Hall of Fame Chairman Kraig T. Kitchin comments, "Each year the enthusiasm and participation from those in our industry and the voting public grows by leaps and bounds. We're so happy to induct this truly deserving, talented group of broadcasters this year into the National Radio Hall of Fame."

The black-tie optional induction ceremony takes place at the home of the National Radio Hall of Fame-the Museum of Broadcast Communications in downtown Chicago on November 2. Tickets are now available at www.radiohof.org.