Mass. Broadcasters HOF Inducts Six
• Nearly 300 broadcasters, friends, family and fans crowded the ballroom at the Marriott Boston in Quincy, MA on Thursday, June 8, for the 15th Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony and Luncheon honoring six distinguished area radio and television broadcasters: Mike Lynch, recently retired longtime sports anchor from WCVB-TV; the late and beloved videographer Therman Toon from WHDH-TV (Channel 7); the late WBZ-TV reporter and gifted storyteller, Bill Shields; from WBZ NewsRadio 1030, the heralded news reporter and “poet laureate,” Carl Stevens; Spanish-language radio station entrepreneur Patrick Costa; and Lesley University Communications Professor and former rock radio personality Donna L. Halper were all inducted, joining an elite group of more than 150 past honorees in the state’s prestigious Hall of Fame, with each of them receiving a standing ovation at the Thursday luncheon.
Professor Halper, also a noted radio consultant as well as an educator, also received the Hall of Fame Pioneer Award, presented, as HOF Committee Chair Peter Brown explained, “to individuals who have distinguished themselves over decades for lasting contributions made to the broadcast industry and through a leadership role in their particular craft.”
Pictured, standing, (l-r): MBA Executive Director Jordan Walton, Pat Costa, Donna Halper, Mike Lynch, and Carl Stevens. Sitting, (l-r): Nicole Toon, daughter of HOF inductee Therman Toon, Hall of Fame Committee Chair Peter Brown, and Katherine Rossmoore, wife of Bill Shields.
