The Radio Hall of Fame was originally established in 1988 by broadcaster Bruce DuMont as the National Radio Hall of Fame (now just the Radio Hall of Fame). The website explained that the mission was to “recognize and showcase contemporary talent from today’s diverse programming formats, as well as the pioneers who shaped the medium during its infancy.”
Inductees include individuals and radio shows. They are selected either by votes cast by more than 900 industry professionals or by the Radio Hall of Fame nominating committee. Click on a name to see more details on the Radio Hall of Fame website. A brief description of the individual or show and the year of induction (if indicated) follow in parentheses. Images of inductees are from the Radio Hall of Fame.
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A
- Bud Abbott (comedy team of Abbott & Costello, 2005)
- Goodman Ace (host of Easy Aces radio show, 1990)
- Jane Ace (host of Easy Aces radio show, 1990)
- Jose Miguel Agrelot (radio/TV host/stand-up comedian, 2009)
- Raul Alarcón, Sr. (Cuban radio station owner, 2021)
- Kurt “Big Boy” Alexander (morning radio show host, 2015)
- Fred Allen (broadcaster, 1988)
- Gracie Allen (radio host of The Burns & Allen Show, 1994)
- Mel Allen (baseball announcer, 1988)
- All Things Considered (public radio program, 1993)
- Don Ameche (actor/radio show personality, 1992)
- Amos ‘n’ Andy (radio show, 1988)
- Eddie Anderson (played Rochester on The Jack Benny Program, 2001)
- Eve Arden (actress on Our Miss Brooks radio show, 1995)
- Edwin H. Armstrong (radio innovator, 1990)
- Jack Armstrong (actor on The All-American Boy radio show, 1989)
- Jackson Armstrong (top-40 DJ, 2021)
- Paul Harvey Aurandt (creator and writer of The Rest of the Story radio program, 2001)
- Gene Autry (singer/radio host, 2003)
B
- Phil Baker (radio host of game show Take It or Leave It, 1990)
- Doug Banks (morning show radio host, 2022)
- Red Barber (baseball announcer, 1995)
- Tom Barnard (voice-over artist/interviewer/morning show host, 2017)
- Dick Bartley (host and producer of ABC Radio’s American Gold and Rock & Roll’s Greatest Hits programs, 2000)
- Gene “Bean” Baxter (Kevin & Bean radio show, 2015)
- George G. Beasley (chairman and founder of Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., 2016)
- Glenn Beck (talk show radio personality, 2020)
- Beemer, Brace (star of radio show The Lone Ranger, 1988)
- Art Bell (pirate radio operator/radio show host, 2008)
- Bell, Shirley (star of Little Orphan Annie radio show, 1990)
- Jack Benny (radio/TV show host, 1989)
- Gertrude Berg (actress on The Goldbergs radio show, 1989)
- Edgar Bergen (radio show host of The Charlie McCarthy Show, 1990)
- Dick Biondi (radio DJ, 1998)
- Jesse B. Blayton, Sr. (first African-American radio station owner/operator, 1995)
- Martin Block (radio DJ, 1988)
- Chuck Blore (radio DJ/programmer, 2024)
- Bob and Ray (radio show, 1995)
- Bob & Sheri (morning radio show, 2025)
- The Bob & Tom Show (morning radio show, 2015)
- Jim Bohannon (talk show host, 2003)
- Bobby Bones (country radio DJ, 2017)
- Neal Boortz (talk show host, 2009)
- Dr. Amar G. Bose (chairman of the audio products Bose Corporation, 2000)
- Jonathon Brandmeier (morning radio show host, 2018)
- The Breakfast Club (hip-hop/R&B morning show, 2020)
- Marty Brennaman (baseball announcer, 2005)
- Jack Brickhouse (sportscaster, 1998)
- Himan Brown (radio drama producer and director, 1990)
- James Brown (singer/radio station owner, 2022)
- Dr. Joy Browne (advice talk show host, 2021)
