May Chin Tong
San Francisco native May Chin Tong was referred to as “the voice of Chinatown” for her long-running role as the anchor of The Chinese Radio Hour. With her husband Tommy Tong, she launched the pioneering […]
Archives: Inductees
Tommy Tong
Tommy Tong and his wife May Chin Tong created North America’s first Chinese-language radio broadcast in 1939. Their Chinese Radio Hour, also known as Golden Star Radio to mark the name of their San Francisco radio […]
Wally King
Wally King was well-known to KSFO listeners from the 1940s through the 1960s. While he had many roles at the station, he may be best remembered as the host of the long-running Saturday morning program […]
Jimmy Lyons
Jimmy Lyons is revered by jazz fans as a founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival. His roots were in radio: he worked on Southern California stations, spun jazz records on Armed Forces Radio during World […]
Bill Collins
Bill Collins was the midday/afternoon drive personality on KNEW from 1971 to the station’s transition to syndicated material in 1997, at which time he retired from radio. He worked through several formats, including Oldies, Talk, […]
Jo Interrante
Jo Interrante was a native Texan who made her mark on Bay Area broadcasting as news director at KFRC in the 1970s. In that position, and later in a role as vice president of programming […]