The 1996 Radio Hall of Fame Broadcast---a production of Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications---aired Sunday, October 27th, 1996 over a coast-to-coast radio network of more than fifty stations.

Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame during the course of the broadcast were NPR's Susan Stamberg, WRKO's Jerry Williams, FCC Commissioner James Quello, WGN's Jack Brickhouse and the late Wolfman Jack.

Casey Kasem hosted the broadcast. Jim Bohannon was the announcer. The Georgia Frances Orchestra and Chorus provided the live music.

The Curator wrote the script for this hour-long star-studded extravanganza.

The Queen of Love and Beauty snapped the photos you see below.


Casey, Rich & Jim Left: The
Curator rehearses
with the
Georgia Frances
Orchestra and
Casey Kasem
(partially visible
at podium).

Left: The Curator
flanked by
Casey Kasem
and Jim Bohannon
after the broadcast.

QUICK ACCESS LINKS:
Introduction and main index to this site
WMAQ radio history | "Amos 'n' Andy" | "Fibber McGee and Mollie" | "The Breakfast Club"
Dick Kay | Television at the Merchandise Mart | 1970 television facilities tour | Channel 5 turns 20
The "Chicago School" of television | "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" | Dave Garroway | Mary Hartline
"Lights Out" | Sound effects | 1930 studio tour | WLS | "Empire Builders" | Barry Bernson
Floyd Kalber | The Queen of Love and Beauty | "Today's Children" | Staff announcers | Carol Marin
Ron Magers | Studs Terkel l "Chicago Tonight" | Channel 5 News scrapbooks |Roger Miller recalls
Zoo Parade | Clifton and Frayne Utley | Val Press | Len O'Connor | Johnny Erp | Bill Ray | Daddy-O
Experimental Television: 1930-1933 | Bob Deservi | Kermit Slobb | Ding Dong School | Quiz Kids
Bob Lemon | The Korshak Chronicles | KYW: The Chicago Years | WENR | O.B. Hanson | Renzo
Jack Eigen | Ed Grennan | The World's Best Cup of Coffee | Glenn Webster | Mr. Piano | Hawkins Falls
Chicago Television for Kids |
Radio Hall of Fame |The NBC News Night Report: 23 February, 1967
Audio and video downloads
About the Curator

Comments or suggestions? click here to send them to Rich Samuels

Created by Rich Samuels (e-mail to rich@richsamuels.com)