Brandmeier To Host Radio HOF Ceremony
• The Museum of Broadcast Communications announced that legendary Chicago radio personality — and Radio Hall of Famer — Jonathon Brandmeier, a.k.a. “Johnny B,” will host the in-person 2021 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, at the Wintrust Grand Banking Hall in Chicago.
Kraig T. Kitchin, Radio Hall of Fame Chairman, commented, “Jonathon Brandmeier is as talented on stage as he is behind the microphone. This year’s induction ceremony honors both our Class of 2021 as well as welcoming the 2020 Inductees. We’ll need great energy on stage and Johnny B. is the perfect host.”
Here are the eight new Class Of 2021 inductees: Brother Wease, WAIO (Radio 95.1)/Rochester, NY — Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more) • Elliot Segal, WWDC (DC101)/Washington, DC — Active Local/Regional (10 years or more) • Dan Patrick, The Dan Patrick Show — Longstanding Networks/Syndication (20 years or more) • Kim Komando, The Kim Komando Show — Active Network/Syndication (10 Years or more) • Javier Romero, WAMR (Amor 107.5)/Miami — Music Format On-Air Personality • Preston Elliot & Steve Morrison (Preston & Steve), WMMR/Philadelphia — Spoken Word On-Air Personality • Erica Farber, President & CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) • Bill Siemering, Founding Director of Programming, & Founding Member of the Board of Directors, NPR.
The ceremony will honor these new inductees as well as a new class of 33 Legacy inductees, who will also take their place in the Radio Hall of Fame immediately, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of radio. The ceremony will also honor those Radio Hall of Fame inductees from 2020, when a virtual ceremony was held as an alternative to the in-person ceremony. Tickets for this year’s in-person event are on sale now at radiohalloffame.com. A portion of ticket purchases is a tax-deductible charitable donation to the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
