RHoF Announces 2020 Nominees, Voting Begins Monday July 13

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Radio Hall of Fame

The Radio Hall of Fame has announced this year's 24 nominees in a total of six categories. Industry voting in four of those categories begins next Monday, July 13. Listener voting in the other two categories begins on July 20. Due to COVID-19 health and safety concerns, the 2020 induction ceremony will be a live radio broadcast from multiple locations this October. The exact date and additional details will be announced along with the inductees later this summer.

"2020 marks 100 years of radio and, while we regret that we cannot hold an in-person event this year, we're looking forward to the excitement of a live, multi-location radio broadcast," stated Radio Hall of Fame Chair Kraig Kitchin. "I want to thank Dennis Green, Chair of this year's Nominating Committee, and all the radio professionals who are volunteering their time and expertise to the difficult task of selecting inductees from such an impressive list."

Sun & Fun Media and Key Networks Chief Revenue Officer Green added, "I look forward to working with the Committee and to honoring the 2020 Radio Hall of Fame inductees during the special live radio broadcast."

The nominees to be voted on by voting participant panel:

Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)

• Mark & Brian-KLOS-FM

• Bobby Rich-KFMB-FM San Diego & KMXZ-FM Tucson

• Bob Rivers-KJR-FM Seattle

• Donnie Simpson-WMMJ-FM Washington D.C.

Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)

• Angie Martinez-WWPR-FM New York City

• Matt Siegel-WXKS-FM Boston

• Elliot Segal-WWDC-FM Washington D.C.

• Bob Stroud-WDRV-FM Chicago

Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)

• Sid Mark-Host, Sounds of Sinatra

• Joey Reynolds-Host, WOR Radio Network

• Cokie Roberts-Political Reporter, NPR

• Suzyn Waldman-New York Yankees Radio Network

Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)

• The Breakfast Club-Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, DJ Envy, Premiere Networks

• Larry Elder-Salem Radio Network

• Jaime Jarrin-Los Angeles Dodgers Network

• Kim Komando-Host, Kim Komando Show, Westar Radio Network

The nominees to be voted on by listeners/Radio Hall of Fame nominating committee:

Music Format On-Air Personality

• Whitney Allen-The Big Time with Whitney Allen, Westwood One

• Bob & Sheri-The Bob and Sheri Show, Westwood One

• Sway Calloway-Sirius XM Shade 45 Channel

• John Boy & Billy-The John Boy & Billy Show, Premiere Networks

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

• Glenn Beck-The Glenn Beck Show, Premiere Networks

• John & Ken-The John & Ken Show, KFI-AM Los Angeles

• Stephanie Miller-The Stephanie Miller Show, WYD Media

• Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me-NPR

Nominees were determined by the organization's Nominating Committee, following suggestions from radio professionals across the industry. The nominees in the four industry-voted categories will be voted on by a voting participant panel comprised of 600 industry professionals, who will receive confidential ballots from online voting service Votem. The winners in the two listener-voted categories will be determined by the public, who will also vote via Votem, and the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee.

The outcome of the listener vote will count as one vote among the committee votes. The votes will be monitored by certified public accounting firm Miller Kaplan Arase, LLP. Inductees will be announced on August 17. Premiere Networks has signed on as this year's first sponsor of the live broadcast.

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