BARHOF
Talk Legend Jim Eason Passes Away
Longtime KGO Radio talk show host Jim Eason has died at the age of 89, according to family members. The North Carolina native landed in the Bay Area after nine years in the Air Force, […]
News
BARHOF
One of KEEN’S Founding Fathers Remembers
The Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame is pleased to offer this piece of Bay Area radio history, courtesy of the Snell family. On November 15, 1983, Greg Snell sat down with his […]
BARHOF
Radio KEEN Named BARHOF Legendary Station for 2025
The Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame is proud to announce that San Jose’s historic Radio KEEN (1370 AM) has been named its Legendary Station for 2025. KEEN joins the list of annual […]
History
Golden Star Radio: San Francisco Broadcasting Pioneers
Tommy Tong and his wife, May Chin Tong, were pioneering Chinese-American broadcasters whose legacy has been all but forgotten. They created the first Chinese-language radio program in North America in 1939 and continued these broadcasts […]
Dick Block
Remembering Bay Area Broadcast Pioneer Dick Block
Richard “Dick” Block’s long career in broadcasting left a major imprint on the Bay Area’s airwaves. Block passed away on September 30, 2024 at the age of 97 of cardiac issues related to amyloidosis. Born […]
CHRS
Presenting a Women in Broadcasting Event – “He Said, She Said: Reality Check”
The Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame commemorates Women’s History Month in March with our second annual women’s program, “He Said, She Said: Reality Check,” on Saturday, March 15th at 11 AM at […]