Sherwood Patterson
Sherwood Patterson and his Golden Gate Broadcasting Company were an important force in Bay Area radio and TV for several decades. Patterson’s youth in Kansas included time herding cattle on horseback. He remained a fan […]
Archives: Inductees
Carlton E. Morse
Carlton E. Morse was born in Jennings, LA and became known as the creator of one of the most popular and longest-running radio shows of all time, One Man’s Family. Morse’s family moved to Sacramento when […]
Helen Troy
Helen Troy was born in San Francisco and made a mark in radio as well as in Hollywood during her brief life. She began her performing career as an organist in Fox-West Coast theaters and […]
Johnny Patrick
Johnny Patrick was the stage and air name of John Patrick Goggan, born in Louisville, KY. While working at KYA, Patrick started writing a series of 15-minute musical comedy sketches called Cecil and Sally. He […]
Colin B. Kennedy
A native of Ontario, Canada, Colin B. Kennedy left home while a young teenager and became a telegraph operator. He found his way to Canada’s west coast as wireless was coming into vogue. He would […]
Harrison Holliway
In his brief lifetime, Harrison Holliway played a major role in the growth of Bay Area radio. The San Francisco native developed a fascination with radio at an early age. At eleven, he built a […]