Dude Martin
Born John Stephen McSwain in the San Joaquin Valley hamlet of Plainsburg and raised in Berkeley, Dude Martin and his band were at the forefront of the Western swing scene for more than 20 years. […]
Archives: Inductees
Michael Luckoff
Detroit native Michael “Mickey” Luckoff earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan before he began his career in radio sales at WJBK/Detroit. He then became a national sales rep for Metromedia, spending time […]
Russ Hodges
Russ Hodges was born in Dayton, TN. He suffered a broken ankle while on the football team at the University of Tennessee, became a spotter for radio broadcasts while recuperating, and was smitten. Though he […]
Mikel Hunter Herrington
Mikel Hunter Herrington was born Marion Elbridge Herrington in Florence, SC. His lengthy radio career included stops in more than a dozen cities. In the Bay Area, Herrington (using the air names “Captain Mikey” and […]
Hap Harper
Howard “Hap” Harper was a native of New Orleans who moved with his family as a child to Flint, MI. That’s where he fell in love with airplanes on a kiddie ride at a local […]