- Jack Buck (sportscaster, 1995)
- Gary Burbank (radio DJ, 2012)
- George Burns (radio host of The Burns & Allen Show, 1994)
C
- Jess Cain (rapper, morning DJ, 2008)
- Sway Calloway (rapper/radio show host, 2020)
- Eddie Cantor (as host of game show Take It or Leave It, 1990; as a radio and television performer, 2000)
- Can You Top This? (radio game show, 1989)
- Harry Caray (baseball announcer, 1990)
- Jack Carney (radio DJ, 2001)
- Howie Carr (talk show host, 2008)
- Car Talk (radio show, 1998)
- Andrew Carter (pioneering African American radio station operator, 1995)
- CBS Radio Mystery Theater (radio drama show, 1990)
- CBS World News Roundup (radio news show, 1995)
- Jerry Cesak (Jeff and Jer Showgram host, 2016)
- Ron “Irving Harrigan” Chapman (DJ, 2012; as part of Charlie & Harrigan Top 40 radio morning show, 2014)
- Charlamagne Tha God (host of hip-hop/R&B morning show The Breakfast Club, 2020)
- Charlie & Harrigan (Top 40 radio morning show, 2014)
- The Charlie McCarthy Show (radio show hosted by Edgar Bergen, 1990)
- Charlie Chase (host of country radio's Crook & Chase Countdown, 2024)
- Dick Clark (TV/radio host of American Bandstand, 1990)
- Bob Coburn (host of Rockline radio show, 2022)
- Jerry Coleman (baseball announcer, 2007)
- Bob Collins (DJ, 2008)
- Alan Colmes (radio/TV talk show host, 2024)
- Ann Compton (radio news correspondent, 2005)
- William Conrad (radio show star, 1997)
- Alice Cooper (musician/radio DJ, 2025)
- Jack L. Cooper (radio show host and producer, 2012)
- Myron Cope (sports broadcaster, 2005)
- Don Cornelius (radio/TV show host of Soul Train, 2016)
- Charles Correll (actor on Amos ‘n’ Andy radio show, 1988)
- Norman Corwin (radio producer/writer, radio's poet laureate, 1993)
- Lou Costello (comedy team of Abbott & Costello, 2005)
- Colin Cowherd (sports talk show host, 2025)
- Frankie Crocker (program director/DJ, 1995)
- Lorianne Crook (host of country radio's The Crook & Chase Countdown, 2024)
- Crook & Chase (radio show, 2024)
- Bing Crosby (singer, one of the first to embrace pre-recorded shows, 1998)
- Powell Crosley, Jr. (radio manufacturer, 2013)
- Irving Cummings (host of Lux Radio Theater show, 1989)
D
- Steve Dahl (DJ, known for Disco Demoltion Night in 1979, 2013)
- Yvonne Daniels (First Lady of Chicago Radio, 1995)
- John DeBella (morning radio show host, 2023)
- Rick Dees (host of Weekly Top Forty, 1999)
- Lee DeForest (radio technology inventor, 1989)
- Delilah (radio DJ/host known as Queen of Sappy Love Songs, 2016)
- Cecil B. DeMille (film director/host of Lux Radio Theater show, 1989)
- Jeff Detrow (Jeff and Jer Showgram host, 2016)
- DJ Envy (host of hip-hop/R&B morning show The Breakfast Club, 2020)
- Dr. James Dobson (host of radio show Focus on the Family, 2008)
- Tom Donahue (DJ, record producer, concert promoter, 1996)
- Peter Donald (comedian on Can You Top This? radio show, 1989)
- Nanci Donnellan (sports broadcaster known as “The Fabulous Sports Babe,” 2018)
- Tommy Dorsey (musician/radio host, 1989)
- Charlie Douglas (country music radio show host of The Road Gang, targeted to truckers, 2024)
- Bill Drake (DJ/radio programmer, 2007)
- Jim Dunbar (program director/talk show host, 1999)
- Don Dunphy (sports broadcaster, 1988)
- Elvis Duran (radio DJ, 2015)
- Jimmy Durante (vaudeville and film actor, radio show host, 2007)
- Richard Durham (radio producer/writer, Civil Rights advocate, 2007)
- Marv Dyson (radio station manager, 2022)
E
F
- Barry Farber (talk radio pioneer, 2014)
