The Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the ballot of nominees for the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame (BARHOF) Class of 2026. The ballot includes 48 names in six categories. All were nominated by the public, pursuant to the published rules established by BARHOF.
Voting will be conducted between June 1 and July 1, 2026. Eligible voters include previously-inducted members of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, members of the California Historical Radio Society, and for the first time this year, members of the general public who make a minimum $5 contribution to the California Historical Radio Society (CHRS) through a new “Donate To Vote” portal.
Access to the “Donate to Vote” ballot will become available on June 1 at this link.
CHRS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization chartered by the State of California in 1974 to promote the research, restoration, preservation, publication and presentation of early radio and broadcasting. The Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame is a program of CHRS.
Here are the nominees, listed alphabetically within their category:
Engineering
Mike Danberger
Paul Marks
Larry Wood
Management
Jaime Arbona
Anne Hudson
Quincy McCoy
Keith Naftaly
Barry Rose
Steve Snell
Dan Tapson
News
Ken Bastida
Jeff Bell
Greg Edmonds
Dave Henderson/Ginny Prior (nominated together)
Joe Regelski
Lori Thompson
Jerry Wilcox
Sports
Bob Fitzgerald
Duane Kuiper
Specialty
Ramona Gutierrez
Dr. Joe Marshall
Leonard Nelson
Jack Perry
Mark Van Gelder
Performer (Disc Jockeys, Talk Show Hosts, etc.)
Aaron Axelsen
Tom Benner
John Bettencourt
Anthony Bonet
Bill Bowker
Kevin Brown
Ron Brown
Dick Conte
Marla Davies
Antoine Davis
“The Dog House”
Jisselle Fernandez
Chuck Geiger
Chuy Gomez
John F. Howard Jr.
Chris Jackson
Bill Kelly
Bill Lee
Grant Plummer
Laurie Sanders
Leslie Stovall
Big Von
Ron Walters
Pete Wilson
So many greats!! I hope we get to vote for multiples in some categories.