The Museum of Broadcast Communications announced today the selection of eight new inductees, as well as a new class of Legacy inductees, into the Radio Hall of Fame for 2021. The 2021 Radio Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at the in-person 2021 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday, October 28 at Chicago’s Wintrust Grand Banking Hall.
The 2021 Radio Hall of Fame Inductees are:
- Brother Wease – Radio 95.1, Rochester, NY – Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)
- Elliot Segal – DC 101, 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-FM/Amor 107.5, Univision Miami – Music Format On-Air Personality
- Preston & Steve – 93.3 WMMR, Philadelphia, PA – Spoken Word On-Air Personality
- Erica Farber, President/CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau
- Bill Siemering, Founding Director of Programming and Founding Member of the Board of Directors, NPR
Four inductees were determined by a voting participant panel comprised of more than 600 industry professionals and 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.
In addition, to honor the 100th year of radio, the Radio Hall of Fame has established a Legends induction, recognizing the talents and efforts of air personalities, programmers and operators who although they have died, spent their lives contributing their talents to the industry. While the industry celebrates 100 years of existence, the industry’s Hall of Fame is only 33 years into existence. The centennial milestone provides an opportunity to recognize the talents and efforts of 33 individuals in 2021, as well.
Kraig T. Kitchin, Radio Hall of Fame Chairman, commented, “I’m thrilled to welcome this deserving Class of 2021 and look forward to celebrating their inductions in late October in Chicago. In addition, it’s my honor to announce and recognize the talents of individuals who provided the foundation for so much of our industry’s success, but have not been yet recognized by this institution. These individuals have earned their place within the Radio Hall of Fame. We used the opportunity of this medium’s 100th anniversary to undertake a review of the industry’s past performers and operators, to identify a select group of industry legends that left us before they could be properly recognized. We honor their contributions and their memory by these inductions.”