- Erica Farber (President and CEO of Radio Advertising Bureau, 2021)
- Art “Charlie Tuna” Ferguson (radio DJ, 2008)
- Eric Ferguson (host of radio show The Eric and Kathy Show, 2016)
- Fibber McGee and Molly (radio show, 1989)
- Joseph Field (chairman/CEO of Entercom, radio station owner, 2017)
- Focus on the Family (radio show, 2008)
- Edward “Senator” Ford (vaudeville comedian/creator of Can You Top This? radio show, 1989)
- Fred Foy (radio show voice performer, 2000)
- Mike Francesa (sports broadcaster, 2018)
- Arlene Francis (radio voice actor, broadcast pioneer, 2021)
- Stan Freberg (radio show comedian, 1995)
- Alan Freed (DJ credited with coining term "rock and roll", 1988)
- Fresh Air with Terry Gross (radio show, 2012)
G
- John A. Gambling (morning radio show host, 2000)
- Gang Busters (police radio show, 2011)
- Blair Garner (radio DJ, 2013)
- Ira Glass (radio show host of This American Life, 2014)
- Christopher Glenn (radio news producer, writer, anchor, and reporter, 2006)
- Arthur Godfrey (radio announcer, 1988)
- The Goldbergs (radio show, 1989)
- Leonard Goldenson (radio network owner, 1992)
- Mike Golic (sports host of Mike & Mike, 2018)
- Benny Goodman (musician, radio show host, 1988)
- Gale Gordon (radio actor, 1999)
- Freeman Gosden (actor on Amos ‘n’ Andy radio show, 1988)
- Goulding, Ray (host of Bob and Ray radio show, 1995)
- Grand Ole Opry (radio show, 1992)
- Dr. Toni Grant (radio psychologist/talk show host, 2023)
- Earle Graser (star of radio show The Lone Ranger, 1988)
- Barry Gray (talk show radio host, 2025)
- Mike Greenberg (sports host of Mike & Mike, 2018)
- Petey Greene (talk show host, 2021)
- Tammy Grimes (host of CBS Radio Mystery Theater, 1990)
- Tom Griswold (host of The Bob & Tom Show, 2015)
- Terry Gross (Fresh Air radio show host, 2012)
- Great Gildersleeve (radio show, 2011)
- Ralph Guild (radio executive, 1998)
H
- Karl Haas (creator/host of radio show Adventures in Good Music, 1997)
- Joan Hamburg (radio show host, 2018)
- Hollywood Hamilton (radio countdown show host, 2019)
- Milo Hamilton (sports broadcaster, 2000)
- Bill Handel (host of radio show Handel on the Law, 2017)
- Sean Hannity (talk show host, 2017)
- Barret “
- Dr. Demento” Hansen (host of Dr. Demento Show focused on novelty songs and comedy skits, 2009)
- John Hare (radio executive, 2006)
- Lee Harris (news broadcaster, 2024)
- Harry Harrison (radio DJ, 2019)
- Kathy Hart (host of radio show The Eric and Kathy Show, 2016)
- Lynne “Angel” Harvey (radio producer, 1997)
- Paul Harvey (radio show host of The Rest of the Story, 1990)
- Steve Harvey (stand-up comedian, actor, TV/radio show host, 2016)
- Ernie Harwell (sports broadcaster, 1998)
- Bob Hawk (radio host of game show Take It or Leave It, 1990)
- George Dewey Hay (Grand Ole Opry radio show, 1992)
- Chick Hearn (sports broadcaster, 2022)
- Lon Helton (country music radio show host, 2022)
- Terri Hemmert (radio DJ, 2010)
- Jocko Henderson (DJ/radio show host, 2021)
- Phil Hendrie (satirical talk show host, 2024)
- Harry Hershfield, Harry (comedian on Can You Top This? radio show, 1989)
- Gordon Hinkley (radio show host, 1997)
- Bob Hope (comedian/actor/radio show host, 1990)
- Gerry House (country radio DJ, 2023)
- Houseman, John (producer/creator of radio's Mercury Theater on the Air, 1988)
- Clark Howard (financial talk show host, 2015)
- Stanley E. Hubbard (radio broadcast innovator, 2014)
- Cathy Hughes (radio executive, 2010)
- Maurice “Hot Rod” Hulbert (radio DJ, 2021)
- Frank Hummert (creator of The Romance of Helen Trent radio show, 1990)
