McVay & Company Enter WV HOF
• Four radio and TV pros, including the famous Mike McVay will be inducted into the West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame on October 16 at the Museum of Radio and Technology in Huntington, WV. Why West Virginia, of all places, you ask McVay? That’s because McVay, now President of McVay Media, got his radio start in scenic Moundsville, WV in 1974 as PD/morning personality at WEIF. He later shifted to PD/mornings at WNEU/Wheeling, and later, WCHS/Charleston, WV.
The other inductees include Steve Cotton, a.k.a. “The Voice Of The Herd,” now in his 24th season as the radio voice of the Herd and his 27th year overall as a member of the Marshall University broadcast crew; Chris Lawrence, the voice of the Morning News on MetroNews has been associated with West Virginia Radio Corporation for more than two decades — he joined the company in 1990 as an anchor at WAJR/Morgantown, WV; Rod Jackson was News Director at WBRE/Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, PA before accepting the job as News Director at WOWK-TV, bringing more than 40 years of experience with him to the Charleston-Huntington market.
Tom Resler, the Museum’s Hall of Fame Committee Chairman, said that the selection committee had a talented field of individuals from which to choose. Speaking of this talented group, he said, “They have demonstrated excellence in the field of broadcasting — in front of the cameras, on the mic or behind the scenes — many of them as lifelong careers.”
The 2021 induction ceremony will be broadcast live at 6pm on Oct. 16 over many radio stations across the state. Limited seating is available at the Museum.
