Chairman Kraig Kitchin previews the Radio Hall of Fame's annual induction event on Oct. 29, which coincides with terrestrial broadcasting's 100th anniversary.
Radio broadcasting marks its centennial anniversary this year: On Nov. 2, 1920, Pittsburgh’s KDKA aired the first radio news program, which delivered the results of the U.S. presidential election live to over 1,000 listeners. The new medium’s power was immediate, and its legacy as a money- and star-making machine has endured.
“There are sponsors of the broadcast and of the published tribute book that are helping us replace the blow to our finances incurred by the absence of an inperson event,” says Kitchin, who has been involved as a volunteer and committee member since 2000. In 2014, he took the helm to succeed Bruce DuMont. “We’re honored by the support of previous inductees, current inductees, their sponsors and industry supporters [who have been generous with donations].
The remaining eight of the 24 nominees are voted upon by the listening public, with the top two nominees receiving a nominating committee vote. The nominating committee reconvenes to review the voting results and casts their votes among the same eight nominees, two of which have already earned a vote by receiving the greatest number of listening public votes. The same committee then reviews any other candidates for induction before concluding their duties.
It has been in business for 12 years. We manage the businesses of a dozen radio personalities and production companies. I don’t publicize the relationships, but I work behind the scenes to make sure that the careers of those that I work with and manage are highlighted.I am blessed to manage the businesses around programs for some of the most talented and wide-ranging group of individuals the radio medium has ever known.
Mark Thompson, 64, and Brian Phelps, 61, were longtime morning hosts at KLOS Los Angeles. At its peak,was syndicated to 21 other markets in the western United States. Presenter: Donny Osmond.
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