Lewis Hill
Lewis Hill was the founder and guiding spirit of the first listener-supported radio station in America, KPFA, and its network of progressive Pacifica stations. Both into wealth in Kansas City, KS, Hill studied at Stanford […]
Archives: Inductees
Budd Heyde
Budd Heyde was a music major who originally set out to be a theater organist. But the media world was changing, radio was taking over, and over the course of a lengthy on-air career, Heyde […]
Hilario “Lalo” Caballero
One of the first true legends of Spanish-language radio in America, “Lalo” Caballero was the number one disc jockey and promoter of conjunto music on the local airwaves, most notably at KLOK and KEEN. Caballero […]
Ben Fong-Torres
Born in Alameda and raised in Oakland, Ben Fong-Torres became internationally-known as a writer and editor at Rolling Stone magazine. But his Bay Area radio roots are deep. Fong-Torres spent time as a DJ on the […]
Heber Smith
Heber Smith played a significant role in the success of two well-known Bay Area radio stations: KABL and KNBR. He was general manager of both stations. As an executive, Smith was no “shrinking violet”. He […]
