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Golden Star Radio: San Francisco Broadcasting Pioneers

26 January 2025 Stan 0

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
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Remembering Bay Area Broadcast Pioneer Dick Block

5 January 2025 Stan 0

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 […]

Greg Kihn (KFOX Radio)
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Greg Kihn (BARHOF 2012) Passes Away At 75

16 August 2024 BARHOF 0

From hearing his songs on Bay Area radio in the ’70s and ’80s to hosting shows on the radio at 98.5 KFOX in San Jose during the “second act” of his colorful career, Greg Kihn […]

Kenny Wardell (BARHOF 2022 Photo)
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Kenny Wardell (BARHOF 2022) Passes Away

6 August 2024 BARHOF 0

We extend our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the wise, witty and wonderful Kenny Wardell Sr. (BARHOF Class of 2022), who passed away on Sunday (August 4). Kenny did it all (radio, […]

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BARHOF Welcomes The Class of 2023

22 July 2023 BARHOF 0

As part of the Radio Day By The Bay festivities at Radio Central in Alameda today (July 22), the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame announced its newest inductees. The announcement of BARHOF’s Class of […]

Jerry Gordon (1969 Photo)
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Jerry Gordon: A Personal Remembrance

24 December 2022 BARHOF 3

Jerry Gordon A Personal Remembrance By Mike Adams Jerry Gordon was my long time friend. Jerry died on December 22, 2022. He was 84. I first met Jerry on the air in Columbus, Ohio, as […]

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