The California Historical Radio Society and the Bay Area Radio Museum is pleased to announce the nominees for the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame‘s Class of 2021.
The BARHOF Class of 2021 will be selected by previous inductees into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, and by current members in good standing of CHRS.
Voting is now open through June 30. The members of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021 will be announced on July 31, with the BARHOF 2021 celebration to be held (hopefully live and in person) in September.
Eligible voters will receive voting instructions via email.
Want to vote? To join CHRS, please click here.
We congratulate this year’s nominees:
Program Host
Trish Bell (KBAY, KRTY, KSJO)
Tom Benner (KNEW, KSFO)
C.J. Bronson (KNBR)
Sonny Buxton (KSFO)
Tom Campbell (KYA, KNEW)
Bill Collins (KNEW)
Jack Friday (KFRC, KIOI, KYUU)
Mercy Hawkes (KRQR)
Johnny Holliday (KYA)
Larry Ickes (KKIS, KOIT)
Bob Jones (KDIA)
Jack Kulp (98.1 The Breeze, KOIT, KIOI)
Lamont & Tonelli (The Bone)
Sean O’Callaghan (KLOK, KYA, KLIV)
Stefan Ponek (KSFR, KSAN, KSFO)
Sly Stone (KSAN, KDIA)
Kim Vestal (KLIV, KARA, KCBS)
Paul “Lobster” Wells (KLIV, KSJO, KOME, KSAN, KRQR, KQAK, KVRV)
Talk Show Hosts
Don Chamberlain (KNEW “California Girls”)
Peter B. Collins (KGO, KSFO, KNBR, KKGN “Green 960”)
Les Crane (KGO)
Art Finley (KGO, KCBS, KSFO)
Brian Sussman (KSFO)
News
Helen Bentley (KCBS)
Larry Brownell (KYA)
Clarence ‘Clancy’ Cassell (KCBS)
Larry Chiaroni (KCBS)
Gene D’Accardo (KNBR)
Herb Kennedy (KSFO)
Frank Knight (KCBS)
Dick Leonard (KNBC, KCBS)
Dave Padilla (KSOL, KCBS)
Mike Powell (KSFO)
Holly Quan (KCBS)
Knowles Robertson (KNEW)
George Sampson (KLIV)
Jeff Skov (KSFO)
Sports
Marty Lurie (Giants, A’s)
Brian Murphy (KNBR)
Tim Roye (Warriors)
Sam Skinner (KDIA, Raiders)
Tom Tolbert (KNBR)
Specialty
Bob Foster (San Mateo Times Media Columnist)
Dana Jang (KBAY, KEZR, KUFX, KSJO, KOME, KKUP, KITS)
“Irish Greg” McQuaid (KFOG)
George Rask (Metro Traffic)
Jane Riley (KCBS)
Craig Roberts (KFAX)
Liz Saint John (KCBS, Alice)
Richard Sands (KITS Live 105; The Sands Report)
Kenny Wardell Sr. (KSAN, KMEL, KFOG, KCBS)
Is there a missing nomination? Please let us know!