National Radio Hall Of Fame Announces 2017 Nominees

Nominees

The NATIONAL RADIO HALL OF FAME has announced the nominees for its Class of 2017, with 24 nominations in six categories.  Winners in four categories will be chosen by voting among a panel of almost 1,000 industry figures using the VOTEM online ballot service beginning TODAY (5/15), and two categories will be voted upon by the public starting on JUNE 5th, also using VOTEM.  Inductees will be announced on JUNE 26th with the induction ceremony at the MUSEUM OF BROADCAST AND COMMUNICATIONS in CHICAGO on NOVEMBER 2nd.

Chairman KRAIG KITCHIN said, “As an industry, we should all be proud of our incredibly diverse community of talent who have made and continue to make radio great.  This year’s class of nominees is a fine representation of why millions of people connect to our medium on a daily basis.”

The nominees to be voted upon by industry professionals:

Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more):

• JOHNNY HOLLIDAY, WASHINGTON
• JOHN RECORDS LANDECKER, CHICAGO
• PAUL SCHNEIDER, BOISE
• DONNIE SIMPSON, WASHINGTON

Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)

• TOM BARNARD, MINNEAPOLIS
• JACK HARRIS & TEDD WEBB, TAMPA
• CHARLES LAQUIDARA, BOSTON
• PRESTON ELLIOT and STEVE MORRISON, PHILADELPHIA

Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)

• NANCI DONNELLAN, THE FABULOUS SPORTS BABE
• SEAN HANNITY, THE SEAN HANNITY SHOW
• DIANE REHM, THE DIANE REHM SHOW
• BERT WEISS, THE BERT SHOW

Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)

• DENNY MATTHEWS, KANSAS CITY ROYALS
• ROBIN QUIVERS, THE HOWARD STERN SHOW
• JIM ROME, THE JIM ROME SHOW
• MARKETPLACE

The nominees to be voted upon by the public:

Music Format On-Air Personality

• BOBBY BONES
• SEAN “HOLLYWOOD” HAMILTON
• GUY PHILLIPS
• RYAN SEACREST

Spoken Word On-Air Personality

• MIKE GREENBERG & MIKE GOLIC
• BILL HANDEL
• JOE MADISON
• WAIT, WAIT…DON'T TELL ME!

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