Radio HOF Announces Class Of 2019
The votes have been tallied and the results are in — here are the 2019 inductees into the Radio Hall of Fame. These talented professionals will be formally inducted on Nov. 8 at Gotham Hall in New York City:
(Top row, left to right): Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton — WKTU/New York and the Weekend Top 30 & Remix Top 30, syndicated by Premiere Networks.
Harry Harrison — morning personality, WMCA-AM, WABC-AM and WCBS-FM/New York (Longstanding Local/Regional, 20+ years).
Kevin Ryder & Gene “Bean” Baxter — The Kevin & Bean Show, KROQ/Los Angeles (Active Local/Regional, 10+ years).
Joe Madison — Joe Madison, The Black Eagle, SiriusXM’s Urban View.
(Bottom row, left to right): Jim Rome — The Jim Rome Show, CBS Sports Radio (Longstanding Network/Syndication, 20+ years)
Ryan Seacrest — KIIS-FM/Los Angeles, On Air with Ryan Seacrest and American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated by Premiere Networks.
John Tesh — Intelligence for your Life, syndicated by Compass Media Networks (Active Network/Syndication, 10+ years).
Dr. Ruth Westheimer — The Dr. Ruth Show on NBC Radio and host of Sexually Speaking on WYNY/New York.
RHOF Chairman Kraig Kitchin commented, “I’m especially proud to welcome these individuals into the Radio Hall of Fame. Their on-air performances and audience relationships are especially remarkable. Each of our 2019 nominees are worthy of induction and I’m appreciative of all those who participated in our process of selecting our Class of 2019, who will join the 238 Radio Hall of Fame inductees already recognized for their great work.”
Four inductees were determined by a voting participant panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry pros, and the other four inductees were voted on by the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee, two with input from the public. The outcome of the listener vote for a Music Format and Spoken Word Format on-air personality counted as one vote among the committee votes. The process was administered by Votem and overseen by the certified public accounting firm Miller Kaplan Arase LLP.
The induction ceremony will be held on Friday, Nov. 8 at New York’s Gotham Hall. Tickets are now available at radiohalloffame.com. A portion of each ticket sold is a tax-deductible charitable donation to the Museum of Broadcast Communications. The Mix Group is the presenting sponsor of the Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
