| Radio Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2010 The National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF) announced the results of itsnational online balloting process for induction into America’s only National Radio Hall of Fame. The public selected:
Ralph Emery: A country music icon, Emery began his career as the late-night disc jockey on country music’s flagship WSM/Nashville.
Terri Hemmert: A disc jockey known for her encyclopedic knowledge of music and especially the Beatles, the civically-active Hemmert made Chicago radio history in 1981 when she became the first female morning drive personality in Chicago on WXRT-FM.
Carl Kasell: NPR broadcaster Carl Kasell has spent over 50 years in radio holding positions such as news director, morning anchor, and newscaster. .
Music and the Spoken Word: A program of inspiration and music, featuring The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Music and the Spoken Word is the longest-running radio broadcast in America. The Choir, which first started broadcasting on July 15, 1929, is made up of 360 volunteer members.
The National Radio Hall of Fame Steering Committee also selected one posthumous inductee and one off air Executive for their major contributions to the radio industry. They are:
Cathy Hughes: An innovative and dynamic pioneer of urban radio and Founder and Chairman of Radio One, the largest African-American owned radio-television corporations in the United States.
Sam Phillips (deceased): The late radio station owner and record producer and owner of Sun Records known for discovering Elvis Presley.
Westwood One Radio Networks will produce and distribute the live two hour induction broadcast on Saturday November 6, 2010 at 10PM (ET) from The Mayne Stage in Chicago.
Ticket pricing for Radio’s Biggest Night of Year will be announced in a few weeks when tickets go on sale at www.RadioHOF.org.
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The final career fair of 2010 has been scheduled for October 8, 2010 to be held on the campus of Illinois State University in Bloomington/Normal. IBA sponsors this very popular career fair each year as part of UBA-"Univeristy", a one-day conference for college student broadcasters. Each year over 250 college juniors and seniors take part in IBA-U and visit the career fair which takes place after the Student Silver Dome Awards Luncheon.
