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Welcome to the World of Radio, Radio Hall of Fame. Here's where I get to list a few of the folks I believe are the outstanding national personalities in the broadcasting business. This page remains under construction, because I'm sure the list will grow with time. Thanks for stopping by!  TOM JOYNER Topping the list is ABC Radio's Tom Joyner, the only disc jockey to ever host two daily radio programs, in two separate cities (Houston and Chicago) by flying back and forth between the two. On his national morning show, Tom has revived the fine art of the radio play with twice daily broadcasts of his "Its Your World" soap opera. He is also to be commended for his constant support of educational charities, and his twice weekly awarding of prizes to responsible parents.  LARRY KING Larry King hosted what was probably the best talk program ever on radio. In the 70's and 80's, The Larry King Show on Mutual Radio was a 5 and one-half hour program, featuring a 3 hour guest interview. Larry would question the guest during the first 90 minutes, with the callers taking the last 90. His show featured top name personalities from entertainment, politics, business, and sports. Following the guest, there were 2 and a half hours of open phones. As a host, Larry was fair but, firm, and always made great radio.  JIM BOHANNONJim is host of Westwood One/CBS's "America in the Morning", which I consider to be the best all-round news program on national radio. Never stuffy, boring or pompous, Jim keeps the show rolling at a good clip, with a mix of detailed serious news, international features, weather, sports, and the unusual. Jim is also the successor to Larry King on radio.  BOB LAWBob was one of the first African-Americans to host his own nationwide radio talk show. The long running program "Night Talk" aired daily on the old National Black Network, giving urban listeners a voice they had never had on America's airwaves. In many respects, Bob Law paved the way for Tom Joyner, NPR's Juan Williams, and countless others. Bob is also well known for his community service and support of economic empowerment programs, co-chairing the Million Man March, and founding the National Respect Yourself Youth Organization.  PAUL HARVEYListening to ABC's Paul Harvey is like stepping back to the 30"s and 40"s, when radio newsmen didn't need soundbites to paint a picture in the mind of the listener. Sometimes controversial, Paul remains a good story teller. He still finds a way to select news items that appeal to the common man, and seldom follows the "beltway crowd" or "pack" journalists.  CASEY KASEMCasey has hosted a national top-40 countdown show for almost 30 years. That's quite and accomplishment for a young Detroit boy who was told by a radio general manager early in his career, that he should get out of radio because he didn't have a good voice. My hat always goes off to people who can succeed, when the experts tell them they never will. Casey also acted on many radio plays during medium's golden age, and remains the voice of many popular cartoon characters.  WALT LOVEWalt "Baby" Love has also hosted a national top-40 countdown show for serveral decades. His urban music program is heard in many markets, featuring his legendary "smooth as silk" announcing style. Walt is a honest performer, who knows first hand about the "nuts and bolts" of the radio business. He also writes a column for Radio & Records magazine.  TONY KORNHEISERTony hosts "The Tony Kornheiser Show", which is heard on ESPN Radio. He's more than a scores and stats guy. Tony has a way of presenting the human side of sports, with from an "everyman" prespective. In addition to radio Tony is a columnist for the Washington Post, and has authored two books, Pumping Irony, and Bald as I Wanna Be.  DAN DAVISVeteran sports newscaster, commentator, and announcer Dan Davis first entered the business in 1963, but his reporting style has remained fresh and up to date. Dan can be heard on ESPN Radio, he also performs announcing duties on their cable outlets as well. Easterners probably remember him as the voice of Boston College Football, but now the entire nation can enjoy Dan as the respected voice of reality on the Tony Kornheiser Show. TONY ROBERTS Tony Roberts is probably the best football play-by-play announcer in the business. For many years he's been the voice of Notre Dame football, beginning on the old Mutual Network, now Westwood One. He also covers the NFL for CBS Radio. When you listen to Tony, you loose all desire for a TV screen, he paints a picture no video can display.  CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULTCharlayne was one of the first two African-Americans to attend the University of Georgia, sparking riots in 1961. She went on to earn a journalism degree, covering stories for New York Times and PBS. I believe her most outstanding work has been as Africa correspondent for National Public Radio, relaying vital information about the continent in an extremely interesting and insightful manner. PAM GIBSON Pam is a newscaster on two of ABC Radio's satellite services targeted for African-American radio stations. A thoroughly professional performer, she never looses her credibilty, accuracy, or poise, while working with brash morning DJ's.  DANIEL SCHORR Dan is was a member of the CBS News team assembled by the legendary Edward R. Murrow. He's now senior news analyst for National Public Radio. A no-nonsense commentator, Dan gets the meat of an issue just like a skilled surgeon, but always gives his balanced opinion like he's talking to an old friend. JAY JOHNSON "Super" Jay is the morning man on ABC Radio's "Solid Gold Soul" service. Listening to him is like returning to morning radio in the 1960's. Pure fun, pure entertainment, the way an oldies format should be.   NICK & HELEN FORSTER Nick and Helen are the creators of one of the best live performance musical programs on national radio. Their E-Town Radio Show is an hour long varietty program featuring top names of the music world in an intimate, no-hype, club setting. Always a full hour of quality listening.  KIM KOMANDO Kim hosts an extremely entertaining, but informative, weekly call-in program on computers. It's wonderful to that someone so bright, can do a show on an intelligent topic, and succeed in the market place.  ELLIOT ABRAMSElliot founded the Accu-Weather radio service in 1971, which provides weathercasts for hundreds of stations around the country. He's been with the private forecasting firm since 1967. At the age of 5, Elliot became interested in weather when his father, a research chemist, built a barometer for him. Elliot's wit and wisdom set him far and apart from other meteorologists, and can also be seen occassionally on CNBC and MSNBC.  STEVE CUSHINGSteve is host of "Blues Before Sunrise", an outstanding overnight show heard on public radio stations around the country. He's a walking talking blues encyclopedia, and first began collecting recordings as a teenager. In 1972 his first blues radio show hit the airwaves on college radio and the rest is history. Thanks to Steve for keeping this American art form alive and well, and on the air nationally. If there are any links to popular personalities you would like to list, just drop a note to on the message board.
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