I
J
- Hal Jackson (radio show host, 1995)
- Michael Jackson (talk show host, 2003)
- Fred Jacobs (radio executive created with introducing the classic rock format, 2018)
- Jaime Jarrín (sportscaster, 2024)
- Jeff and Jer Showgram (radio show, 2016)
- Raymond Johnson (Inner Sanctum Mysteries show host, 1988)
- Bill Johnstone (actor on radio show The Shadow, 1989)
- E. Rodney Jones (radio DJ, 2021)
- Jim “Fibber” Jordan (radio show host of Fibber McGee and Molly, 1989)
- Marian “Molly” Driscoll Jordan (host of radio show Fibber McGee and Molly, 1989)
- Tom Joyner (radio show host, 1998)
- Bernice Judis (news radio executive, introduced 24-hour format, 2022)
K
- Ellen K (radio/TV host, 2022)
- Harry Kalas (sports broadcaster, 2009)
- H.V. Kaltenborn (radio newscaster known as “The Dean of American Commentators,” 2011)
- Mel Karmazin (radio executive, CEO of Viacom, 2003)
- Carl Kasell (radio newscaster, 2010)
- Casey Kasem (radio DJ associated with the countdown format, 1992)
- Murray “the K” Kaufman (radio DJ/pioneer for progressive rock format, 1997)
- Keighley, William (host of Lux Radio Theater show, 1989)
- Garrison Keillor (radio show host of A Prairie Home Companion, 1994)
- Kelly, Joe (host of National Barn Dance country radio show, 2011)
- Kid Kelly (radio executive/DJ, 2018)
- Herb Kent (radio show host, 1995)
- Jim Kerr (morning radio show host, 2018)
- Kevin & Bean (radio show, 2015)
- Bob Kevoian (radio show host of The Bob & Tom Show, 2015)
- Larry King (TV/radio talk show host, 1989)
- Bob Kingsley (country radio DJ, 2016)
- Kraig Kitchin (radio executive, 2024)
- Kim Komando (radio show host, 2021)
- David “Kidd” Kraddick (morning radio show host, 2016)
- Kay Kyser (bandleader/radio celebrity, 1990)
L
- Art Laboe (radio show DJ, 2012)
- Bob Lacey (morning radio show host, 2025)
- Jim Ladd (radio DJ, 2024)
- John Records Landecker (Top 40 radio DJ, 2017)
- John Lanigan (radio show host, 2013)
- Larsen, Roy (creator of March of Time radio news show, 1990)
- Laurie, Joe, Jr. (comedian on Can You Top This? radio show, 1989)
- “Broadway” Bill Lee (radio DJ, 2022)
- Chuck Leonard (radio DJ, 2021)
- Alan “Brother Wease” Levin (radio DJ, 2009)
- Mark Levin (radio talk show host, 2018)
- Hal Lewis (morning show host, 2021)
- Rush Limbaugh (radio talk show host, 1993)
- Melvin Lindsey (urban contemporary radio programmer, 2021)
- Little Orphan Annie (radio show, 1990)
- The Lone Ranger (radio show, 1988)
- Phillips H. Lord (actor/producer of police radio show Gang Busters, 2011)
- Michael “Mickey” Luckhoff (radio executive, 2008)
- Larry Lujack (radio DJ, 2004)
- Ron Lundy (radio DJ, 2016)
- Lux Radio Theater (radio show, 1989)
- Sheri Lynch (morning radio show host, 2025)
M
- Ma Perkins (radio show, 1988)
- Byron MacGregor (radio news broadcaster, 2024)
- Joe Madison (radio talk show host/civil rights activist known as “The Black Edge,” 2019)
- Ray Magliozzi (host of radio show Car Talk, 1998)
- Tom Magliozzi (host of radio show Car Talk, 1998)
- March of Time (radio news show, 1990)
- Guglielmo Marconi (inventor known as “Father of Radio,” 1988)
- Mark & Brian (morning radio show, 2020)
- Sid Mark (radio host of Sounds of Sinatra, 2022)
- E.G. Marshall (host of CBS Radio Mystery Theater, 1990)
- Maria Martin (Latin American news broadcaster, 2024)
- Angie Martinez (radio DJ known as “The Voice of New York,” 2020)
- Groucho Marx (host of You Bet Your Life radio quiz show, 1988)
- Luther Masingill (radio DJ known for reuniting owners with pets, 2012)
