Radio HOF Names WRIF’s Springart ‘One To Watch’
• The Museum of Broadcast Communications announced that the Radio Hall Of Fame has named Jade Springart, Program Director of Beasley Active Rock WRIF/Detroit as the 2021 recipient of its “One to Watch” award, which was created in 2018 in honor of radio legend and 2012 Radio Hall of Fame inductee Art Laboe. Each year, the Radio Hall Of Fame Nominating Committee selects a promising radio personality or team who has demonstrated ratings success, audience growth, and impact on one or more radio stations and their communities.
Springart (pictured) is a 15-year WRIF veteran who started as a promotions intern and worked her way up through the ranks to APD/MD and midday talent. In September she was elevated to Program Director, becoming the first female PD in WRIF’s storied 50-year history.
Dennis Green, Chair of the Radio HOF Nominating Committee, commented, “It’s truly an honor to recognize Jade Springart as the recipient of this year’s ‘One to Watch’ award. Jade is clearly a rock star, and when you work your way up from intern to Program Director of one of the country’s legendary Rock stations in WRIF/Detroit that’s a fitting description. She is clearly ‘One to Watch,’ as defined by this award.” Caroline Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group, commented, “I could not be prouder of Jade in receiving this coveted honor. She is a trailblazer in her own right in leading one of America’s legendary rock stations, WRIF, in the Motor City. Jade is what our ‘Beasley Best’ philosophy is all about!”
Springart remarked, “It’s an incredible honor to be recognized for this award and by the committee at the Radio Hall of Fame. I’m so proud to work for a company that is supportive of local radio and creativity. I can’t thank Beasley Media Group enough for giving me an opportunity to continue my radio dreams for an iconic brand like WRIF and am excited to continue to grow and learn from some of the most talented people in the radio industry.”
• The Radio Hall Of Fame will hold its 2021 induction ceremony next Thursday, Oct. 28 at the Wintrust Grand Banking Hall in Chicago. The ceremony will honor new inductees Brother Wease, Elliot Segal, Dan Patrick, Kim Komando, Javier Romero, Preston & Steve, Erica Farber and Bill Siemering, as well as a new class of 33 Legacy inductees. The ceremony will also honor Radio Hall of Fame inductees from 2020, when a virtual ceremony was held as an alternative to the in-person ceremony. Tickets for the 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.
