The Texas Radio Hall of Fame (TRHOF) has released the names of the fifty (50) nominees for its 2024 Induction Class. The voting portal will be open and accessible to voting members via TRHOF.net through midnight on Monday, August 5th.
“We’ve been continually working to refine, streamline, and demystify the nomination and voting process” observes TRHOF Executive Director Doug Harris, “and each year we continue to make major steps forward. Once again, we have a group of outstanding broadcasters for our voting members to consider with a balloting platform that includes their photos and biographical information for review.”
Over two hundred broadcast professionals with ties to Texas radio were nominated for consideration by the TRHOF Review Committee, which reached a consensus on the final fifty. Voting members of the TRHOF will now determine the twenty individuals who will be honored in the TRHOF’s Annual Induction Ceremony at the Texas Museum of Broadcasting and Communications in Kilgore, TX.
“We are very pleased with this slate of nominees, which spotlights the depth and breadth of Texas radio talent,” says Harris. “From the tower to the boardroom to the conference room, this list of nominees touches the geographic boundaries of the state and connects to a variety of markets, formats and virtually every position of service in the broadcast world.”
Those selected for the 2024 Induction Class will be honored during the organization’s Annual Induction and Reunion Weekend, November 1-2, 2024, at the Texas Museum of Broadcasting and Communications in Kilgore, Texas. Information on becoming a TRHOF voting member is available on the organization’s website and interested parties may still join—and vote—in this year’s selection.
DAN ACREE
DAVID ANDERSON
JUD ASHMORE
BOB BARRY
JAY BRITT
MIKE CAPPS
STEVE COFFMAN
RAOUL CORTEZ
FRANK “BIG FRANK” EDWARDS
STEVE EVERETT
JOHN FROST
PAUL GLEISER
JOHN GRANATO AND LANCE ZIERLEIN
HENRY GUERRA
MAT “THE MIGHTY QUINN” GUINN
DENE HALLAM
JERRY AND WANDA HANSZEN
JAY HOWARD
JOJO AND PATCHES
JANE PRINCE JONES
JAY JONES
MARY LENOUE
ANDY LOCKRIDGE
MICHAEL MAIN
GARY MASON
MELANIE MILLER
GEORGE HENRY NELSON
JOHN NELSON
JOHN “THE LAMA” OAKES
MICHAEL PACKER
CHARLIE PARKER
PHIL PARR
DAN PENA
TOM PERRYMAN
PAULA PRINCE
TOM RICHARDS
ROSINDA RIOS BURNS
CHRISSIE ROBERTS
JOHN ROBERTS
J D ROSE
KEN RUSH
RAY SCHILENS
CLIFTON “KING BEE” SMITH
DR. J. THOMAS SMITH
GARY STONE
TERRI THOMAS
HARVEY “HARVEY T” THOMPSON
JERRY TRUPIANO
GARY “BLUE EYES” WALKER
VAL WILSON
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com