Honors, Awards, Accolades
• WGN Radio/Chicago inducted ten honorees into the prestigious WGN Radio Walk of Fame yesterday. This fourth class of the WGN Radio Walk of Fame includes three sports legends, four renowned traffic reporters, one story chaser and two present-day voices with a combined 63 years behind the microphone. Please welcome your 2017 inductees — Leonard Baldy, Lou Boudreau, Nick Digilio, Lincoln Hampton, Vince Lloyd, Mike Mathis, Anne Maxfield, Judy Pielach, Jack Rosenberg and Larry Schreiber. The induction ceremony was broadcast live, hosted by Wendy Snyder and Steve Bertrand.
• Cox Media Group (CMG) Houston Radio has been awarded the Bonner McLane Public Service Award for outstanding public service in the Large Market Radio Category from the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB). The Bonner McLane Public Service Awards were created to recognize television and radio stations’ outstanding contributions and service to their local communities.
CMG Houston’s stations — Classic Rock simulcast KGLK & KHPT (The Eagle), Country KKBQ (The New 93Q) and Classic Country KTHT (Country Legends 97.1) — were honored for the 2016 Cares for Kids Radiothon, which helped raise $655,329 to benefit Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. “I don’t know of another industry that consistently does more for their communities than local broadcasters,” said Mark Krieschen, CMG Houston VP/Market Manager. “It’s an honor for Cox Media Group Houston to be recognized as a leader in serving the needs of our communities.” The award will be presented to CMG at the 2017 TAB Convention and Trade Show on August 10 in Austin.
