The Museum of Broadcast Communications announced today that the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee is now accepting suggestions for 2020 nominees and will continue to accept them until May 29, 2020. Inductees will be honored at the annual Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which is returning to Chicago in late October 2020. The exact date of the gala will be announced shortly.
Suggestions for Radio Hall of Fame nominees can be made in the following categories, by visiting www.radiohalloffame.com and clicking on the Nominate tab:
- Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)
- Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)
- Networks/Syndication (10 years or more)
- Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)
- Music Format On-Air Personality
- And/or Spoken Word On-Air Personality
This fall also marks the 100th anniversary of the radio industry, which will be part of this year’s celebration. KDKA/Pittsburgh is often cited as the first commercial radio station in the United States for broadcasting the 1920 presidential election returns. The first national radio network was NBC in 1926, followed by CBS in 1927. ABC became a spin-off of one of NBC’s networks in the 1940s.
Radio Hall of Fame Chairman Kraig T. Kitchin said, “The annual Hall of Fame ceremony is a traditionally heartfelt event that evokes emotion from inductees and attendees. These talented radio broadcast individuals are honored for accomplishments that most only dream of. Being the 100th anniversary of radio makes this year’s celebration even more special.”
“We are excited to welcome the Radio Hall of Fame back to its hometown of Chicago,” said David Plier, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago. “However, we continue to monitor the COVID-19 guidelines daily. If the State of Illinois does not reach the goals of a Phase 5 reopening for large gatherings, we will seek other alternatives.”
