National Radio Hall of Fame [SEP] inception
National Radio Hall of Fame
The National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF) is a United States organization that was created by the Emerson Radio Corporation in 1988. Three years later Bruce DuMont, founder, president, and CEO of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, assumed control of the Hall, moved its base of operations to Chicago, and incorporated it into the MBC. It has been described as being dedicated to recognizing those who have contributed to the development of the radio medium throughout its history in the United States. The
" Jones, Western buffalo hunter who co-founded Garden City, Kansas, attended for two years ca. 1860 but did not graduate.
- Longtime Wrigley Field public-address announcer and singer of national anthem Wayne Messmer
- Denny Matthews, radio voice of Kansas City Royals since team's inception in 1969, Ford Frick Award recipient
- Dave Kindred, columnist for "Washington Post" and "Sporting News", elected to National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame
- Major League Baseball player and manager Doug