A Great Place To Be. (Or, A Long Overdue Honor.)

National Radio Hall of Fame Announces 2007 Nominees
A highly competitive field of nominees was announced recently for induction into America’s only National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF), housed at The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) in Chicago.
"Our 2007 list of National Radio Hall of Fame nominees includes immensely talented personalities who have entertained and informed radio audiences from New York, to Fort Wayne to San Francisco," said MBC President Bruce DuMont. "The list also includes several great female broadcasters and minority representation that underscores the diversity of talent in the radio industry," DuMont added.
Winners in each of the following categories will be inducted during a national radio broadcast from Chicago on Saturday, November 3. ABC Radio will produce and distribute the one-hour broadcast at 10 p.m. EST.
The 2007 nominees for induction into the NRHOF include:
LOCAL OR REGIONAL – PIONEER
Bob Collins (deceased), a fixture on WGN/Chicago for over 25 years, and a top-rated, much-loved morning show host from 1986 until his death in 2000.
Dan Ingram, rock radio pioneer on WABC/New York and eventually WCBS-FM, considered by some as the best top-40 DJ of all time.
Bob Sievers, the legendary morning announcer on WOWO/Fort Wayne, Ind., who helped start the station while still in high school and spent almost 50 years on the air.
Rufus Thomas (deceased), a professional entertainer since the mid-1930s, who made his mark as a deejay on WDIA/Memphis, which was the first station in the south to feature an all black format.

The voice of "The Voice of a Thousand Main Streets" is a man that has been a constant source of inspiration, from getting my lazy ass out of bed and off to school every morning, to making me want to pursue the crazy career path I'm currently on. My biggest compliment in my professional career was when Bob came to my station in 1992 and told me that he had listened to my morning show, and that he thought I was doing a good job. Strong praise from a man that retired with a 40 share of the audience, and the respect and affection of hundreds of thousands of people from "38 states and around the world."

A man that was the voice of the community, and the heart of a legendary radio station, Bob deserves this award. I hope he's honored this year, and wanted to bring the nomination to the attention of all. It's all too rare that such honors are bestowed while the honorees are around to accept them, and Bob should enjoy the accolades after a legendary career.

If you'd like to vote, for $15 you can join the NRHOF at radiohof.com and make your voice heard. I'm going to send the fifteen bucks and add my voice to Bob's cause, and I encourage you to do the same.

Congratulations, Bob Sievers!