- Dan Mason (radio programmer/manager, 2015)
- Barry Mayo (radio programmer/manager, 2024)
- L. Lowry Mays (chairman/founder of Clear Channel Communications Inc., 2004)
- Mary Margaret McBride (radio news broadcaster, 2021)
- J.P. McCarthy (radio show host, 1992)
- Mary McCoy (country DJ with 70 years on radio, 2024)
- Paul McGrath (Inner Sanctum Mysteries show host, 1988)
- DeDe McGuire (morning radio show host, 2025)
- Edward F. McLaughlin (radio executive, 1995)
- Gordon McLendon (creator of format radio, 1994)
- Graham McNamee (sports broadcaster, 2011)
- Don McNeill (host of radio morning show
- Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club, 1989)
- Marian McPartland
(NPR radio show host, 2007)
- Mike McVay (talk show host, 2025)
- Garry Meier (DJ, known for Disco Demoltion Night in 1979, 2013)
- Mercury Theater on the Air (radio show, 1988)
- Ruth Ann Meyer (radio programmer, 2021)
- Mike & Mike (sports talk show, 2018)
- Carol Miller (music DJ, 2022)
- Jon Miller (sports announcer, 2014)
- Mojo in the Morning (morning radio show, 2025)
- Garry Moore (radio host of game show Take It or Leave It, 1990)
- Agnes Moorehead (singer/radio show actress, 2014)
- Robert W. Morgan (morning show radio host, 1998)
- Bret Morrison (actor on radio show The Shadow, 1989)
- Steve Morrison (host of Preston & Steve morning radio show, 2021)
- Bruce “Cousin Brucie” Morrow (radio show host, 1988)
- Carlton E. Morse (creator of radio show One Man’s Family, 1995)
- Scott Muni (radio DJ, 2015)
- Edward R. Murrow (radio news broadcaster, 1988)
- Music & the Spoken Word (radio show)
N
O
P
- Jack Paar (radio host of game show Take It or Leave It, 1990)
- William S. Paley (radio executive, 1988)
- Deborah Parenti (radio executive, 2023)
- Edward Pate, Jr. (pioneering African American radio station operator, 1995)
- Dan Patrick (sports broadcaster, 2021)
- Norman Pattiz (radio executive, 2009)
- Virginia Payne (starred on Ma Perkins radio show, 1988)
- Harold Peary (Great Gildersleeve radio show, 2011)
- Brian Phelps (host of Mark & Brian radio show, 2020)
- Sam Phillips (owner of Sun Records, radio station owner, 2010)
- Wally Phillips (radio DJ, 1993)
- Preston & Steve (morning radio show, 2021)
- Dick Purtan (radio DJ, 2004)
Q
R
- Dave Ramsey (financial talk show host, 2015)
- Frank Readick (actor on radio show The Shadow, 1989)
- Ronald Reagan (President, actor, radio personality, 2011)
- Bob Rivers (morning show host, 2023)
- Cokie Roberts (news broadcaster, 2020)
- Tony Roberts (sports broadcaster, 2016)
- Neil Rogers (radio DJ, 2016)
- The Romance of Helen Trent (radio show, 1990)
- Jim Rome (sports news commentator, 2019)
- Javier Romero (morning show host, 2021)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (President known for his “fireside chat” radio appearances, 2007)
- Chris “Mad Dog” Russo (sports talk radio show host, 2022)
- Kevin Ryder (Kevin & Bean radio show, 2015)
S
- Orion Samuelson (agricultural broadcaster, 2003)
- David Sarnoff (radio innovator, launched the first radio network in America, 1989)
- Michael Savage (political commentator, 2016)
- Chuck Schaden (radio program collector, 1993)
- Dr. Laura Schlessinger (radio advice talk show host, 2018)
- Vin Scully (sports broadcaster, 1995)
- Ryan Seacrest (radio/TV host, 2019)
- Elliot Segal (radio show host, 2021)
- The Shadow (radio show, 1989)
(radio show, 1989)
- Scott Shannon (radio programmer/host, 2006)
- Reverend Walter “Baby Love” Shaw (religious radio personality, 2022)
