Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame - Class of 2011

[DavidKaye]

Those events are totally out of control free-for-alls, ain't they? If anything one might find fault with the luncheon menu provided by the Bay Area Legends <http://www.broadcastlegends.com/>. It hasn't changed since the days of magnetic tape.

For me it's not worth the inflated lunch price to go hear people praise marginal radio celebrities, or worse to hear them tell stories that aren't particularly entertaining.

Again, pioneers, yes, by all means. James Gabbert has stories to tell about everything from running a pirate station to pooling money together with friends to rent a mud hut on King's mountain to put KPEN on the air. He's done some incredible firsts.

Belva Davis was hired as a secretary at the old KSAN 1450 and eventually got a "helpful homemaker" kind of on-air job. She hated it and insisted on doing news. When she went on air to complain about police brutality against blacks, the police began harrassing and arresting her son.

Francis J. McCarty was a teenaged broadcast pioneer who had been operating his own wireless station in SF at the time of the 1906 quake. He then demonstrated voice communications, 3 years before Doc Herrold.

These are examples to me of hall of famers.

 

[ampmod]

Good grief you've made your point, about 5 or 6 times already. Hope you don't mind if the REST OF US attend and have a great time visiting with people who've retired or we've not seen for many years. I don't think even BARHOF takes it self nearly as seriously as you do. It's actually a fairly humble organization that does a great job at organizing events that keep us all in touch. The hall of fame is just a way to acknowledge those who've served the Bay Area, had long and successful careers and are beloved by the listening audience. You don't need to have invented the vacuum tube to get in.

We'll enjoy the next overpriced rubber chicken luncheon without the benefit of your attendance. We actually enjoy boring each other with stories from the past.

 

[DavidKaye]

Good grief you've made your point, about 5 or 6 times already.

There are always newcomers and there are people who only skim read.

 

[darwood]

But mostly - must always have the last word.

 

[chris319]

I think the answer is simple. BARHOF should give out the David Kaye Award to the most self-aggrandizing, narcissistic, non-marginal quasi-celebrity who takes creative liberties with his past in all of northern California. They can give that award to Egbert Gabbert every year.

The price of lunch you'll have to deal with yourself.