2023 Radio Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

• Radio Industry Voting Begins Friday, June 16th

The Museum of Broadcast Communications announced today the selection of the RADIO HALL OF FAME 2023 nominees. The 24 nominees were chosen by the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee, with input from the radio industry and listeners.

Voting for inductees begins Friday, June 16, 2023, and runs through June 30th, at 11:59pm PT. The top six vote recipients will gain induction as part of the 2023 Radio Hall of Fame Induction class. The two additional inductees that will make up the eight-person induction class will be selected by the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee.

More than 800 industry members will receive a confidential online ballot on Friday, June 16th, to cast votes for up to six nominated individuals. The confidential balloting process will be conducted by Votem.com, and overseen by Miller Kaplan‘s Andrew Rosen.

2023 Radio Hall of Fame inductees will be announced Monday, July 24th, and honored in-person at the 2023 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday, November 2nd, at the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel in New York City.

📻THE 2023 RADIO HALL OF FAME NOMINEES:

• Bert Weiss
• Bob Rivers
• Charles Laquidara
• Dyana Williams
• Gerry House
• Jaime Jarrin
• 
  John & Ken
• John DeBella
• Johnny Magic
• Kevin Matthews
• Kid Leo (Lawrence Travagliante)
• Larry Elder
• Laurie DeYoung
• Lee Harris
• Rev. Louise Williams Bishop
• Mark Simone
• Mary McCoy
• Matt Siegel
• Mojo in the Morning
• Monica May
• Nina Totenberg
• Pat St. John
• Shadoe Stevens
• Shelley “The Playboy” Stewart

Kraig T. Kitchin, Co-Chairman, Radio Hall of Fame, commented: “Congratulations to each of this year’s’ nominees on this recognition. Behind this slate of nominees, the Nominating Committee reviewed more than 2500 incoming suggestions from industry members and listeners before determining this group of talented individuals. Each nominee is deserving of induction, and I look forward to the results of the forthcoming confidential voting results.”

Dennis Green, Co-Chairman, Radio Hall of Fame, added: “On behalf of the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee, I want to extend congratulations to this year’s slate of 24 nominees. It never ceases to amaze me when reviewing the accomplishments of the nominees how fortunate we as fans of radio are. These talented individuals have accomplished so much and made our medium special then, now, and hopefully for years to come. The Radio Hall of Fame is honored to recognize these talented individuals as nominees for this year’s Radio Hall of Fame.”

The Radio Hall of Fame was founded by the Emerson Radio Corporation in 1988. The Museum of Broadcast Communications took over operations in 1991.