CLASS OF 2006 | CLASS OF 2007 | CLASS OF 2008

Star-Studded Cast Of Nominees
For BARHOF Class Of 2008

Voting for the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame's Class of 2008 has opened, allowing the public to voice its opinion on which local radio stars from the past and present will be inducted this September.

Among this year's nominees are Alex Bennett, Red Blanchard, Hap Harper, Dave Sholin and Russ "The Moose" Syracuse, as well as many other radio legends spanning one hundred years of Bay Area broadcasting.

Voting will begin on February 18 and will end on July 1, with one "bonus" date -- an additional public voting day will take place on Saturday, July 5, during the "Radio Day By The Bay" open house with the California Historical Radio Society at the KRE Building in Berkeley. Public voting will also take place at Broadcast Legends events on March 27 and June 11 in Berkeley. Online voting also takes place on the Hall of Fame's official website at www.BARHOF.com.

The Class of 2008 will consist of the six nominees receiving the most votes based on public voting, plus another four to six selected by the Veterans Committee, plus two to four selected by the museum's board of directors.

The Class of 2008 will be announced on July 16, and will be inducted during a public ceremony as part of the Broadcast Legends' quarterly luncheon, which will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2008.

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The Bay Area Radio Museum is proud to announce the sixteen newest members of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame. More than 6,000 votes were cast during the public voting, and a stellar group of legendary broadcasters has been chosen for induction as the Class of 2007:

Don Barksdale (KROW, KWBR, KDIA)
Don Bleu (KYUU, KIOI)
Mike Cleary (KYA, KNBR)
Frank Cope (KJBS)
Belva Davis (KSAN, KWBR, KDIA)
Jerry Dean (KJAZ)
Jim Eason (KNEW, KGO, KSFO)
Aaron Edwards (KSFO)
Bud Foster (KLX, Oakland Oaks, San Francisco 49ers)
Bob Kieve (owner of KLIV, KARA, KRTY)
Ron Lyons (KEWB, KNEW, KNBR, KCBS)
Franklin Mieuli (KHIP, Warriors, Giants and 49ers)
Don Mozley (KCBS)
Ronn Owens (KGO)
Carter B. Smith (KRE, KSFO, KNBR, Magic 61, KABL)
Ernie Smith (pioneer sportscaster, KYA, KFRC)

The Class of 2007 was inducted into the Hall of Fame during a special ceremony that took place on Wednesday, December 12, at the Doubletree Inn on the Berkeley Marina in association with the Broadcast Legends. Among the new Hall of Famers present were Don Bleu, Mike Cleary, Aaron Edwards, Franklin Mieuli, Don Mozley, Ronn Owens and Carter B. Smith.

In addition, Don Barksdale was presented for induction by his sister, Pam Barksdale-Gore; Bob Kieve was represented by KLIV news director George Sampson; and Belva Davis was saluted by her husband, Bill Moore. Large contingents of family members were in attendance to celebrate Jerry Dean, Bud Foster and Ernie Smith upon their inductions.

The afternoon ceremony drew a greater-than-capacity crowd that included Jim Lange, Frank Dill, Al Hart and Ken Ackerman — each a member of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2006 — plus Ben Fong-Torres, Dave Sholin, Celeste Perry, Norm Howard, Mike Pechner, Ron Fell, Mike Preston, Mike Amatori, Trish Bell and other radio luminaries.

Please click here to view Robert Mohr's photographs of the event.

Don Barksdale	Ronn Owens	Don Bleu	Ron Lyons

Ernie Smith	Jim Eason	Carter B. Smith	Belva Davis

Mike Cleary	Don Mozley	Franklin Mieuli	Jerry Dean

Aaron Edwards	Bob Kieve	Frank Cope	Bud Foster

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