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Buffalo Mass Induction: Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame To Add Over 100 People In 2025

BuffaloDialTwister

BuffaloDialTwister

No more questioning why some of the ALL-TIME GREATS of Buffalo Broadcasting are not in the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Late last week, the Buffalo Broadcasting Association announced that over 100 individuals will be inducted IN MASS into the HOF. Everyone from 1920s pioneers like the team of "Stoopnagle & Budd," to WKBW greats Don Berns & Jay Nelson are IN

Roy Alberston, Don Allen, Sheela Allen, June Bacon-Bercey,
Charlie Bailey, Johnny Banaszak, Don Berns, Doug Blakely,
Virgil Booth, "Uncle" Jerry Brick, Gordon P. Brown, Cy Buckley,
Paul Butler, Kate Butler (Mrs. E.H), David Cheskin, Gary Cohen,
Willis Conover, John Corbett, Gary Deeb, Chuck Dickerson,
Frank Dill, Lou Douglas, Don Dussias, John Eisenberger,
Milt Ellis, Carl Erickson, Pat Fagan, Leroy Fiedler,
Al Fox, Ben Freedman, Fred Gage, John Gill,
Bob Glacy, Peter Goldsmith, Lucky Pierre Gonneau, George Goodyear,
Sherwin Grossman, George Hamberger, Carroll Hardy, Karl Hoffman,
Don Holland, Jack Horohoe, Herbert H. Howell, Pete Hubbell,
Esther Huff, Earl C. Hull, Ron Hunter, Dorothy Ireland,
Brian Kahle, Casey Kasem, Gene Kelly, Warren Michael Kelly,
Tim Kelly, Sunny Jim Kelsey, Roy Kerns, Guy (Tom Clay) King,
Ralph Kingsley, Matt Korpanty, "Big Steve" Krzeminsk, Chuck Lampkin,
Don Lange, John Lascelles, Dick Lawrence, Bob Lawrence,
Roger Lund, John Luther, Jimmy Lyons, Woody Magnuson,
Bill Masters, Dan McBride, Thelka McCall, John McGhan,
Al Meltzer, Jack Mindy, Don Mullins, Jay "Jungle Jay" Nelson,
Mike Nolan, Jack Ogilvie, Eddie O'Ja,y Jack Paar,
Bill Peters, Ken Philips, Byron Pitts, George Redpath,
Herb Rice, Dora Richardson, Rod Roddy, Bob Rogers,
Ernest Roy, Bernie Sadler, Dorothy Shank "Amanda," Phil Soisson,
Gary Stevens, Stoopnagle & Budd, Russ Syracuse, Juan Texidor,
Jimmy Thompson, George R. Torge, Jim Wells, Norm Wullen
 
Great. A mass induction that tries to make up for years of overlooking people. The ones who are still alive ought to get more than a listing. Let's hope that they at least get some kind of bio on the semi-functional website.
 
Nick Seneca said:
Wait...wait! Don't forget:

Tom Thomas WNIA
Jerry Jack WNIA
Mike Melody WNIA
Mac McGuire WNIA
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That might be 100 people right there!

Is Fred Klustine, and Jim Connors in the Buffalo Radio HOF?

What ever happened to Bill Masters? I met him briefly at WROC-1280 back in September 1976. A great voice!
 
BuffaloDialTwister said:
No more questioning why some of the ALL-TIME GREATS of Buffalo Broadcasting are not in the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Late last week, the Buffalo Broadcasting Association announced that over 100 individuals will be inducted IN MASS into the HOF. Everyone from 1920s pioneers like the team of "Stoopnagle & Budd," to WKBW greats Don Berns & Jay Nelson are IN

Roy Alberston, Don Allen, Sheela Allen, June Bacon-Bercey,
Charlie Bailey, Johnny Banaszak, Don Berns, Doug Blakely,
Virgil Booth, "Uncle" Jerry Brick, Gordon P. Brown, Cy Buckley,
Paul Butler, Kate Butler (Mrs. E.H), David Cheskin, Gary Cohen,
Willis Conover, John Corbett, Gary Deeb, Chuck Dickerson,
Frank Dill, Lou Douglas, Don Dussias, John Eisenberger,
Milt Ellis, Carl Erickson, Pat Fagan, Leroy Fiedler,
Al Fox, Ben Freedman, Fred Gage, John Gill,
Bob Glacy, Peter Goldsmith, Lucky Pierre Gonneau, George Goodyear,
Sherwin Grossman, George Hamberger, Carroll Hardy, Karl Hoffman,
Don Holland, Jack Horohoe, Herbert H. Howell, Pete Hubbell,
Esther Huff, Earl C. Hull, Ron Hunter, Dorothy Ireland,
Brian Kahle, Casey Kasem, Gene Kelly, Warren Michael Kelly,
Tim Kelly, Sunny Jim Kelsey, Roy Kerns, Guy (Tom Clay) King,
Ralph Kingsley, Matt Korpanty, "Big Steve" Krzeminsk, Chuck Lampkin,
Don Lange, John Lascelles, Dick Lawrence, Bob Lawrence,
Roger Lund, John Luther, Jimmy Lyons, Woody Magnuson,
Bill Masters, Dan McBride, Thelka McCall, John McGhan,
Al Meltzer, Jack Mindy, Don Mullins, Jay "Jungle Jay" Nelson,
Mike Nolan, Jack Ogilvie, Eddie O'Ja,y Jack Paar,
Bill Peters, Ken Philips, Byron Pitts, George Redpath,
Herb Rice, Dora Richardson, Rod Roddy, Bob Rogers,
Ernest Roy, Bernie Sadler, Dorothy Shank "Amanda," Phil Soisson,
Gary Stevens, Stoopnagle & Budd, Russ Syracuse, Juan Texidor,
Jimmy Thompson, George R. Torge, Jim Wells, Norm Wullen
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Well heck.....why don't they just anybody who may have turned a radio dial on their car or home stereo system and listened for 15 minutes? Maybe someone who touched the door knob of a station then thought better of it and decided not to apply?
 
I understand the idea of righting some wrongs from the past, but I don't think that the wholesale addition of so many people at once was a good idea. Why not do as the NFL HoF does and have a list of old-timers that the selection committee can vote on. It would have been more palatable to add a limited number at a time instead of a mass induction. Perhaps they should expand the number of categories if they feel that so many people have been overlooked.
 


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