National Radio Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Nominees

Voting

Voting for the 2015 NATIONAL RADIO HALL OF FAME Inductees begins (8/6). The 24 nominations in six categories were determined by the organization’s steering committee. Four of those categories will be voted on by a voting participant panel comprised of 400 industry professionals. For the first time in five years, NRHOF Chairman KRAIG T. KITCHIN has reinstituted national public engagement through social media balloting for eight nominations in two categories – Music Format On-Air Personality and Spoken Word On-Air Personality.

KITCHIN comments, “This impressive list of nominees represents the best examples of talent with commendable audience relationships past and present. Each individual and show was selected after extensive deliberation by the steering committee. We’re all looking forward to seeing the results as determined by our industry peers and listeners nationwide.”

Inductees will be announced MONDAY, AUGUST 31st. The induction ceremony will be held THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th at the MUSEUM OF BROADCAST AND COMMUNICATIONS in downtown CHICAGO. Nominees to be voted on by voting participant panel:

Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)

• TOM BARNARD, MINNEAPOLIS
• JOHNNY DARE, KANSAS CITY
• JOHNNY HOLLIDAY, WASHINGTON, D.C.
• RONN OWENS, SAN FRANCISCO

Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)

• BIG BOY (KURT ALEXANDER), LOS ANGELES
• PRESTON ELLIOT AND STEVE MORRISON, PHILADELPHIA
• ERIC FERGUSON AND KATHY HART, CHICAGO
• GARLAND ROBINETTE, NEW ORLEANS

Networks/Syndication (10 years or more)

• TOM KENT, CLEVELAND
• DAVE RAMSEY, NASHVILLE
• DIANE REHM, WASHINGTON, D.C.
• MICHAEL SAVAGE, SAN FRANCISCO

Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)

• BOB KEVOIAN & TOM GRISWOLD, INDIANAPOLIS
• BOB KINGSLEY, WEATHERFORD
• MARKETPLACE, LOS ANGELES
• HARRY SHEARER, LOS ANGELES

Nominees To Be Voted On By Listeners Nationwide:

Music Format On-Air Personality

• DELILAH, SEATTLE
• ELVIS DURAN, NEW YORK
• STEVE HARVEY, ATLANTA
• RYAN SEACREST, LOS ANGELES

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

• SEAN HANNITY, NEW YORK
• CLARK HOWARD, ATLANTA
• JIM ROME, LOS ANGELES
• DR. LAURA SCHLESSINGER, LOS ANGELES

The NATIONAL RADIO HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS collects, preserves, and presents historic and contemporary radio and television content as well as educate, inform, and entertain 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 in 1983 by BRUCE DUMONT.

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