Radio HOF Voting Starts Monday

• Public voting for induction into the Radio Hall of Fame begins next Monday, July 15 — from 6am ET July 15 through 11:59pm PT on July 28, listeners nationwide can vote for their favorite radio personalities in two categories to be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame this November.

This year, the inductees of the following categories will be determined by the public and the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. Fans can vote for one personality in each category online at radiovote.com or via text to 877-370-VOTE (8683).

In the category of Music Format On-Air Personality, the nominees are: Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton (text 10), Lon Helton (text 20), The Mark and Brian Show (text 30) and Ryan Seacrest (text 40).

For Spoken Word Format On-Air Personality, the nominees are Joe Madison (text 50), Scott Slade (text 60), Stephanie Miller (text70) and Suzyn Waldman (text 80). Message and data rates may apply.

Kraig Kitchin, Chairman of the Radio Hall of Fame, said, “Listener engagement is an important part of this process as they’re given an opportunity to directly support their favorite on-air personality.” The outcome of the listener vote counts as one vote among the committee votes. Inductees will be announced on August 5.

There are four other categories also being voted on by a panel of nearly 1,000 industry pros:

1) Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more) — Bob Rivers, Charles Laquidara, Harry Harrison and Jack Harris.

2) Active Local/Regional (10 years or more) — Angie Martinez; Kevin and Bean (Kevin Ryder, Gene “Bean” Baxter); Preston and Steve (Preston Elliot, Steve Morrison) and Sarah and Vinnie (Sarah Clark, Vinnie Hasson).

3) Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more) — The Jim Rome Show (Host, Jim Rome); All Things Considered (Host, Robert Siegel); The Sounds of Sinatra (Host, Sid Mark); Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me! (Host, Peter Sagal, announcer Bill Curtis).

4) Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more) — Coast to Coast AM (Host, George Noory); The Glenn Beck Program (Host, Glenn Beck); Intelligence for your Life (Host, John Tesh); The Kim Komando Show (Host, Kim Komando)

Those inductees will also be announced on August 5. To learn more about this year’s nominees, visit the Radio Hall of Fame website. Returning sponsors of the 31st Annual Radio Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony include The Mix Group and vCreative.