- Jean Shepherd (radio personality, 2005)
- William L. Shirer (radio war correspondent with CBS World News Roundup, 1995)
- Matt Siegel (radio show host of Matty in the Morning, 2024)
- Robert Siegel (senior host of NPR's All Things Considered, 1993)
- Bill Siemering (programming director/founding member of NPR, 2021)
- Robert “Bob” Sievers (radio announcer, 2017)
- Scott Simon (NPR journalist/radio show host, 2025)
- Donnie Simpson (TV/radio show host, 2020)
- Red Skelton (comedian, radio personality, 1994)
- Rick Sklar (DJ known as the man who transformed Top-40 radio, 1993)
- Smith, Fred (creator of March of Time radio news show, 1990)
- Kate Smith (Broadway/vaudeville singer, radio show host, 1999)
- Paul W. Smith (radio show host, 2013)
- Robert “Wolfman Jack” Smith (radio DJ, 1996)
- Jeff Smulyan (founder/CEO of Emmis Communications, 2022)
- Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo (Spanish language radio host, 2013)
- Pervis Spann (radio personality, music promoter, community leader, 2022)
- Spier, William (host of radio show Suspense, 2011)
- Pat St. John (radio DJ and programmer, 2023)
- Susan Stamberg (NPR news correspondent, 1996)
- Frank Stanton (radio executive, 1990)
- Alison Steele (radio personality known as The Nightbird, 2016)
- Bob Steele (radio announcer, 1995)
- Don Steele (radio DJ/host of The Real Don Steele, 2021)
- Martha Jean “The Queen” Steinberg (pioneering R&B DJ, activist, radio station owner, 2016)
- Charley Steiner (sports broadcaster, 2013)
- George Steinus (star of radio show The Lone Ranger, 1988)
- Bill Stern (sports announcer, 1988)
- Howard Stern (radio show host, 2012)
- Shadoe Stevens (DJ/radio host of American Top 40, 2023)
- Shelley Stewart (pioneering radio personality/civil rights advocate, 2025)
- Todd Storz (radio station owner, 2021)
- Fran Striker (radio show writer, 1988)
- Suspense (radio show, 2011)
- Percy Sutton (radio station owner, 2024)
T
- Take It or Leave It (radio game show, 1990)
- Julie Talbott (President of Preimere Networks which operates more than 100 radio programs and services, 2025)
- Studs Terkel (radio personality, 2009)
- John Tesh (TV/radio show host, 2019)
- Jay Thomas (actor/comedian/radio personality, 2021)
- Lowell Thomas (radio news broadcaster, 1989)
- Rufus Thomas (musician/radio personality, 2021)
- Jim Thompson (radio executive, 2022)
- Mark Thompson (host of Mark & Brian radio show, 2020)
- Mac Tichenor (radio executive, 2016)
- John Todd (Tonto on radio show The Lone Ranger, 1988)
- Nina Totenberg (legal affairs correspondent, 2023)
- Les Tremayne (radio show actor, 1995)
- Rosalie Trombley (music direcotr, 2022)
- Robert Trout (host of CBS World News Roundup, 1995)
U-V
W-X
- Suzyn Waldman (theater actress/news broadcaster, 2022)
- Ed Walker (radio show host, 2009)
- Rusty Walker (country music DJ/programmer, 2024)
- Charles Warfield (radio manager/executive, 2023)
- Orson Welles (actor/director/radio show host, 1988)
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer (radio advice talk show host, 2019)
- Dick Whittinghill (radio DJ, 2008)
- Bruce Williams (radio show host, 1999)
- Jerry Williams (radio talk show host known as "The Dean of Talk Radio", 1996)
- Nat D. Williams (radio personality, 2017)
- Wendy Williams (radio/TV personality, 2009)
- William B. Williams (radio show host, 2006)
- Walter Winchell (show business commentator, 2004)
- Jack “Charlie Brown” Woods (as host of Charlie & Harrigan Top 40 radio morning show, 2014)
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