James Brown and Johnny Morris (Photo)

KSOL, KDIA Star Johnny Morris Dies

3 September 2018 BARHOF 0

Johnny Morris, one of the keystone personalities of KSOL and KDIA in the 1960s and 1970s, died over the weekend in Southern California, according to posts on his Facebook page. Originally from Fresno, he attended Edison High School in his hometown and Poly High in San Francisco. He later [Read more…]

BARHOF Class of 2014 (Photo)

BARHOF Class of 2018 Nominees Announced

15 June 2018 BARHOF 5

The Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame’s executive committee has announced the list of nominees for its Class of 2018. The BARHOF Class of 2018 in the listed categories will be selected through a vote of current members of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame. In addition, [Read more…]

Ted Wygant (2009 Photo)

Ted Wygant (1933-2018)

10 April 2018 BARHOF 0

Via Facebook and Ronn Owens, we receive the news that Ted Wygant, longtime news anchor of KGO (810 AM) with Jim Dunbar, has passed away. He was 85 years old. Ted was elected to the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2009, and had been living in [Read more…]

John Mack Flanagan (1992 Photo)

John Mack Flanagan (1946-2018)

2 April 2018 BARHOF 2

It is with great sorrow that the Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame notes the passing of John Mack Flanagan, one of the greatest voices in broadcasting and a member of BARHOF’s Class of 2017. John passed away on Saturday (March 31) after bravely battling a [Read more…]

Ed McLaughlin (Photo)

Radio Icon Ed McLaughlin Dies

21 January 2018 BARHOF 0

San Francisco born-and-bred Ed McLaughlin, who rose from a part-time program host to become one of the titans of broadcasting, died on January 18, 2018. He was 91 years old. Mr. McLaughlin joined the Army fresh out of high school in 1943 near the end of World War II, then was [Read more…]