Here is the press release on the 2010 inductees into the Radio Hall of Fame.
Neil Boortz will host the 2 hour broadcast along with Jim Bohannon.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 4, 2010
Ralph Emery, Terri Hemmert, Carl Kasell, Music and the Spoken Word featuring
the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Executive Cathy Hughes and the late Sam
Phillips are set for induction
The National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF) announced the results of its
national 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. The station reached much of the
southern and central U.S. and the show became a launching pad for promising
country artists. Emery left his overnight duties to concentrate on
television, hosting the syndicated Pop! Goes the Country and Nashville Now
on The Nashville Network. He also hosted a morning show for WSM Television
and is the author of two best-selling books featuring his favorite memories
from the shows
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. Currently Terri hosts mid-days on WXRT and produces Breakfast with
the Beatles.
Carl Kasell
NPR broadcaster Carl Kasell has spent over 50 years in radio holding
positions such as news director, morning anchor, and newscaster. Currently
he is the official judge and scorekeeper for NPR's weekly news quiz show,
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Kasell also provides newscasts at the top of
each hour throughout NPR's daily newsmagazine Morning Edition. Over the
course of his career, he has won several awards for his contributions and
commitment to public radio.
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. A respected industry leader, Hughes is known for her
determination to succeed, her programming skills and her business acumen.
Sam Phillips (deceased)
The late radio station owner and record producer and owner of Sun Records
known for discovering Elvis Presley. Phillips ushered in an era of rhythm
and blues and rock and roll music on the radio in the early 1950's. A former
DJ on WLAY/Muscle Shoals, AL, he used his airwaves to showcase a host of
young talent who would become American music icons, including Johnny Cash,
Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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.
Votenet Solutions, Inc., a respected online vote tabulation firm, supervised
and tabulated the 2010 National Radio Hall of Fame ballots. To learn and
hear more about the 2010 inductees as well as past National Radio Hall of
Fame inductees please visit www.radiohof.org.
Media Contact:
Marc Glick, MBC, 312-822-0512
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